![]() 1661= Vauxhall Gardens and Montgolfier Brothers in London. Amusement park chronology 1583= Bakken in Denmark. Chapter Points: Introduction by Tom Kohout. NewsFlash − 9 news stories including the West Edmonton Mall’s Mindbender accident and Rockaway Park New York is closed!. Yesteryear (photos: Kentucky Thoroughbred Racing Coaster at Rye Beach in New York, Texas State Fairgrounds in Dallas, and The Devil’s Slide and Hades at Chutes Park in San Francisco, California). Six Flags Over Mid-America’s Screamin’ Eagle celebrates tenth anniversary. Disney in Chicago Town? The Sellner “Swooper” ride − are there any left? “Memories of the way we were at Electric Park in Detroit Michigan” (photos: Roller Coaster, House That Jack Built and Circle Swing in 1906, “Inferno” castle walk-thru in 1906, Scenic Railway, Helter Skelter and “Nemo” castle funhouse in 1907, and Park Entrance in 1908). Chapter Points: Lakeside Park’s Cyclone roller coaster 1948-1974… NAPHA-Adventureland the ’86 convention in Iowa. NewsFlash − 22 news headlines and stories. La Montana Rusa – Mexico City’s Giant Racer. “Memories of the way we were at Steeplechase Park New York” (photos: Fire in 1908, “Uncle Sam” swinging ship in 1910, Old Mill in the 1940s, and the Flying Turns in 1943). National Amusement Device oscillating roller coaster cars – bring them back. Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s modern Steeplechase ride. West End / Steeplechase Park in New York. Chapter Points: Steeplechase Ride at Pirate’s World in Florida. Cedar Point’s Avalanche Run new for 1985. Yesteryear / headlines from the fall of 1926. Agawam Cyclone covered? Coney Island New York. Parks auctioned (+Hanson’s Park in Pennsylvania, Dispensa’s Kiddie Kingdom in Illinois, Idora Park in Ohio, etc.). “Memories of the way we were at Ocean Park in California” (photos: The Grand Canyon third rail electric railway in 1911, Dragon Gorge in 1915, Crooked House walk-thru in 1916 and the High Boy roller coaster in 1936). Libertyland – a look at one of the South’s favourite parks. Minnesota State Fair’s several unique permanent rides +100th anniversary. Chapter Points: Montanha Russa – a Russian ice slide existing until the late 1930s +1984 is the year of the roller coaster. Flying Turns (Opryland, and Six Flags Magic Mountain’s new Flying Turns +where were the old Flying Turns rides located?). Dark roller coaster rides (+Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Space Invader, Alton Towers’ Black Hole and Thorpe Park’s Space Station Zero). Ride safety (following recent tragedies). ![]() NAPHA trip report from burned-out Idora Park. “Memories of the way we were in Texas” (photos: San Antonio’s Electric Park in 1911, Corpus Christi’s North Beach Park in 1936, Aerial view of amusement park on Lake Worth in 1941, and an Aerial view of Port Arthur’s Pleasure Pier in 1947). Chapter Points: World’s Fairs and Expositions. Great America’s (Illinois) White Water Rampage. Great America in California is sold for $101m. Michigan’s Boblo Island renovations planned. NAPHA-Circus World celebrate 100 years of coastin’. “Memories of the way we were in Jacksonville Florida” (photos: Dixie-Land Park in 1904, Ocean View Park in the 1930s and in 1949, and Ferris wheel in 1950). Chapter Points: European parks facts (+Tivoli Gardens, Bakken, Pleasurewood Hills, New Brighton, Wonder World in Corby, Gorky Park, Helters Limited in Southport, Bembom’s Dreamland, Gröna Lund, Whitley Bay, Liseberg, Manning’s in Felixstowe, Morecambe Pleasure Park, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Drayton Manor Park, Holiday Park, Phantasialand and Wicksteed Park). NewsFlash − 14 news stories (+Ranger and Ben Hur rides are new at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Kennywood buys Idlewild, etc.). Busch Gardens The Old Country “Da Vinci’s Cradle” ride. “Memories of the way we were at Olentangy Park Ohio” (photos: Figure 8 in 1908, Whirlwind Coaster in 1914, Shoot-The-Chutes in 1915 and Looping-The-Loop in 1917). Missouri’s Turn-of-the-Century Carousel restoration. Dandilion Park and the Tailspin roller coaster stands idle. Chapter Points: Massachusetts’ Riverside Park +Cyclone roller coaster revised(?). New Indy Park! Yesteryear / news from January/February 1905. Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s owner, William Geoffrey Thompson, explains why their Virginia Reel was removed. ![]() “Memories of the way we were in England” (photos: Topsy Turvey in 1905, Hiram Maxim’s Flying Machine in 1906, Flip Flap in 1908, Wiggle Woggle in 1910). The UK’s remaining wooden roller coasters list and details. Wonderland “New Dips,” Dreamland “Roller Coaster” (both 1975). Kursaal “Scenic Railway” and “Cyclone Racer,” Clacton “Steel Stella,” Barry Island “Scenic Railway,” Seaburn’s Ocean Park “Figure Eight” (all 1973). Chapter Points: A vanishing breed – England’s wooden roller coasters (Belle Vue “Bobs” -1970.
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