Author Topic: Old Photos Scanned from film (Read 7262 times)

PcMan · « **on:** March 25, 2008, 03:55:59 PM »

OK I'm a few years older then most on this board ( but feel as young as I did 20 years ago ) and I used to take a lot of pics with my old Olympus 35mm FILM camera and parks I visited in the 80's early 90's
I also been a ACE member since 1985 and went to a few Eastcoaster and a very small amount of local events back then.
So I decided to look through a box loaded with old pics and SCAN then.
I will post a few here in the much reduced resolution from the originals I scanned. If you want the original pic in its high res. version PM me.
I will post here in around 800pixal width as I scan them so this link will be ongoing may take days / weeks so come back and see more
I also have some Hercules Media Day and Construction ,Georgia Cyclone, + Morey kamikaze +

Eastcoaster 1989 display, Pic is of the New World record Height and Inversion GASM \/. I also attended the Media day event need to find the pics

GASM Media Day \/ - Free Hot dogs and soda - I got 9 rides I called out sick on this day and then I was shown in the back ground on the Local news my boss didn't see it

From the Parachute \/ they had GASM and the Parachute (for taking pics) open that day

Front seat drop \/

Check out the Parking lot spaces \/

Bugs and Sylvester \/

This ones for Dan and Sue \/ what is that thing on the left ?

I loved this ride and the Dorney coaster loading station was enclosed in a building \/

WadeJ · « **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2008, 06:21:50 PM »

Ultra Twister!

PcMan · « **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2008, 06:53:30 PM »

I have some Picks of Shockwave, Ultra Twister and 1990ish Oktoberfest somewhere

Pics of Hercules Media day will be up soon (one of the best drops on any wooden coaster) 157'

coastersue · « **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2008, 08:06:29 PM »

I really miss Journey to the Center of the Earth at Dorney. That was a great ride! I also really miss the old loading station and tunnel on Thunderhawk.

darkridedan · « **Reply #4 on:** March 25, 2008, 08:42:38 PM »

All of these pics are awesome Tom.

That looks like Mark Kane in the background of the GASM media day shot.

The Ultra Twister lift hill seems too much for a 10 year old! I stick with that story.

It's selfish to wish for, but I wish Rolling Thunder still had Douglas Fir under the steel rails.

Dubya91 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 25, 2008, 08:43:28 PM »

Ultra Twister, wow these are some great old photos

Gotta love the fashions

Dubya91 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 25, 2008, 08:44:56 PM »

Wait wow, These photos were taken when I was just a dream!

PcMan · « **Reply #7 on:** March 25, 2008, 09:05:31 PM »

Mark Kane ? on the left in the station ?
I also have the paper Press release was he there in 89 ?

Actually its weird to look back at these pics because when i think of that time it didn't seem old
I don't want to post any of the pics of me
the shorts are shorter and pants are tighter

also have some Disney 1987 ACE Dorney Convention 1989
ACE Spring Conference Georgia Cyclone opening etc.

Dubya91 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 25, 2008, 09:08:41 PM »

I though this was you in 89' Tom

PcMan · « **Reply #9 on:** March 25, 2008, 09:11:29 PM »

More like Van Halen ACDC type music
and a little longer hair
well not really the hair was longer in the early mid 80's

that dude looks like conan o'briaannn

AV Matt · « **Reply #10 on:** March 25, 2008, 09:25:11 PM »

Van Halen, yes!!

I knew I liked Tom.

=VH=

PcMan · « **Reply #11 on:** March 25, 2008, 09:34:59 PM »

You got it
I even have concert pics from 1982 of Van Halen LOL
also just seen them on this tour in Philly Eddy Kicked butt

and will in Atlantic City May 9th if I can get a cheap ticket

I never miss them

chilled182 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 25, 2008, 11:29:58 PM »

GASM was so shiny.

I have Herc pictures somewhere.. and Drachenfire too! Im still at school right now though

coastermom · « **Reply #13 on:** March 26, 2008, 08:29:55 AM »

I was just out of HS in 89 . Oh these photos make me feel old. I loved ultra twister

. It was a great ride back then . I remember waiting for GASM all the way back through the in and out section of the queue (sp) . Now I don't want to wait anymore then the stairs. LOL

PcMan · « **Reply #14 on:** April 03, 2008, 04:20:45 PM »

here's a little short video

http://pcman.us/six/six.htm

PcMan · « **Reply #15 on:** April 06, 2008, 10:15:17 AM »

I got my Mom on GASM when she was around 60

she only went on it once.

Great Adventure 1990
My sister,Mom and Me During "Oktoberfest" \/

The Safari when the moneys ran wild (I don't know who these people are) \/

Me in My Old Bronco Monkey on my mirrors (they pooped on my hood) \/

Me and my two sisters on the Swing \/

PcMan · « **Reply #16 on:** April 10, 2008, 01:12:24 PM »

Dorney either from Media Day or Coaster Con 12
June 1989

Model \/ Worlds Tallest Drop on a Wooden coaster I think it was also fastest

Boy do I miss that drop 157' \/ why Dorney why

Me - I need Sunglasses \/

more to come

Gordon Bombay · « **Reply #17 on:** April 11, 2008, 09:00:08 AM »

Awesome thread and awesome pictures! What model Olympus camera were you shooting?

I really like the houses you can see across the lake in this photo:
http://pcman.us/images/coaster/dorney/drop-800.jpg

Does anyone know exactly why Hercules was removed?

PcMan · « **Reply #18 on:** April 11, 2008, 11:02:28 AM »

I used a old Olympus 35mm point an shot
a small cheapy around $100 back mid to late 80's
it was also "weatherproof" so i took it canoing all the time and took many pics in Wildwood and other places over the years
i loved that camera

This scanned from prints on my flatbed scanner.
i did crop and reduce the resolution to fit the forums

here is that same pics in its original scan

http://pcman.us/images/coaster/dorney/old005.jpg

darkridedan · « **Reply #19 on:** April 16, 2008, 08:18:04 PM »

Tom, you may appreciate this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y8h8nMFTB4

I remember this like it was yesterday. And Robb hadn't even been born yet! LOL

PcMan · « **Reply #20 on:** April 16, 2008, 08:50:43 PM »

Yep I'm on that video in the background
I think i have sunglasses on standing in the Q but its hard to see as the video is not all clear
but yep that was the day i called out of work and remember Nora Muchanic and Ray Williams the Parks president.

here is a Good video of Shockwave from the same youtube member

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JOTeN-3Yjg

I miss www.Stage6.com it was a website for high quality video
youtube video is such low quality

Millennium Force 44 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 16, 2008, 09:07:19 PM »

Quote from: darkridedan on April 16, 2008, 08:18:04 PM

Tom, you may appreciate this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y8h8nMFTB4

I remember this like it was yesterday. And Robb hadn't even been born yet! LOL

Great find! I really enjoyed that video. I laughed when that one guy said it was smooth. Tom, was it smooth when it opened or was that just smooth for the time?

PcMan · « **Reply #22 on:** April 16, 2008, 09:16:46 PM »

Not sure but i think it is rougher now , maybe since it was new and tight, smoother when new.
but this was the tallest coaster in the world for a few weeks (until Magnum opened) and it was a perceived smoothness for its size.
seems like it was yesterday

Hmmm

when will Kingda Ka loose its crown ?

here is a place to load videos

www.Veoh.com enables you to:

* Publish videos of any file size, length, or resolution.

I'm uploading now

Millennium Force 44 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 16, 2008, 11:06:06 PM »

After looking at Tom's Hercules photos, I remembered a priceless onride photo of me and my Aunt.

Here's the onride photo-cover. The first drop looks awesome.

Here I am with my Aunt in the first row. This picture is from July 1998, which means that I was not quite 8 years old yet.

PcMan · « **Reply #24 on:** April 16, 2008, 11:10:24 PM »

thats awesome
a coaster enthusiast in the making

I'll take Hercules over Hydra anyday just for the drop and turn at the bottom

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