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Great Adventure Boards => Great Adventure Chit Chat => Topic started by: PcMan on March 25, 2008, 03:55:59 PM
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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
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/old/GASM-eastcoaster800-.jpg)
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 ;)
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/old/gasm-load700.jpg)
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/old/gasm-lot-800.jpg)
From the Parachute \/ they had GASM and the Parachute (for taking pics) open that day
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/old/gasm-700.jpg)
Front seat drop \/
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/old/gasm-drop.jpg)
Check out the Parking lot spaces \/
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/old/gasm-drop1-800.jpg)
Bugs and Sylvester \/
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/old/gasm-bugs-800.jpg)
This ones for Dan and Sue \/ what is that thing on the left ?
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/old/RT-Ultra-twister-800.jpg)
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/old/RT-Ultra-twisterGASM-800.jpg)
I loved this ride and the Dorney coaster loading station was enclosed in a building \/
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/old/dorney-jorney-800.jpg)
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Ultra Twister!
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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'
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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.
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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.
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Ultra Twister, wow these are some great old photos
Gotta love the fashions ;)
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Wait wow, These photos were taken when I was just a dream!
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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 :D
also have some Disney 1987 ACE Dorney Convention 1989
ACE Spring Conference Georgia Cyclone opening etc.
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I though this was you in 89' Tom
(http://itsnotpossible.typepad.com/trashfan/astley1-tm.jpg)
;)
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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
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Van Halen, yes!!
I knew I liked Tom. 8)
=VH=
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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
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GASM was so shiny.
I have Herc pictures somewhere.. and Drachenfire too! Im still at school right now though
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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
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here's a little short video
http://pcman.us/six/six.htm
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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" \/
(http://www.techhi.net/images/sfgadv/SF-pumpkin.jpg)
The Safari when the moneys ran wild (I don't know who these people are) \/
(http://www.techhi.net/images/sfgadv/Great adventure 1992 monkey.jpg)
Me in My Old Bronco Monkey on my mirrors (they pooped on my hood) \/
(http://www.techhi.net/images/sfgadv/Gadv-bronco-monkey.jpg)
Me and my two sisters on the Swing \/
(http://www.techhi.net/images/sfgadv/ban-swing.jpg)
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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
(http://pcman.us/images/coaster/dorney/Hercules-model.jpg)
Boy do I miss that drop 157' \/ why Dorney why :'(
(http://pcman.us/images/coaster/dorney/herc-800.jpg)
(http://pcman.us/images/coaster/dorney/drop-800.jpg)
(http://pcman.us/images/coaster/dorney/Hercules-turn-800.jpg)
Me - I need Sunglasses \/
(http://pcman.us/images/coaster/dorney/me-640.jpg)
more to come
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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?
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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
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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 :P
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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
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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 :P
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?
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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 ;)
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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.
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u156/ao1011/Matt/scan0012.jpg)
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.
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u156/ao1011/Matt/scan0013.jpg)
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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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OK
I have some construction pictures of Hercules . They had the annual Friday before the Eastcoaster park walk-through.
Will have them up shortly Later tonight Tuesday at the latest.
Eastcoaster 1989
Will also be making a video of all my Hercules pics and vids when i get time
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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
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/old/GASM-eastcoaster800-.jpg)
I know this is a big old bump but this model is actually located in the Sky Tower at Magic Mountain for those of you who didn't (as well as those who did) know. Innervision and I both were able see this incredible masterpiece in life and let me tell you, 3D renderings may be the wave of the future but real life models are so much cooler.
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I did not know that it was stored at SFMM
Early February 1989 \/
Keeping these small at 800 wide originals around 3000x2000 or what ever
(actually looks like the photo is auto sized to 550)
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/dorney/old/Herc.top.liftcrop.800.jpg)
(http://WWW.techhi.net/images/COASTER/dorney/old/Herc.drop.left800.jpg)
(http://WWW.techhi.net/images/COASTER/dorney/old/Herc.bottom.lift.800.jpg)
(http://WWW.techhi.net/images/COASTER/dorney/old/Herc.bottom.turn.800.jpg)
(http://WWW.techhi.net/images/COASTER/dorney/old/Herc.top.lift.righ.cropt800.jpg)
(http://WWW.techhi.net/images/COASTER/dorney/old/Herc.Lake.800.jpg)
This is the Location of the Station if you looked at the coaster from the Q entrance \/ I have a picture of the coaster finished in this same location as many others I'm sure do
(http://WWW.techhi.net/images/COASTER/dorney/old/Herc.footers.2.800.jpg)
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thanks for sharing those. its sad but interesting to see construction pictures of a ride that no longer exists.
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I will make a webpage Later with bigger pics for more detail
I also have more to scan
just takes time
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Great Pics Tom.
Just a FYI - if you do a full reply and click advanced options, uploading the pictures through there instead of just remote linking will enable the ability to click on the picture to expand to the full size.
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here is a panoramic also trying the full reply (it works at least for the below) but tried to post another with the above pics and they defualted back to the 500 width maybe since i tried to post 2 replies in a row ?? ( i did edit to remove the 500x488) ?
(http://WWW.techhi.net/images/COASTER/dorney/old/Panorama 1.jpg)
(http://WWW.techhi.net/images/COASTER/dorney/old/Herc.top.liftcrop.800.jpg)
original
WWW.techhi.net/images/COASTER/dorney/old/Herc.top.liftcrop.jpg (http://WWW.techhi.net/images/COASTER/dorney/old/Herc.top.liftcrop.jpg)
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Since we got a dusting of Snow lets post a few pics from Winter 1989 on my way skiing at Little Gap now known as Blue Mountain
will post a few more later (seems to be resizing it even when using the reply not the quick reply ? )
(http://WWW.techhi.net/images/COASTER/dorney/old/Herc.snow.lake.1989.900.jpg)
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WOW....Just stumbled across this topic PcMan. I really enjoyed the blast from the past @ Dorney.
I'll post some Aerial Photos from 1989 just as soon as I can get my Cessna Time Machine (hey, it was done with a DeLorean) "fluxing" properly ;D
Great Job with the scans....And please, if you have any others, I would just love to see them !!!
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Yes I may create a flash slideshow with higher quality scans
I got the same green flash player you use but I can't find it on my hard drive
do you have the name of it green something ?
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Excellent.....The template name is GREEBO ;)