Once in a while, I'll check in on GreatAmericaParks.com, which, though still under construction, has some amazing pics from the park. It has been updated. Did you guys know that Orlean's Place once had both a coaster and a kid's car ride where the Rapids are now? Hence why that section is so devoid of rides: Marriot removed two to put in one!
Check it out, here: http://www.greatamericaparks.com/rides.html
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GreatAmericaParks.com Update
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Yes I did know, Traffique Jam and Gulf Coaster. White Water Rampage was put in when Six Flags got the park.
Actually, from what I've read online, I gather that the Gulf Coaster was removed after only a single season of operation, and replaced with the Southern Cross skyride station(which also didn't last too long). When Whitewater Rampage went in, I think it replaced the Traffique Jam, and The Orleans Orbit. If you look at a map of PGA, their Orbit is still in it's original location. Anyway, I too check that site often for updates. It is a great site with totally awesome pictures. Since I'm only 19, it is my only way of seeing how Great America once was.  Finally Coaster Season!!
Personally I think those cars look better than the Great America Raceway cars. I like the 2 seater roofs and the headlights. Oh well.
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What is keeping our Sky Trek Tower from being the highest observation tower? Do they go by elevation above sea level or above the ground? I don't believe there are too many 300 foot observation towers in Illinois (especially Northern Illinois). And if you classify the Sears Tower as a observation tower (it does have an observation deck), then they should be dwarfed by the skyscrapers in SanFransico. Just my 2 cents.
White Water Rampage!! HAHA! I remember when it was called that. I personally think that name is cooler.
Northern Cali. has more than one real park so it actually means something for them to say it. Yeah White Water Rampage is a better name but we all know that SF parks all must have the same names among rides  .
Okay, so their compairing it to other towers like it.
How many midwestern parks have towers higher than ours?
Sorry to dredge up such an old topic, but you really should go over to http://www.greatamericaparks.com and check out the new tv commercial available on the front page. What's cool is that in one clip, you see people riding unicycles in the arena that is now home to American Eagle's que! Check it out!
Whoa, I've seen that before, but I didnt know that was Eagles tent! Good eye!
I love that site, It's so cool to look at Great America's early days. But I just want to know if anyone knows why we got ride of the ride called Bottoms Up. It looks like a Wipeout type ride you would see at carnivals and those are really fun. I think we got ride of it for the Orbit though.
No Orbit was in Orleans place when the park opened. As you can see its in the back ground of this photo http://www.greatamericaparks.com/sg/ind ... ies001.jpg
Then for some reason I dont know they took Bottoms Up out. And placed Orleans Orbit in Hometown Square but just gave it the name Orbit and painted it Red and blue. The moved orbit in the 1983-1984 offseason. Orleans Orbit stood on the land now occupied by Roaring Rapids (Whitewater Rampage) Built by Chance Manufacturing, the trade name for Bottoms Up is "trabant". http://www.flatrides.com/Ride%20Index%2 ... abant.html Last edited by holydumb26 on June 12th, 2004, 11:43 am, edited 1 time in total.
Not exactly, Trade Name for the Wipeout is Wipeout, Trade name for the Trabant is Trabant
(Trabant all seats face the same direction, Wipeout has seats facing eachother, also wipeout has automatic lapbars where Trabant has questionable manual lapbars at best, there are other significant differences but I dont go into them) Favorite Wood Coasters: The Voyage, Ravine Flyer II, Thunderhead, Balder
Favorite Steel: Voltron Nevera, Steel Vengeance, Expedition GeForce, Olympia Looping Parks visited: 232, Coasters Ridden: Steel: 894, Wood: 179, Total: 1073
Yes in a matter of fact i did know that because of my sfga88 and sfga76 rct2 recreation.
CANT WAIT TO GO TO SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE! Hurricane Harbor! MAXXX! (Kingda Ka)
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Anyone notice that there hasn't been an update on GreatAmericaParks.com since 4/28. On his last update he said this:
What does the "monthly bandwidth usage" mean? Is this possibly the reason why there haven't been updates? It has been over two months. Can anyone clear this up for me?
it just means that when someone downloads the video, it takes up some of his alloted space for the month, which could overflow causing him money, if this were the case, he would have taken the video down.
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The site has finally been updated in the last couple of days. He added the Ameri-Go-Round and Barney Oldfield's Speedway to the rides section.
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Just saw this photo
http://www.greatamericaparks.com/sg/ind ... ies001.jpg I didn't know Orbit went totally vertical in the old days. Why did they stop?
^ Huh? It still does, does it not?
Last I saw it, it was on an angle.
The last I checked, it still goes vertical or at least very close. Am I wrong?
^ I thought so too.
Look at this picture http://www.greatamericaparks.com/sg/ind ... eld011.jpg Where the Turn of the Century corkscrew is its red.
CANT WAIT TO GO TO SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE! Hurricane Harbor! MAXXX! (Kingda Ka)
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I always thought all of ToC was white & silver. Never knew about the red corkscrew.
I'm glad that site was finally updated. I love looking at those old pictures!
 Finally Coaster Season!!
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