Before the roller coasters were there

[Coaster Alex0805]

I know for sure before Raging Bull there was a bobsled coaster and before Dejavu there was Sky whirl! So what else was there before all of are 13 coaster including past ones as well

[Jeff]

Before Batman there was Tidal Wave, Before Iron Wolf there was ZForce

[CoasterDude12-2]

Before Roaring Rapids was a Bradley & Kaye kiddie coaster named Gulf Coaster, similar to Goliath Jr.

Before King Chaos was Power Dive, before that was the Egde

Before JWR was Cajun Cliffhanger

Before v2 was Whirligig, which is now in front of Batman

Before S:UF was Shockwave, the first of 3 Arrow Mega-Loopers, similar to GASM.

Before Demon was Turn of the Century, an Arrow extended Corkscrew coaster, Two Vertical Loops replaced the airtime hills in TOTC.

Before Roaring Rapids was Traffique Jam

Before Ricochet, the ride was in another part of the park with a different name (I forgot which)

Before Marriot's Great America in Gurnee was an empty field

You can find out more about SFGAM's history here

[chiatrain]

Ricochet, formerly Big Top, was where Dare Devil Dive is now.

[Mr. SFGAm]

The Orbit(originally in Orleans Place and named Orleans Orbit) replaced Bottom's Up in HTS. It was moved when Roaring Rapids went in.

The Southern Cross skyride station in Orleans Place is actually what replaced The Gulf Coaster.

Condor replaced the Orleans Place station of the Delta Flyer/Eagle's Flight skyride. The building that houses the Funnel Cake Foundary(or whatever its called these days) in County Fair was the ride's second station.

Iron Wolf replaced Z Force, and Z Force replaced Whirligig.

Revolution replaced Ameri Go Round.

Southwest Territory in general replaced Rolling Thunder. From pics it looks like the only part of RT that occupied space where Bull is now would be the RT station(where Bull's first turnaround is.)

[B&MGuy29]

Actually Viper replaced Rolling Thunder and then 2 yrs later (I Believe it was 2 years later they added Raging Bull. Southwest Territory went in 1 yr after Viper

Please someone correct me if im wrong

[SFGAmLover]

Rolling Thunder's last year was 1995... the same year Viper opened... so the two shared a year. Bull opened in 1999.

Also, wasn't Haybaler removed along with Sky Whirl to make room for Deja Vu?

[CoasterFreak57]

I dunno if anyone else mentioned this one but the swing ride, (can't remember name) was moved to in front of batman to make room for V2 and the path/ Bridge that was used to get there as a walkway (i make soo much sense) is still ther but you cannot go on it

[coasterinsane]

Yeah, you can go on that bridge somtimes when v2s line is realllllllly backed up they put people on there as a super long switchback.

[Rusty888]

that happened to me 2 weeks ago, it ws INSANE!

[SFGAm Dave]

Before and during Shockwave there was a parking lot.

[RagingBullLover1543]

They had to take down a lighthouse, and the swing ride was moved in front of batman in order for V2 to fit.

[w00dland]

^Thanks again for taking other people's posts, calling them your own and reposting them. Are you going to double post now too? Man your turning into Tyster 2 or something.

[Nystagmus]

I remember that where Condor is there was a small ride called Delta Flyer. Just a coaster-type ride on a circular track that was powered by an arm attached to a motor.

Whriligig used to be in front of Batman then was moved to where V2 now stands and then back to its original location. At least that is how I remember it from when I was little (which was some time).

And yes, Rolling Thunder and Viper shared land space when Viper first opened. The two queue lines for the rides were side by side going up the path that is now the entrance to Southwest Territory.

Also, less know, is that many of the kiddy rides rotate around the park. For example the Lady Bugs used to be in Hometown Park before it was replaced with the Rockets. Likewise, Looney Toons National Park was Bugs Bunny Land, which in my former 3-year-old-opinion totally rocked. They had roller racers (for those of you who remember), the swinging carrots, the car wash run through, the gigantic ball pit, the upsidedown house, Sylvesters Cat Climb (basically what they have now just toned down a little), the moon jump, the boats (now in Camp Cartoon) and more kiddy rides. It was too much fun. And, it was almost a garaunteed bet that you'd get to meet Bugs Bunny.

Plus, back then the Trolley's ran; I remember getting on them and asking when we'd be at the Eagle (although I'd never go on it at the time), and my dad always having to explain to me that the track did not go anywhere near there. To make it more fun he always told me that there was a loop in the Senic Railway track, which I would almost start crying at, haha.

[EagleFan344]

Loop in the scenic railway track? There isnt a loop but theres a Cobra Roll and a Zero G Roll in the tunnel

[twixmix0303]

I remember the roller racers but I could never get them to move so I'd just kind of stand behind and push. That and the carrots are all that I remember from Bugs Bunny Land. And I remember the ladybugs from Hometown Park, along with the airplanes and horse carriages. (I think they were replaced with some sort of truck ride that might now be in Camp Cartoon Network.)

[djvsuf]

^Thanks again for taking other people's posts, calling them your own and reposting them. Are you going to double post now too? Man your turning into Tyster 2 or something.

Who are you mad at.

[twixmix0303]

No, because I agree with w00dland. Or maybe we both have issues with people?

[haydawg149]

in one of the pictures of te bobsled coaster it looks like it has a loop but its deamons drop, i was confused when i first saw it . . .


http://www.rcdb.com/ig494.htm?picture=1

[twixmix0303]

^Thanks again for taking other people's posts, calling them your own and reposting them. Are you going to double post now too? Man your turning into Tyster 2 or something.

Who are you mad at.

Please add the word "edit" to your post if it completely different from what you originally posted, so that people realize that a reply to the original no longer has nothing to do with the one above it.

[djvsuf]

?????????????

[twixmix0303]

Your original post said something like "man, you have issues with people." Then, I replied with "No, because I agree with w00dland. Or maybe we both have issues with people?" But you changed your original post to say "Who are you mad at." Which makes my post look stupid and confuses other people.

[CoasterDude12-2]

Yeah, you can go on that bridge somtimes when v2s line is realllllllly backed up they put people on there as a super long switchback.

Sweet. Of course not if you are standing in line

[djvsuf]

Your original post said something like "man, you have issues with people." Then, I replied with "No, because I agree with w00dland. Or maybe we both have issues with people?" But you changed your original post to say "Who are you mad at." Which makes my post look stupid and confuses other people.

If you say so, it's not that big of deal. If it makes you happy yeah I said that only to go back and read the post again to see that he had a right to be mad but who was he talking about. That's what edit is for but I'm not going to write edit in my post. Please.......

[Timmy179]

My 7 year brother is mature enough to not do that.