Hometown Park

[[jonrev]]

What was in there before the trampoline thing? I know there was the airplane ride like the bee ride in LTNP. Was there anything else in there?

[twixmix0303]

Circular ride with horse carriages, also what are now Petunia's Ladybugs in LTNP. There was also a ride with trucks, but that might have come later. The bees were always located in Bugs Bunny Land before LTNP came around. (I can actually remember riding them along with going through the carrots and sitting on the scooters that would never go until Dad gave them a push .)

[[jonrev]]

Are those the scooters where you rode them like a tricycle and you turn the handle left and right to make them go? I remember those, I loved them.

[twixmix0303]

Yup.

[[jonrev]]

I thought they were over by Rue le Dodge. Was HT Park only kiddie rides?

[twixmix0303]

Yup.

[FParker185]

yeah, Mostly Hampton's and the Airplane ride

[Shockwavegirl]

Hometown park contained these following rides in '96 when I had the unfortunate experience of working them....

Red Barron (dumb plane ride)
FreeWay (cars and trucks w/ annoying bells and horns, ugh a headache in a 1 hr rotation)
Lady Bugs
Horse Carraiges
I think that's it, but I tend to block out painful memories, so anyone feel free to correct me.

[Drkstarboard]

Why were they taken out?

[ragingbullchick]

There were pretty much 3 or 4 little kiddie rides. Airplanes, Trucks, Horse Cairrages, and Lady Bugs. It was kinda nice if your kid was too small for Whizzer or something, but their little noises got really annoying!

[Shockwavegirl]

Becuase the park decided to move all the kiddie rides in the same general area, around Yukon Territory so that area could be designated as a "kiddie" zone. Easier to monitor "kid friendly" situations. Especially during Fright Fest.