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#21 GAcoaster

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Posted 16 June 2009 - 06:51 AM

QUOTE (Railer @ Jun 15 2009, 09:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It must have really cool being able to look thru the park's Collection of Pictures and Memoribilia. Were there any item's that really "blew you away"? I know you mentioned Model's of some of the Coaster's, do they have that sort of thing on Display or are they just in storage somewhere?


I know some of the models they had were sold off at the auction in the late 80's (they had 3 or 4 Ultra Twister models there, one of which appeared to be a WORKING model). I believe most of the others are gone since they were big and unwieldy. The only one I know survives is the model of GASM that's out at SFMM in their museum at the top of the Sky Tower.

There were a bunch of really cool renderings, some of which made it into the book. The others may be showing up at some time in the future...

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Posted 16 June 2009 - 06:01 PM

Does the Park have an "Archives" Dept. where they keep all the stuff from the past, or is it just Employee's that have held on to some stuff over the years?

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Posted 16 June 2009 - 06:31 PM

The Public Relations and Marketing departments have a decent collection of stuff, but there's no real "archive".

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Posted 16 June 2009 - 07:54 PM

Wow, that's great! I'm glad to see that you're making a book since you know so much about our park. I will buy it.

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Posted 16 June 2009 - 09:23 PM

QUOTE (GAcoaster @ Jun 16 2009, 07:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The Public Relations and Marketing departments have a decent collection of stuff, but there's no real "archive".



I would of been like Indiana Jones when he went into the Room where they keep the Ark Stored (Area 51) I wish they would sort of do a Mueseum somewhere in the Park. Maybe if the Book does really well, we will see something like that someday.

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Posted 17 June 2009 - 02:58 PM

This is awesome news! An actual book I WANT to read! tongue.gif

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Posted 20 June 2009 - 03:45 PM

Definetly going to buy it. Been hoping for awhile for something like this.Great Adventure has always been my favorite park since the first time I went in 89.Hoping to move close to the park in the future to be a season pass user and Gasm is my favorite coaster I ever rode.Its all good. 21.gif carouselhorse.gif

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Posted 21 June 2009 - 09:59 PM

sweet! just pre-ordered my copy..... cheer.gif
all i ask for is an honorable mention in your next book...hehehe....

Edited by michelle, 21 June 2009 - 10:01 PM.

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Posted 22 June 2009 - 07:36 AM

We thanked all of our site members for their contributions. Everyone helps put the puzzle together! biggrin.gif

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Posted 24 June 2009 - 12:42 PM

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Can't wait for the book to come out. I hope they sell it in the New York area.
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Posted 26 June 2009 - 11:42 PM

Can not wait to get this book!!!!!
By the way -
Anyone know where this picture is?
Where in GA?
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Posted 27 June 2009 - 07:43 AM

That's too easy! Skull Mountain...

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Posted 27 June 2009 - 10:44 AM

QUOTE(GAcoaster @ Jun 22 2009, 08:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We thanked all of our site members for their contributions. Everyone helps put the puzzle together! biggrin.gif



I was pushing for you guy's to use my Super Sidewinder Pic. Oh, well... maybe in the next one. I just can't wait to see the Pic. of The Super Cat!!!

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Posted 27 June 2009 - 11:30 AM

QUOTE(Railer @ Jun 27 2009, 11:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was pushing for you guy's to use my Super Sidewinder Pic. Oh, well... maybe in the next one. I just can't wait to see the Pic. of The Super Cat!!!


With tens of thousands of pictures, getting it down to about 225 was one of the hardest parts of writing the book! We had so much we wanted to include but a limited number of pages to do it. Although we weren't able to use your great shot of the Super Sidewinder, the ride did make the cut. It is in a photo that also includes the "Lil Thunder" roller coaster.

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Posted 30 June 2009 - 09:13 PM

In honor of the park's 35th anniversary and the forthcoming release of
Images of America: Six Flags Great Adventure
we present a preview of 3 of the more than 200 images from the book:


Warner Le Roy studies the map of the Safari as construction begins.


The Enchanted Forest's original Front Gate structure in 1974.


An artists rendering of Rolling Thunder prior to construction in 1979.

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 08:25 AM

I've always liked seeing old park pictures. By the way, does anyone know where in Great Adventure this is?

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 10:34 AM

That's the sign for Best of the West.

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 06:56 PM

QUOTE(WDWorldFan @ Jun 27 2009, 12:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Can not wait to get this book!!!!!
By the way -
Anyone know where this picture is?
Where in GA?

QUOTE(ThemeParkRider @ Jul 13 2009, 09:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've always liked seeing old park pictures. By the way, does anyone know where in Great Adventure this is?


Let's stick to the topic of the book, shall we?
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Posted 13 July 2009 - 10:10 PM

please i mean com'on..

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Posted 28 July 2009 - 07:03 AM

Does anyone remember this park entrance from 1974 and 1975?

For some reason I recall vividly lining up on my very first and going through it in 1974, keeping to the left, and then heading down the incline and wrappinig around past the Bandstand on the Lake to hit the Log Flume first.

For years later, before I was really into the park and could figure some things out, I always wondered how we managed to get through the gate and get to the Log Flume so quickly. At the point, I hadn't realized they relocated the entrance!





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