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[Chiller]

Does anyone know how old the ride actually is, meaning when was it instaled at SF Great Escape?

[ThemeParkRider]

Thats a good question. By the way was the centerpice visible from Nitro when it was put in storage? I remember seeing something like that in the boneyard...

[GAcoaster]

Yep, it's sitting over there while the base is in the shop getting rebuilt. Th elephants are sitting under cover at Autobahn.

[29yrswithaGApass]

The center section of the Royal Elephants is still located in the former Balin's Jungleland. The photo below was taken from the exit to Mortuary Manor during Fright Fest.

[29yrswithaGApass]

While examining the elephants this past weekend I noticed that there is a rubber gasket around their ears and they actually move. While there is an electrical plug under each elephant, I am assuming that is just used to trigger the up and down motion. Has anyone ever seen the ears move? I only rode this ride once and don't recall them moving.



I know that the original Dumbo in Disneyland had moving ears but that was short-lived.

[GAcoaster]

I remember noticing the working ears on the Royal Elephants when they arrived. I don't know that they worked very consistently. This shot seems to show one ear up and the other down...

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The ones at the bottom with no riders seem to all have their ears up.