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coasterdad Site Admin User is Offline Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 1619	Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:14 am    Post subject: Lets hear about your memories of past rides at GL · Quote Talk about your memories of rides no longer at GL. One ride I remember was in the old arcade that is where Shipwreck Falls stands now. In addition to the dodgems being housed in that building was a pretzel dark ride. There does not seem to be any pictures of it that I can find. If anyone has any please let Gunky or myself know. Last edited by coasterdad on Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:16 am; edited 1 time in total
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X-Flight 182 Splash Landing User is Offline Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 149	Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:15 am    Post subject: · Quote I have a vivid memory of Musik Express, but that's about it. But then of course there is my beloved X-Flight... I can still see it clanking up that hill. _________________ www.ipetitions.com/petition/geaugalake Top 10 Coasters: 1.) El Toro 2.) Maverick 3.) Millennium Force 4.) Goliath ~ SFoG 5.) X 5.) Raptor 6.) Deja  Vu 7.) Scream! 8.) Tatsu 9.) Top Thrill Dragster 10.) Sheikra -- Thrills Around the Corner!
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cotton candy Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 59	Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:25 am    Post subject: · Quote I don't know what the name of it was, but inside the old funhouse there was a disc that you sat on, and it would spin and fling people off of it.  I remember that being one of my absolute favorite things to do as a little kid.  Also inside the fun house, they had a tunnel that rotated as you walked through it.  I've always wanted to be able to run on a full sized hamster wheel (I'm kinda an odd one...) and maybe that thing is where I got that idea from.  Whatever; the funhouse was sweeeeeeeet because of those two things. on a related note, I saw some show not that long ago on amusement parks and rides, and the disc thing I first mentioned was on this show.  apparently a lot of people broke their legs when they got flung off of it?  so I guess that's one thing from the past that will never be seen again.  LOL!
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Kennywooddude Riptide Run User is Offline Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 305 Location: IIV Hills	Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:44 pm    Post subject: · Quote I remember the Music Express and how you'd always here people screaming because they made the mistake of having the heavier person sit on the inside(IT HURTS!). I also miss the clank clank clank then screams and some more clank clank clank comming from Hydes when you entered the park. _________________ "Despite low attendence at Cedar Point Amusement Park, CEO Dick Kinzel decicded to close down its sister park, Geauga Lake, in hopes for more attenence."
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coasterdad Site Admin User is Offline Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 1619	Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:01 pm    Post subject: · Quote cotton candy wrote: I don't know what the name of it was, but inside the old funhouse there was a disc that you sat on, and it would spin and fling people off of it. ?I remember that being one of my absolute favorite things to do as a little kid. ?Also inside the fun house, they had a tunnel that rotated as you walked through it. ?I've always wanted to be able to run on a full sized hamster wheel (I'm kinda an odd one...) and maybe that thing is where I got that idea from. ?Whatever; the funhouse was sweeeeeeeet because of those two things. on a related note, I saw some show not that long ago on amusement parks and rides, and the disc thing I first mentioned was on this show. ?apparently a lot of people broke their legs when they got flung off of it? ?so I guess that's one thing from the past that will never be seen again. ?LOL! I do remember the Fun House. Along with the spinning disc and the tunnel there was a wooden slide. What I remember of that slide was getting burns every time I went on it. There was also a little maze or path in the front that moved while you walked though it and a ride op would blast air at you while you were walking though. Something similar would most likely not work in this day and age of lawsuits and the fact CF could not go seat belt crazy. The Fun House was redone in the early 70's into the Palace Theater I have attached a picture of the old Fun House circa mid 50's to early 60's. Its not late 60's as the Wild Mouse would have been to the right, not the Tilt A Whirl. This picture is from the book "Cleveland Amusement Park Memories" by David and Diane Francis - a great book that everyone should have in their collection.
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GLRocks Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 08 Jul 2007 Posts: 30 Location: Parma, Ohio	Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:58 pm    Post subject: · Quote I remember the Rotor back by the skyscaper that was one of my favorite rides toobad six flags took it out
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MikeJames6 Splash Landing User is Offline Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 174	Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:41 pm    Post subject: · Quote My two favorite flat rides I used to see when I walked to the right when I came in the park were Matterhorn and Muzek Express. I miss both of them. (I know the Hay Baler is a retooled Matterhorn) but I miss the placement of it where it was before.  If we could only go back to the Geauga Lake of the mid to late 80s and take some of these current rides with us what a park it would be!
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Masked_Maverick Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 47	Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:49 pm    Post subject: · Quote Muzik Express was fun but I miss the Rocket Ships more than any other past ride. I also liked the Cinema 180. _________________ Yarp! Geauga Lake fanboy since 1984.
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coasterdad Site Admin User is Offline Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 1619	Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:52 pm    Post subject: · Quote Rocket Ships and Rotor are two rides that would be difficult to bring back in their present form. They would need to be heavily modified due to handicap accessibility laws these days.
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Masked_Maverick Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 47	Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:08 pm    Post subject: · Quote ^ I know but still I loved the Rocket Ships. _________________ Yarp! Geauga Lake fanboy since 1984.
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Gunkey Monkey Site Admin User is Offline Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 861 Location: Cleveland, Ohio	Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:15 pm    Post subject: · Quote The Rocket Ships would actually make me nauseous after a few rotations. The Musik Express/Matterhorn (Yukon Yahoo)/Yo-Yo corner was one of my favorite parts of the old midway as well as the Arcade/Casino/Black Widow/Mirage area just prior to Premier/Six Flags leveling the area in 1999.  I also liked the Double Loop/Scrambler/Flying Scooters corner back in Western Village. _________________ On September 21, 2007, a historic 119-year old amusement park had been secretly murdered. Never forget it.
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Masked_Maverick Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 47	Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:18 pm    Post subject: · Quote Flying Scooters. I was forced on those when I was small and was scared to death. Looking back I miss that ride. _________________ Yarp! Geauga Lake fanboy since 1984.
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coasterboy77 Double Loop User is Offline Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 245	Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:11 pm    Post subject: · Quote Yeah I remember when El Dorado was Mirage. I actually liked it better then. IDK why though. Rotor was so sweet too. I also definitely remember there being a tilt a whirl. Some waterslides that I remember were undertow, stingray slides, and Neptune Falls. Turtle Beach was the place to go too. Wow do I miss a lot of that stuff. There is so much room especially now to put the rotor back in it's original place though.
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Masked_Maverick Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 47	Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:33 pm    Post subject: · Quote I actually miss Neptune Falls. Those are the first Waterslides I remember riding. _________________ Yarp! Geauga Lake fanboy since 1984.
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coasterboy77 Double Loop User is Offline Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 245	Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:10 pm    Post subject: · Quote If the little Turtle Beach slides count, then those were my first. But Neptunes Falls was my first big water slide too.
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