Shane's Amusement Attic

[SeaWhippetYummy! I just ate donkey!]

Well here is something I just dug out of the attic...

Can you name this coaster???

Schwarzkopf's test track at the Bavarian factory. I always wondered if they raised the test vehicle up by crane each time ...

I actually have this pic in a mag ... somewhere in The Closet's dark recesses.

-S

[montezooma"Can I get clamshells out of this ATM?"]

Well here is the answer...



Yes, it is the Great American Revolution, not at Magic Mountain but at Schwarzkopfs plant in Germany. I thought it was a fascinating picture to see the loop of this great ride without the Valencia Falls behind it or the track threading it. It is the Revolution "naked".

So many years ago they had to actually build the ride elements, support them on wood trusses and do testing to make sure they actually worked. Roller Coasters sure have come a long way.

Here are some more pictures and an article about Shwarzkopf. Sorry about the corner piece missing, theses things happen.

[coastercrazed49I Love Eli Manning!]

Cool Article Shane.
Its really impressive that now that was advanced technology, now the loop is something you see common on most coasters.
Great Stuff Shane.

[KennyweirdI play Metroid every day!]

Very interesting, Shane.

It's very weird to look back in time and see people going nuts over a simple vertical loop, but I guess in the future coaster enthusiasts will look back and think it's weird that we went nuts over a 120 mph launch.

[coasterking2981When I grow up, I want to breed donkeys!]

So is SFMM's Revolution a clone or was it moved there from Germany?

Wow, roller coaster really have come a long way. The loop and the corkscrew were all the rage back then. Now we got Immelman's, Cobra Rolls/Boomerangs, heartline twists- pretty much any inversion one can name there at at least 10 to 20 or more coasters out there that have it.

Nice pictures and article btw.

[DRACHEN_FIRE_FAN-BOYI know more about donkeys than women!]

holy crap! that is probably the single most amazing thing ever!

wow, goooood find Shane, just WOW!

[montezooma"Can I get clamshells out of this ATM?"]

"To design a coaster", he says, "you just have to think of a pretzel..."

Just think, we owe the thrill of todays upside down coasters to pretzels and coat hangers.

[packfanlv"Been Around The World And Realized Only Stupid People Are Breeding"]

So is SFMM's Revolution a clone or was it moved there from Germany?

Wow, roller coaster really have come a long way. The loop and the corkscrew were all the rage back then. Now we got Immelman's, Cobra Rolls/Boomerangs, heartline twists- pretty much any inversion one can name there at at least 10 to 20 or more coasters out there that have it.

Nice pictures and article btw.

I am pretty sure it was moved from Germany.

[RCoasternyFormer Knoebels Flyer Operator]

What magazine was this article from? All we know it's on page 73 in the August 1980 issue... Popular Mechanics? There might be a microfiche or a digitized PDF document out there on the internet.

[montezooma"Can I get clamshells out of this ATM?"]

So is SFMM's Revolution a clone or was it moved there from Germany?

Wow, roller coaster really have come a long way. The loop and the corkscrew were all the rage back then. Now we got Immelman's, Cobra Rolls/Boomerangs, heartline twists- pretty much any inversion one can name there at at least 10 to 20 or more coasters out there that have it.

Nice pictures and article btw.

I am pretty sure it was moved from Germany.

The Loop portion of the ride was set up in the Germany plant and all testing was done there. It was then disassembled and transported to Magic Mountain and constructed there.