Shane's Amusement Attic

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

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.

Sorry, but I am not sure what magazine this article came from. I just have the page that was ripped out and not the magazine.

[thrillgeekNo longer TPR's Rock Band expert!]

That's so cool to see. I'm very fascinated with findings like these. I love old school coaster photos!

[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.

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.

Thanks. So is SFMM's Revolution right in its claim about it being the first modern coaster with a successful loop? just curious

[Gordon FreemanI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

Funny how you posted this just in time for the rides 32nd birthday!

[DenDenFabulously FIERCE!]

Thanks. So is SFMM's Revolution right in its claim about it being the first modern coaster with a successful loop? just curious

In North America. I would assume Scwartzkopf being in Germany, they were the 1st in the world, but I'm sure someone will correct me!

[thrillgeekNo longer TPR's Rock Band expert!]

^That makes sence to me. It was in Germany at the time right

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

Thanks. So is SFMM's Revolution right in its claim about it being the first modern coaster with a successful loop? just curious

In North America. I would assume Scwartzkopf being in Germany, they were the 1st in the world, but I'm sure someone will correct me!

Thanks!

[RIP PsycloneBanned]

Corkscrew (Arrow Dynamics) at Knott's Berry Farm opened in 1975, and was the world's first modern inverting coaster. Revolution opened 5/8/1976 and had the world's first modern vertical loop. However Cedar Point's Corkscrew, also by Arrow Dynamics, has a vertical loop as well, and opened just a week later, 5/15/1976. It's safe to say they were being designed concurrently. In this video the CEO of Arrow claims they built the first looping coaster, which isn't 100% true.

[AllenA07My small thing speaks for itself]

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.

The loop was built in Germany for testing. The loop was then moved to Magic Mountain and the rest of the ride was built.

Building rides at the factory is something that still goes on. The most recent examples that pop into my head is Hypersonic which ran for several years at the S&S factory, and a small portion of the 4D coaster at the Arrow factory. In a slightly unrelated question, does anybody know if that segment of the 4D coaster at the Arrow plant ended up being part of X, or is it still there?

[eblTPR's Olden Goldie]

^ From what I remember in the video of its testing, the 4-D test track had a couple of bunny hops---which the actual ride doesn't---so I'd guess that it stayed at the plant.

Eric