Scott's Coaster Closet

Back before the Web was commonplace, roller coaster/park research meant going to libraries and historical societies and digging through tons of meaninglessness to find little hidden treasures. In the early '80s, I discovered this article on the infamous Riverview Bobs in a university microfiche collection.

Sorry for quality of the images but that was the best their printer could produce. I don't even know what magazine it came from now, but I would love to see these photos in the original. There's mention of Chicago (mag?) on the bottom of page 6, but I don't think every page came from the same mag. If anyone can ID this publication, please let me know.

Enjoy!
-Scott

Last edited by SeaWhippet on Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:21 am

Here is People magazine pick of 1984's Ten Best Roller Coasters. Kings Island's King Kobra is #7. At least they chose the Texas Cyclone (RIP) as #1. Look closely and you might see someone you know in these photos.

-S

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:36 am Post subject:

It's neat to see how many wooden coasters made the list.

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:15 am Post subject:

So many great quotes in this article...

-Lagoon's Fire Dragon compared to a sassy Joan Rivers.
-Magic Mountain's Colossus as massive as Arnold Schwarzenegger
-Texas Cyclone as rough as Tom Selleck's stubble or like riding a bucking bull on crack.

But the one I don't get is the comparison of the Riverside Cyclone to the New York Cyclone... They always say that the Riverside Cyclone was patterned after the famous New York Cyclone. The only similarity I see between the two is the name.

PS- any of you out there remember who Mr. Magoo is? If so don't forget to take your Geratol with a nice glass of warm milk.

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:18 am Post subject:

I can kinda see why King Cobra made the list back then. It was the new ride that year. Must be to young I did not see anyone I know.

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:20 am Post subject:

^ Isn't that Elissa in the front seat of the Mind Bender?

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:24 am Post subject:

Yeah, I noticed the Coney/Riverside Cyclone comparison as well. That didn't make any sense to me either. It was nice to see the Texas Cyclone with its three-bench PTCs still intact. That was the first year I rode TC. What a ride ...

-S

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject:

^ Scott, the Texas Cyclone originally run with the PTC 4 bench trains, I didn't know that it went to a 3 bench... It was a great ride back then.

Then the horrid Coffin-Morgans made their debut and that was the end of the Top Ten reign for the Texas Cyclone, it dropped faster than Lindsey Lohan on New Years Eve!

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject:

Oh, yeah, TClone ran PTC four-benchers at first, then went to three-benchers to negotiate the turns better. Then, after a ludicrous lawsuit they put on regular headrests, followed by the foam phone booth things ... and THEN the Morgans.

That poor ride had more surgeries and alterations than Michael Jackson's nose. It really was a great ride ... until Six Flags tried to tame it .. and then destroyed it. Sad, sad, sad. Taiko Cry Red

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:03 am Post subject:

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