Shane's Amusement Attic

by **montezooma** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:08 pm

Well I just rechecked it and it is still there. Give it another try.

by **scruffy** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:35 pm

I tried to watch the video and clicked the link and this shows up. This is a private video. If you have been sent this video, please make sure you accept the sender's friend request.

by **montezooma** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:42 pm

Oops, sorry about that, I forgot to change it from private to public. It has been corrected now and available for your viewing pleasure.

-Shane

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by **Nrthwnd** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:02 pm

Very cool vid, Shane.

This is one of the suspended coasters I have always wanted to ride, ever since I knew about it, many years ago. One of these years...

Thanks for posting it. :smile:

by **Goliath513** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:54 pm

Great videos Shane!

Loch Ness Monster is a very underrated coaster. The terrain and landscaping definitely added to the ride experience, and I regret not riding it more than once when I was there. It was better than most other Arrow loopers I've ridden such as KD's Anaconda and much better than CGA's Demon.

In the video, it looks like it's running faster than it did when I rode it on the east coast trip. Still, it was a great ride, and that final drop was amazing!

by **montezooma** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:22 am

Knott's Berry Farm
Old Time Adventures

Alright, you ready for some GOOD stuff? This is one of my favorite posts of this season. It has to do with a little southern California theme park called Knott's Berry Farm. It used to have the tag line "Old Time Adventures".
Every day this week I will take a look back at this great park as it was back in the late 70's and early 80's, back when the park was full of charm, history and great themed sections. This look back will contain, post cards, brochures, articles, park history facts, photos and video from my personal collection, souvenir books, maps and just random momentos.

I know a lot of you our there have great passion for this park, as do I. This is the park I grew up going to and if contains one of my favorite coasters (and my TPR screen namesake) MonteZOOMa's Revenge. I sure great memories will be sparked as you see pictures of the Corkscrew, Sky Jump, Flying Machine, Propeller Spin, Motor Cycle Chase and of course Knott's Berry Tales.

Lets start with some random bits and pieces from the park as it looked in the 70's.

"Knott's Old Time Adventures"

by **montezooma** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:32 am

Knott's Berry Farm
Brochures & Park Maps

Here are some early brochures and park maps. Because Knott's is not a seasonal park and operates year round they did not print up new brochures each year. So it is hard to say what year of these brochures comes from.

I'll leave all my comments to the captions. Please discuss them demise of Knott's :cry:

-Shane

by **RIP Psyclone** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:35 am

An employee of Cedar Point didn't understand how the late 70s/early 80s could have been the best time for Knott's since it was comparatively lacking in coasters, but we know why! Great stuff, as usual, and I'm looking forward to more Knott's stuff. That O.J. Simpson ad was too much!

PS: This might be a good time to repost your Knott's video with the Heaven 17 song.

by **montezooma** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:40 am

Yes, I will repost that as well as another video that includes XK-1 and a POV of Wacky Soap Box Racers.

by **Big Mike** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:52 am

SHANE!!!

You are going to post updates every day????

How is The Big Mike Road Show ever going to pass you when you show this much dedication???

Grrrrrr!

Peace, Big Mike

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