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The Virginia Reel Gallery
Photographs:
Nick Laister, Phil
Gould, Ian Beech, Gary Radice, Les Tomkinson
To accompany our
article on Pleasure Beach Blackpool's Virginia Reel,
The End of the Reel,
we present this gallery of photographs of the ride through the
years, including the ride's demolition.
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BACK2FRONTierland
Photographs: DJ
Clark
Although Frontierland in Morecambe
(UK) closed
forever in 2000, it lives on in the memories of the misty eyed amongst us who yearn for the simpler more carefree
times of days gone by. In 2000 DJ Clark, a professional freelance
photographer, took pictures of Frontierland operating in its last season.
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The Texas Tornado Gallery
Photographs:
David M Torok/Nick Laister
The Texas Tornado
at Frontierland was loved by many, especially roller coaster
enthusiasts. Many remember the thrill of brushing against the extending
leaves and branches of the adjacent trees as this classic roller coaster thundered "out and back".
Can anyone remember riding backwards on this much missed
ride?
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Demolition of the
Water Chute
Photographs:
Jim Lowe/Kraig Schweizer
On 20 October 2007, the
demolition of the Water Chute at Ocean Beach, Rhyl, commenced,
and a piece of amusement park history - once common at parks
across the UK - became a memory...
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Ocean Beach Memoirs
Photographs: Paul Beesley
When Paul Beesley, who runs the excellent
site
ridemad.com, sent themagiceye some photographs of Ocean Beach Amusement Park in Rhyl,
North Wales, the hardest decision was choosing which ones to
use. The CD contained many outstanding and poignant images.
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A Welter of Helter Skelters
Photographs:
Various
Helter-Skelters
hold many happy childhood memories for me. They symbolise a time
of excitement and fun. Trying to lift the fusty smelling, big,
heavy 'coconut hair' mat up the first few steep stairs...Being
out of breath and full of anticipation as I attempted to run
(tripping over the mat and cutting my knee in due process!). Read on... |
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ARKive Gallery: the
Blackpool Noah's Ark
Photographs: Gary RadiceAt the end 2001 Rick Davis - Chairman of DAFE: the Darkride And Funhouse Enthusiasts of America - made a trip to Kennywood
Park (West Mifflin, PA, USA) to peruse their archives in search of material for
future articles for the DAFE publication Barrel O' Fun and for the Daffy Klub web site. That one day visit eventually stretched into six
days! Kennywood has a hidden 'treasure chest' of
material. Read on... |
