DID YOU KNOW? [Archive]

-LiLDaReDeViL5-

05-27-2007, 12:59 PM

^ya,i remember seeing something of that sort when i went there,came home and did some research and found it really is a cemetary.it is all the way in the back i think to the right,don't reallly remember.there is a myth that when people jumped off the eifel tower in the center of the park,they buried them there.(THATS FALSE,BTW)

here's another one: Six Flags Over Georgia is haunted.Ghost Hunters went there last October and found that the Crystal Pistol has some paranormal activity going on inside.One ghost hunter even claimed to have seen an apparition of a farmer wearing overalls with a pitchfork standing in the attraction.The ghost hunter even claims she has a picture...Spooky...

deaconnor

05-27-2007, 04:54 PM

Did you know that the Steel Force logo was originally intended for the Mantis at Cedar Point. The Mantis was to be called "Banshee", but the name dropped in favor of Mantis. The Banshee logo was no longer appropriate after the name change so it was used the following year on the Steel Force.

jkx95

05-28-2007, 04:20 PM

the rollercoaster wild one at six flags america has been relocated and reconstucted many times

ThrillRider27

05-28-2007, 04:22 PM

Did you know that GASM at SFGAdv was originally intended to be named Ninja, since many Six Flags coasters were getting that name at the time, but instead it stole the name from the woodie at SFoG?

SnooSnoo

05-28-2007, 05:28 PM

^Brilliant Six Flags naming. They've been ontop of that game for years now... lol

IEATPASTE001

05-28-2007, 06:31 PM

Did you know Maverick was supposed to have a heart line roll but no one realized that a heart line roll at the base of a drop after being launched was a horrible idea? :D

tycooner55

05-28-2007, 11:44 PM

Did you know that the Kenywood Steel Phantom (1991-2000), now the Phantom's Revenge, was the fastest continuous circut steel coaster in the U.S. for seven years, I think.

Dormouse

05-29-2007, 12:51 AM

Did you know that in the 1940s there was a coal miner who had Aphonia that made him mute.
He went to Coney Island and rode the Cyclone and
when the train was pulling back into the station he said his first words: "I feel sick".

The Dave

05-29-2007, 06:06 AM

Did you know? Because I didn't.

Harpo

05-29-2007, 02:40 PM

Did you know that the large house overlooking the parking lot at Cedar Point belongs to the CEO of Cedar Fair, and was built the year he took over that role?

Did you know that the opening of Avalanche Run (now Disaster Transport) was delayed for more than 1 month because Intamin sent the wrong cars, and Cedar Point had to modify them to fit the track? The modified cars were replaced with the proper cars for the second year of the ride.

Did you know that, when it comes to the Guessing Game, you may have fooled the rest, but you probably haven't fooled the best, and you can't call it winning until you've fooled the best? Of course, I am the best Guesser posting on this message board today!

tycooner55

05-29-2007, 03:52 PM

Did you know that, when it comes to the Guessing Game, you may have fooled the rest, but you probably haven't fooled the best, and you can't call it winning until you've fooled the best? Of course, I am the best Guesser posting on this message board today!

Is that sarcasm, humor, or arrogance?:mefiant15:

-LiLDaReDeViL5-

05-29-2007, 04:02 PM

Did you know that the Kenywood Steel Phantom (1991-2000), now the Phantom's Revenge, was the fastest continuous circut steel coaster in the U.S. for seven years, I think.
yes,and pretty rough.

Did you know that in the 1940s there was a coal miner who had Aphonia that made him mute.
He went to Coney Island and rode the Cyclone and
when the train was pulling back into the station he said his first words: "I feel sick".

yes,i heard that,but didnt know it was the cyclone,i heard it was on another coaster.

i got one: Did you know that the Tower of Terror was going to be a hotel?(with no falling elevators,of course)

Harpo

05-29-2007, 05:02 PM

Is that sarcasm, humor, or arrogance?:mefiant15:

Yes.

(It depends on the day!)

new2this

05-29-2007, 05:07 PM

Did you know that one of the first rollercoasters required the passengers to push it up the hill?

tycooner55

05-29-2007, 05:40 PM

Did you know that one of the first rollercoasters required the passengers to push it up the hill?

You mean sledding:noob:

Hyde244

05-29-2007, 06:04 PM

Did you know that Cedar Fair is the combination of the first two joint parks the chain owned, Cedar Point and Valleyfair?

Or how about:

Did you know that on the right hand posts of the guard rail directly at the beginning of Mean Streak's main hill, one of the Carpenters retiring this year carved the names of his three kids into the wood: Andrea, Monica, and Kevin.

Kev4567

05-29-2007, 10:40 PM

Did you know that on the right hand posts of the guard rail directly at the beginning of Mean Streak's main hill, one of the Carpenters retiring this year carved the names of his three kids into the wood: Andrea, Monica, and Kevin.

Now i feel special.

Anyways
Did you know that the Wilderness Lodge at WDW is made of leftover wood from the eruption of Mt St Helens?

jaronamo70

05-31-2007, 12:06 AM

Did you know Elitch Gardens Theme Park is entering its 117th season?:up:

Harpo

05-31-2007, 11:01 AM

Elitch is just a rookie. Of course, it's also not in its original location.

(Cedar Point opened in 1870, so this year is the park's 138th season. It's the second oldest continuously-operating amusement park in the United States. The oldest is Lake Compounce, which opened in 1846, and is currently owned by Kennywood Entertainment. Some years, Lake Compounce only opened for a couple of days, but it has opened at some point for every year since 1846.)

Kev4567

06-01-2007, 03:36 PM

I have another one.

Did you know that President Richard Nixon gave his resignation speech at the Contemparary Resort at Walt Disney World?

kylr23

06-01-2007, 04:18 PM

did you know maine has only one wooden coaster but the coaster befor that burned down in oob in the mid 1800s.

did you know that in order to operate a kiddie ride you must(confindental)

Squid2

06-02-2007, 04:30 AM

Did you know that the Wilderness Lodge at WDW is made of leftover wood from the eruption of Mt St Helens?

Just offhand, what's your source for this? Wilderness Lodge was built in the early 90s, at least a decade after the St. Helens eruption... most of the wood in it is fake.

Did you know that the entire Magic Kingdom at WDW would fit inside the Kilamanjaro Safari ride at Animal Kingdom?

Squid2

Kev4567

06-02-2007, 01:56 PM

On the Disney Cruise Line(magic), they had a trivia game on the disney parks. One of the questions was "What makes the wood special at the Wilderness Lodge". My team said it was wood from Asia, but the answer was it was wood from the St. Helens Eruption. Maybe you are right and Disney just lied to get more attention to the Wilderness Lodge. It does sound wierd and your response does seem to prove them wrong...

Squid2

06-02-2007, 04:04 PM

They could have saved the wood for that long... unlikely, but possible. And I wouldn't doubt that they would have gotten the wood for some future use when the eruption happened. So I could be wrong. If they're right... wow.

Did you know that Six Flags Over Georgia used to be a dairy farm, and that some of the buildings from the farm are still standing and being used?

Squid2

-LiLDaReDeViL5-

06-02-2007, 04:13 PM

Did you know that Six Flags Over Georgia used to be a dairy farm, and that some of the buildings from the farm are still standing and being used?

Squid2
yup,and what i posted above about the apparition of a man in overalls with a pitchfork in the crystal pistol is suspected to be a farmer from the dairy farms that use to sit on what is now SFOG's property.

Squid2

06-02-2007, 04:28 PM

What I find interesting about that is that the Crystal Pistol was built for the park... it's not one of the original buildings. So why would it be haunted by a farmer? (I'm going to ask some of the techs and people I know at SFoG and see if they've heard anything about it being haunted.)

Did you know that the 1st looping coaster was built in 1846 in Frascati Gardens in Paris? It was called the Centrifugal Railway and only operated for a short time.

Squid2

Garfield 06

06-08-2007, 02:08 PM

Did you know (and this used to be supersized in my sig) that when you are at the New Orleans train station in Disneyland (CA), the telegraph message being sent in the background is the speech that was given by Walt Disney the day the park opened? And guess what, it keeps playing over and over and over...

andrewhurley13

06-08-2007, 03:01 PM

Did you know , some of the things people find under roller coasters , besides wallets , change and keys are glass eyes , fake legs , brassieres (bras) and false teeth? :p No lie.

RCT Enthusiast

06-08-2007, 05:41 PM

DID YOU KNOW: When I herd Six Flags Astroworld was closeing for good on the news I lost my sanity.

Harpo

06-08-2007, 06:56 PM

DID YOU KNOW: When I herd Six Flags Astroworld was closeing for good on the news I lost my sanity.

Did you check with Lost and Found? "Uh, my sanity has a little green bow on it. Did anyone happen to turn it in? I'm most concerned about it. If left alone too long, it has been known to go bouncing off of rubber walls. I just hate to think about my sanity.... out there.... somewhere.... all alone.... lost.... wondering if I'll come to find it."

David Ellis

06-08-2007, 07:31 PM

Did you know that the Guinness World Record for the most naked people riding an amusement park thrill ride is 32, set in 2004 on Nemesis at Alton Towers, UK.

OK - I was one of them...but it is a World Record, and I have the certificate to prove it.

David.

Cyberleader

06-08-2007, 07:45 PM

Did you know that the Guinness World Record for the most naked people riding an amusement park thrill ride is 32, set in 2004 on Nemesis at Alton Towers, UK.

Yes :) Hehe.

Did you know that most, if not all, Disney rides that replace someting have a tribute somewhere on the ride?

You probably did, but here are a few you may not have known about-

For instance, on Winnie The Pooh at Disneyland, which replaced The Country Bear Jamboree.

http://yesterland.com/images-background/nods_cbjheads.jpg

Or in Indiana Jones and the Temple Of The Forbidden Eye? I hear you say, 'that didn't replace an attraction!' but it did replace a car park! The Eeyore car park!

http://yesterland.com/images-background/nods_indianajones.jpg

High up in the rafters, in the projection room, in the darkness,

http://yesterland.com/images-background/nods_eeyore.jpg

A nod to Midget Autopia in the current Autopia -

http://yesterland.com/images-background/nods_midgetautopia.jpg

'Swisskapolka' playing in Tarzan's Treehouse -

http://yesterland.com/images-background/nods_swisskapolka.jpg

What about the Mighty Microscope Star Tours? Next time you ride it, take a look out in the bottom right hand corner near the start of the ride, when you go through the maintenece doors, and dodge the crane, THERE!

The remains of Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland?

http://yesterland.com/images-background/nods_minetrain.jpg

There are so many more, as well as LOADS of nods throughout all of the American parks to House Of The Future.

Finally one you probably know about, the Horizons logo on Mission:Space, in the middle of that huge rotating-space station thing in the queue.

RCT Enthusiast

06-09-2007, 12:55 AM

Did you check with Lost and Found? "Uh, my sanity has a little green bow on it. Did anyone happen to turn it in? I'm most concerned about it. If left alone too long, it has been known to go bouncing off of rubber walls. I just hate to think about my sanity.... out there.... somewhere.... all alone.... lost.... wondering if I'll come to find it."

um lol.

jkx95

06-19-2007, 11:31 PM

The Intamin brand name is a abbreviation of sorts for: INTernational AMusement INstallations.

LotsOfLayne

06-21-2007, 05:34 AM

^wow, I did not know that, very interesting. And notice they didn't limit themselves to just roller coasters but all the other rides also. (Amusement installations)

raptorrvnge4928

06-21-2007, 08:32 AM

Yes :) Hehe.

Did you know that most, if not all, Disney rides that replace someting have a tribute somewhere on the ride?

This is by far one of the most interesting "Did you knows" by far, in my opinion. Was there a website or resource where you found these? Can you list more?

-snoop-

06-21-2007, 09:28 PM

did you know about that Hersheypark has 2 factory tours 1 in chocalate world and in the real factory

supermarioman

06-21-2007, 11:13 PM

Did you know that the great american scream machine at SFOG was the worlds fastest and tallest coaster when it opened?

Maverick2007

06-22-2007, 12:50 AM

Worlds of Fun:
Did you know that Cyclone Sam's has the worst reliability in the entire park, breaking once in every 10 cycles?
Did you know that WoF leaves HaloWeekends theming up year round?
Did you know that WoF's TimberWolf is rougher than Mean Streak?
Did you know that Boomerang's queue is haunted?
Seabreeze:
Did you know that the Whirlwind's cars originally had more decoration on them, but it was removed before the ride's opening?
Did you know that Seabreeze was a pay-per-ride park before a stabbing in the park?
Did you know that the proper name of the Gyrosphere is GYROSPHERE?

fathorse

06-22-2007, 09:22 AM

Did you know that the Pagoda Gift Shop on Cedar Point's main midway is over 100 years old and has been, in it's long history, a coat check and a post office?

Cyberleader

06-22-2007, 09:54 AM

This is by far one of the most interesting "Did you knows" by far, in my opinion. Was there a website or resource where you found these? Can you list more?

I got most of those from www.yesterland.com a very interesting site, with rides that, at least, I never knew about! But if a ride replaced anything, a Tribute will be there.

jarhead12343

06-22-2007, 10:02 AM

did you know that Kingda Ka is the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster...:noob: bet u didnt

Harpo

06-22-2007, 11:31 AM

Did you know that 4 of Cedar Point's coasters were the world's tallest and fastest coasters at the time that they were built? (Gemini, Magnum XL-200, Millennium Force, and Top Thrill Dragster)

supermarioman

06-22-2007, 11:40 AM

Did you know that when mindbender first opened at SFOG, the ad for the new ride had a knight wearing chain mail riding in the front row?

deaconnor

06-22-2007, 01:23 PM

Did you know when Acrophobia opened at SFOG the slogan said High Atitude Attitude when it should of said High Altitude Attitude.

jkx95

06-22-2007, 03:00 PM

did you know that Kingda Ka is the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster... bet u didnt

OMG I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!:eek:
i thought it was Sky Princess @ Dutch Wonderland:p
anywho, speaking of dutch wonderland, did you know there is ride there called Lady Gay Riverboat ?

supermarioman

06-22-2007, 03:01 PM

OMG I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!:eek:
i thought it was Sky Princess @ Dutch Wonderland:p
anywho, speaking of dutch wonderland, did you know there is ride there called Lady Gay Riverboat ?Lol. A Gay riverboat?!?!:bulb:

supermarioman

06-22-2007, 03:01 PM

jkx95

06-22-2007, 03:06 PM

yea a ride exclusively for gay people!

David Ellis

06-22-2007, 06:52 PM

did you know that Kingda Ka is the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster...:noob: bet u didnt

Did you know that the park and RCDB list Kingda Ka as being 456ft tall with a 418ft drop, but the Guinness Book of Records 2006 states that the coaster is only 418ft above ground level!

David.

kc_rc_fan

06-23-2007, 12:00 AM

Did you know that Silver Dollar City all started with a cave? The cave used to be called Marble Cave (it is now Marvel Cave). The Herschend family gave tours of the cave for years. Mary Herschend after her husband Hugo had deceased, built a train system that would pull guests up to the top of the cave so they wouldn't have to walk all the way up.

It was very popular. The Herschend family then decided to build an old-time Ozark frontier town. It had 5 shops, a old wilderness church, a log cabin, and a street show. Each year more and more people came and they were able to build rides and more shops. Thus, Silver Dollar City was born.