CablesEric

I figured you guys might enjoy my most recent project and decided to share some pictures.

I am in the process of restoring a 1972 Williams "Honey" Pinball machine. Here are some Before and In-progress photos, I just finished the cabinet repaint. I will post more pictures as I make more progress.

BEFORE #1

BEFORE: OVERALL

BEFORE: SIDE

BEFORE: FRONT

BEFORE: BACKBOX

CABINET STRIPED AND SANDED

CABINET BASE WHITE COAT & BLACK TRIM

BACKBOX BASE WHITE AND BLACK TRIM

BACKBOX WITH SILVER SPLATTER

CABINET WITH 1ST STENCILING

BACKBOX WITH 2ND STENCILING

PAINTING COMPLETE!

Thanks for taking the time to check this out, feel free to ask any questions.

Great spotlight, I've been waiting for this one and you did not disappoint! You really brought back some great memories of my time as lead there and your timing on the release made me glad I don't have to work there this weekend!

The footing on the last support on the transfer track.

The first time I looked at this photo, I only noticed the red car on the Storage track in the station. I failed to notice the 3 sitting on the grass next to the lake! I have no idea about why those are there. My best guess would be based on the fact that there used to be a maintence shop under the station, but I was always under the impression it was an electical/lighting shop.

The only time is stored on the Fort end is when a car can not travel back to the Dream Street end. The main reason for this was when a 'preclamp' occured. A 'preclamp' is when the clamp that secures the car to the cable is closed while it is in the station, therefore making impossible to place back on the cable. The car would be stored on the side track until the following morning when a ride mechanic would open the clamp. Every employee was always on the look-out for preclamps. Do not worry though, the launch mechanisim would not allow a preclamped car to pass, so there was no possibility of a car even attempting to be launched onto the cable.

Because 2 additions were actually two seperate rides , Time Warp and a refurbished Skyride.

Was one set Kingda Ka and Viper?

There is a park I have been to a few times, Roebling Park in Trenton/Hamilton. I was reading about the park and came across this information that I thought some of you here would appreciate. I believe I took a picture of the staircase the last time I was there, I will look for it later to post. Does anyone else have any information on the park?

This information and photos can be found at the Friends of the Marsh website.

White City Amusement Park was located in Hamilton Twp., just southeast of Trenton, NJ., along the cliffs beside Spring Lake. The is in the area known as Broad St. Park.

In 1895, the area was known as Spring Lake Park. It consisted of a picnic area with swings and a merry-go-round.

 

In 1907, White City Amusement Park opened. It was also known as Capital Park.

 

In its heyday, the park boasted a roller-coaster, carousel, scenic railway, among the other rides. They had a Katzenjammer Castle, Mystic Maze, movie theater and other attractions. There was a dancehall with bands playing along the midway.

 

There was boating and fishing on the lake, then known as White City Lake. In the winter, people would use the frozen lake to ice-skate.

 

White City's water flume ride had gondolas that descended from the park above, down the cliffs on concrete chutes and into the lake.

 

The park was located at the end of Harrison Ave., at its intersection with McClellan St. It ran from Sewell St. to Buchanan St. The site is all residential, now.

 

In 1957, the property that was once White City Park was re-dedicated as Broad St. Park. It was meant to be a wildlife refuge.

 

Spring Lake is now part of the John A. Roebling Memorial Park, which is accessible from the end of Sewell St.

 

The mansion house is the only structure still standing, though it's now a private residence. It is hidden in the trees at the end of Harrison Ave. One can still see ruins of concrete railings lining the driveway to the mansion.

 

And from Spring Lake, one can still find the ornate (though, graffitied) concrete staircase that once allowed park visitors to descend to the promenade around the lake.

White City Hall

Arcade

Trolley Stop

Boat dock on the lake

Midway and roller coaster.

Spring Lake

Midway

Irving, Texas operating from 1982-1984. There was also one in Tokyo, Japan from 1990-2006.

Log Flume's station?

There are no stairs leading to the Tower Catwalks in any of the towers. The only access to the catwalks is from inaccessable ladders. The door in the skyride station for tower 1 leads to a small platform used for storage of cleaning supplies for the ride, the rest is a big pit.

Tower 2 has a small set of stairs leading to the 'Half-Level walkway' for employee access and to the lower portion of the fort. The lower area houses the counter weights for the sky ride and used to serve as a maintence shed.

The small 'attic' in Tower 3 is an access to the ladder that leads to the tower catwalk. I presume there is nothing up there but mounds of pigeon droppings.

I've never been inside the doors of tower 4, but I believe it is storage for the leather shop or what ever may be operating underneath the runaway train exit.

Hope this helps.

Then I guess the "Turntable" must of been faster than the Log Flume's. The only way to increase capacity for the two drops, would be to increase the "dispatch". Now that I think about it, I think it was faster. I still miss this ride.

The speed of the turntable is adjustable on both rides, so the operator can attempt to maintain consistent spacing, depending on the number of boats in use. In a perfect world, there would be one boat entering the station just as the next boat leaves the station, but we rarely had all boats in operation at one time to allow for that. If I remember correctly, the Log Flume can run with a maximum of 30 boats, but we had 20 on average.

Eric, I ran across the 1997 employee yearbook. Are you in any of these photos from the Skyway? (I am assming you were doing cables in '97.)

 

 

I am on the left in the photo on the lower left.

^By far the best Cable Crew ever and some of the best people I ever worked with.

I agree Dave! I also just got the chills from the picture with Laura, Sarah and Melissa. Good to see their smiling faces again!

Thanks again! They came in the mail today just minutes before we left to go to the park. They came in handy!!

Here are a couple of pictures I took from last nights ERT. Not the greatest pictures, but still worth sharing.

The FINAL train.

The First Loop moments before lights out.

The cake Honoring GASM!

We all ready have Skull Mountain and Kingda Ka.

I was thinking this would be a good oppertunity for an "adventure/temple" themed ride whether its Chang coming or not. Also, I coaster over the lake would be nice, but I don't believe in building more without making room. Still, there isn't a good way to remove anything that isn't important so my second idea will have to wait.

Did anyone go the park yesterday? Was GASM still open?

Some information on Ferrari World, click the link below.

Ferrari World

Thanks! I enjoyed my birthday while vacationing in sunny Hilton Head, SC!

A little late, Happy Birthday Harry!!

Hope it was a good one!

Harry, you really have an eagle eye lately.

Is that the same camera you used for the "miniatures"?

So how many guests has the park experienced in total?

Here is a link to some pictures of an abandoned and never completed indoor water park in Russia.

Abandoned Water Park