29yrswithaGApass Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Click here to see the whole Spotlight! Comments and discussions welcomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 This was one of my favorite flat rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Never got on it. Something about the ride just never quite settled right with me. Now that it's gone though I wish I had tried it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 This was a great ride. I remember when this was new.The lines were crazy long. But it was the only ride in the area. I liked it better with the orange paint though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Here are several photos of a Joust ride in Europe known as Dschunke. It is similar in theming to the ride pictured in Great Adventure's 1982 pamphlet. The Great Adventure pamphlet photo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Check out our Extras - Joust A Bout album for several interesting blueprints taken directly from Schwarzkopf's original documents used by Great Adventure! Many thanks to our good friends in the park's PR Dept for giving these blueprints to GreatAdventureHistory.com and allowing us to share these with our members! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 NICE!, Glad to see the park give up some good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 NICE!, Glad to see the park give up some good stuff They have been incredible! We have learned so much because of them and they have been fantastic in allowing us to research the park's past. We can't thank them enough! They are THE BEST!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbolt Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Kudos to the Great Adventure Team for granting access to their archives. The "Joust-A-Bout" was one of my favorite "flats" in that park as a kid. It provided nice amounts of "floater air" when they ran it in the forward/reverse cycles. Kind of a shame Six Flags didn't contract additional models from Intamin (the Inheritor of the Schwarzkopf Catalog). I loved watching the twinkling yellow bulbs at night. "Da Vinci's Cradle" at Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a similar ride, although it was a single "boat". It's been more years than I'd like to admit since I've last been there. At the time, "Da Vinci's Cradle" was an airtime machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I always liked Joust better than DaVinci's. Joust had smooth sweeping motions where as DaVinci has sharp jerking direction changes. Also, I use to love the optical illusion the four smaller arms (without the boats attached) gave to the ride especially at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I always loved the light-up panels on the sides of benches and the little tassels around the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbolt Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Also, I use to love the optical illusion the four smaller arms (without the boats attached) gave to the ride especially at night. I always loved the light-up panels on the sides of benches and the little tassels around the roof. I also loved those aspects of "Joust-A-Bout". The dueling boats were fun. I forgot about the tassels and the alternating red/white bulbs above them. Someone really needs to have Intamin bring back these classics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 i wonder if it could ever be reinstalled in the park, its in the boneyard and would be a great fit in old country if they were to reopen the section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbolt Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I would imagine it would be cheaper to buy a new one, than refurbish that model. "Joust-A-Bout" has been sitting dormant and exposed in the boneyard for years. The cost to repair the motors, electrical, and control systems would cost a small fortunate at this point. Granted, I'm speculating. The park maintenance staff and Intamin would assess it and make a decision. Current management shares no passion for "flat" rides. Like B&M Rollercoasters, Mr. Shapiro doesn't feel they add value to the park from a marketing standpoint. I refer to this as the no "Tilt-A-Whirl" edict, based on comments Mark made regarding "flat" ride removals from Magic Mountain. As far as I know, SIX has yet to purchase a new "flat" ride, or operate the currently owned rides on a regular basis. I still think Intamin AG is missing a huge opportunity by not reintroducing these models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I've often wondered why the Joust is still in the boneyard. So many flat rides have been added and removed from there, some only after a couple of years, however the Joust seems to stick around. It has been there for 11 years- I am surprised it hasn't been scrapped by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbolt Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Are the parts so heavy, that it's just (pardon the expression) "cheaper to keeper"? Depending on the build of materials, they may posses little scrap value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMax Posted May 9, 2010 Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 I know this probably isnt the right place for this, sorry in advance! So i just bought a new hair gel, got2b glued, and at the bottom of the bottle it said schwarzkopf. Is this schwarzkopf affiliated with the flat ride schwarzkopf? http://www.got2b.schwarzkopf.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Nope...just another German with the same last name. Anton Schwarzkopf was a legend in the industry: http://schwarzkopf.coaster.net/HauptmenueGF.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMax Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Nope...just another German with the same last name. Anton Schwarzkopf was a legend in the industry: http://schwarzkopf.coaster.net/HauptmenueGF.htm Oh ok! So it was just a coincidence. Didnt know that, that name would be common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 New and improved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scipiomask Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 I know this probably isnt the right place for this, sorry in advance! So i just bought a new hair gel, got2b glued, and at the bottom of the bottle it said schwarzkopf. Is this schwarzkopf affiliated with the flat ride schwarzkopf? http://www.got2b.schwarzkopf.com/ I saw the ads in the park and I was trying to imagine him, after getting tired of coasters and flat rides, deciding just to make the hair gel people wear to keep their hair in place on his rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 would be sweet if they themed this as a serpent ride and put it over in the lakefront behind the bbnp area, having it swing out towards the water would be cool and all the lights reflecting of the lake would look awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMax Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 QUOTE(scipiomask @ Feb 20 2011, 05:06 PM) I saw the ads in the park and I was trying to imagine him, after getting tired of coasters and flat rides, deciding just to make the hair gel people wear to keep their hair in place on his rides. thats be pretty sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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29yrswithaGApass Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 If you ever wondered what the end of the games area (Boardwalk) looked like before the Parachutes ride (only Joust), here is a picture of the wall at the dead end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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