GAcoaster Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Question #6: Name 5 "non-traditional" properties Six Flags built or operated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 power plant hall of fame movieland wax muesum auto world american adventures Wyandot Lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 4 out of 5 (I count AA and WL as more traditional properties). There was another one which didn't last long but was an unusual property). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbolt Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Correct, and partially correct (but I'll give you credit for it anyway). It was proposed for Valencia, Spain (just like MM is in Valencia, California). Don't forget, Six Flags designed and managed Parque Warner Madrid (neé Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid). Their design influence was all over the park, and considered one of the most beautiful Six Flags properties when opened in 2002. If I ran Six Flags, I would seriously re-acquire the complex. Spain is awesome, and has a wonderful climate for theme park operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Justin Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 4 out of 5 (I count AA and WL as more traditional properties). There was another one which didn't last long but was an unusual property). Coaster Cuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Good one (I forgot about for some reason)! The other one I was goign for was the Six Flags S.S. Admiral: http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/Forum...?showtopic=1775 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Question #7: Where was the second Sesame Place (now defunct)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CablesEric Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Irving, Texas operating from 1982-1984. There was also one in Tokyo, Japan from 1990-2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Question #7: Name the five locations where there are/were "Busch Gardens". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Justin Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 1- Tampa Bay, Florida 2- Williamsburg, Virginia 3- Pasadena, California (Removed) 4- Dubai, UAE (Planned) 5- Houston, Texas (Removed) 6- One was planned in Spain I Think, Based on a Book I Read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 1- Tampa Bay, Florida 2- Williamsburg, Virginia 3- Pasadena, California (Removed) 5- Houston, Texas (Removed) You got four of the five! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnerleroy Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) vay nuys, california Edited January 7, 2011 by warnerleroy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Van Nuys or Pasadena are what I've seen for the California location, but there's one more (and I thought it was obvious)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Justin Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Spain? Why Doesn't Dubai Count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up_Up_and_Away Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Because Spain and Dubai were never built; the question specifically asks for ones that did/do exist. Spain? Why Doesn't Dubai Count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Not Spain. And Dubai doesn't count because it was never built. There was a Busch Gardens that was built though, in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Justin Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Guessing in the Dark. St. Louis, Missouri? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Ding, ding, ding, ding! Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Question #8: Which US park is credited with being the first theme park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnerleroy Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 oh theres THREE DIFFERENT ANSWERS! 1.Disneyland in California has been noted by fans, historians, and visitors as the worlds first theme park opening in 1955 2.Knotts Berry Farm opened in 1940 as a western town that evolved into a theme park and claims they are the world's first theme park, until the "theme par" wasnt built untill after disneyland 3.HolidayWorld in Santa Claus,Indiana opened in 1946 as a kiddie park and claims its the worlds first theme park. although its not as old as knotts, it was the first to open as an amusement park, but didnt become a full blown theme park untill after Disneyland when they expanded in the 1980's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbolt Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Lake Compounce in Bristol Connecticut I believe billed itself as America's first theme park. It employed that status in lobbying the State of Connecticut, to thwart any tax incentive or subsidies for Six Flags's planned "New England" park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Most park history buffs recognize Knott's Berry Farm as the first theme park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Question #9: Name a park other than Hershey Park and Dutch Wonderland formerly owned by Hershey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnerleroy Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 too easy.....lake compounce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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