29yrswithaGApass Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Not the highest quality photo but surely rare... Here is a picture and closeup of the Garden or Marvels sign! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Several classic photos from 1974's Garden of Marvels have been added to our Spotlight Extras Gallery. <-- Click the link to check them out. Some samples below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Thank-you, Thank- you, thank -you. This has always been one of my favorite Spotlights. It was amazing to be sure. It was always busy. Adults loved it, as well as Hobbiest, ANd if you look close at the photos children seem to be in trached by it. This only proves a point for me and alot of GA fanatics..Who remember when. It isnt all about the rides. In 1974 they used to leave it open till 8:30-9:00 so guest could walk thru it at dusk. With the lights on in the building street lamps lite, Spot lights on the Castle...Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted May 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Here are some sample of another batch of "new" Garden of Marvel photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted May 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 I would love to find a set of Garden of Marvel photos taken at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted August 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 A few "new" Garden of Marvels photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted October 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Here is another great batch of new Garden of Marvel photos. This set is from 1975, when Ride-A-Rama and the Antique cars were the GOM's neighbor to the left and the newly added Fortune Festival games area on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrummer Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 I need help clearing something up, hoping that I have not lost my mind or am making things up in my head. I distinctly remember, as a high school senior, taking a trip to GA and seeing the Garden of Marvels. I have always been a model train buff, so that is why this area of the park impressed me so much. But the problem is, the school trip I took there would have been in May/June 1979, which was my senior year. According to the info on this site, the Garden of Marvels was already dismantled for the 1979 season and converted into a mini-golf course. The change in the 1978 to 1979 park maps reflect that change to the park. So the question is, if the miniature village was already gone by 1979, why do I so vividly remember seeing it as a teen? So much so that I did a search and found this website! Is there any possibility at all that the changeover took place midway through the 1979 season, and perhaps the Garden of Marvel was still around in May/June? If not, I cannot explain why I have such distinct and vivid memories of this attraction. Someone help me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Was your 1979 class trip your first visit to the park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrummer Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Was your 1979 class trip your first visit to the park? Yes it was. Living in NY state, I really didn't know anything about this amusement park, so I could not have seen or even heard about the Gardens previously. The only other logical explanation is that I saw a similar type attraction at another park, but I don't know how that would have tied me to this park. I'm so confused......LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Here are two views of the Garden of Marvels' remains that still existed at the park even after ShockWave was removed. These views are from 1993: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 After the models left GA, they went on display in Miniature Kingdom in Washington, NJ: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted October 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 A few new Garden of Marvel shots from June 1975! Below: Belgium's Gravensteen Castle with the rides of Ride-a-Rama in the back right. Below: Neuschwanstein Castle at the top of the Garden of Marvel's mountain walkway. Goodtime Alley games square would be on your right. Below: Ivan the Great Bell Tower/Kremilin Wall with the Moon Bounce in the Ride-a-Rama children's section behind it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 There is a company exhibiting at IAAPA that does amazing models that reminded me of the Garden of Marvels: http://miniatureart.com.tr/en 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 It would be nice to see something like this return to GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrummer Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 20 hours ago, FlumeOp1974 said: It would be nice to see something like this return to GA Nice, but I don't ever see it happening. I'm not sure millennials really care about this kind of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemur Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Why do miniatures when you can do a 3D VR tour on our phone? Sadly, this stuff is dying out. I appreciate the craftsmanship that went into these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted November 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 37 minutes ago, Lemur said: Why do miniatures when you can do a 3D VR tour on our phone? Sadly, this stuff is dying out. I appreciate the craftsmanship that went into these. Same reason people prefer model trains over train simulator software. Sometimes the physical world is more impressive (and fun) than virtual things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemur Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 11/20/2017 at 4:20 PM, 29yrswithaGApass said: Same reason people prefer model trains over train simulator software. Sometimes the physical world is more impressive (and fun) than virtual things. Very true, as my model rail roader friends can attest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Here is a classified ad from the April 28, 1974 edition of the Asbury Park Press. I would have loved this job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Jeez, my dad missed out on his dream job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted July 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Another entire batch of fantastic Garden of Marvels pictures have been added to our Extras - Garden of Marvels gallery. Many of them feature the building's descriptive information signs! Some samples are below but click the album and check them all out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 Here are two cool photos of the Granddaddy of all Garden of Marvels building, Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle being installed atop the mountain range under the watchful eye of village creator Arthur Thuijs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 Looking over this again its funny to see the trains used such tight curves. 4 foot diameter is considered really tight curves by modern standards. These days LGB and other G scale manufacturers offer straight track sections up to 5 feet long and curves up to 20 foot diameters. Many also sell flex track that can be bent to custom curves and wide switch track. I upgraded my own garden railway to 8 foot diameter curves a couple of years ago. Some of the big locomotives and cars they sell now need at least a 10 foot diameter curve. Shows how standards can rise over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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