GAcoaster Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 On Facebook I was sent a link to his picture and caption asking if it was really at GA... Danny sent in this fun shot of him posing with a pretty ersatz Vader and C3P0 from Six Flags great adventure in 1981. Here's the link to the Facebook post and description. I thin it's either a false memory of it being at GA (people often think all parks are the same), or mis-identification (people on eBay often post Great Adventure stuff that clearly says "Great America" or some other park's name on it because they have no idea there are multiple Six Flags parks). I think it's funny that Darth Vader is wearing a Battlestar Galactica cape in the picture. I have never heard of a Star Wars themed photo op in the park, and can't imagine they would have allowed it with character licensing what it is, but who knows... Anyone know if it's real or bogus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Yep, it is real! It was located near the old main entrance down from the four tents (across from the Air Brush stand today). It was added around 1980 and only lasted a couple of years before being replaced with those celebrity cardboard cutout photo ops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 OK, that's a little freaky/weird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Looks like Vader had a homemade mask for awhile before it was replaced with a more accurate mask. That C3PO is scary looking! Late 70s, was a early time for Star Wars licensing still being in its infancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericthewanderer Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 This may have been some type of "rip-off" attraction before George Lucas had copyrighted everything up the wazoo:I remember back in the 1970's around Halloween time costume stores having "Star Wars"-ish masks with names like "Dark Invader" and "Golden Robot" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railer Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) There was a walk-thru Star Wars Attraction on the Boardwalk in Wildwood for years. When Empire came out, it changed over to that. The last time i was in Wildwood the building was still being used as a walkthru as the Mummy 3-D. And the Darth Vader in the Photo-op reminds me of a "sleastack" from the old "Land Of The Lost" TV show. Edited June 10, 2015 by Railer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 The Mummy in 3D, has been gone for a few years at Wildwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted July 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Apparently Six Flags Over Georgia had the same “Darth Vader” for photos… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted July 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 The C3PO imitation looks closer to the Ralph McQuarrie concept art for the character: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 16 hours ago, GAcoaster said: The C3PO imitation looks closer to the Ralph McQuarrie concept art for the character: That is based on the female robot from Metropolis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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