warnerleroy Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 cochran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daved Thomson Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 QUESTION #214: After taking a trip to the real Oktoberfest in Munich Germany, he decided that a Bavarian festival would be a good idea for the slower fall months at Great Adventure. Who was he? Either Larry B. Cochran, Allen Krantz, or Bob Kochane (not sure of the spelling of his last name). If I can have only one guess, it would have to be Cochran. Daved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 ^&^^ ANSWER: "Upon visting the 1979 Munich event, Six Flags Great Adventure General Manager, Larry Cochran, saw the atmosphere of the New Jersey family entertainment center as a natural environment for recreating the best of an Oktoberfest. 'The rides and attractions, our natural wooded setting, and the feeling of family togetherness are already here,' says Cochran." - 1980 SFGA Press Release OKTOBEFEST: AN AMUSEMENT TRADITION. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 QUESTION #215: What are the three oldest rides to have operated at Great Adventure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daved Thomson Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 QUESTION #215: What are the three oldest rides to have operated at Great Adventure? I would have to say... Antique Carousel The Big Wheel The Sky Ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Two out of three correct... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 The runaway train is the 3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up_Up_and_Away Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 The phrasing of the question makes me think its the three oldest to have EVER operated at the park... not necessarily still there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 oh ya, musik express, it wasnt brand new when it came to the park, it came over from the worlds fair with the sky ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up_Up_and_Away Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 You may want to consult your copies of the book... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkRider Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 The bumper cars The Sky Ride The Carousel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Nope...there's a ride everyone forgets about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulieGBones Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 The Carousel. The Sky Ride. The Gondola ride. (Not sure of the official name. It was located where the boardwalk is now and was built around the same time as the carousel.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Ding ding ding!!! ANSWER: The Carousel is the oldest, the Gondola was the second oldest and the Skyride is the next oldest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 QUESTION #216:There's a coaster at GA that has held a record among all Six Flags parks since it opened (even those with similar coasters). Which coaster is it and what is that record? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southview2 Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Is it?.... Medusa/Bizarro? First floorless coaster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Nope, it's not a record for the first of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulieGBones Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Rolling Thunder. The only dual/racing coaster with side by side trackage of different configurations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkRider Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Kingda Ka for beeing the tallest and fastest? (That is out of more than just Six Flags parks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Nope and nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) GASM, for the 136 foot first loop Edited April 14, 2010 by gafreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Nope (Viper at SFMM beat it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CablesEric Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Viper, for being short, painful and despised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 No, but good guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av8r296 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 GASM for the most inversions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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