Complete adult ride list for Shady Lake in its final season (if I recall properly):
* Scrambler
* Paratrooper (non-hydraulic model- not a Euclid Beach ride)
* Wild Mouse (also not a Euclid Beach ride)
* Flying Scooters
* Coffee Break
* Dodgems
* Rotor (which had an absolutely immense, three-level observation area)
* Turnpike
* Sleepy Hollow Railroad
There were also several kids rides from Euclid Beach (my favorite being the kiddie whip), a mini-golf course, a food stand which sold the Humphrey products and their "Frozen Whip", and one of the coolest game rooms I ever saw. Nothing but those old classic games from the old days. They had skee-ball, but there were no tickets awarded, a very fresh bowling game, and all sorts of classic pinball machines, golf and baseball games, fortune tellers, etc.
I had heard that the park closed due to internal family problems. I could be wrong, though. It's a shame it had to go. It was a fun and inexpensive way to spend a weekend afternoon, while bringing back memories of Euclid Beach for my folks.
Oh, and since I was WAY off topic, my first coaster ride was the now-defunct Little Dipper at Geauga Lake. My first major coaster was the Double Loop at Geauga Lake. Sorry..... I miss Shady Lake!
ray p.
(Oops- I forgot.... the park also had an Eli Bridge Ferris Wheel and a Sellner Tilt-A-Whirl, both of which were from the later years of Euclid Beach)
*** This post was edited by Villain on 2/9/00. ***