Last night one of my friends handed me a souvenir book from Great Adventure from 1975. Inside was a park map. I located the log flume and and the Runaway Mine Train. It seems that there are 2 other coasters there as well. One seems to be in the spot around where Batman the Ride is today, the other one looks like it would be around Chiller, near Granny's Chicken. The main entrance is where the boardwalk starts today. That way the maind entrance,carousel, fountain, and Big Wheel are all on the same street. It is very interesting. I was just wondering if anyone could identify these could-be former coasters.
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I'm pretty sure the one by Granny's Chicken was Big Fury. My brother worked at the park in the mid-early 70's, I'll check with him maybe he remembers.
My brother thinks it was a coaster that never opened. He said he remembers something about the cars each having their own motor on them and that the cars had a problem with running into eachother (has anyone ever heard of anything like that?!?).
Gilligan can you scan and post that map? My brother would love it check it out.
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