Help me identify this defunct coaster

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Crashmando said:
Also you guys are saying there is 3 sets of tracks in the turn around. I think the lower one is actually the second track in the back round not a 3rd one!

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I considered that, but I blew it up in Photoshop and you can clearly see the other (back) side of each lower section of track. Each level has a very clear entry and exit from the turnaround, there's definately three levels of track.

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that pic could have been taking at a park that had a coaster that was SBNO and then someone bought it and got it running again!

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Absolutely correct, which is what rules out rides like CTR and Lagoon's Coaster (besides the whole three turnarounds thing)

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Plus its on the turn around which could be back off the beat path so not much landscape upkeep could have been done.

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I could possibly agree with that, except for the placement of what I think is a bench and what looks like an old food stand. It could just be a graveyard of an operating park, but the signs suggest defunct midway to me.

I know that Flyer Comet was pretty much ruled out, but just to satisfy my own curiosity, I did find this pic of that coaster... http://www.rowan.edu/earth/denton/COASTERS/Photos/Whalom/ne-whalom-comet_reflection.jpg

Definately ruling that one out. However, while searching for a pic of Flyer comet, I came across several shots of Waholm after it had closed. While only being close for a short time, it had the look of a park that had been abandoned for several years. After lookint at the pics of Waholm, I believe that it is hard to tell just low long that the park in question was shut down.

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Crashmando said:
Also you guys are saying there is 3 sets of tracks in the turn around. I think the lower one is actually the second track in the back round not a 3rd one!

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I had thought that too... but looking at the curve of the bottom track, it appears to be in the same direction as the "middle track". Also, looking at its position in amongs the supports actually makes it look like it is underneath the "middle track". If you look closely, there is actually a "fourth track" on the pic... hardly visible between the "middle" track and the "lower track", pretty well hidden by super structure. I believe that this is actually the return of the "middle" track.

This is probably the most interesting thread i have had a part of since i have been with coasterbuzz.

This pic is a mystery and i think we need to challenge each other to come up with the answer instead of getting technical about the pic. Better yet let's point each other in the right direction for the answer.

I agree darien...I've been searching hundreds of defunct coasters and parks and have yet to come up with anything. The flowing curve on the top level there is so unique, and will definetely be the sign to spot it.

I went through about 100 of the three hundred defunct parks on rcdb, figuring this would be a good way to try. I've already checked all of the ACE coaster classics and defunct woodies.

Anyone know of a site dedicated to classic woodies? I've only found a few, and their resources are limited.

Its like a game of Rollercoaster Clue.

I agree Darien. Harry anyway we can get any more info at all. Any more pics of this coaster? I think CB should get a hard pic of a coaster and do a monthly guess this coaster thing.

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darienlakefan said:

This pic is a mystery and i think we need to challenge each other to come up with the answer instead of getting technical about the pic.

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But we do have to get technical about the pic to a point.

For instance... Is the third track a track or just an illusion of the pic. Important because if it is a third track, that knocks out a lot of coasters.

Also... The curved edges of the pic... How common is that now days? I haven't seen curved edges since the 1980's, perhaps early 1990's.

The angle of the shot... it appears that the coaster is on higher ground than the position of the photographer.

The trees... There are woods near by, at least a stand of trees... so that would rule out any over grown parks such as Chippawa Lake. However, were those trees there when the coaster was running? Who knows. All depends on how long it has been SBNO... could have grown up in the mean time depending on the type of trees (some grow faster than others).

Another important thing... is that the actuall image or a reverse image? With photos, especially photos that have been transfered to print or on line, they can be reveresed and we could be looking at a mirror image of the actual coaster.

I don't see a fourth level on the turn but I definitely see three.

I agree...I enjoy the mystery of this thread ;)

mOOSH

The fourth track I mentioned was not a fourth level, but what I think is the return of the Middle level... which means that the "lower" level, is actually the lower level, and not the return of the "Middle" level that Crashmando suggested (There is a dark line that can be seen running basically parallel to the Middle and Lower track which I think is actually the "back" of the coaster, or the continuation of the middle track toward the center of the coaster).

Didn't mean to suggest 4 layers of tracks, just four sections of track vissible... 3 on the photographer's side of the coaster and one (the continuation of the middle track) on the back side of the coaster. Sorry for adding any more confusion to an already confusing mystery.

The website is for a company in Rock Hill, SC. Are there any defunt parks in the area? Has anyone been here:

http://www.rcdb.com/locationdetail970.htm

and ridden this:

http://www.rcdb.com/installationdetail2532.htm

mOOSH

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Mamoosh said:
The website is for a company in Rock Hill, SC. Are there any defunt parks in the area? Has anyone been here:

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Mamoosh, I uploaded that photo on Walker Electrics (Rock Hill, SC) ftp site. I did that website for him some time ago and it basically isn't even used. The coaster is definately not in that area I can assure.

I give you credit for digging enough to find that though :)

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Mamoosh said:
The website is for a company in Rock Hill, SC. Are there any defunt parks in the area? Has anyone been here:

http://www.rcdb.com/locationdetail970.htm

and ridden this:

http://www.rcdb.com/installationdetail2532.htm

mOOSH

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I highly doubt its The 'These United States' coaster-it says they tore it down to build an Albertsons in 1986, therefore it wouldn't have had a chance to grow over like it did.

The curve on the top turnaround here looks awfully similar...

http://www.defunctparks.com/parks/NY/rockaway/rockaway.htm

Slowmotion:

The Rockaway Atom Smasher was in a residential neighborhood in New York City,there really isn't much trees or foliage around the turnaround. I actually visited the site of this coaster and all that is there is a bunch of houses no sign of Rockaway's.

You know, this may be a tad bit off-topic, but in my search for this coaster I've managed to stumble onto this site:

http://www.defunctparks.com/parks/parks.htm

I'm sure a lot of you know about it, but it was new to me...and there is a lot of great info about defunct parks there. (with awesome photos to boot).

This topic has mustered up a new fascination with old amusement parks/rides.

Defunctparks has been around a long time slowmotion. It was probably one of the first park related sites I found on the net. The only bad thing is they don't update it much (if any) anymore.

As for that coaster I'm stumped. I have no guesses at all. It kinda reminds me of somthing Vernan Keenan could have designed with the 3 layers of track but other than that I'm clueless.

In that picture is that a small service enterance to the center of the ride? I can't tell. The only other thing that could help name that coaster it the way the top layer drops slightly then levels out just before it goes behind that tree.

Harry, was there any reason for uploading that pic onto their site. Did someone want it thrown in somplace on that site you made, or was it somthing you just did to put your mark on the site? If you still have contact with the people that wanted it maybe they know what it is/ was.

Could it be the Jet Coaster at Rocky Glenn? The park closed in '87 and was torn down later. Here's a link to Defunct Park's webpage.

Roller Gator... the pic you linked to is not a defunct coaster. That's CTR at the Puyallap Fair. So is the pic above it.

-Escher

The coaster is the "Jet" from Olympic Park in Irvington, NJ. The park closed in 1965, and the coaster remained until its demolition in 1969. After looking through the book on the park, I am almost 100% positive it is this particular ride! The coaster had a shallow first drop followed by a fan curve to the left, and had three layers of track. The roller coaster was originally designed by John Miller and bulit by George Baker of the Philadelphia Tobaggan Co. in 1926 as the Whirlwind. The ride was reprofiled as the Jack Rabbit in 1937. A hurricane in November of 1950 destroyed the coaster, and it was rebuilt and redesigned as the Jet.

Yea i found that page earlier. I looked at every single link to a defunct park with pictures. Every one in evry state and found nothing that resemble our "Mystery Coaster" I did find the one from NY and it did look similar but after everyones comments about it i guess that its not. Im still stumped..

Also, where is that bench evryone talks about. Is it in the foreground of the picture. If so that wood looks more like palets. Also you can also see some sort of curb at the very bottom

And as for the coaster access, yea that does look like it was built in to get inside the structure easier