Strolling down Memory Lane at PKI

Maybe I'll show my age but doesn't anyone else remember the canoes you would paddle around an "island"...I believe they were in the area where The Beast is now located.

The Giant Slide of course, the one the Banana Splits tried to run up. And yes, the canoe's, thats where Mike lost his plans. Well, Mike didn't, one of the kids did. :)

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Hey Bubba, The Bat was awesome. It had wicked turns and awesome length. It had two lift hills and you just swooped all over the area. It is a shame the technology wasn't quite there yet. It would be a heck of a ride today.

Chris

I completely agree, I rode The Bat several times and believe it was one of the most wicked coasters I've ever been on. I would much rather it still be there than the Vortex any day!

Ok, get ready for a book!

KI Memories:

Let's start out in front of the park:

* The parks name written in topiaires
* The split level public picnic grove
* When the tram service was superior
* Seperate season pass gate
* Season pass processing being in a portable trailer

International Street:

* International Restaurant (Though I had dinner there just last October.....)
* Package check rooms instead of coin op lockers
* A full walk in Ice Cream parlor instead of a walk up window
* The German building being a labyrinth of small rooms instead of a big giant shop
* The Dragon game
* The 50' Deck of the Tower being open
* When International Showplace had 3 different shows during the day
* The Fotozines stand
* The Aqua Arena Dolphin Show

Wild Animal Habitiat:

* The Safari
* The monorail ride
* The pink flamingos
* The petting zoo
* The Screamin Demon
* the Congo Cooler's stand
* The Enyclopedia Stand

Oktoberfest
*Bavarian Beetle
*Bayern Kurve
*Der Spinnen Keggers (Beer Barrel themed spin ride)
* The Flying Dutchman (wooden shoes)
* Skyride
* the corndog stand
* The bridge accross oktoberfest lake
* The Ferris Wheel
* the Rotor
* The Lazer Maze game. (Big spaceship,with a shoot-em-up game that you actually walked inside and through)
* When the Festhaus had live shows!!!!!!!!
* When the festhaus had murals on the walls
* When the Festhaus served German food

Coney Mall:
* The Tumblebug
* The Skylab I
* The Skylab II
* The 20th Aniversary Exhibit
* Racer with buzz bars
* Racer with both trains going forwards
* Racer with art deco train fronts
* Racer with skid brakes
* Fascination
* Soundtracks Recording Studio
* The old Dodgems
* The Cuddle Up
* When the arcade had a bunch of old time arcade games
* When the arcade had pinball
* When the Lunch Basket had serving windows in the rear for the patio
* When the Spirit of 76 (Flying Eagles) was in the middle of Coney
* The final dip on Racer
* When Outer Limits had OTSR (Change is good at times)
* When the Giant Slide was in Coney
* When the skeeball building was actually all skeeball
* The Stadium of Skill shooting gallery
* The Brass Ring Smorgasboard
* Haley's Comet
* Flight Disaster (I meant Commander)
* Cinema 180
* Zodiac
* When the mall ended at the Vortex Entracne
* When the mall ended at the Antique Cars
* Two antique Car Rides
* Roving brass bands!
* roving Jugglers
* Clown Band
* The Bat (Otheriwse known as "Sorry Closed" every time I tried to ride!)

Rivertown:
* Canoe Ride
* Nature Trail
* When the Beast arcade had Skeeball
* The Beast snack bar, with FOOD and ICCEES
* Beast Lake
* Beast with Buzz Bars
* Beast with 4 bench cars
* The original Beast entrance and exit ramps
* When those big obnoxious hills be Beast were stairways
* The Kayak Pool display
* The Keelboat ride
* The Reds Dugout Shop
* The Chicago Style Hotdog Stand
* Being able to go inside the train station
* The Mexican Food Stand
* When there was an arcade next to Wings
* The Moccasin Store (General Store), with the candle factory and all
* Boat Tag
* Water Wars
* Mopkins
* Wheel of Fortune
* The shortcut from the top of Rivertown to Aqua Arena via a bridge over Swan Lake (STEEP!)

Hana Barbera Land:
* Enchated Voyage
* Smurf's Enchanted Voyage
* The Arbor
* The Blue Elephant
* Scrappy's Slide
* Skyride's other station
* The puppet tree
* Ball Crawl ( the park had three different ones over time)
* Sunshine Turnpike
* The Marathon Twin Turnpike
* House of Cards
* The jungle Gym (They had two of these over time)
* Witch's Cauldron
* The Beastie as Scooby Doo
* Scooby Doo with no tunnel
* Smurf Ice Cream

General:

* Beer and soft drinks stands all over the park
* Workers in Themed Costumes
* When the lands had very vivid themes with everything down to the grabage cans being themed.








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David Bowers
Mayor, Coasterville