I finally got to see this suspense thriller from 1977. I first heard about it a few months ago, and being a Roller Coaster geek I REALLY wanted to see it. For the time it was made it was a great movie. It was really cool for me personally to see the scenes at Kings Dominion and see what the park looked like in 1977. The Rebel Yell was my first coaster ever, so seeing that with its original paint job was awesome. It was also interesting to see the lack of now existing rides. The movie also features the Ocean View Park Rocket... a now defunct coaster, and it features the grand opening of the Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It was definitely cool to see that part. I've never been there, but I have watched pov videos of the coaster and it is all overgrown by trees now, but in the movie there is hardly anything around it. A pretty cool movie and a must see for coaster fans.
The movie came out a year after The Revolution opened (in 1976 - get it?) and we Southern Californians were "proud" that our coaster was featured in the movie. The Revolution was the first to have a vertical loop so it was a big deal.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever made it to Cedar Point?
ReplyDeleteI never knew there was a movie
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ReplyDelete@ mark. I've always wanted to go to Magic Mountain, but as of yet money has not allowed :(. You should fly me out there to visit lol.
ReplyDelete@ cubby, never been to CP, but gonna go for my 30th bday
I lived In VA when I was a kid/teen and my family went to Kings Dominion several times. I have great memories of riding the Rebel Yell.
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