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Oh! I grew up at the Great Southeastern Fair every year at Lakewood Fairgrounds, East Point, Ga. (greater Atlanta area). Our old roller coaster built in 1915 was all wooden. Talk about rickety and scary!
It was demolished in Smokey and The Bandit in 1977.
I tried to find a photo but couldn't
Here's a youtube. Speed ahead to the 1:35/40 point and you'll see it if you're interested. Hmm


Last time I was visited Lakewood Fairgrounds now a concert venue was in 2004 to see what is left of the Grateful Dead. grin
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Don't forget (like as if...) the anniversary of this...
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Originally Posted by Phil Hoskins
This was my first rollercoaster, the Pike in Long Beach.
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Scary, noisy, jerk and shake ride that I was sure led to death.

And then I wanted to get on again.


That's the one I was talking about!


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Originally Posted by Greger
I rode a Wild Mouse carnival ride about 50 years ago joe, it was a rickety scary old thing, partly wood and partly metal, looked like it was going to collapse any minute.


Ocean City (MD) had a Wild Mouse, but it paled in comparison with the double Ferris Wheel.


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Originally Posted by Greger
I rode a Wild Mouse carnival ride about 50 years ago joe, it was a rickety scary old thing, partly wood and partly metal, looked like it was going to collapse any minute.
The Wild Mouse at Savin Rock was steel. If you look at the the layout plans, you'll see a number of rather sharp curves and not the 90 degree angle (it felt like one)that I remember from my childhood. There were two turns that produced the accidents with the car going off the tracks into the drink. The accidents just seemed to attract more kids.

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Originally Posted by olyve
Here's a youtube. Speed ahead to the 1:35/40 point and you'll see it if you're interested.
Looks very similar to the one that I grew up on. What a ride! I remember telling my somewhat apprehensive cousin that if we sat in the first car that we wouldn't feel the results as much.

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I rode a Wild Mouse carnival ride about 50 years ago joe, it was a rickety scary old thing, partly wood and partly metal, looked like it was going to collapse any minute.


Ocean City (MD) had a Wild Mouse, but it paled in comparison with the double Ferris Wheel.
Ocean City is great. Did they have that large stuffed shark on display that someone caught when you were there?

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One amusement park attraction that really scared the crap out of me was the Wax Museum. Wow!

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