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2 AMUSEMENT TODAY October 2010

With a long, brutally hot summer

finally fading, I find myself looking

forward to the cooler weather and men-

tally tallying up the highs and lows of

this past season. Though Thanksgiving

is not here quite yet, I’m still rather

grateful for a number industry occur-

rences that merit mention.

Two notables both took place at

New York’s Coney Island: the magnificent

Wonder Wheel’s 90th birthday, and the debut of

nearby Luna Park on the old Astroland site. The

former remains a relevant icon thanks to the

care it receives from the Vourderis clan while

the latter’s success is a direct result of Italian

ride manufacturer Zamperla’s desire to bring

the fun back to Coney. Bravo to both!

On the historic front, one of the most

important events was the continuing rebirth

of Pennsylvania’s Conneaut Lake Park high-

lighted by the reintroduction of the Blue Streak

wooden coaster. This happened because a loyal

group of supporters believed that this park

deserved to survive. The Blue Streak finally

opened in September after much hard work and

naysayers saying it couldn’t or even shouldn’t

be saved, that this rare example of an American

traditional amusement park and its sig-

nature attraction weren’t worth saving.

Well, shame on them. Any time a piece

of history is salvaged, we all win.

For the first time in a long while, I made

the trek up north to visit Conneaut. It

was a perfect Sunday in late August. A

cool breeze off the lake was filled with

the raucous sounds of the Penn-Ohio

Polka Festival down by the water. Though

parts of the park still need work, it warmed my

heart to see so many families strolling along the

midway. Despite the Blue Streak’s opening still

more than a week away, a rather lengthy queue

at the ticket booth was a good indication that

perhaps the amusement gods have once more

smiled on this little park by the lake.

And on the flip-side of historical happen-

ings is the saga of the Geauga Lake Big Dipper.

The latest word on this survivor is that since

the anonymous owner was unable to sell the

ride, his decision (as of mid-September) was

to demolish it. Let’s hope the gods mentioned

above step in to shine some love on the Big

Dipper. Like the Blue Streak, it too deserves to

roll once again.

Gary Slade

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Summer's end

Scott Rutherford

Good people will support a charity or cause that they

believe in.

Good people give back in many different ways. Some

will volunteer time, services, or donate needed items, or

they may donate much needed money.

That was the case when Gary and Linda Hays, own-

ers of Cliff’s Amusement Park in Albuquerque, N.M.,

donated $25,000 to the National Roller Coaster Museum

& Archives (NRCMA) to help expand the recently com-

pleted archival and storage facility in Plainview, Texas.

As Gary and Linda said, “The NRCMA has taken the

lead in establishing the early beginnings of a museum for

our amusement industry and we wanted to support their

efforts.”

Don’t let the words ‘Roller Coaster’ in the museum's

name mislead you. The NRCMA has been acquiring far

more than just roller coaster memorabilia. Water rides to

waterslides, dark rides to kiddie rides, patients to neon

signs are all nding their way to the NRCMA.

The NRCMA has much more work to do, many more

collections to go and secure, more equipment to move,

and countless archival interviews to conduct of our aging

industry leaders who know, lived and worked ‘our his-

toric past.' To do this, the NRCMA will need much more

than a $25,000 gift from one good family, one good park.

It’s time for the amusement industry to determine

if it wants to preserve our historic past. If not, then lets

move on to other things. However, if the industry does

support a museum concept – all the better. Let’s move

forward by supporting the NRCMA’s efforts with a real

museum building full of historic artifacts, exhibits and

educational features that both the general public and our

industry employees and professionals can enjoy.

It’s time for the amusement industry to make a

financial decision. Good people like Gary and Linda

Hays made theirs, to support the museum effort.

What’s yours?

—Gary Slade

SEE NRCMA $25,000 DONATION STORY...PAGE 16

It’s time!

Rutherford

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