Hersheypark takes home 4 Brass Ring awards
Congratulations to Hersheypark for picking up a few Brass Ring awards at IAAPA 2017!
Category: Amusement parks
Sky Fun 1, Inc.
Sky Fun 1, Inc., was a company based in Longmont, Colorado. They are best known for the SkyCoaster at various parks.
Funny in the papers
A Ben Schiff Wild Mouse was purchased by Kennywood Park in 1958.
CTEC, Incorporated
Cable Transportation Engineering Company, Incorporated, (CTEC) was a chairlift manufacturing company formed in in 1977.
Moon Rocker at Knoebels | 1954 – c1958
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Randall A. Duell
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Knoebels flood waters
On Sunday, July 23, 2017, much of Central Pennsylvania received an unusual amount of rain in a very short time.Continue Reading
UMI in the mid-1970s
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UMI’s California minirail systems
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An Introduction to Monorail and Metro
In this series about various monorail systems, there are two monorails with a close relationship between the history of bothContinue Reading