Hi Jim, Now, that's a couple of names I haven't heard in a long while. I miss Geauga Lake Park as I use to go there every summer as a kid. I believe that is where Six Flags is today if I'm not mistaken.
On 10/8/14, Jim Kitchen <j...@kitchensinc.net> wrote: > Hi Nicol, > > Yes, probably not too safe if people can kick other's swing and send it out > of control. I don't remember ever seeing a swing ride like that. > > When they were still open, I also used to go to the Euclid Beach park and > the Geauga Lake park. They had this ride that from the side looked like a > butterfly. Well a bunch of butterflies hanging from cables almost like a > marry go round. It went pretty fast. The front wing was actually a wind > rudder. So you turned it to the left and turned in towards the center. > Turn it right and fly out away from the center. If you kept up doing it in > rhythm, you could get flying out and up pretty high. Actually so high that > your butterfly would fall in and bounce on the cable. Of course the ride > operator would yell at you and tell you not to do that. And you flew so > close to the roof of a picnic area pavilion that it looked like you were > going to hit it's roof. > > I still love amusement parks, water land parks and the medieval fairs, but > have not had the opportunity to go for a couple of years. > > BFN > > Jim > > Diagonally parked in a parallel universe. > > j...@kitchensinc.net > http://www.kitchensinc.net > (440) 286-6920 > Chardon Ohio USA > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
