The Wayback Machine

Junior · January 07, 2011, 05:51:57 AM

I'd love to see those spots where I used to work. Vineyard Restaurant on Main Street, Jim Owens' Float Trip Ride, Flooded Mine, One Mule Swing, Diving Bell. More shots of the remote controlled boats in Lake Silver, the kids playground adjacent to the lake, and the Paid Games area of 1980-1983. Also shots of the River Rat Rowdies Ragtime Show at the Dockside Theater, Courthouse Theater. That should keep you busy for a while. More later!

rubedugans · January 07, 2011, 11:08:34 AM

Alright I will look for a few days on some of those, I know I have a few...you have seen several of them, but I can post some for others enjoyment. Any othe requests are welcomed!

While we are waiting we will look at Lake Silver the first year that Lost River was in place, notice the slight differences on the queue.

rubedugans · January 07, 2011, 11:10:44 AM

Oh By The Way it was 1985...

DollarCityBoy · January 07, 2011, 11:14:15 AM

Where is that picture being taken from? (the one of Lake Silver)

rubedugans · January 07, 2011, 11:20:28 AM

Choo choo. About A-5 on the current SDC map
http://hfeimages.aristotle.net/General/SDC%20Map1221.pdf

sanddunerider · January 07, 2011, 11:26:38 AM

love them. keep them coming when u have time rube. thanks\

rubedugans · January 07, 2011, 11:28:38 AM

Well I've got time right now!!!
Still the old paddy wagon...either we got bigger...or the window got smaller! It was a difference of 5 yrs between the 2 photos!

Andymeets1880s · January 07, 2011, 11:31:58 AM

I'm with Junior regarding the Float Trip. I would love to see some of the different things you passed as you went through it. That is...if you have such pics.

Also, maybe some shots of the FM interior.

rubedugans · January 07, 2011, 11:57:41 AM

Since I have a few handy I will pull some of the Float up today.
Here is a version of the float trip...after the waterfall... that I have also another of the same angle from 1982...I will find that one and post it next.

Andymeets1880s · January 07, 2011, 12:00:33 PM

^^^ That's a great one, Rube! That's what I'm talkin' about!

rubedugans · January 07, 2011, 12:01:47 PM

FOUND IT!!! Thought it would take longer than that! All of the rocks/ water features are the same, and the track even extends across the path...it is just a bit overgrown.

Andymeets1880s · January 07, 2011, 12:07:40 PM

Shots like that make you remember why SDC is such a calm and relaxing place! Heck, SDC could make a yearly calendar with just shots like that! They wouldnt need to throw in pictures of rides and places, just nature type scenery like that!

okiebluegrass · January 07, 2011, 12:15:54 PM

SDCfans.com could sell the calendar and use the proceeds for site maintenance.

Probably some legal reason we couldn't, but it's a great idea IMHO

rubedugans · January 07, 2011, 12:59:01 PM

One more for this series...This might be a stretch, BUt I think I have this one correct...When the plunge was converted, some of the passages were altered. I believe this to be the same passage from the old ride-Today. I did an overlay, and the concrete/ rocks matched very well, and the tracks ran paralell. The water level would need to be raised in the present photo... Notice the tracks spanning across the gap, the rock shelf on the right, as well as the left...Different, yet some large similarities. Again I could be out on a limb, I could be way off!

Junior · January 07, 2011, 06:15:51 PM

About the float trip shots...you are right...view from American Plunge recently is same section as the older shot of the float trip. When the old cave had to be replaced, they did it the cheap way without all the attention to detail the old ride had. If you have some pictures of the float trip scenes along the route I'd love to see them. Thanks for what you have posted...actually, maybe we should thank your dad for taking all those shots long long ago when you were wearing diapers! (LOL)