mrsteele Posted May 26, 2009 Posted May 26, 2009 Well let me figure out how to upload pics on here and I will add some of the original themeing and track.
IndyGuy4KI Posted May 26, 2009 Posted May 26, 2009 Well let me figure out how to upload pics on here and I will add some of the original themeing and track. Add them to photobucket.com, and when you add them to your post click on the Insert image icon and add the url link to the photo.
trevor75 Posted May 26, 2009 Posted May 26, 2009 Wow that brings back memories of standing in line almost three hours to ride this the first year it was open! Thanks for the pics. Oh and I can also see the old Monorail in that first picture. Too sweet!
mrsteele Posted May 26, 2009 Posted May 26, 2009 Yep, I remember waiting 2 hours for that, and timing it from the top of the lift to the brakes, 28 seconds..lol.
sheikra_rocks Posted June 1, 2009 Posted June 1, 2009 Very vaguely do I remember waiting in the extra queue under the station in 1996.... I remember waiting out past the two jets, I thought they were awesome. Also... to see the red... look anywhere where the wheels touch the track, you can see the red paint. However, the red paint is worn too. You can see the actual steel itself if you look hard enough. I would not like to see this ride be taken out... If you sit in the front you get some pretty big swings. Especially on the turn into the break run! NOt only that, I think it is by far the most reliable steel coaster in the park to be honest with you. I say make it floorless.
Wonderland Posted June 1, 2009 Posted June 1, 2009 ^In my opinion riding in those Suspended Arrow cars is one of the best parts of the ride, I don't think it would be as enjoyable without them.
Radar Posted June 1, 2009 Posted June 1, 2009 For me, riding in the very back is the most enjoyable, as the swings are the greatest. I miss the theming. I can understand the removal of the TOP GUN / Paramount theming, but why get rid of the airplanes, radar dish, etc? And is that a guy in a flight suit and helmet in one of those photos?!?!? Did they have ride ops dress up at one time?
I_heart_pki Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 This really makes me want the theming back. the most I can remember is the billboards around the queue. Flight Deck is really in need of some TLC. And I don't mean the channel!
coaster_junky Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 ^In my opinion riding in those Suspended Arrow cars is one of the best parts of the ride, I don't think it would be as enjoyable without them. you know they make suspended swinging cars that don't have a floor.
flightoffear1996 Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 I only waited 30 minutes for it at the most.
coaster_junky Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 http://rcdb.com/ig1435.htm?picture=24 here is a picture of floorless trains
The Interpreter Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 So good to see Rot Fai Hoen Way Ha here. Yes, that was its name...
mrsteele Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Yes, as far as I can remember, the crew did wear flight uniforms just like they did in the movie. All the themeing worked like it was supposed to. Thought I had more pics of the lower deck where the "computers and radars" are/were but I haven't found any yet.
Wonderland Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 ^In my opinion riding in those Suspended Arrow cars is one of the best parts of the ride, I don't think it would be as enjoyable without them. you know they make suspended swinging cars that don't have a floor. I know, but I would rather not have my feet dangling above a mosquito infested ditch, and I love Arrow anything
kingcobra84 Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 My how the view has changed over the years!! Wow Look At King Cobra
KIBOB Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 ^yea, very "john deereish" I never got to ride it, i was too little before they took it out, but did it "run like a deere"?
coaster_junky Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 ^i don't know because i too wasn't tall enought to ride it while it was there, but i remember very clearly setting in my stroller and watching train after train go threw the loop.
Jasper Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 Wow these pics are amazing, I never got to experience the true Top Gun ride so I am tickled to death to see these old pictures. I would still love to see the old pictures from underneath the station. I did not know there were like radars and stuff like that down there though, interesting... Posted from my iPhone!!!
KIfan1980 Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 My how the view has changed over the years!! Wow Look At King Cobra This is a great memories photo - I really miss King Cobra and used to enjoy riding the monorail through the wild animal habitat. But I'm also confused by the photo as I would have bet money (and obviously lost) that the monorails were gone before Top Gun opened (but timeline says it happened in reverse at beginning and end of 1993). This leads me to a couple of questions: - What are the various buildings located in this picture? I'm thinking that the monorail station is the building withe the vertical piece on top above KC station. Assume the white building at left of picture is monorail maintenance/storage. What is the building above KC loop? - Where did the queue for Top Gun start and go? I'd have thought it would be visible in this photo, but can't seem to place it.
TOPGUN1993 Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 The TOPGUN que is just how it is today. Notice the Action Zone restrooms? The entrance for TG would of been to the left of that where is it today. The monorail was closed in 1994. And soon after EXtreme Skyflyer would be added to where the monorail station is in the photo.
KIlover123 Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 My how the view has changed over the years!! Wow Look At King Cobra This is a great memories photo - I really miss King Cobra and used to enjoy riding the monorail through the wild animal habitat. But I'm also confused by the photo as I would have bet money (and obviously lost) that the monorails were gone before Top Gun opened (but timeline says it happened in reverse at beginning and end of 1993). This leads me to a couple of questions: - What are the various buildings located in this picture? I'm thinking that the monorail station is the building withe the vertical piece on top above KC station. Assume the white building at left of picture is monorail maintenance/storage. What is the building above KC loop? - Where did the queue for Top Gun start and go? I'd have thought it would be visible in this photo, but can't seem to place it. im sorry, but when was this taken?(about)
KIfan1980 Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 im sorry, but when was this taken?(about) 1993 was the only year that both Top Gun and Monorail operated together. Top Gun was new for '93, Monorail was gone for '94.
mrsteele Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Yeah, they were taken the year Top Gun opened....I remember driving up the interstate and seeing the billboards announcing it. The old themeing is probably still there...if I remember correctly, they just have the "garage doors" closed blocking the stuff that was there from view and protecting it from the elements. I doubt they would have went through the trouble of removing anything...
Dbfan Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 It was red because it wasnt going to be themed after top Gun, But Paramount bought the park and renamed and painted it for top gun.
The Interpreter Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 It was red because it wasnt going to be themed after top Gun, But Paramount bought the park and renamed and painted it for top gun. Uh...okay...so Paramount swooped in and named it something else? (tee hee)
Recommended Posts