Joe Muscato
Joe Muscato
amusement closed decline flying places popularity rides taken
There was no real decline in popularity for the Flying Turns. In fact, they were some of the most popular rides at any amusement park. Unfortunately, most of the places that had them are now closed or had them taken out.
far hard mid modern par project ride running safety standards
We'd really like to have it up and running by mid summer, but with a project like this it's very hard to say. Not only do we have to reconstruct this ride of old times but we have to have it up to par as far as modern safety standards go.
bend blueprints breaking bringing correctly course detailed materials notes territory together wood
We're pretty much breaking new territory here. Because this is such an old ride, there aren't many detailed blueprints left. There are no notes on how to correctly bend the wood for the course or what other materials they used to use. We're really bringing a lot together for this project.