flyers coming to my town

> : yay! hopefully, since it's in California, they won't gimp it.
>
> Hmmm...8 tubs. Means it's probably Larson, which means that between
> the ridiculous seat belt arrangement (=lousy capacity) and the heavy
> tubs, it is probably pre-gimped. Sorry.
>
> The Larson rides are not awful, but they compare poorly to the 10-tub
> Bish-Rocco versions. I should also note that the 10-tub Premier Rides
> version at Idlewild rides an awful lot like the Bish-Rocco version, but
> in deference to posted NOTAMs[Footnote 1], I didn't really give the ride
> much of a work-out. The local TFRs[Footnote 2] precluded the kind of
> flying to which I became accustomed at Kings Island.

Who made Compounce's?

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On Apr 10, 1:33 am, "Wolf" <bill.buss...@> wrote:
> > : yay! hopefully, since it's in California, they won't gimp it.
>
> > Hmmm...8 tubs. Means it's probably Larson, which means that between
> > the ridiculous seat belt arrangement (=lousy capacity) and the heavy
> > tubs, it is probably pre-gimped. Sorry.
>
> > The Larson rides are not awful, but they compare poorly to the 10-tub
> > Bish-Rocco versions. I should also note that the 10-tub Premier Rides
> > version at Idlewild rides an awful lot like the Bish-Rocco version, but
> > in deference to posted NOTAMs[Footnote 1], I didn't really give the ride
> > much of a work-out. The local TFRs[Footnote 2] precluded the kind of
> > flying to which I became accustomed at Kings Island.
>
> Who made Compounce's?
>
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Compounce's structure is an early Bisch-Rocco with a long history..

It was first installed at West View Park (Pittsburgh) in the late
'30s. Then spent time at Idora Park (78 - 84) and as the Phantom
Phylers (Kennywood - 1995 season) before moving to Lake Compounce in
1997.

The tubs are not original equipment - but were manufactured by BR.
They were replaced sometime before the late 70s. We have pictures
showing the current tubs at Idora.

Chris

>> > The Larson rides are not awful, but they compare poorly to the 10-tub
>> > Bish-Rocco versions. I should also note that the 10-tub Premier Rides
>> > version at Idlewild rides an awful lot like the Bish-Rocco version, but
>> > in deference to posted NOTAMs[Footnote 1], I didn't really give the
>> > ride
>> > much of a work-out. The local TFRs[Footnote 2] precluded the kind of
>> > flying to which I became accustomed at Kings Island.
>>
>> Who made Compounce's?

> Compounce's structure is an early Bisch-Rocco with a long history..
>
> It was first installed at West View Park (Pittsburgh) in the late
> '30s. Then spent time at Idora Park (78 - 84) and as the Phantom
> Phylers (Kennywood - 1995 season) before moving to Lake Compounce in
> 1997.
>
> The tubs are not original equipment - but were manufactured by BR.
> They were replaced sometime before the late 70s. We have pictures
> showing the current tubs at Idora.
>
> Chris

Any idea why the drive and rotary mechanisms are different than the others?

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Wolf <bill.bussone@> wrote:
: >> > The Larson rides are not awful, but they compare poorly to the 10-tub
: >> > Bish-Rocco versions. I should also note that the 10-tub Premier Rides
: >> > version at Idlewild rides an awful lot like the Bish-Rocco version, but
: >> > in deference to posted NOTAMs[Footnote 1], I didn't really give the
: >> > ride
: >> > much of a work-out. The local TFRs[Footnote 2] precluded the kind of
: >> > flying to which I became accustomed at Kings Island.
: >>
: >> Who made Compounce's?
:
: > Compounce's structure is an early Bisch-Rocco with a long history..
: >
: > It was first installed at West View Park (Pittsburgh) in the late
: > '30s. Then spent time at Idora Park (78 - 84) and as the Phantom
: > Phylers (Kennywood - 1995 season) before moving to Lake Compounce in
: > 1997.
: >
: > The tubs are not original equipment - but were manufactured by BR.
: > They were replaced sometime before the late 70s. We have pictures
: > showing the current tubs at Idora.
: >
: > Chris
:
: Any idea why the drive and rotary mechanisms are different than the others?

Good question for Chris, but *my* guess is that it was an in-house
hydraulic conversion done by one of the owners. It looks a lot like
the hydraulic drive used on some Paratroopers.

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On Apr 10, 11:56 pm, Steven Wilson <eze...m> wrote:
> Mark Rosenzweig wrote:
>
> -- snip --
>
> > Maybe a bit cynical here (yeah, right- me?), but the older I get, the
> > more I just don't understand how people have spare time to put effort
> > (if you even want to call it that) into things like this.
>
> Is that why the flume ride site never came to be?
>

Pretty much.

-Mark