Thank you SO MUCH...I LOVED IT!! WE had a replica of the New York Cyclone in Houston, TX, called the Texas Cyclone. It was a mirror image reversal of the original Cyclone. Yes, it was a very good ride...but very rough (!!)... and I got all bruised-up the first time that I rode it. I don't think that the seats were cushioned enough like the original Cyclone. My absolute favorite roller coaster was in Houston at Playland Park called "Coaster." It was a 110 ft. tall, out-and-back coaster. I first rode it when I was 12 years old, and it scared the "s###" out of me, but...I LOVED IT!!! It was non-operational in 1962, and the park was destroyed a few years later. At least I have the memories...and today is my birthday. 😂
I've believe that this same dedication was contributed to the Thunderbolt and Tornado Rollercoaster probably would still be a landmark for Coney Island 😢😢😢
Awesome video, love the CYCLONE. It's hands down the best dam coaster ever. Best described as being in a car accident, it's that rough (love it)! I also saw the Wonder Wheel with it's carriage lights on, that was great too. Unfortunately I never got to experience Steeplechase, but the Parachute Jump is still there and waiting to come back to life one day (here's hoping). Long live New York, long live Coney Island.. "America's Playground"
This was the special I missed on TV! Thanks for posting! Funny that it aired the same year the movie RollerCoaster was released in theaters. And as of my comment, in three years, it will turn 100!! You go Cyclone!! 🙌🏻🎢🙌🏻
Thank you so very much for this excellent, atmospheric time-capsule. I love the Cyclone, and I love the '70s, so I couldn't ask for more! It's really well done, bravo!
Great video Mike! I'm glad I stumbled across it a while back.I am the sign painter who painted the cars every year so this Video was a real treat! Thanks again!
Actually, I painted it. Tommy was nice enough to send me this link. Amazing to see this 40 years later. Would you happen to have the old footage that wasn't in the final edit??
Great film, Mike! I watched it last year and thought of it today and watched it again. I love the characters and the clothes and the ride of course (but I wouldn't go on it! I'm like the woman who said "I like my stomach in one piece!")
Hello Arthur! I am so glad that you have been able to see the film again after all these years. Your creative contribution genuinely makes the film so special as a near-perfect time capsule. I hope this finds you well. Blessings of health, happiness and peace to you, your family and those close to you.
How I wish that they left the lap bars on the trains as they were then, as the addition of the secondary bar makes the seating way too tight. Painful even. If you're on the heavier side you are literally going to be forced into the locking position by 2 employees pressing down on either side in order to lock the bar against you. The ride existed for decades without the secondary bar, why change it ???
No other roller coaster or amusement ride has ever generated this kind of love! CYCLONE is so important ! May she run forever!
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Thank you SO MUCH...I LOVED IT!!
WE had a replica of the New York Cyclone in Houston, TX, called the Texas Cyclone. It was a mirror image reversal of the original Cyclone. Yes, it was a very good ride...but very rough (!!)... and I got all bruised-up the first time that I rode it. I don't think that the seats were cushioned enough like the original Cyclone.
My absolute favorite roller coaster was in Houston at Playland Park called "Coaster." It was a 110 ft. tall, out-and-back coaster. I first rode it when I was 12 years old, and it scared the "s###" out of me, but...I LOVED IT!!! It was non-operational in 1962, and the park was destroyed a few years later. At least I have the memories...and today is my birthday. 😂
I've believe that this same dedication was contributed to the Thunderbolt and Tornado Rollercoaster probably would still be a landmark for Coney Island 😢😢😢
Awesome video, love the CYCLONE. It's hands down the best dam coaster ever. Best described as being in a car accident, it's that rough (love it)! I also saw the Wonder Wheel with it's carriage lights on, that was great too. Unfortunately I never got to experience Steeplechase, but the Parachute Jump is still there and waiting to come back to life one day (here's hoping). Long live New York, long live Coney Island.. "America's Playground"
This was the special I missed on TV! Thanks for posting! Funny that it aired the same year the movie RollerCoaster was released in theaters. And as of my comment, in three years, it will turn 100!! You go Cyclone!!
🙌🏻🎢🙌🏻
Thank you so very much for this excellent, atmospheric time-capsule. I love the Cyclone, and I love the '70s, so I couldn't ask for more! It's really well done, bravo!
Thanks Allan!
Lovely film! It really captures a bit of history.
+Jim Sharkey Thanks Jim!
Great video Mike! I'm glad I stumbled across it a while back.I am the sign painter who painted the cars every year so this Video was a real treat! Thanks again!
Thanks Tommy! Did you paint the 50th anniversary cars that appear in the film? I enjoyed highlighting the sign painter's art?
I have been painting the cyclone only for 5 years!
Actually, I painted it. Tommy was nice enough to send me this link. Amazing to see this 40 years later. Would you happen to have the old footage that wasn't in the final edit??
I was the Painter between you and Tommy..LOL :D 1994-2008
@@Petrosino1605 Hay man send me an e mail do you have any photos of your work?
Thank You So Much for posting this!!!
Great film, Mike! I watched it last year and thought of it today and watched it again. I love the characters and the clothes and the ride of course (but I wouldn't go on it! I'm like the woman who said "I like my stomach in one piece!")
No one recognised a very young Mike Boodley(GCI)...
Great film by Mike Edwards….Our band - Avatar- did the sounds track song "Cyclone-Take me Higher". Its starts at 9:04
Hello Arthur! I am so glad that you have been able to see the film again after all these years. Your creative contribution genuinely makes the film so special as a near-perfect time capsule. I hope this finds you well. Blessings of health, happiness and peace to you, your family and those close to you.
Love that song, it should be on Spotify!!
How I wish that they left the lap bars on the trains as they were then, as the addition of the secondary bar makes the seating way too tight. Painful even. If you're on the heavier side you are literally going to be forced into the locking position by 2 employees pressing down on either side in order to lock the bar against you. The ride existed for decades without the secondary bar, why change it ???
Man this music is depressing