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Utah_Showman
Veteran user
Heart of Utah
349 Posts
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Posted: Nov 10, 2011 6:44pm
Behind the Dark of the Dark Scary Rides! Unseen Secrets Inside the Carnival Rides!
http://www.sideshowworld.com/10-SP1/MC/Oconnell-4.html
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rossmacrae
Inner circle
Arlington, Virginia
2182 Posts
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Posted: Nov 10, 2011 9:46pm
Fabulous! Many of these photos make me think of what I most remember about these "old-school" dark rides: the (only semi-)dark, the smell of creosote and electric motors, the "thump" of doors as the next car came in or the previous one went out ... great!
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bluemagic
Regular user
155 Posts
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Posted: Feb 11, 2012 10:54pm
I love the classic
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critter
Inner circle
Spokane, WA
2334 Posts
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Posted: Feb 12, 2012 3:16pm
Nice.
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Jim Hand
Regular user
Ocala,Fl.
129 Posts
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Posted: Feb 12, 2012 8:57pm
Fantastic photos...brings back a lot of memories of summers painting on the boardwalks...I was there ftom 58-73 and painted MANY rides of this type, both the fronts and the inside walls. Quite often on slow days I would be inside working while the ride was operating...and sometimes I just couldn't resist touching someone on the shoulder or head as they rode by....since I was pretty hidden by the darkness, it would SCARE the living hell out of them...just one of the things you do when you're young.
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Mr. Pitts
Special user
David Pitts
874 Posts
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Posted: Feb 12, 2012 10:12pm
They got a little EXTRA scare for their money. You were doing them a favor Jim.
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