Dave Parker : "Fly With The Phoenix" Music Video
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- An original musical tribute by Dave Parker to "The Phoenix" roller coaster at Knoebel's Amusement Resort in Elysburg, PA. In 1985, the giant structure was relocated to Knoebel's from the defunct Playland Park in San Antonio, TX, where it had been known as "The Rocket".
Literally the greatest wood coaster in the world.
👍This should be in the Knoebels history museum. Hope this history lesson footage is never lost' 🙂
Come on Knoebels! Play this everywhere near the Pheonix. It's like a love song to the best roller coaster!
Still waiting for knoebels to appreciate this gem again.
My youngest son loves this coaster. It was his first. I still think knoebels should at the least acknowledge this song in the coal museum area.
This video was made in 1988, with footage shot a short time after the move. Thanks for watching!
np
They maybe a movie
It was moved in 1985
@@shovawnboehm4054 oh I thought it said movie I was like nice but the history of this is so cool
I cannot believe I ran across this video. I didn't even know it existed. Thank you Dave, how amazing. Talk about reaching right into my memory and heart! I am from San Antonio & the Rocket was my childhood! Every Saturday as a little girl my dad would take me to Playland park and we would ride that coaster again & again. Like the Park, he has been gone many years, but to find this video & song means more than you know! I hope one day to visit the Phoenix and ride down memory lane! Thank you!
Have you been to Knoebels yet? 2021
Thanks for posting this. We used to ride the Rocket at Playland whenever we went to concerts in San Antonio. Playland was already pretty much dead in the early 70's but the Rocket was still going strong. I don't remember what it cost, .50 or .75 maybe, but it was a tradition to hit the rollercoaster 2 or 3 times before going to the shows. thanks again
Do you happen to have any pictures of it at Playland? I rode it at Knobles during Coaster Con recently, I'd love to see what it looked like at it's original home. BTW at that event we got to speak with people like John Fetterman who were involved with moving it, most of the structural wood is original, being that it was constructed from hardwood that came from scrapped WW2 battleships. Of course the track has bern replaced numerous times because a more pliable wood is necessary for shaping the track properly, but it's the same wood in the support structure and the same mechanical parts you remember from playland.
They should play this song in the line for getting on.
rither
what a ride that's all i have to say. best wooden coaster I've ever bin on. they say boulder dash is better i don't think so. this has all the good elements of a coaster. good tunnel, bunny hops, airtime, and the killer first drop. it also has old fashion lap bars which allow you to fly. like what he is talking about in this song. i nearly flew into the car behind me with my hands up on this ride. that's how strong the air time is on this monster.
i was saced
Phoenix is the reigning Golden Ticket Award winner for Best Wooden Coaster as of Memorial Day weekend 2022. She has held that status since 2018.
It’s not all about being the tallest or the fastest
Knoebles rocks
I'd like to visit Knoebels too someday along with the Hershy Park and choc factory.I've not been in that western part of Pa.tho.They say Knoebels has the best food of any American amusement park.
I may be 15 years late, but you gotta get the pierogies by the roast beef stand. It will clog your arteries but it’s worth it.
@@leosamontesdad I did manage to get to Knoebels twice!! The 1st time was about 14 years ago then about 6 years ago to ride the new Flying Turns.We rode the Twister on the 1st visit.I ate the German platter twice too,loved the brats and haluski.We ever met Dick Knoebels and told him we had driven from our state to there,it took us 8 hrs.He was shocked!!! 😂
This song is perfect for knobels wow
I rode The Phoenix for the first time about a month ago. That ending has to be one of the best endings on any coaster, it's kinda like the finale of Steel Vengence except Phoenix has a buzbar.
Phoenix > El Toro
I’m not biased
omg i love his song
Imagine riding this and just seeing a guy playing a guitar along the side of the track lol
yep
Lol
The Phoenix is an awesome coaster and I always sing this song when climbing the hill before the first drop.
This video has 15,000 views and at least 1,000 of those are me.
Unfortunately I never got to ride the Rocket in San Antonio, and I my parents took me to Playland park multiple times. The Park was right down the rode from where we lived on Broadway street where the park was located. Now, I plan to head over to Knoebels and finally, yes finally! ride what is now the Phoenix Rollercoaster.
kool song i only live 45 min away from knobles
That was awesome! Hopefully someday soon I will be able to afford a trip to Knoebel's... you had some nice footage in that video!
The Phoenix may not be the tallest or faster coaster. But it's still my favorite. Now that I live in FL, I miss being able to ride her every summer. Next summer I have to go ride her again.
I have been to Knoebels many times and have ridden over 100 coasters total, but this one is right near the top of my list. The only thing I would want is they lyrics, because there are still a couple lines that I can't quite figure out! :)
Great!
Did you see the sign? Admission a dollar?? It's $4 today! Still, well worth every penny!
They should re film it and have a comparison to see if this 1985 one then the 2020 one
great song
This is excellent
Is there any place I can find lyrics and chords for this song
This is so so good
When was this filmed 1985?
@brennakj it is a free admission park
Is it not funny that he's playing a guitar but everything is synths? lol. I love it all the same!
lol :55 lost hat :)
wat yaer was this maed in
No kidding? What is his name, if you don't mind sharing? That's John Moyer seen at 3:41, one of the engineers who was involved in the move from Texas.
OK, will keep that in mind.:)
@more5674 I'm aware of that, but it's the trip itself (gas, food, & lodging) that is expensive for me (many hundreds of miles away).
go to Knoebels(dot)com for info
Whoa. That was weird.
i can't see how boulder dash a coaster on the side of a mountain that has 5 more bunny hops then the Phoenix be better. air time is the only thing that that ride has! this coaster owns in everything Else. i also can't stand how the newer coasters lock u in tight! this coaster is good for 1 reason. FREEDOM! so what if el toro has a injector hill? they strap u in with no free dome! this coaster is better! this coaster allows you to feel the airtime the way airtime should be felt
$1 admission whoo boy
its 3.50 now
Woooo boy , that means it went up 7 cents a year since that $1. admission .😮🤑
It's $4.00 in 2022.
@@OldsVistaCruiser ill just get the coaster wristband lol