This was my first coaster ride in 1960! Amazingly accurate! Sitting in the back lifted you right out of the seat! The smell of wood and machine grease added to it! Thanks so much for this!
@@Imachowderhead It was to the right of the original main entrance, parallel to the trolley tracks and MacArthur Blvd. If you're familiar with the park today, the coaster entrance was right beside Candy Corner, and the station and near turns were pretty much where the pottery yurts (not the gallery but the workshops) are today. The first out-and-back extended across the creek just beside the still-standing old trolley trestle, dipping into the valley to make good use of the terrain, and the second circuit's turnaround was on the near side of the creek. This documentary on the park might help, and besides really covers the history and significance of the park: ruclips.net/video/LatpnwBBxEs/видео.html
Hooray!!! After over 55 years, I can take a ride on my roller coaster again. I started working on the Coastal Dips at Glen Echo for the 67-68 seasons. This is a pretty good version of the ride. I miss the park, and I operated most of them rides then when the other guys were too drugged or drunk to show up. Kudos to those who did the computer work for this video. Oh 👍, I still have my employee badge.. S. Garner
That is amazing! I'm glad I made a good version for you to relive. I visited Glen Echo a few years ago and can only imagine what it was like as an operating amusement park.
In my day ( Oh Lord, that makes me sound OLD) I lived during a time that excitement was a personal risk. No lawyers, no policies, no rules... just pure unadulterated FUN!
This looked like a great coaster. I know the name Glen Echo because my mother went to see several concerts there. The amusement park is gone, but the area still has old buildings that’s are in use today for festivals. The National Park Service now owns the land.
What an amazing layout and a good use of the terrain ! The first double down with the bend in the middle at night added to the excitement . Thanks for posting.
If this place still operated, it would be my home park. I've walked around what's left of it many times, imagining what it might have been like in its heyday. I guess this video is the closest I'll ever come to riding this coaster. Good work as always. I only wish it had the art-deco surroundings. Thanks for sharing it.
I grew up near there, but I was born 11 years after the park closed. I used to visit there to see the children's theater and art demonstrations and I always loved that Art Deco architecture and the cool remains of the old park.
They restored the carousel from the same time period, that my relatives grew up with, and the entire grounds of Glen Echo Park in DC..at the Maryland line. My granddaughter rode the Carousel many times keeping some of the heritage alive.
Thinking about coasters in Maryland, I'm wondering what Miller's Giant Coaster (AKA Wild One) that operated from 1917 to the early 1930s would look like. The current version is a 1932 Schmeck as far as I'm concerned knowing that he basically did the 1930s equivilant of RMCing Miller's coaster. I imagine it was a lot tamer since that was before Miller patented upstop wheels (which the current version definately has).
Hi, this coaster looks fun and had a great design. I was wondering if you could recreate (if the design was available) the original Cyclone Coaster at Lakeside Amusement Park in Denver.
Cyclone is such a fun ride. I'd do it, but I try to only make coasters that are no longer around since POVs are rare or don't exist. People can still ride Cyclone and see plenty of videos of it.
@@RaptorAlex Cyclone was rebuilt in early sixties by Lakeside due to the building of Interstate 70 and the ramps off of it. The first version was much more fun and much scarier than what is there now.
@@Mattman0627 as far as I can remember, the first hill had a steeper drop. The tunnel was changed, there were four hills after the turnaround by the lake. The coaster also went faster. I rode this many times and had the track memorized. The first time that I saw it after the change, I noticed from across the park, the coaster going slower as it made the turn by the lake. I was surprised until I actually rode it and could see the changes. The entire pattern was similar, just not as grand.
Thank you for sharing! I've always been curious about the layout of this ride, especially since there doesn't seem to be many pictures of it online beside the station/turnaround shot that's commonly shown. How did you get the info to put this together?
There's an excellent group on Facebook called Defunct Wooden Roller Coaster Archives. Its members share lots of rare photos of hundreds of coasters. It's the number one resource I have for these recreations.
@@RaptorAlex funny, I belong to that group too and I haven't seen all that many pictures of the Coaster Dips posted there or online ingeneral. I'm impressed with how thorough you were able to make this ride feel. Great job!
@@davidlockeretz It's such a great group! I usually have to do a lot of digging there when researching. There's a website with historic aerial photos that sometimes helps.
i think this has ROS beat for the longest straight section ever (in terms of duration not track length cuz nothing will even come close to ROS in that department)
I've considered it, but there are a few really good videos of it since it closed so recently. I tend to do coasters that don't have videos or have poor quality POVs.
@@RaptorAlex I’ll look for them. I’ve risen that coaster years ago. And it really wasn’t that recently that Whalim closed. It was like 20-25 years ago. The coaster was an SBNO for a few years before being torn down.
Awesome job! I grew up right near that park. Literally walking distance.
This was my first coaster ride in 1960! Amazingly accurate! Sitting in the back lifted you right out of the seat! The smell of wood and machine grease added to it! Thanks so much for this!
What an incredible first coaster! Thanks for riding my recreation.
Where in the park was it located?
@@Imachowderhead It was to the right of the original main entrance, parallel to the trolley tracks and MacArthur Blvd. If you're familiar with the park today, the coaster entrance was right beside Candy Corner, and the station and near turns were pretty much where the pottery yurts (not the gallery but the workshops) are today. The first out-and-back extended across the creek just beside the still-standing old trolley trestle, dipping into the valley to make good use of the terrain, and the second circuit's turnaround was on the near side of the creek.
This documentary on the park might help, and besides really covers the history and significance of the park: ruclips.net/video/LatpnwBBxEs/видео.html
Hooray!!! After over 55 years, I can take a ride on my roller coaster again. I started working on the Coastal Dips at Glen Echo for the 67-68 seasons. This is a pretty good version of the ride. I miss the park, and I operated most of them rides then when the other guys were too drugged or drunk to show up. Kudos to those who did the computer work for this video. Oh 👍, I still have my employee badge.. S. Garner
That is amazing! I'm glad I made a good version for you to relive. I visited Glen Echo a few years ago and can only imagine what it was like as an operating amusement park.
That is an awesome coaster. I wish I had a time machine to go back and ride all these. They just had such amazing designs.
As much as I love modern wooden coasters, there's something about the design of these defunct coasters that is magical.
True, but then again, they were likely quite a bit tougher than they are now.
Watched this 5 times. Very nice designed and enjoyable coaster.
In my day ( Oh Lord, that makes me sound OLD) I lived during a time that excitement was a personal risk. No lawyers, no policies, no rules... just pure unadulterated FUN!
This looked like a great coaster. I know the name Glen Echo because my mother went to see several concerts there. The amusement park is gone, but the area still has old buildings that’s are in use today for festivals. The National Park Service now owns the land.
The 100-year-old carousel is still running!
@@RaptorAlex I have heard about the carousel. Is it the original or did they buy another one? It’s unfortunate they can rebuild the Coaster Dips.
@@derekp308 I do believe the carousel is the original that has been expertly restored. I've ridden it numerous times.
What an amazing layout and a good use of the terrain ! The first double down with the bend in the middle at night added to the excitement . Thanks for posting.
People often talk about the big drop into the ravine after the turnaround, but I think that double down would have been even better.
If this place still operated, it would be my home park. I've walked around what's left of it many times, imagining what it might have been like in its heyday. I guess this video is the closest I'll ever come to riding this coaster.
Good work as always. I only wish it had the art-deco surroundings. Thanks for sharing it.
I grew up near there, but I was born 11 years after the park closed. I used to visit there to see the children's theater and art demonstrations and I always loved that Art Deco architecture and the cool remains of the old park.
This is just wonderful! Thank you so much for doing this. I can really get the feeling that I'm there. Brings it back.
They restored the carousel from the same time period, that my relatives grew up with, and the entire grounds of Glen Echo Park in DC..at the Maryland line. My granddaughter rode the Carousel many times keeping some of the heritage alive.
I rode that carousel a few years ago. It's really nice.
Thinking about coasters in Maryland, I'm wondering what Miller's Giant Coaster (AKA Wild One) that operated from 1917 to the early 1930s would look like. The current version is a 1932 Schmeck as far as I'm concerned knowing that he basically did the 1930s equivilant of RMCing Miller's coaster. I imagine it was a lot tamer since that was before Miller patented upstop wheels (which the current version definately has).
Very good job on this!
Thank you.
Hi, this coaster looks fun and had a great design. I was wondering if you could recreate (if the design was available) the original Cyclone Coaster at Lakeside Amusement Park in Denver.
Cyclone is such a fun ride. I'd do it, but I try to only make coasters that are no longer around since POVs are rare or don't exist. People can still ride Cyclone and see plenty of videos of it.
@@RaptorAlex Cyclone was rebuilt in early sixties by Lakeside due to the building of Interstate 70 and the ramps off of it. The first version was much more fun and much scarier than what is there now.
@@willjm9752 What was different about the Cyclone back then?
@@Mattman0627 as far as I can remember, the first hill had a steeper drop. The tunnel was changed, there were four hills after the turnaround by the lake. The coaster also went faster. I rode this many times and had the track memorized. The first time that I saw it after the change, I noticed from across the park, the coaster going slower as it made the turn by the lake. I was surprised until I actually rode it and could see the changes. The entire pattern was similar, just not as grand.
@@willjm9752 Okay, thanks, didn't know about that.
I lived 2 blocks from Glen Echo, and I do NOT recognize any of this!
Pretty town out there. I used to drive through there all the time when I was in high school.
Thank you for sharing! I've always been curious about the layout of this ride, especially since there doesn't seem to be many pictures of it online beside the station/turnaround shot that's commonly shown. How did you get the info to put this together?
There's an excellent group on Facebook called Defunct Wooden Roller Coaster Archives. Its members share lots of rare photos of hundreds of coasters. It's the number one resource I have for these recreations.
@@RaptorAlex funny, I belong to that group too and I haven't seen all that many pictures of the Coaster Dips posted there or online ingeneral. I'm impressed with how thorough you were able to make this ride feel. Great job!
@@davidlockeretz It's such a great group! I usually have to do a lot of digging there when researching. There's a website with historic aerial photos that sometimes helps.
Cool ride! What is going to be your next coaster recreation?
I'm thinking of Comet/Mighty Lightnin at Rocky Glen.
@@RaptorAlex Cool!
This is exactly what it was like. I can feel the flip in my stomach going down the first one. And the sound is so authentic.
i think this has ROS beat for the longest straight section ever (in terms of duration not track length cuz nothing will even come close to ROS in that department)
It's such an odd pre-lift section.
@@RaptorAlex yeah
Can you do the Flyer Comet at Whalom Park?
I've considered it, but there are a few really good videos of it since it closed so recently. I tend to do coasters that don't have videos or have poor quality POVs.
@@RaptorAlex I’ll look for them. I’ve risen that coaster years ago. And it really wasn’t that recently that Whalim closed. It was like 20-25 years ago. The coaster was an SBNO for a few years before being torn down.
Where in the park was it located?
The station was just to the right of the park entrance.
What are your future vids
I'm thinking of doing Comet/Mighty Lightnin at Rocky Glen. Then Wildcat at Bertrand Island.