Roller coaster in a mall in NJ?
Penny Dennis
My boss told me about a roller coaster in a mall in NJ? Is this
true? I never heard about it. I can't think of any malls that have it in
NJ.
rolandf
Atlantic City. I don't remember the name of it or the casino/mall it was
in, but it closed a few years ago. Hopefully someone else will remember
more info and post.
Cheers!
Roland
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Mark Matthews
The Echelon Mall in Voorhees had a Coaster like attraction that was a
small round track (50 ft diameter). One side was high, the other low.
You would go around a couple times.
It is gone, as is the Exhilarama complex it was in.
CoasterKon
>Atlantic City. I don't remember the name of it or the casino/mall it was
>in, but it closed a few years ago.
The Tropworld Casino and Hotel had an indoor roller coaster. I never rode it,
but I saw it once (I can't remember if it was a picture, or if I actually saw
it in person). All you could see was one turn-around of the coaster. I don't
know if it is still there or not, but based on what I have heard, I think that
it was pretty small. Still, it would have been a roller coaster ride!!! :)
CoasterKon Conrad - proud attendee of Knoebel's for 32 years and
counting...http://www.knoebels.com/.
Marg Smith
>I would guess that it is (was) the steel indoor coaster on the Boardwalk in
>Atlantic City. I don't remember the name of it or the casino/mall it was
>in, but it closed a few years ago. Hopefully someone else will remember
>more info and post.
>Cheers!
>Roland
>
Sounds like you're thinking of the Tivoli Plunge coaster at the indoor
Tivoli Pier in the former TropWorld casino complex in AC. It's not
there any more. Too bad, since it was a place that a mid-atlantic
coaster addict could go for a midwinter coaster fix. I believe the
Plunge was a Zierer model. It had a tire-driven lift hill leading to a
semi-dark slow flat turnaround to the left that was themed with a
painted night cityscape of the Atlantic City of the past. The
turnaround was followed by the only drop on the ride. Fountains in the
theming were synchronized to shoot up as the train reached the bottom
of the drop, then hit the first brake run. Off the brake run, there
was another flat turnaround to the left, leading back to the loading
platform. It was a very short ride and they usually gave you two
circuits around with a pause at the loading platform to check whether
anybody wanted off after the first circuit. Despite the mildness of
the ride, sometimes people really did ask to get off. I don't recall
where the coaster went after they shut Tivoli Pier down.
KoaSteR 737
center mall with a really small coaster (in a jeepers) but it also has
this huge pink roller coaster sculpture which lights flicker to make
the illusion of a real train i was there last week and it was pretty
cool especially when the mall is dark at night
I didn't ride the thing in Jeepers because I couldn't see all of it, i
didn't have alot of money and you had to pay to get in.
Keith
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Palestra38
regularly to the exhilarama at echelon and they loved it---good little coaster,
cute helicopter ride and a good climbing jungle gym. it's a shame that it went
out of business, but they really didn't take care of it. while we are on the
subject of indoor amusements, two summers ago, we stopped in moncton, new
brunswick and there was an excellent complex(together with a best western
hotel) that had an amusement dome with about 10 decent rides, including a
coaster that ran around the outside of the dome and dropped about 40
feet---pretty good for an indoor coaster---and gave you 3 circuits per ride.
that is the best indoor amusement complex i have seen, although i admittedly
have not been to the mall of america.
Thepestttt
Richard Bonner
: while we are on the
: subject of indoor amusements, two summers ago, we stopped in Moncton,
: New Brunswick and there was an excellent complex (together with a Best
: Western Hotel) that had an amusement dome with about 10 decent rides,
*** This is Crystal Palace in Dieppe, New Brunswick, right beside the
city of Moncton.
: including a
: coaster that ran around the outside of the dome and dropped about 40
: feet---pretty good for an indoor coaster---and gave you 3 circuits per ride.
*** That is The "Bullet" which is a Zierer junior steel coaster. It has
an unusually long train with 15 X 2 cars and although your 40-foot,
12-meter drop height is high, it does go around 3 times. The maximum
height is really only about 8 or so meters with maybe a 6 or 7-meter drop.
This is a fun ride. I especially like the spiral through a blacklight
tunnel. I often use this ride to get coaster virgins started as it's not
too high nor too fast, and it's a steel coaster indoors. All these factors
help to alleviate newbies' fears.
: that is the best indoor amusement complex i have seen, although i admittedly
: have not been to the mall of america.
*** This complex more than doubles in size in the summer when the
parking lot becomes part of the complex and many rides & attractions are
added. The largest indoor complex in Canada is Galaxyland in The West
Edmonton Mall.
Richard Bonner
Managing Director:
The Coaster Enthusiasts of Canada
www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/CEC/CEC.html