Post by SoCalCoaster on Nov 10, 2019 6:18:26 GMT -8
I just got back from what has become an annual October trip to CDA and noticed the renewed interest and city pride in the old Playland Pier. I noticed that since I moved from the area down to Orlando, the city even managed to get their hands on the old Carousel and find a permanent home for it down on Sherman near NIC.
I've always suspected that some of the rides from Playland made their way to Silverwood, such as the Big Eli Ferris Wheel, but upon doing research, it seems that, while not listed on RCDB or any credit counting sites, Playland did have a Molina & Sons kiddie coaster, which Silverwood also seemed to have from 1991 to a undetermined date. Could this be the same coaster? And if so, what was it's fate?
During my time at Silverwood, no one seemed to know what happened to the old kiddie coaster, but the general belief was that Tiny Toot was it's replacement. Also, no photos seem to exist of this coaster at Silverwood, however I did manage to find one photo of the kiddie coaster at Playland.
Playland Pier kiddie coaster: i.pinimg.com/originals/e4/4c/61/e44c6186fa4d8cbd9e88030261fd78dc.jpg
My hope in posting this is that someone out there can fill in the blanks of what happened to Silverwood's 1991 kiddie coaster after it was removed and potentially link that coaster to the Playland kiddie coaster. Might be a dead end but, its worth a shot!
Silverwood 1991 kiddie coaster @ RCDB: rcdb.com/179.htm
I've always suspected that some of the rides from Playland made their way to Silverwood, such as the Big Eli Ferris Wheel, but upon doing research, it seems that, while not listed on RCDB or any credit counting sites, Playland did have a Molina & Sons kiddie coaster, which Silverwood also seemed to have from 1991 to a undetermined date. Could this be the same coaster? And if so, what was it's fate?
During my time at Silverwood, no one seemed to know what happened to the old kiddie coaster, but the general belief was that Tiny Toot was it's replacement. Also, no photos seem to exist of this coaster at Silverwood, however I did manage to find one photo of the kiddie coaster at Playland.
Playland Pier kiddie coaster: i.pinimg.com/originals/e4/4c/61/e44c6186fa4d8cbd9e88030261fd78dc.jpg
My hope in posting this is that someone out there can fill in the blanks of what happened to Silverwood's 1991 kiddie coaster after it was removed and potentially link that coaster to the Playland kiddie coaster. Might be a dead end but, its worth a shot!
Silverwood 1991 kiddie coaster @ RCDB: rcdb.com/179.htm
