Looking for Adventureland Park history and old rides now forgotten. (riding)

[mofford]

I remember the alpine, had blue mountains in the background. Most of those rides were along the east section of the park. Does anyone remember Der Flinger ? As it spun you around the pods you sat in would swing out, made you kind of dizzy. Some others that I remember that are gone now are the haunted house, and the magic mirror maze thing that had all the mirrors that made you look thin or fat. The super screamer was my favorite of the old riverview rides.

I also remember another ride close to the haunted house and ski ball games, it was an enclosed carousel type of ride, not with horses but seats on the outter rim and it made alot of noise and bobbed up and down. Seems like it had card suit decorations like kings, queens, hearts, diamond, spades ect. It was close to where you exited the tornado. Also remember a ride for the little kids called "the teacups'

Ah yes, and the model T ride had a center rail that kept you car on the path. Going into a turn you could turn your wheel the opposite direction of the rail and jump over it, and drive solo thru the open field. You had a couple minutes to cruise before you had to ram it back on the track so you didn't get caught, lol

[steel03]

Der Flinger is still there.
Super Screamer - you can see that Inverter uses its old queue house today.
Der Flitzer - this ride is still operating in Germany.

[DMRyan]

Why the silly silo hasn't gone by the wayside or rebuilt is beyond me. They probably have to recarpet the walls of that thing every season, since it always seemed like the ride with the most people puking.

The log ride is up for replacement as well.

[NDak15]

I remember the haunted house. I went on it when I was really little and that scared me. I also remember the carousel that was nearby. I think both the log ride and the Raging River are due for upgrades. Those haven't changed since I was a little kid going there in the 80s. I am surprised the Silly Silo is still around as well. They would have to re-carpet those walls every year as it seemed that one made everyone puke.

It seems like that east side of the park is carnival rides now. Are the Rainbow and Falling Star still there? Those seemed to be on that side if I remember correctly. Are the teacups gone now?

[steel03]

I'm *almost* positive Falling Star is still there, but who knows for how much longer. That type of ride has been disappearing from parks all over The country recently. Rainbow was actually replaced by Falling Star, so that's been gone for years. The teacups are still there.
Wikipedia has a pretty extensive list, if you're interested.

[NDak15]

I didn't realize the Falling Star had replaced the Rainbow. I remember the Falling Star opening when we still lived in Iowa and we moved in 1991.

Does anyone know when those mechanical animals (I think they were bears) at the entrance went away? I always loved them when I was a kid.

[dd54ddd]

Wasnt there a water park or feature at adventureland in the 70s or 80s called otter mountain? Or something otter? I thought it was a small water park next door to adventure land. I cant find any info on it.

[motorboat5150]

Otter Mountain was down the road from Adventureland, yes. It was the first waterpark I'd ever been too, 1983 or so. I remember the slides were pretty much cut into the side of the hill, as opposed to being free standing structures you see now. It supposedly was shut down because of a lawsuit when someone got hurt or killed there. It wasn't open very long, maybe 3 years tops.

[funksoulbro]

Originally Posted by mofford

Does anyone remember Der Flinger ? As it spun you around the pods you sat in would swing out, made you kind of dizzy.

Der Flinger was one of my favorites. As somebody else mentioned, it is still operational at Adventureland

Originally Posted by mofford

I also remember another ride close to the haunted house and ski ball games, it was an enclosed carousel type of ride, not with horses but seats on the outter rim and it made alot of noise and bobbed up and down. Seems like it had card suit decorations like kings, queens, hearts, diamond, spades ect.

Are you referring to the Lady Luck, which was a Chance Trabant painted up like a roulette wheel?

[ElleTea]

I spend anywhere from 1-3 days a week at Adventureland every summer (the waterpark mainly, was just there today) so I am extremely familiar with the place. Also made many trips there as a young child, so I can remember what rides used to be where. I truly love the place. Especially that wave pool I'll miss it when I finally move.

If anyone is curious about any rides there now, I can probably tell you where they are. Hell, give me a blank map of the park and I could easily fill it in!