what if the park now was the park fifty-sixty years ago??

Since its the off season and we all are kind of itching to ride some rides i thought i lighten the mood with this. What if this park as it is right now was the park 50 yrs ago assuming there would be enough power, mechanics and opperators. Would people even ride some of these rides? interested to hear what people have to say

The park right now was vastly different 50 years ago. 56 years WAY different.

Well, 50 years ago it would have been Space Spirals' and Earthquake's opening years. I would have definitely rode both and did so many times. Jungle Larry's Safari would have just opened. I loved it in the 1970's. You would have still had Blue Streak and the Monorail. You have to remember that the emphasis back then wasn't even on coasters as much as it is today. CP was just a resort, a place to get away.

Now if you're talking 1959 (56 years ago), the main midway wasn't even paved yet and that era of CP looked vastly different with alot of dirt trails,etc. BUT people still rode rides like the Catepillar, Flying Skooters (like LEE), the Tumblebug, Flying Coaster (like Kangaroo), they went to the Eden Musee Wax museum, Noah's Ark,etc.

If you mean would the crowds of 50 years ago ride things like TTD, Millenium Force,etc. Sure! They'd just faint more and be scared from the heights. I've heard no coaster that we have today meets the killer reputaion and ferocity of 1927's Cyclone at Crystal Beach (Ontario,Canada). Look that one up sometime, the twisted track structure is the craziest I've ever seen for a woodie, so I think people were used to the thrills even back then, just not the heights.

Summary, yes today's crowd would still ride those old-fashioned rides of yesteryear today if they were at CP now, as evidenced when I went to Kennywood last year. Some of these rides still exist there and had some of the longest waiting times. I think some times the unusual rides draw the lines.

IMHO the time period from about 1970 to 1974 was the ideal era. It was after Roose and LaGross really got things moving, and before the untimely passing of LaGross and the accension of Robert Munger.That's when things really started changing there, and not always for the better.I'm jut not talking about the physical aspects of the park, but the working enviorment changed at that time.

Legros - not LaGross

They would probably see TTD's launch for the first time and sh*t their pants... Then wonder why a bottle of water costs more than what they paid for them.

Fifty years ago people would wonder why any sane person would pay money for a bottle of water. Water was, and is, free from a drinking fountain.

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Then wonder why a bottle of water costs more than what they paid for them.

Not the cost, but why buy a bottle of water when it's free from the tap.

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I started going to the Point in 1948. For me, it meant a ride in one of my uncles (two) boats. We spent most of our time at the beach or a picnic under the trees. We would take walks thru the park and go on a few rides. I spent most of my time and money in the penny arcade. I never tried the coasters until my grandson (3-4years old) told me I was going to take him on Gemini Jr. Scared the heck out of me. He then got me on the Snoopy coaster. I am still telling myself it was ok.
My older sister would have gone on all the coasters. Yes, I was, and still am, a wimp when it comes to rides. I still love going to the Point.