In my last blog on this subject we had just entered San Jose's Frontier Village and were still in front of the train station.
Just over the train tracks and to your right was a path that went behind some of the buildings that were on the Main Street. This path lead to two of the most fun rides at Frontier Village, The Stampede and Tarantula!
The Stampede was a flat spinning ride where the riders would board a long bench like seat that was mounted with two other benches like spokes on a wheel. That wheel would be connected to other wheels connected to a central hub and the entire contraption would spin.
The Tarantula came later and was also a spinning flat ride. This time the riders rode in bucket like contraptions that closed up around your feet and locked you in. The Tarantula would go round and round very similar to the Stampede, but the Tarantula would also get some elevation as part of the ride would spin around.
Marriott's Great America had a ride like the Tarantula called the Lobster located in their Yankee Harbor theme area.
Journeying back to Main Street again you would find the main souvenir shop. There was also cigar store Indians to take pictures with. I remember the Spin-Art booth that would take poster board and place them on old record players. You would take squeeze bottle of paint and drip them on to the spinning piece of paper. It wasn't very Old West but it was the 1960s.
I remember buildings like the Saloon, Jail House and just stores in general. Main Street was the actual heart of the working amusement park. Town Square in front of the train station was the picture spot.
There I go again. I've filled up another entire blog.
The Real estate tie-in will come in the conclusion of this series....thank you for being so patient!
Part 1 http://activerain.com/blogsview/717285/Frontier-Village-Part-1
Part 2 http://activerain.com/blogsview/718430/Frontier-Village-Part-2
Part 3 http://activerain.com/blogsview/718484/Frontier-Village-Part-3
Part 4 http://activerain.com/blogsview/721314/Frontier-Village-Memories-Part
Part 5 http://activerain.com/blogsview/721431/Frontier-Village-Memories-Part
Part 6 http://activerain.com/blogsview/723682/Frontier-Village-Memories-Part
Part 7 http://activerain.com/blogsview/732184/Frontier-Village-Part-7
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