In my last blog on the defunct amusement park, we had just reached the Sidewinder and the Stampede rides.
Beyond that was the one ride that was the farthest back on the walking paths. It was the Apache Whirlwind Rollercoaster. The Apache Whirlwind was added in the last years of Frontier Village's existence. It wasn't very tall by rollercoaster standards; in fact it rather hugged the landscape. For what it lacked in height it made up in speed and twisty turns.
It was powered by way of an electric bus bar and was going from the instant it left the station. It would make about three cycles of the circuit and get faster and faster as it traveled around.
There was a small outdoor amphitheater near the Apache Whirlwind. The seats were situated around a small cove on the shoreline of the lake. The actual stage was across a small body of water. Frontier Village would have some stunt shows there for the park guests to see.
Coming back toward the village proper was a swinging rope bridge across the water. This bridge would take you on a wobbly journey over to Indian Island.
On the lake there was a canoe ride where the tourists would board these long canoes that would seat about 20 guests. A park ride employee would be at each end of the canoe to help the tourists navigate the waters of the lake. I am sure the lake wasn't deep at all and would never pose any hazard to anyone if a canoe ever overturned.
Once back in town near the gold panning area, you'd come across the town's other road. I think that it was called California Street. There was this neat photo opportunity set up there were you could go behind a small street scenes and open up windows of the buildings. Some of these windows were openings of the heads of cartoon images of some townsfolk. These little windows would allow you to insert your face on the sheriff, on a wanted poster or the saloon girl's body.
Well, I am going to leave some more for my next posting. I wish you all could have enjoyed Frontier Village like I did when I was a youngster.
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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