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Originally posted by trucknut751
pass by hiawasse ga tuesday smokey mountain amusements was set up ready to go.for the ga. mountain fair i was suprized when i got there and they had there (skywheel) set up. i had not seen and old classic like that in a long time. i was glad to see somebody still carrys one it look like it was brand new.here is the ride list
skywheel
thunderbolt
spider (one of the best looking ones i seen in a long time)
zipper
wipeout
hurracain
scooter
tilt
scramler
tornato
tempest
roundup
paratrooper
silver streak
kreepie cassle
another fun house (could see what it was from the back)
slide
freedom 2000
dragon wagon
kiddie rides
bumble bees
hamton cars
hampton motocycles
barrals
hampton hellacopters
mgr 3abressed
lady bugs
speedway 500
berry go round
flying scecers
maybe a few i missed there were not many food and game joints in yet but they left open one hole side open for them. they were just putting them in when i whet by the show looked great missing from last year was the pirtate ship and expo wheel and eli wheel but the skywheel made up for that.i know they had there ship and expo up for sale maybe they sold them.
My teenage years were in the 70s. So I have always favored rides that were commonly seen on midways back then. This sounds like a classic 70s midway! I think if you would have asked me before reading this topic, to name 10-12 majors I would favor, this ride list would have matched mine almost perfectly. Now obviously I would have said Trabant instead of Wipeout, and Flying Bobs instead of Thunderbolt, you get my drift. And for them to have and put up a Sky Wheel...if I had to pick an iconic ride to represent that decade, the Sky Wheel would be a perfect advertizement for it.
Makes me want to drive down to Georgia to see this classic midway! I hope someone gets pictures of this Show somewhere down the line. I think I'll check their website out[;)]
I've never been "with it", just been an interested observer of carnivals for more than 50 years.
Johnny's United Shows..."A Family Tradition" and "All for Fun, Fun for All".
The carnival of my youth, which had roots that originated in my hometown.