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From: Rude, Loud and Aggressive! ECS Twisted Racing, "How fast do ya wanna go?"
Originally Posted by pbadad
I got my fingers wet for the first time in the tunnel of love 
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From: Bergen County, NJ
Originally Posted by pbadad
who remember's this ...jimmy 
I grew up 6 blocks away from Pal Amusement Park.
When I was little, I’d fall asleep with the sound of the roller coaster blaring thru my bedroom window.
I had a seasons pass to the swimming pool when 11 & 12.
I worked there full time when 13 & 14, during the summer months.
I saw cousin Brucie every week with Dion & The Belmonts, Freddy Cannon, and a slew of other ‘pop’ artists of that era.
Me and my friends would go & watch the circus set-up every year, before the season opened. Never paid to see it.
Occasionally, I will run into someone else who was ‘there’ like I was and we will reminisce.
Not too many of us left.
That picture up there is the information booth [with the American flag].
The Cyclone--thats the big roller coaster, there was a small one too.
To the right is the entrance to the Carousel.
Beyond the info booth was the 'tunnel of love'.
BTW, for the kids from around town did not go on rides after the age of twelve years old, or you weren't too cool.
Thanks for bringing up the memories
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From: mahopac ny
Originally Posted by pbadad
"Mommy and Daddy take my hand ...take me out to Freedomland" 
....jimmy 
I went there, I think the only thing left from that park is the birch trees that they planted.
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Originally Posted by C6 DVL
Keep it up you two..........
Last edited by 6SPD98; Nov 9, 2006 at 07:57 AM.
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From: Queens, New York Life begins at 183 mph....
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
WTF are you all talking about? Never heard of any of those places. The only amusement park I've mourned is the loss of Action Park in the early 90's. That place was so cool, it had that concrete tobogan ride that if you fell down, you'd kill yourself. Plus, it had that pond with the cliff where you could dive off of. I can almost guarantee that someone got killed on either of those two, that's why the park was closed down. 
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From: Glendale NY
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18- '19
Action Park
Originally Posted by Alex1217
WTF are you all talking about? Never heard of any of those places. The only amusement park I've mourned is the loss of Action Park in the early 90's. That place was so cool, it had that concrete tobogan ride that if you fell down, you'd kill yourself. Plus, it had that pond with the cliff where you could dive off of. I can almost guarantee that someone got killed on either of those two, that's why the park was closed down.
The tobogan ride was fast, and dangerous. My sled somehow picked up a rock that jamed the wheel and sent it sideways........can you say road rash?
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From: Queens, New York Life begins at 183 mph....
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Originally Posted by 6SPD98
Great Place.......
The tobogan ride was fast, and dangerous. My sled somehow picked up a rock that jamed the wheel and sent it sideways........can you say road rash?
The tobogan ride was fast, and dangerous. My sled somehow picked up a rock that jamed the wheel and sent it sideways........can you say road rash?
OMG!! I'm surprised you lived!! It was an awesome ride though. They had some amazing water slides too, plus I remember they had those Grand Prix style go karts too.
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Originally Posted by 6SPD98
Great Place.......
The tobogan ride was fast, and dangerous. My sled somehow picked up a rock that jamed the wheel and sent it sideways........can you say road rash?
The tobogan ride was fast, and dangerous. My sled somehow picked up a rock that jamed the wheel and sent it sideways........can you say road rash?
