Who would defile Bisch-Rocco Flying Scooter? If its 1960, then the answer would be Bushkill Park in Eaton, Pennsylvania.
While a definitive arrival date has not been found, the 8-car portable scooter was present in the park as early as 1943. Sometime in the early 1960′s the ride was severely modified to capitalize on the race-to-the-moon frenzy. The new ride, seen below in an 1970s brochure picture, was called the “Gemini 9″.
Bisch-Rocco Scooter Hacked
Yes, those are supposed to be Gemini space capsules where our beloved tubs should be hung. We still wondered how the ride would run, and thanks to the magic of YouTube – we have our answer in the form of video taken of the park and ride in July of 1988. The Gemini 9 footage runs from about 1:10 to 3:45.
As you can see, “spins” replaced “snaps” in this new ride modification that operated like a cross between a Heart Flip and the modern Wisdom Tornado.
Bushkill, sadly, has been closed the last few years after the nearby creek flooded the park on several occasions. During an FAA trip in 2005, Flyer Addicts Chris and Jack were given permission to stroll through the park ground and take some pictures of the damage and the process of rebuilding. The Gemini 9 had been removed sometime before the 2004 floods.
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- Barl of Fun clown sheds a tear
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- Boats swimming in Skooter Building
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- Skooters on end
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- Former Pretzel House
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- Carousel building damage
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- Bisch-Rocco Scooter Hacked
[Thanks to Ken Philips for the Bushkill brochure.]
August 8th, 2009 - 8:01 pm
that bushkill flying scooters looks like it has King Comet cars on it
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