Flyer Addicts Research Blog

With a simple post on its blog, Fun Spot USA announced that their new Larson Flying Scooter – called the Screamin’ Eagle – opened to the public on Friday, February 4th.

As a followup to our post last week on Burns Park Funland’ s Flying Scooter – The Butterfly – Flyer Addicts has put together a 4-minute video on our August 2010 visit.

Flyer Addicts visit the Butterfly at Burns Park Funland in North Little Rock, Arkansas to document and analyze this unique flying scooter.

Flyer Addicts looks at James W. Reed’s Amusement Park Guidebook – 1987 Edition to find a list of 22 Flying Scooters operating in 1987.

Flyer Addicts Anonymous members visited Stricker’s Grove near Cincinnati on August 9th. Check out the history and a video of their vintage Bisch-Rocco Flying Scooter.

This ad from “The Billboard” caught our attention during a recent research session. This Flying Scooter was most likely a portable model as it was gas driven.

Granite Park was supposed to be open by now, but it appears that they have found themselves in financial troubles. According to the news, the park owes about 3 Million dollars to various businesses.

Help us figure out what Six Flags Over Georgia’s Phlying Phlurpus really is!

FAA’s latest Billboard research found a previously unknown installation. Jantzen Beach Park (rcdb link) (Park 1928 to 1969) installed a flying scooter “near the Magic House” for the 1940 season. It is unknown what model the park, which was near Portland Oregon, received. A June 1 Billboard article says the new ride helped contribute to [...]

We’ve started systematically checking The Billboard magazines for Flying Scooter news. While Billboard today is known as a music magazine, back in the 30′s and 40s it was THE source of all entertainment news. From Theater to traveling Carnivals; from Vaudeville to the fixed Amusement Park. Since the magazine was based in Cincinnati, the Cincinnati [...]