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updated May 5, 2001
Posted by Alan Hague (68.164.2.238) on February 08, 2003 at 21:06:50:
In Reply to: Surprises posted by Chris Hodapp on February 08, 2003 at 20:56:19:
Chris,
I have pictures of the Sinclair dinosaur exhibit at Glendale. I will get them posted some day.
I don't remember the rocket ride. I will ask around.
Thanks for the info!
Alan
: The Little America photos were a neat surprise. I barely remember it from probably 1962 or so, up until it got turned into the 6100 building and its surrounding parking lots and buildings.
: Glendale in those days always had very cool touring attractions. I remember the Sinclair lifesize animatronic dinosaurs in the parking lot after the 1964 New York World's Fair closed.
: A VERY cool rocket came one summer, sort of a pre-Disney Star Tours motion simulator ride, in probably 1965 or 66. Inside a space travel movie was projected on a screen and the entire rocket pivoted up on hydraulics to simulate the gravity push of takeoff. It would rotate slightly on its axis to give the inside passengers a turning sensation.
: Keep up the good work!