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If you were traveling west on Rt. 40, just past Macklind on the south side, the structure of the Comets' turn would explode into view, especially if you were an 8 year old boy. You knew you were passing by the Highlands. If seeing the Comet wasn't glorious enough, the next structure to take away a 8 year olds' breath, showed up next. This was the Flying Turns until the late forties, then it had a name change and was now called the Bobsleds. It looked like a giant wooden tube winding its way though roller coaster structure. A red topped tunnel up the entire lift hill added to its mystery.
This web page will give you a bit of the beginnings of such a unique ride. It will also show you what the other examples looked like and where they were, from the smallest at Dayton, to the largest & tallest, a 127' wooden behemoth on the top of the palisades over looking the Hudson River, just across the river from NYC. So enjoy another trip back in time. |
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The first prototype Flying Turns was built at Lakeside Park in Dayton, OH in 1931. | ||||||||||||||
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Flying Turns at Rocky Point Park in Warwick, Rhode Island. | ||||||||||||||
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Flying Turns at Riverview Park, Chicago, IL | ||||||||||||||
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Flying Turns at Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, Ohio. | ||||||||||||||
More Flying Turns photos coming: Palisades Park, Coney Island
and more! |
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