National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives
NRCMA works to discover, preserve, interpret and share the historical heritage of the roller coaster for present and future generations. Our goal is to protect these artifacts and make them accessible to those who love roller coasters and amusement parks!
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ICONIC CANOBIE LAKE CORKSCREW SPINS TO MUSEUM
The First-Generation Arrow Looper and “Movie Star” Ride Joins the Museum Collection The National Roller Coaster Museum & Archives (NRCMA) is thrilled to receive the Canobie Lake Corkscrew into its permanent collection thanks to a donation by the park. The ride's...
The Collection
National Roller Coaster Museum expansion sees great progress
Established in 2009, the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives facility in West Texas is seeing considerable growth.
Virtual Museum
Mark Moore Wing Nears Completion at the National Roller Coaster Museum in Plainview, TX.
The 10,000 Square Foot expansion is being outfitted as exhibition space as the organization evolves into a physical museum.
NRCMA Videos Now Available on Youtube!
You can now watch videos from the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives on Youtube!
Exhibit 2014
The history of the Roller Coaster timeline was on display at The Adventuredome at Circus Circus, Las Vegas during the spring and summer.
NATIONAL ROLLER COASTER MUSEUM TO EXPAND IN 2019
The 10,000-Square-Foot Exhibition Space to Honor Mark Moore, Industry Pioneer PLAINVIEW, TX (October 18, 2018) – Thanks to the incredible generosity of the entire amusement industry, the National Roller Coaster Museum (NRCMA) is expanding its Plainview, Texas archive...
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY
October 24, 1924
When the State Fair of Texas, in Dallas, Texas, closed on Oct. 24, the new Lightning roller coaster at the Dallas Fairgrounds was credited for bringing in the crowds, as nearly a million visitors enjoyed the fair. Many had come out to ride the new 3,000-foot-long, out-and-back wooden coaster, which had first operated on Aug. 7. Officials credited the new ride for increasing attendance from the 1923 fair, in conjunction with a new midway and other mechanical rides. Paired up with the nearby John Miller Skyrocket, the state-of-the-art Miller coaster, built by F.W. Pearce, it thrilled fairgoers for nearly a decade. It wasthe first time the Fairgrounds operated four wooden coasters.
October 2, 1946
The October 2 fire at Coney Island, Brooklyn, N.Y., was the final nail in the coffin for Thompson and Dundy’s Luna Park, which had closed permanently after a devastating fire two years earlier. Sparks from a worker’s blow torch ignited refuse under the remaining section of the Mile Sky Chaser coaster. The four-alarm fire lasted into the night while subway and trolley service near the former park was halted. With the flames moving to other structures in rapid succession, the fire consumed everything that was left except the ballroom, pool and administration building. The park was in the process of being torn down to make room for a housing project, which did not materialize at that time. It was used primarily as a parking lot until the city began construction of the Luna Park Houses (a set of high-rise, low income housing projects which still stand today) in the late 1950s.
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Imagineering's Bob Weis Reflects on Decades of Game-Changing Disney Projects
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Next weekend at Winterfest for me.
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Knoebel’s! Was used as a proof of concept for constructing the Flying Turns track.
Is that from spin out or crazy barrel
I suspect a ride known for “flying” around its “turns”.
Top Thrill Dragster?
Knoebels - Flying Turns going into the final break run where they recently made modifications.
Must have been an B&M Flying coaster 😜
Flying Turns from knoebels, one of a kind now and one of my favorites
I'd also guess Knoebels!
The real question is which part of the ride did it come from? Obviously it's Flying Turns and it came from the 2nd drop as it goes into the immelman
Options are pretty limited.... 🤣
Ultra Twister's wooden predecessor 😜
Togo Stand up coaster remnants
The one-of-a-kind Flying Turns!
flying turns!!
Knoebels?
Knoebels Amusement Resort
Elysburg
Looks like Knoebels Flying Turns to me.
I additionally guess Flying Turns at Knobles
Spinning ride where they spin and floor drops out below you known as spin out at magic mountain or crazy barrel
Knoebel's
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