Theme Park History on your Birthday

[Tomatron]

Anyone here got a special theme park related event (good or bad) which happened on the same day as their birthday? (Not "i rode diz ride on my birfday and woz da bomb")


My birthday is June 26th. On this day in 1927, Coney Island Cyclone opened for the first time.

 

[tomahawk]

December 7, Silver Bullet opened. So bad?

 

[Waffleman]

July 4th, surely something good has happened?

Are you going on a website to find it or something, or do you just know from memory?

 

[Kebab]

Interesting topic but nigh-on impossible to figure out what happened on the exact day. Not sure if anything happened on 10th January, probably some rollercoaster has begun track-work?

 

[Gazza]

Air opened on my birthday, which I thought was pretty cool at the time...That was one ride in particular I'm sure ALL enthusiasts were fascinated by back then.

 

[Mysterious Sue]

This 'Today in Amusement Park History' widget graces my iGoogle:

http://www.derekclayton.com/tiah/

No idea how to find out what happened on any day apart form today though


From Wiki: on 22nd June 1931 a fire almost destroyed Clementon Park - a small amusement park located in Clementon, New Jersey.

According to The New York Times, "a vivid pyrotechnic display and the successive reports of exploding cartridges added to the spectacular aspect of a fire which swept through part of Clementon Park, a South Jersey pleasure resort." The fire had reached the cartridge supply of the shooting gallery setting off explosions. Firemen from six adjoining towns fought the fire which was contained to the shooting gallery and a "pretzel ride." The damages were estimated to be $2000.

 

[Thekingin64]

According to wikipedia, Nothing to do with Theme parks happened on 21st July.

 

[s15c]

Fred Rogers died- or the Comet at Forest Park Highland was demolished. Not much going on in February.

 

[furie]

Oooooh. I share my birthday with Werner Stengel. I'll definitely add that to my "interesting things that happened on my birthday other than the Battle of Bosworth" list

 

[jamesc]

Vampire opened at Chessington the year of my 18th and I also remember I was playing with one of my presents in the que line.

 

[Mark]

Hmmm... the exact day I was born:
Monday, October 17, 1983 - At the Texas State Fair in Dallas, Texas, an 18-year-old male was killed when a car of an Enterprise ride broke loose and fell to the ground. Several other people were seriously injured in the accident.

Also on October 17th:
2007, The Walt Disney Company announced a multi-year, $1.1 billion expansion plan for Disney's California Adventure Park. (Work still going on from that )

 

[caffeine_demon]

son of beast opened.....

 

[Brett7710]

My birthday is October 7th, I found these:

on October 7, 2001, Déjà Vu opened at Six Flags Great America (Since moved to Silverwood)

On October 7, 2010, ten people received minor injuries when the two Pony Express (at Knott's Berry Farm) trains collided in the station of the ride. The launch system failed to power the first train over the first hill causing it to roll back into the station and collide with the second train.

 

[Ian]

I have no idea, but I've bookmarked that site Mysterious Sue linked for when 4th September rolls round in 11 months time :wink:

 

[Mike]

I have no idea, but I've bookmarked that site Mysterious Sue linked for when 4th September rolls round in 11 months time

A small theme park in Japan opened called Tokyo Disneysea on the 4th September, 2001, followed by their Tower of Terror 5 years later on the same day.

On my birthday, 21st September, nothing seems to have happened.