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Roller Coasters, Flumes and Flying Saucers [Kindle Edition]

Robert Reynolds (Author)
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The story of Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon, ride inventors of the modern amusement parks. Inventors of the tubular steel roller coaster, flume ride, corkscrew roller coaster and many Disneyland and Walt Disney World ride systems.

Starting with a small machine shop in 1946, Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon would become the premier ride designers of the modern age of amusement parks. Having been picked by Walt Disney in 1954 to help construct Disneyland, Ed and Karl maintained a twenty-year working relationship with the Disney organization. Many of the most popular attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney world contain Ed and Karl’s ride systems.

Ed and Karl are the inventors behind the tubular steel roller coaster, the looping roller coaster and the flume ride; three attractions that have changed the way the world has fun.

This is the story of their journey, in their own words, from a poor machine shop with one burnt-out truck, to a company of over 200 employees building attractions for customers throughout the world.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 2573 KB
  • Print Length: 192 pages
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B007AVQASS
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,033 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Perfect for Disneyland or theme park fans 24 Aug 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
The book chronicles the professional lives of the masterminds behind Arrow Development. They worked closely with Walt Disney while Disneyland was being built, and designed many of the ride-systems. The book tells many tales of those days. From semi-technical discussions of the operations of the Matterhorn, Pirates of the Caribbean, and more (all made easily understandable) to backstage tales of Disneyland and Walt Disney, this book is fantastic. Other topics in the theme/amusement park industry are covered as well, and are just as fascinating. This book truly does deliver a credible behind the scenes look at Disneyland and the industry. Well done!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
The Story of the Inventors of Modern Theme Park Rides 18 Jun 2001
By R. M. Ballier - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
This was a fantastic book, full of colorful stories, and lots of facts. I was already aware of Arrow Development, but had no idea that they were responsible for the invention of so many different types of ride systems. The book details, their entry into the business. Their eventual association with Disney and how it all started with the hand-built Mr. Toad cars, and continued from there. Water rides, such as It's a Small World and Pirates of the Caribbean, in addition to log rides. These were the guys who invented the corkscrew roller-coaster. They built rides for many other parks also, and it details those projects also. I was fascinated with everything that I read in this book, that I couldn't put it down until I had finished reading it. A must-have book for any theme park / roller coaster enthusiast. 5 stars, as fas as I'm concerned!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Very interesting and informative! 14 May 1999
By Eric Cabico(cabico@hawaii.edu) - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
A very good insight on the start of a great roller coaster company. Learning about thier partnership with Disney and seeing how some of the most unique rides at Disneyland came to be shows how creative the human mind is. Also very helpful to any Walt Disney Imagineering hopeful, like myself!

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