24 May
We started taking paying guests after we had a little test run with Funlanders after work last night. All the kids said it was a solid ride and were screaming to prove it!
After a long day of finishing up the ramps and railings, nailing on a good bit of the pickets, Mark and I opened [...]
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19 May
Had a pretty good day today, getting the first glimpses of the operation of the new ride. Yep, still not sure what we will call it, so if anybody has some suggestions after looking at the pictures below, let us know! Alberto Paganelli from Moser rides arrived Sunday afternoon, and got right at making sure [...]
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13 May
It has been a harrowing 36 hours! We closed Sunday evening about 7 PM, with the winds already whipping into the mid teens. We tied the Paratrooper down to keep the bonnets from swinging too much and collected what we thought might be blown around. What we didn’t tie down got blown around or blown [...]
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10 May
Funland opened under cloudy skies, with some leftover raindrops from the morning showers. Cloudy with a cold wind gave way to clearing skies which helped the temperature! The Funlanders that made it for the first week-end were excited to get the season going, as were the happy crowds that rushed through the doors when we [...]
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08 May
New paint was in order for some of the fixtures at Funland. We’ve started refinishing the horses on the carousel, and they look nice!The Skyfighters were looking pretty tired too, so they were spruced up with new basecoat and some zippy accents! Opening Saturday…… I think we will make it. We are [...]
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03 May
Thursday May 1st was an eventfull day at Funland! Eiphram and Big Blue from George Plummer & Son showed up about 8:30 Am to start re-assembling the new ride. We worked straight through lunch and had the ride put back together by 1:15 ! it will take some time to go over it and make [...]
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