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Red Rascal
Posts: 7284
Registered: 1/28/2003

Rank: Croatian Critic
1/13/2005 6:59:48 PM
Have any interesting or normal park memorabilia?

Here's some of the stuff I have:
-big Six Flags Yosemitie Sam hat
-Kings Island mini Eiffel Tower replica (steel)
-Cedar Point souvenir maps 1997-present
-16 on-ride photos
-2 old Geauga Lake (pre-Six Flags) pendants
-lots of magnets, mugs/cups, pens/pencils, old tickets

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yfz450
Posts: 1743
Registered: 3/13/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
1/13/2005 7:16:18 PM
lets see.
-TTD onride photo
-MF onride photo
-speed the ride onride photo
-onride photo for bigshot
-onride photo for manhatten express
-TTD tall cup
-TTD race for the sky cup
-TTD t shirt
-Hangman T shirt
-Vf hat
-VF basketball
-CP souvenir map
-VF souvenir map
I've got something from every park i've been to except elitch gardens.
BobFunland
Posts: 7962
Registered: 8/9/2001

Rank: Site Moderator
1/13/2005 7:30:22 PM
-A map from 75% of the parks I've been to
-Souvenir cups/mugs etc. I like drinking utensils, and I have one from S:UF and Acrophobia at SFOG, SRoS at SFDL, X and Scream! at SFMM, two ROTM halographic cups, BGT "Fear the Four" mug, MF mug (wanted to get the entire CP collection but was short on funds... always available online though I believe), Montu souv. cup, matching Hulk and DD mugs, Hulk an DD magnets from last time, probably about 10 on-ride photos, about 800 digital photos that I took myself, two SFOG keychains, an X keychain (used to be on the keys but was replaced last summer by...), a MF keychain, most ticket stubs and parking passes, plus a few books. I was disappointed in that I didn't come home from Dollywood with anything that I liked a lot, other than the Georgia Tech pillow from the BBall shot near the TT entrance.

Pic of my kitchen which shows some of my drinking untesils on display, with more to be added.

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Red Rascal
Posts: 7284
Registered: 1/28/2003

Rank: Croatian Critic
1/13/2005 7:37:19 PM
Yeah, Dollywood didn't have many good souvenirs. The only things I bought were a steel Dollywood logo magnet and an on-ride photo of Thunderhead. Nice display by the way. Did anyone who doesn't have much interest in parks/coasters comment on them before?
tacoking
Posts: 9914
Registered: 2/19/2003

Rank: Platinum Critic
1/13/2005 7:54:23 PM
I have tons of Universal Orlando stuff. You name it, and I probably have it. Hulk shirts to Halloween Horror Nights pins.

^ Includes a cool Spongebob souvenir cup.
BobFunland
Posts: 7962
Registered: 8/9/2001

Rank: Site Moderator
1/13/2005 8:00:13 PM
Quote:
Red Rascal said:
Yeah, Dollywood didn't have many good souvenirs. The only things I bought were a steel Dollywood logo magnet and an on-ride photo of Thunderhead. Nice display by the way. Did anyone who doesn't have much interest in parks/coasters comment on them before?


My mom picks on me and tells me Im obsessed. Oh well, she thought it was a nice added touch to bring out one of my favorite hobbies. My girlfriend loves it, she now makes me check to see if they have a new souvenir cup whenever we go to a park together.

Dollywood had a ton of cool crafts, but no "normal" souvenirs that appealed to me. Except the funnel cake mix... mmm...
adriahna
Posts: 4692
Registered: 6/4/2003

Rank: Site Moderator
Skooter Junkie
1/13/2005 11:40:14 PM
Lots from the old Kings Island days (brochures, employee appreciation stuff, old season passes, you get the idea), and plenty of goodies from parks long gone (Coney Island, Palisades Park, Coney Island {Cincinnati - back in the park's glory days}. Some of my Coney Island stuff is great - old photo albums from the early 1900's, original postcards, old photographs...very cool.
larrygator
Posts: 4654
Registered: 11/7/2002

Rank: Platinum Critic
1/14/2005 12:05:03 AM
not much, I'm not a souvenir guy
Knoebels bucket hat
Holiday World Lumber Co. t-shirt
Cedar Point t-shirt
SFMM windbreaker
Thunderhead on-ride photo (only one I've ever bought)
expired season passes, ticket stubs, parking stubs, park maps

I used to have a Millennium Force bucket hat that I lost at BGW

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coaster05
Posts: 6207
Registered: 2/29/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
1/14/2005 12:11:43 PM
I have shot glasse and magnets from almost everyplace. I also laminate my park maps and hang them next to pictures from the park. I also wear a different t-shirt every friday to school from a different park.
Red Rascal
Posts: 7284
Registered: 1/28/2003

Rank: Croatian Critic
1/14/2005 1:42:34 PM
Quote:
adriahna said:
Lots from the old Kings Island days (brochures, employee appreciation stuff...


You worked at Kings Island before?

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benleibo
Posts: 781
Registered: 6/25/2003

Rank: Gold Critic
1/14/2005 3:58:33 PM
I have park maps from virtually every park I've been to.

I also have a large collection of Rollercoaster Tees including:
-Millennium Force
-Top Thrill Dragster
-Montu
-Dueling Dragons
-Volcano:The Blast Coaster
-SROS (SFNE)
-Ghostrider
adriahna
Posts: 4692
Registered: 6/4/2003

Rank: Site Moderator
Skooter Junkie
1/14/2005 4:41:40 PM
Quote:
Red Rascal said:
You worked at Kings Island before?


Oh, yes - I worked there for three seasons doing caricatures. I quit when Paramount bought them out - it just turned so corporate overnight, and the relatively free reign we had as artists got killed off immediately. It was as if the new policy read, "From the moment that Paramount Holdings takes ownership of said park, caricaturists will have all rights and freedoms hitherto allowed crushed and banished". No joking - it turned ugly real quick.

But back in the Kings Entertainment days, working there was a BLAST. We worked very hard, but often got away with murder.

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Animan1
Posts: 5394
Registered: 5/14/2003

Rank: Platinum Critic
1/14/2005 7:25:46 PM
I have ticket stubs from almost every park I've been to, as well as brochures/maps. I even have some brochures of parks I've never been to but have been near.
mrceagle
Posts: 13804
Registered: 6/9/2001

Rank: TPC News Minister
1/14/2005 10:26:55 PM
I have maps form most of the parks i have been to.
I have T-shirts from many parks.
Suviner bottle. Canobie(about 30) i use dayly.
Pins
Onride's from Superman SFNE and a few more.

Rar Colectables.
Old Riverside(now SFNE) T-shirts.
Wood From Excaliber(Futown/Slplashtown USA) construction.
A brocken Clutch pin From Excalober
an Intact cluch pin from Excalober.
A seat belt from Excalober.
A wheel from teh Galixy a Canbie Lake.
A wood Plank from the Dismantaled Hercules.
Red Rascal
Posts: 7284
Registered: 1/28/2003

Rank: Croatian Critic
1/16/2005 11:07:04 AM
I also have many maps and brochures, even from parks and countries I haven't been to. My favorite one is from Ocean Park in Hong Kong which uses the Chinese style of script. Really cool.
Hercules
Posts: 4037
Registered: 10/13/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
1/16/2005 6:52:15 PM
My favorite one is the Hercules souvenir map that I have from Dorney. The funniest one is the on-ride photo from Storm Runner. I also have various maps from different years from different parks.
diablo666
Posts: 57
Registered: 12/5/2004

Rank: Senior Critic
1/17/2005 7:49:44 PM
SFGA American Eagle t-shirt
Magnum XL-200 T-shirt
Cedar Point watch (I had forgotten mine at the hotel so I bought a cheapie one so I knew when to meet my friend)
Wild Thing magnet
VF 2004 map
CP 2004 map
SFGAM 2004 map
Millenium Force keychain
Hercules
Posts: 4037
Registered: 10/13/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
1/24/2005 1:01:48 AM
I just got a Hydra: The Revenge calendar poster curtosy of my girlfriend. It is not a photo of the ride, but a graphics rendition of the cobra roll. It's still pretty cool though
Hercules
Posts: 4037
Registered: 10/13/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
2/19/2005 3:21:05 PM
If anyone knows where I can get a piece of wood from Hercules, please let me know. I have been searching for someone who has one, and the people that do won't let it go I have been looking to get one for a long time now, and really would like it. Anyway, if you could tell me where or from whom I can get one it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
adriahna
Posts: 4692
Registered: 6/4/2003

Rank: Site Moderator
Skooter Junkie
2/21/2005 1:37:08 AM
Ah, Hercules - you remind me of myself. When I came upon the ripped apart remains of the Thunderbolt, I strongly contemplated climbing the fence so as to take home a souvenir - any souvenir. Too daunting, though - that was one HIGH fence.
ibluv
Posts: 2354
Registered: 7/15/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
2/21/2005 3:54:35 PM
Almost all of my park memorobilia is from (drum roll please) LAKE COMPOUNCE!! (surprise surprise). I´ve got a bumper sticker, Ghost Hunt candle, Boulder Dash shotglass, a photo of my sister and I on BD, an Odie I won at the Haunted Derby, assorted maps, tickets, and parking passes (one of the maps I have is from 1986- my oldest piece of memorobilia). I´ve also got replicas of old postcards that show classic rides which are long gone: Laff in the Dark, Skooters, Aeroplane swing, and the Green Dragon (LC´s first coaster). I love old postcards of AP scenes. If I had the money I´d collect real ones.

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Message updated 2/21/2005 3:55:48 PM by ibluv
adriahna
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Skooter Junkie
2/21/2005 8:16:22 PM
ibluv, you might be surprised at how many old park postcards you can find on ebay, but, more affordably, with some hunting around local antique shops. I have found some really beautiful Coney Island cards from the turn of the century here in NYC, at antique and flea markets - Dreamland and Luna Park cards with hand tinting and glitter, very nice. Keep your eyes open, you'll find Lake Compounce ones sooner or later.
ibluv
Posts: 2354
Registered: 7/15/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
2/22/2005 1:09:57 PM
Thanks for the advice, adriahna, I´ll keep it in mind if and when I ever find a job. I have seen quite a few old postcards on ebay of various parks. Isn´t it strange how there´s so many of them still in existence while the vast majority of the parks they came from are long gone and forgotten?
Swimace
Posts: 5916
Registered: 8/28/2003

Rank: Platinum Critic
2/22/2005 9:15:55 PM
Hmm....
I have:
Apollo's Chariot On-ride photo
Storm Runner Key Chain
Storm Runner/Hersheypark cup
DBH on ride photo

That's pretty much it. I usually dont buy a lot at theme parks unless it's somewhere that I know I wont be coming back to for a long time
ibluv
Posts: 2354
Registered: 7/15/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
2/23/2005 2:07:50 PM
Or one that will be closing in the near future.
mrceagle
Posts: 13804
Registered: 6/9/2001

Rank: TPC News Minister
2/23/2005 3:38:19 PM
Bought a Chain Dog at action from the Excaliber coaster.
Cyclonic
Posts: 2636
Registered: 7/19/2002

Rank: Experiment 626
3/5/2005 8:14:47 PM
I mostly collect pins. They are small, and often pretty nice. The tough thing with them is not all parks have them, and often this pins from parks in the same chain are very similar, but I still have a nice little collection of park pins.



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adriahna
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Skooter Junkie
3/7/2005 9:17:32 AM
Very cool pins, Cyclonic. I love that arrow-shaped Kennywood - I need one like that with "Knoebels" on it, so I can point it towards my head, since that's all I ever think about, anyway...
ibluv
Posts: 2354
Registered: 7/15/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
3/7/2005 6:12:30 PM
That and skooters
adriahna
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Skooter Junkie
3/8/2005 9:48:07 AM
I was going to say that, but considering that I still keep thinking about having a Lusse Auto Skooter tattooed, well, somewhere on my body, a pin would just be an afterthought, anyhow...
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