Woodside Park Wildcat recreation - NoLimits 2

[@robdcx]

Really nice job recreating this. It's one of my favorite Schmeck layouts. I would encourage you to keep doing these classic recreations cuz there is a group of people who REALLY love to see them.

[@coasterp2199]

Nicely done as always.

[@jasonhook3884]

HE'S BAAAAAAAAAAAACK

[@dancerjim]

Pretty cool looking ride. Glad you recreated it for us!

[@Benthetrainkid]

An article published in The New York Times on October 7, 1955,(P.50) stated that a syndicate of real estate investors based in Philadelphia, and headed by Lewis Silverman, had purchased the park's rides and intended to relocate the park to a new "two million dollar" amusement park to have been constructed in Levittown, Pennsylvania. However, the Levittown amusement park was never built

[@alexchihak9694]

What a shame

[@CoasterMan13Official]

Could you do a recreation of the Greyhound roller coaster that once operated at Lakewood Fairgrounds in Atlanta? It was in a Smokey and the Bandit movie. I've always wanted to see a video of it.

[@RaptorAlex]

You know, I believe I've thought about it but saw that someone else was making it. I'll look into that. I try not to do the same recreations as other people.

[@CoasterMan13Official]

@@RaptorAlex really? Who was that person?

[@RaptorAlex]

@@CoasterMan13Official I think it was Bob Hooley: www.youtube.com/@bobhooley900. It was on a group board somewhere.

[@CoasterMan13Official]

@@RaptorAlex oh. Well, in that case, just might as well wait and see if he posts it on his KZbin, you know?

[@RaptorAlex]

I've been looking into this coaster and I think I can do most of it, but I can't find any photos or videos showing the ending. I suspect it had some bunny hops inside the outer supports/track, but I can't find anything to make an accurate recreation.

[@karlsturm9698]

I'm eyeing the Tornado model with interest...

[@RaptorAlex]

It's really crude and just for background purposes. I could improve it, but I'd need to do more research.

[@karlsturm9698]

@@RaptorAlex Okay then, that makes sense. I found it difficult to follow the layout as well. I was always curious how much of the ride was fully enclosed versus "windowed"

[@RaptorAlex]

@@karlsturm9698 It began fully enclosed. Parts were opened up because bees kept gathering inside.

[@CheesecakeMilitia]

Damn, another great coaster lost to racism man; what a shame. I really wish we had more surviving Schmecks - the laterals on this thing look unreal.

[@RaptorAlex]

There were so many because the owners were stubborn and would rather close than integrate. Awful.

[@TheWolfXCIX]

Can't find anything about this on Google, could you explain?

[@RaptorAlex]

@@TheWolfXCIX The Philadelphia Inquirer mentions this particular park's closure in this article: www.inquirer.com/news/inq2/more-perfect-union-city-planning-inequality-parks-transit-water-20221206.html Otherwise, it's in letters written between park owners. My wife has lots of original documents and photos of original documents from park owners using coded language ("riff-raff," "those people;" though in some instances they outright say it) in which they say they'd rather close their parks than allow Black visitors. Penn State's got a great archive of park correspondence and photos from Charles Jacques Jr., and we've looked through some letters there.