Roller Coasters, Flumes and Flying Saucers (Hardcover)

by Robert Reynolds (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Northern Lights Pub (April 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965735354
• ISBN-13: 978-0965735353
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,600,531 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Disneyland or theme park fans, August 23, 1999

By A Customer

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!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Story of the Inventors of Modern Theme Park Rides, June 18, 2001

By	R. M. Ballier "filmmaker" (Southern California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and informative!, May 14, 1999

By	Eric Cabico([e-mail]) (Oahu,Hawaii) - See all my reviews

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!