The National Roller Coaster Museum is a museum in Plainview, Texas, USA. Created by the American Coaster Enthusiasts, it is situated on land owned by Larson International.[1] The facility currently only opens for private tours, but has stated that it may open to the public in the future.[2] It operates a virtual exhibition via its website.[3]
History
The Museum was established in 1999.[1]
In 2012 and 2013, the Museum operated a temporary exhibition at Dollywood.[4]
Exhibits
- This list is incomplete, please expand it if you can.
- Lead car from Apocalypse at Six Flags America[5]
- A car from Orient Express at Worlds of Fun[6]
- Section of track from Texas Cyclone at Six Flags AstroWorld[7]
- A car from Jack Rabbit at Rocky Springs Park[8]
- Model of Phoenix at Knoebels[8]
- A section of track, a car and signage from Volcano The Blast Coaster at Kings Dominion[9]
- A car, signage and safety sign from Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Williamsburg[10]
- A car from Eurosat at Europa-Park[11]
- The train from Montezooma's Revenge at Knott's Berry Farm[12]
- Sign from ShockWave at Six Flags Great America[13]
- Sign from Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure[14]
- A lead car and some track from Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas[14]
- A train from SooperDooperLooper at Hersheypark[15]
- Corkscrew track and supports from Canobie Corkscrew at Canobie Lake Park
- A Freefall train and an Chute Out Parachute veichle from Intamin
- Two Ride Veichles from the Matterhorn Bobsleds at DisneyLand
- Stand up Coaster Lead Car from Mantis, Disaster Transport Bobsled, Tracksection, and Three Wildcat Cars At Cedar Point.
- A track piece an Large Section of it is preserved from Texas cyclone At Six Flags Astroworld
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McDonough, Doug (August 29, 2015). "Plainview home to National Roller Coaster Museum". MyPlainview. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ↑ "We visit the National Roller Coaster Museum". Theme Park Archive. September 10, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ↑ "National Roller Coaster Museum launches new online home — New Design Supports Expansion Efforts". Amusement Today. December 7, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Exhibits". National Roller Coaster Museum. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ↑ "National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives Facebook post".
- ↑ "Worlds of Fun.Org: Where are they Now? A Retrospect on Worlds of Fun's Lost Rides".
- ↑ "Soon you'll be able to relive the thrill of riding Texas Cyclone at Astroworld" (in English). ABC13. November 7, 2020. Retrieved 10 November 10, 2020.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 Springmyer, Kayla (October 26, 2020). "National Roller Coaster Museum expands its historic collection". Attractions Magazine. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ↑ Ringas, Elizabeth (September 17, 2019). "Volcano Arrives at National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives". American Coaster Enthusiasts. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ↑ "The Big Bad Wolf - National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives".
- ↑ Frank, Thomas (2022-04-28). "Zug der alten „Eurosat" aus Europa-Park wird Teil von Achterbahn-Museum". Parkerlebnis.de. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ Davis-Friedman, Samantha (2022-09-14). "Montezooma's Revenge joins the National Roller Coaster Museum". Attractions Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "Worlds of Fun dot Org tweet". Twitter. 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 McDonough, Doug (2015-08-29). "Plainview home to National Roller Coaster Museum". MyPlainview. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "ACE Donates $150,000 to Support the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives". American Coaster Enthusiasts. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2022-10-07.