Millennium Force at Cedar Point in 2000, Huge lines Coaster Jeff 2020-06-01 | A little different video today as most of my videos are of coasters that are gone or changed dramatically. But 20 years ago to the day (June 1st, 2000) is when I rode Millennium Force for the first time and it was mind blowing for the time. I still think it is the most beautiful coaster ever and probably the most iconic in the world regardless of how you feel about the ride. Nobody can deny the impact it had on the coaster world.
Rapterra at Kings Dominion construction tour 10-9-2024 raw footage Coaster Jeff 2024-10-10 | Kings Dominion's new for 2025 coaster
Myrtle Beach Pavilion Mad Mouse off ride and POV Coaster Jeff 2021-09-22 | Defunct Arrow Mad Mouse coaster that was in Myrtle Beach. Filmed in 2000
Backwards Thunder Road at Carowinds in 1998 Coaster Jeff 2021-06-02 | Some footage from 1998 when Thunder Road ran Backwards
Georgia Cyclone at Six Flags over Georgia in 1998 Coaster Jeff 2021-04-29 | Footage from 1998 and pictures from 2017 (its last year)
Rolling Thunder at Six Flags Great Adventure off ride and racing POVs Coaster Jeff 2021-04-09 | Rolling Thunder footage filmed in 1998 and 1999 during coaster celebration
Apollos Chariot at Busch Gardens off ride and POV in 1999 (opening year) Coaster Jeff 2021-03-27 | Video from 1999 when Apollos Chariot was brand new. It ran so good its opening year with much more powerful airtime.bonus construction pics at the end.
The Legend at Holiday World POV and off ride footage in May 2000 (opening year) Coaster Jeff 2021-03-05 | Holiday World's second wooden coaster opens in May 2000
Alpengeist opening day at Busch Gardens 3-22-1997 Coaster Jeff 2021-02-04 | My footage and a friends footage from opening day of Alpengeist March 22, 19971997 was easily the best year for Alpengeist as the brakes were very light the first year and it flew through the 2nd half.
Entertainment Tonight segment on roller coasters in 1989. Coaster Jeff 2021-01-14 | Historic footage of the new coasters of 1989.
Hypersonic XLC at Kings Dominion in 2006. Off ride and POV Coaster Jeff 2020-12-31 | Many angles of Hypersonic in 2006, including a POV, launch reactions and launch mechanics of this prototype coaster.
Shivering Timbers at Michigans Adventure in 1998 (opening year) Coaster Jeff 2020-12-16 | Unedited footage from July 1998 of this out and back monster
El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure in 2006 (opening year) Coaster Jeff 2020-11-19 | Home video of El Toro from September 2006
Outer Limits Flight of fear coaster special from 1996 Coaster Jeff 2020-10-27 | Quick special about Flight of Fear at Kings Dominion with Richard Karn (Al from Home Improvement). He clearly knows nothing about coasters and gets so many things wrong, but has interviews with designers from Premier and LIM prototype test footage.
Superman the Escape opens in 1997 National News coverage Coaster Jeff 2020-10-14 | CNN covers the opening of the First coaster to break the 100mph barrier after many delays in March 1997.
Hell Cat (J2) at Clementon park in 2006 with no trim brakes. Off ride and POV Coaster Jeff 2020-09-21 | A very good layout that was plagued with bad trackwork from the beginning. Filmed in 2006 before trim brakes were installed. This was its 2nd full year of operation. I thought it was a very good coaster at the time but I have heard that it is really rough now. Glad I rode it when I did. The parks future is in Jeopardy and the coaster may never operate again.
Anaconda and Shockwave at Paramounts Kings Dominion in 1995 Coaster Jeff 2020-09-16 | Footage shot in 1995, Many Anaconda shots you can't get anymore as they were taken from defunct water slides.
Mighty Canadian Minebuster at Canadas wonderland in 1998 with the ejector airtime 3rd hill. Coaster Jeff 2020-09-07 | This coaster used to have a legendary airtime hill till it was removed in the early 2000's. Very rare to see footage of it so here it is. enjoy
Medusa at Six Flags Great Adventure in 1999 with on ride POV Coaster Jeff 2020-08-31 | 1st Floorless coaster opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in 1999 as Medusa, Today this coaster is known as Bizarro with a different paint job and effects.
Kings Island wooden coaster clip from the 80s with the Beast, Racer and Don Helbigs record. Coaster Jeff 2020-08-24 | Clip from after hours about the Kings Island Woodies with Don Helbig talking about his impressive Racer rides.
Chang at Kentucky Kingdom in 1998 Coaster Jeff 2020-08-18 | Chang Opened as the Tallest Fastest Stand up coaster in the world when it opened in 1997. Chang was removed from Kentucky Kingdom in 2009 and reopened as Green Lantern at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey in 2011.
Rebel Yell (Racer 75) backwards at Kings Dominion Coaster Jeff 2020-08-06 | Not too much footage of this classic running backwards on line so here is some of my footage from 1995 and 2006.
Hersheypark Giant wheel POV from 2001 Coaster Jeff 2020-08-02 | Some on ride footage of Hersheyparks Giant wheel double ferris wheel with great views of Great Bear and Comet. I believe the Giant wheel was removed in 2004.
Ghostrider at Knotts Berry Farm in 2000 (No shed) POV and off ride Coaster Jeff 2020-07-29 | Ghostrider footage shot in June 2000 about 7 months after opening. before the shed was added to the first drop.
Twisted Twins at Kentucky Kingdom POV (green side) Coaster Jeff 2020-07-20 | Twisted Twins dueling coaster opened in 1998 and closed in 2007. RMC converted this into Storm Chaser in 2016. POV shot in 2000
Dueling Dragons / Dragon Challenge at Islands of Adventure dueling! Coaster Jeff 2020-07-15 | Home video from January 2000 of these amazing coasters with epic theming. Also be sure to check out my Que line walk through of Dueling Dragons to see how much work went into this one of a kind ride.
Volcano the Blast Coaster Fire Effect day and night Coaster Jeff 2020-07-14 | In 2006 I went to Kings Dominion many times with my camera knowing many changes would be coming after the purchase by Cedar Fair. I wanted to document the fire effect on Volcano since Cedar fair is not known to keep heavy theme elements going (especially ones that take alot of money to run). I rarely saw the fire effect fire from 2008 till it was demolished so I am glad I captured these moments. I also have some shots from behind the mountain included too.
Montu at Busch Gardens Tampa in 1997 with light brakes and crocodiles Coaster Jeff 2020-07-08 | Montu is a widely considered one of the best inverted coasters in the world but it used to better. Video from 1997 when the brakes were much lighter and the ending wasn't so sluggish. Also the Amazing entrance sign, wheel cover art and crocodiles. Alot of this footage was taken from the overflow Que which stretched in between the 2 vertical loops and has been gone for many years.
Anaconda at Kings Dominion Opening in 1991 local news footage Coaster Jeff 2020-07-06 | Footage from local news stations of Media day in March 1991. Note: Anaconda originally had 3-6 car trains (you can see train 3 clearly marked climbing the lift.) In April 1991 they made 2-7 car trains as it could not run 3 trains.
Shockwave at Six Flags Great America Coaster Jeff 2020-06-30 | Great footage of Shockwave at Six Flags Great America with the brakes on very light in the late 80's. Special Thanks to Tim Baldwin for recording this amazing footage in the late 80's. My footage starts at the 6 min mark and is from 1998.
Paramounts Kings Dominion Promo video from 1993 Coaster Jeff 2020-06-27 | Promo videos with B roll footage from Paramounts Kings Dominion most of this was filmed in the Fall of 1992 right after Paramount bought the park. (the exception being the Outer Limits Flight of Fear clip)
Outer Limits Flight of Fear at Paramounts Kings Dominion commercial from 1996 Coaster Jeff 2020-06-18 | Quick Commercial from 1996
Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens off ride front and back car POV Coaster Jeff 2020-06-16 | Some footage and pictures from one of the most creative coasters ever. Footage taken in 1995,1999 and 2006.
Outer limits Flight of Fear at Paramounts Kings Dominion announcement news clips in 1995. Coaster Jeff 2020-06-14 | 2 Richmond local news stations cover the announcement of the first LIM launched coaster in the world in August of 1995
Alpengeist at Busch Gardens opens in 1997, local news coverage on media day Coaster Jeff 2020-06-13 | 3 local Richmond Virginia news stations cover Alpengeist media day in April 1997
Hercules at Dorney Park off ride and POV Coaster Jeff 2020-06-08 | Opened in 1989 with the longest and fastest wooden coaster drop. The ride quickly got rough and was reprofiled and trimmed heavily on the 1st drop. It was demolished in 2003 to make way for Hydra. Offride footage from 1997 and POV from 2000.
Busch Gardens news clip from 1993 with Drachen Fire Coaster Jeff 2020-06-06 | News clip of Physics competition in 1993 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Whirlwind at Knoebels Amusement park off ride and POV Coaster Jeff 2020-06-04 | Knoebels first looping coaster that operated at the park from 1993-2004. It was removed to make way for Flying Turns. Offride footage filmed in 1997 and POV filmed in 1999.
Myrtle Beach Pavilion Hurricane POV front and back seat Coaster Jeff 2020-05-29 | Front and back seat POVs of the defunct Hurricane in 2000
Original Rattler at Fiesta Texas in 1992 with POV and aerial shots Coaster Jeff 2020-05-27 | Going through my tapes I came across this Video of the original Rattler at Fiesta Texas. This ride opened as the tallest fastest and steepest wooden coaster in the world when it opened with the brand new Fiesta Texas in 1992. The ride was very poorly constructed and went through many reprofiles in its life, it was literally like a different ride every year throughout the 90's. In 2012 it was closed and converted to Iron Rattler.
Son of Beast at Paramounts Kings Island in May 2000 Coaster Jeff 2020-05-26 | Son of Beast Video shot on May 31, 2000. Ride finally opened with 1 train at about 2pm and needless to say the line was huge.
Six Flags over Georgia Viper Shuttle loop Coaster Jeff 2020-05-21 | Video and pics of the classic shuttle loop that was at Six flags over Georgia from 1995-2001.
Hurler at Paramounts Kings Dominion in 1995 Coaster Jeff 2020-05-19 | When Hurler was new it was a fast, smooth and good coaster with lots of airtime and even some ejector moments (check front seat at the 22 second mark) Hurler ran Great until about 2000 and no major maintenance was ever done to it just patch work and after Cedar fair purchased the park the added trim brakes to the bottom of the drop which killed all airtime and became a pointless rough and unfun ride. I added some additional footage from 2006.
Volcano the blast coaster at Paramounts Kings Dominion News announcement from 1997 Coaster Jeff 2020-05-17 | quick clip of the Volcano Announcement in Summer of 1997
Superman Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Ohio / Worlds of adventure / Geauga Lake Coaster Jeff 2020-05-15 | Superman Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Ohio the year it opened in 2000.
Steel Phantom at Kennywood in 1996 Coaster Jeff 2020-05-12 | First coaster to top 80mph. Inversions were removed after the 2000 season and the coaster was converted to Phantoms Revenge which still operates today
Hurricane Category 5 at Myrtle Beach Pavilion in 2000 Coaster Jeff 2020-05-05 | Home video when Hurricane was brand new
Mean Streak at Cedar Point in 1995 Coaster Jeff 2020-05-03 | Home Video of one of the largest wooden coasters ever built seen here in its better years. It was fast and smooth with the trim brake on very light.
Two Face at Six Flags America Coaster Jeff 2020-04-30 | Vekoma Invertigo model that operated at Six Flags America from 1999-2007. Footage was shot in 1999 and 2000.
