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FLYING TURNS ROLLER COASTER Lakeside Park Dayton Ohio 1930

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Uploaded by on Jul 5, 2007

This unusual roller coaster, called a Flying Turns, was similar to a bobsled in that it rolled freely through a barrel shaped trough. Only a handful of these were made, mostly in the late 1920's to early 1930's. This clip came from a series of old MovieTone newsreel clips from a bootleg VCR tape.

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  • 'Flying Turns' was first introduced at Lakeside in Dayton - Lesourdsville never had one - and Lakeside was on Dayton's West side, near the VA Center (US 35 goes through the park grounds now), not at Eastwood Metro Park in East Dayton. My folks loved this ride - the girls had to straddle the guys legs to ride. Lakeside was originally a 'trolley park' at the terminus of a streetcar/electric trolley line operated by the lines' owners - Frankie's 'Forest Park' in North Dayton was another.

  • that looks proper dangerous XD

  • they had a flying turns coaster at Riverview Park in Chicago, growing up there it was my favorite coaster as a kid....

  • guys you can still go see the coaster and some rusty rides plus old buildings they must have lied because ITS NOT DEMOLISHED

  • @ZX2ManDave I think it's rather charming. Oh how times have changed eh :(

  • I remember going there when I was very young. I remember being mesmerized by the laughing lady. I hope that more videos are found of Dayton's only amusement park.

  • I've been to euclid beach I don't recall that ride That was like a gazillion years ago though

    Does anyone recall if the park at LaSwordsville had one?

  • Notice how the kids are wearing their "Sunday Best" to an amusement park? Wow!

  • Knoebels in Pennsylvania is working on a newly constructed Flying Turns roller coaster. Due to open in 2009 if all goes well.

  • Man, I want to ride a coaster like this!

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