Highland, IN
Found this picture in this big article http://io9.com/the-crumbling-chaos-of-abandoned-amusement-parks-514682250 adding the picture for those of you that want to get straight to the point. Silverball mania 
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Brisbane
ya know the local pin shop would probably nab it up and resell it for hundreds all original unrestored
Quoted from dementedwarlok:how about lighting what is left framing and hanging on the wall?
Nah...all the cool stuff would fall off. Best to leave it lying flat with ALL that stuff on it and make a "inside lit, clear glass top coffee table out of it, just the way it is in the picture. 
Quoted from Pin-it:Ahh the good ole days prior to the lawsuit $$$ grubbing lawyers
Couldn't find any pics, but this was a harsh ride, that should have never opened
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The third accident occurred in August 1981 at the Big O waterslide in Orange, California. In this case, a side wall of a chute cracked and then broke open as riders slid over it. One rider crashed through the hole and he and another rider dangled out of the tube about 40 feet above the ground. They managed to climb back into the slide, but were seriously cut by the plastic edge while doing so. Four other riders were also injured. This plastic was stronger than the Plexiglas involved in the New Jersey accident
Cool link! Love this kind of stuff. Here's a neat site if you've never seen it: http://deadmalls.com/
Quoted from MrBally:Those thumper bumper caps are worth a fortune.
10k by Christmas?
you can find some pretty good video on youtube of these abandon places where urban explorers go in them.
I used to go to Action Park all the time as a kid. I remember going on the cannonball loop as well with my friends. I recall it not being all that scary. There was some misinformation in the article. I remember the guy getting electrocuted and it was on the mini speed boat ride and I also recall the kid getting killed on the Alpine slide but I don't think anybody ever drowned in the wave pool, let alone 3 people. The park eventually got the nickname "Accident Park". I also went to Jungle Habitat as a kid.
Quoted from Don44:I used to go to Action Park all the time as a kid.
Ditto^ I remember the alpine slide there and drunk people flying in the air, even with the sign that stated slow section ahead. 
getting back up bloody and in pain! Lmao, Kinda like a precursor to mtv ` s jackass 
http://www.artificialowl.net/2008/12/chernobyl-disaster-part-3-amusement.html
Never got a chance to open.
LTG : )
Brampton, ON
Quoted from MrBally:Those thumper bumper caps are worth a fortune.
What do you consider a fortune ? Repros are everywhere.
Quoted from bdaily1983:The arch rail and some of the other metal wire forms are hard to find too.
Really ? The arch rail ? Just about every Bally in the 70s and 80s has one. The only wire forms I can think of that are not super easy to get are the inlane wires, but there are still lots of these around if you have old Bally playfields.
Quoted from schmoo:What do you consider a fortune ? Repros are everywhere.
Really ? The arch rail ? Just about every Bally in the 70s and 80s has one. The only wire forms I can think of that are not super easy to get are the inlane wires, but there are still lots of these around if you have old Bally playfields.
At least ten bucks each since many collectors want original (not reproduction) parts.
Quoted from Methos:Little bit of Novus 2 and that PF will look smashing.
May need new rubber too but no big deal
Great pics. Always a topic that interests me for some reason. I can't get enough Chernobyl pics either.
That Silverball Mania playfield is the worst I've ever seen.
I like how many Pinsiders look at that pf pic, and immediately start assessing which parts are salvageable. 
Back to that Big-O waterslide. We went opening day, and that thing literally beat the crap out of you the whole way down. It was not well designed, and after about a 50 ft straightaway there was a u-turn where you just got slammed into the wall. This is where the accident occurred a few weeks later. Pinballs take less abuse than this thing dished out. We rode it once, that was enough.
Quoted from Pin-it:Ahh the good ole days prior to the lawsuit $$$ grubbing lawyers ^^^
Yeah, screw those lawyers for making businesses have safe rides/attractions!
I went there as a kid and took my kids all the time.
We went the day before it closed.
I live about ten minutes from there.
http://io9.com/5961440/where-abandoned-arcade-video-game-cabinets-go-to-die
this one is also interesting.
Quoted from doublestack:I can't get enough Chernobyl pics either.
LTG : )
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