my first roller coaster! I was only seven but It scared me to death the first time I rode it.
@johnulmerRacing
4 жыл бұрын
You can still see it's old footers in the creek and on the path leading to Judge Roy Scream.
@scottbiggs8894
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking me back to some childhood memories. I was sooo glad I wasn't tall enough to ride this! Whew, the mini-mine train was all I could handle!
@stupendor1
3 жыл бұрын
From Wikipedia: On July 1, 1972, five people suffered injuries after two cars collided. Out of the five people that were on the ride, two of theirs were serious. All of them were taken to Memorial Hospital including one person who had to undergo surgery and another to an intensive care ward.
@boofert.washington2499
2 жыл бұрын
I was born at Arlington Memorial! Give me a cookie!
@stupendor1
2 жыл бұрын
@@boofert.washington2499 Here is a cookie.
@coolmovieman1
5 жыл бұрын
Great memories of Six Flags as a kid rode the Big Bend only Once or twice. Every time we would got there is was closed it broke down a bunch finally took the ride out in 1979. Great ride Thankful someone had an actual video of the coaster.
@Monorail-Beyond-the-Veil
6 жыл бұрын
What memories, my first "real" roller coaster.
@thomaswiman3804
5 жыл бұрын
Mine too
@bryanwarfield6873
4 жыл бұрын
This ride was quite nice. Once, on our high school band visit, the train in front of ours stalled at the top of the hill. Our train was stopped about half way up the hill. We were stuck for about 20 minutes while men climbed to the first train to check whatever was wrong. I clearly remember the park PA system announcing, "Emergency, Big Bend, emergency, Big Bend". We were thrilled!
@sdwolfcub
4 жыл бұрын
My God! Now, i'm not minimizing your cool experience whatsoever, as you were actually ON the thing when it happened, but considering I spent more time in that line than anywhere else in the park, I heard that exact announcement at least once per visit there! haha
@magicjack
2 жыл бұрын
That is so cool, I forgot about the spiral incline.
@Lucky_9705
2 жыл бұрын
Anton Schwarzkopf was a master in roller coaster design
@djavatar68
3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a fun ride.
@thomaswiman3804
5 жыл бұрын
Loved that ride
@DARK_AMBIGUOUS
3 жыл бұрын
This is like the whizzer at six flags great America
@BAKU2K2
3 жыл бұрын
Same model and manufacturer.
@gregorymoore2877
Жыл бұрын
@@BAKU2K2 In fact Big Bend was the prototype for the Whizzers and Zambezi Zinger.
@cleopatrajones2024
6 жыл бұрын
I was soooo afraid to get on this back in the 70's and my cousins made fun of me.
@blessedgigi2161
2 жыл бұрын
My first coaster ever! I was 7. I just got my saliors hat monogrammed and Daddy took me on this ride. I was terrified, and thus a coaster enthusiasts was born!!!!
@sdwolfcub
4 жыл бұрын
Once I got lucky and only had to wait two hours for Big Bend.(..as opposed to the usual 2&1/2 to 3).
@KintyreOfMull
4 жыл бұрын
I forgot all about that long wait. But, it was worth it!
@Lambert1386
6 жыл бұрын
Rode it every summer.
@jdon4447
2 жыл бұрын
Brings back child hood memories. Nice video thanks for posting.
@keithwilson6060
3 жыл бұрын
This thing had more problems.
@williamleslie2460
5 жыл бұрын
I remember getting to the park early and running over to the gate trying to be first was it to brag nope it was because that line would get to be 3 hours long
@danesstang9307
5 жыл бұрын
I was in line when it came off the rails and people died on it in the 70's
@gartrellliddell3806
5 жыл бұрын
Luckily Big Bird was there to clean up the accident before the reporters came. LIAR!!
@sdwolfcub
4 жыл бұрын
N E V E R H A P P E N E D . (SPEAKING OF "coming off the rails"...)...You must have been on some LSD left over from the 60's, as no one was ever EVEN INJURED on this ride during its 8 year run at SFOT. (Not counting the heat strokes from waiting in line for 3 hours in the hot Texas sun in July. (a JOKE by the way, so don't go arguing about that one!)) After that, Big Bend was relocated to St Louis, was never reassembled, and then finally sold for scrap metal. The only DEATH here was our beloved Big Bend. (And your memory banks)
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