I went on this coaster in 1966. As you can tell by the film, the corners were deliberately under-banked and if your riding partner was bigger than you it was a bruising experience. After fifty years of riding coasters, including the Cyclone at Coney Island and all the great ones at Cedar Point, I would say the Bobs is still my all-time favorite.
@juliandale8006
10 жыл бұрын
This looks legendary! If it had lived through the roller coaster Renaissance, it'd now be more famous than the Cyclone.
@tonymcewing1515
3 жыл бұрын
This brings back so many wonderful memories of my visits to Riverview as a kid. I was 11 when the park closed in 1967 but it is where I fell in love with rollercoasters; a love affair that continues to this day. The Bobs was particularly fierce and fearsome. Honestly, I rode every rollercoaster at Riverview multiple times. For me, the Bobs and the Fireball were the two most exciting coasters in the park.
@Coastincolt
6 жыл бұрын
Even by today's "gigacoaster" standards, this looks like one hell of a ride!
@Mythyval
3 жыл бұрын
The video has clearly been sped up a great deal. It takes only 15 seconds to get up the chain lift. By contrast, the Giant Dipper at Belmont Park, a shorter Prior & Church from the same period, takes 25 seconds to get up the lift. So I would say playing the video at 0.5 speed would give you a more accurate idea of the actual speed of the coaster. It still looks fairly intense at that speed.
@brockwhite730
8 жыл бұрын
From 1956 through 1964 we lived in Chicago and my dad would take me and my friends to Riverview every summer! What great memories of a one-of-a-kind park!
@jackkilman8726
4 жыл бұрын
Today's smoothness obsessed riders would complain that it was too rough and demand an RMC conversion.
@positivityforever
3 жыл бұрын
Who in ALL tarnation votes this down???????
@unclebobunclebob
15 жыл бұрын
Never thought I'd get to "ride" The Bobs again. Thanks.
@LucasBradley
6 жыл бұрын
We need someone to give a small park $75 million to rebuild this, the Rye Aeroplane, and the Crystal Beach Cyclone.
@garyino1281
11 жыл бұрын
One of favorite rides. Remember the Fireball ? Great film footage ! Very sad day in Chicago when the gates were closed forever..
@A_A610
14 жыл бұрын
The only POV of this amazing ride. Thanks so much for sharing this piece of history.
@YourAnjl
10 жыл бұрын
I was very young during my years visiting Riverview, and the Bobs was "the" challenge. The very first time I rode it, I was small enough that I ended up laying sideways on the seat and screaming my head off. When you went on that first lift, it was terrifying, and it flew so fast it always felt like it was going to fall off the tracks. Best roller coaster, ever! Thanks for the chance to relive it.
@lizdouglas1952
8 жыл бұрын
My brother and I went to Riverview when we were small. We loved the Bob's and the Wild Mouse and would go on those rides over and over..that was late '50s early '60s.
@sparky30368
11 жыл бұрын
Wish this coaster was running today, it looks a great layout
@ProChoiceJesus
12 жыл бұрын
Whoa, that little chain lift before the lift hill...that was strange!
@wojocad7682
11 жыл бұрын
I rode The Bobs for the first time on my twelvth birthday... I clearly remember the meandering line at the entrance and leaning out to try to see the top of the first hill... partially obscured by the Greek columns. I also remember the clacking as I was pointed skyward on the first hill for what seemed like an eternity. After that... just a lot of screaming, lights flying by, and the G forces. (That was almost 50 years ago, so I guess it made quite an impression.)
@WAL_DC-6B
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like famous Chicago radio personality, Mal Bellairs, doing the narrating of this film of a ride on the iconic Riverview "Bobs." Thanks for sharing!
@rutheliz75
14 күн бұрын
Relentless ! Thanks for posting .
@TheKurtsPlaceChannel
2 жыл бұрын
Very nice video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.
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