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re: Did you ride the gondola over the Miss River at the 1984 World’s Fair?
Posted on 11/21/18 at 6:47 pm to RidiculousHype
Posted on 11/21/18 at 6:47 pm to RidiculousHype
It could’ve been NO’s Eiffel Tower. How expensive could it be to keep that going?
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Posted on 11/21/18 at 6:49 pm to RidiculousHype
Sure did! Loved it! Not sure if I would do it today though.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 6:51 pm to Balloon Huffer
Shut the frick up phagot
Posted on 11/21/18 at 7:00 pm to RidiculousHype
My cousin used to cut hair in the city back then. One of his customers one day happened to be an engineer who designed the gondola - the guy said he wouldn’t ride it personally because too many corners were cut and they didn’t stick to the original plans. Not exactly a ringing endorsement. 
This post was edited on 11/21/18 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 11/21/18 at 8:32 pm to RidiculousHype
I did. My mom was scared shiteless. I still have a few Worlds Fair beers.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 8:37 pm to RidiculousHype
Many times. It stopped on us once and we learned you could pry doors open. Kinda boring after you did it a couple times.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 9:14 pm to Capt ST
I was in my 20’s when I rode it . I know a guy that still has one of the cars in his back yard
Posted on 11/21/18 at 9:38 pm to RidiculousHype
I rode it. It was fun. I was 9, though.
That was a fun fair.
Do they still do World's Fairs?
That was a fun fair.
Do they still do World's Fairs?
Posted on 11/21/18 at 9:49 pm to cgrand
Season passport holder, rode it a number of times.
Posted on 11/22/18 at 8:40 am to RidiculousHype
Yes, several times. I can’t imagine how I did it. I cringe driving over the bridges now.
Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:28 pm to Morty
No but I did the one over the Royal Gorge when I was eight, or nine. Found out I was scared of heights.
Youtube of Royal Geoge gondola.
Youtube of Royal Geoge gondola.
Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:30 pm to Seldom Seen
I rode it during the Fair at 9 yrs old.
My older brother cried on it and I laughed at him
My older brother cried on it and I laughed at him
Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:30 pm to RidiculousHype
Damn how much would the insurance be if something happened going over the river lol.
Posted on 11/22/18 at 4:08 pm to bakersman
I worked in the Italian Village. It was a blast! One day the Swiss Guards from the Vatican showed up.
I met John Ritter (3s Company) and Brooke Shields.
Lemme tell y'all there was some shite going down at that fair. Mafia ran it & took their share off the top of every business there. The after hours poker games went on til dawn. I skipped those.
My BF talked me into getting on the damned gondola...I hated it. It got stuck for an hour. He thought it was funny. I did not. Still afraid of heights to this day.
I know some people along Bayou St John in Lake Vista along Wisner that bought a gondola car as yard art & fair souvenir. A lot were sold to private individuals.
But yeah was a great summer,!
I met John Ritter (3s Company) and Brooke Shields.
Lemme tell y'all there was some shite going down at that fair. Mafia ran it & took their share off the top of every business there. The after hours poker games went on til dawn. I skipped those.
My BF talked me into getting on the damned gondola...I hated it. It got stuck for an hour. He thought it was funny. I did not. Still afraid of heights to this day.
I know some people along Bayou St John in Lake Vista along Wisner that bought a gondola car as yard art & fair souvenir. A lot were sold to private individuals.
But yeah was a great summer,!
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