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re: Does anyone remember the Chimpanzee at Blue Bayou / Dixie Landing that smoked Cigarettes?
Posted on 3/3/25 at 11:42 am to MyRockstarComplex
Posted on 3/3/25 at 11:42 am to MyRockstarComplex
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Is she the one that got out at Fun Fair and started fighting cars on Airline by Cortana?
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They said a previous attempt to introduce Candy into a troop of chimps at the Baton Rouge Zoo was an “absolute failure” as Candy kept escaping and was teaching the other chimps how to flee
This post was edited on 3/3/25 at 11:44 am
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Posted on 3/3/25 at 11:44 am to StrikeIndicator
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Ask again in 10 yrs , the replies will be less, getting old bruh
Fun Fair Park was the greatest amusement park in history. Until I visited Astroworld two years later. The Texas Cyclone is still the best wooden coaster experience ever. But to this day, I swear, the Wild Mouse is the scariest thing I have ever done in my life. At the first turn, when the front end of the car extended you out over open air, before making a 90 degree turn was diabolical in the mind of a kid. We went back on a lark while in college in the late 80's and the thing was just as scary. They shut it down a few months later.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 11:47 am to deathvalleyfreak43
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Does anyone remember the Chimpanzee at Blue Bayou / Dixie Landing that smoked Cigarettes?
Was it the same one from Fun Fair Park back in the 80s? Candy was her name.
Pretty crazy with all of the horrific chimp attack stories that have happened in the last 25 years or so to think that she never ripped some kid's face off after he rucked with her or threw something at her.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 11:53 am to Basura Blanco
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Texas Cyclone is still the best wooden coaster experience ever
probably #3 on my list, behind the Raging Wolf Bobs at Geauga Lake in Ohio, and the Jackrabbit at Kennywood in Pittsburgh.
The Serial Thriller was one of my favorites as well
Posted on 3/3/25 at 12:22 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:well...verna and her husband sam sr are long gone...sam haynes jr owns dixie landing. and (although you couldnt have known it) verna was missing a finger on her right hand
Assuming aunt Verna and uncle Sam are still with us, do they still have their faces and all of their fingers?
not by candy though
Posted on 3/3/25 at 12:23 pm to Basura Blanco
quote:it was always a surprise when the cart didnt fly off the track
I swear, the Wild Mouse is the scariest thing I have ever done in my life
Posted on 3/3/25 at 12:23 pm to Basura Blanco
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the Wild Mouse is the scariest thing I have ever done in my life
It was designed that way
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A wild mouse is a type of roller coaster consisting of single or spinning cars traversing a tight-winding track with an emphasis on sharp, unbanked turns. The upper portion of the track usually features multiple 180-degree turns, known as flat turns, that produce high lateral G-forces even at modest speeds. Cars are often designed to be wider than the track to enhance the illusion of hanging over the edge. Lower portions of the track typically feature small hills and bunny hops.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 2:16 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
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Posted on 3/3/25 at 3:17 pm to cgrand
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Verna
Is she the old lady who lived in the trailer between the snack bar and the Galaxy when they were on Airline?
When I worked there, Liz and Paul Harrison ran the show. Grant has been running a lot of it the past few years since Mr. Paul's health has been down.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 3:41 pm to chryso
School night at Fun Fair park was the best experience a 5-8th grader could ever experience.
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The Wild Mouse was a scary bitch for being such a small coaster that was for sure.....
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The Wild Mouse was a scary bitch for being such a small coaster that was for sure.....
Posted on 3/3/25 at 3:44 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
That and the Wild Mouse (tall tales) made that park legendary.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 3:46 pm to MyRockstarComplex
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Is she the one that got out at Fun Fair and started fighting cars on Airline by Cortana?
Yes, it was hilarious. She was out there flipping off cars as they went by, and the BRPD had no clue what to do. Didn’t have a plan of action in case.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 3:50 pm to Shexter
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It was designed that way
Yeah pretty ingenious design. The fit of the car on the rail felt “sloppy” with a lot of slack. It made you feel like it was rickety and cheap and about the fly of the track. Also I forget the geometry term, but the turns came sudden, with no “lead in” to get you prepared. Felt like your neck or spine was re-aligned. Great stuff.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 3:53 pm to SlickRick55
The greatest thing about the Wild Mouse was when the park relocated to Blue Bayou, they chose not to bring it, and abandon in place. The weeds grew up around it as the park continued to have children’s parties there. That’s when the stories came about the cars flying off and people getting killed.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 4:17 pm to Shexter
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the Wild Mouse is the scariest thing I have ever done in my life
It was designed that way
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A wild mouse is a type of roller coaster consisting of single or spinning cars traversing a tight-winding track with an emphasis on sharp, unbanked turns. The upper portion of the track usually features multiple 180-degree turns, known as flat turns, that produce high lateral G-forces even at modest speeds. Cars are often designed to be wider than the track to enhance the illusion of hanging over the edge. Lower portions of the track typically feature small hills and bunny hops.
Just reading that made me nauseated enough to throw up in my mouth.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 4:50 pm to SlickRick55
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Yes, it was hilarious. She was out there flipping off cars as they went by, and the BRPD had no clue what to do. Didn’t have a plan of action in case.
A midnight basketball league would have probably been a good start.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 5:01 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
She would also have a drink with the manager after the park closed. I worked for him at a restaurant years later.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 5:03 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
I remember that at Fun Fair Park.
Nothing like having your eighth bday party with a cigarette-smoking chimp.
Nothing like having your eighth bday party with a cigarette-smoking chimp.
This post was edited on 3/3/25 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 3/3/25 at 5:05 pm to Shexter
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Candy kept escaping and was teaching the other chimps how to flee
That’s next level Planet of the Apes stuff right there.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 5:13 pm to TheFonz
Maybe she was having nicotine withdrawals and just looking for a cig at times.
Some of these stories remind me of that movie Nope from a few years ago.
Some of these stories remind me of that movie Nope from a few years ago.
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