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[vonrollskyway1]

The oldest detachable lift i have ridden on was the 1956 vonroll type 101 at disneyland.very smooth ride.the mechanic i learned my trade rode on the the 1945 vonroll sidechair that was located in switzerland and the guman vonroll sidechair that was built in 1947.

[Kicking Horse]

Oldest HSQ was the Old QuickSilver at Breck.

[vonrollskyway1]

Kicking Horse, on Jan 10 2009, 06:07 PM, said:

Oldest HSQ was the Old QuickSilver at Breck.

cool.what year was it made?

[Kicking Horse]

vonrollskyway1, on Jan 10 2009, 07:10 PM, said:

cool.what year was it made?

81?

[vonrollskyway1]

very nice.i allways prefer older lifts.

[floridaskier]

How old is the gondola at the San Diego Zoo? If it's not that, then it's the old Park City gondola from about 1965.

Oldest HSQ is the Vista Bahn at Vail from 1985.

[vonrollskyway1]

floridaskier, on Jan 11 2009, 11:48 AM, said:

How old is the gondola at the San Diego Zoo? If it's not that, then it's the old Park City gondola from about 1965.

Oldest HSQ is the Vista Bahn at Vail from 1985.

san diego zoo was built in 1969 and still transportating over 2 million visitors a year.the park city gondola,who was it built by?was it giovanola or bell??

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[Keymech]

Kicking Horse, on Jan 10 2009, 07:07 PM, said:

Oldest HSQ was the Old QuickSilver at Breck.

I think that was the oldest in the U.S. not sure though.

[skier2]

Either the VonRoll skyride at the MN State Fair or the '60s Lutsen PHB Hall gondola

[Lift Kid]

60's PHB Hall gondola at Lutsen as well.

[floridaskier]

vonrollskyway1, on Jan 11 2009, 02:50 PM, said:

san diego zoo was built in 1969 and still transportating over 2 million visitors a year.the park city gondola,who was it built by?was it giovanola or bell??

http://www.chairlift.org/parkcity.html

The Park City gondola is a PHB/Hall from 1963

[SuperRat]

Lift Kid said:

60's PHB Hall gondola at Lutsen as well.

1966. It is also one of the oldest I've ridden but back when it was at Loon in NH.

My oldest detachable gondola must be the old Wildcat 1957 Carlevario/Savio.

Oldest detachable chair, Quicksilver at Breckenridge. On the east coast, Forerunner at Stowe.

[vonrollskyway1]

skier2, on Jan 11 2009, 02:35 PM, said:

Either the VonRoll skyride at the MN State Fair or the '60s Lutsen PHB Hall gondola

mn state fair was built in 1964.

[Lift Dinosaur]

Since you bring it up, I also rode the 1956 Von Roll at Disneyland as my first detachable - in 1965!
I can tell you nothing about the lift, but SHE was Sweet!

Dino

[Andoman]

Well it's ether the cedar point skyride or the busch gardens skyride in tampa.

[vonrollskyway1]

Lift Dinosaur, on Jan 12 2009, 06:36 PM, said:

Since you bring it up, I also rode the 1956 Von Roll at Disneyland as my first detachable - in 1965!
I can tell you nothing about the lift, but SHE was Sweet!

Dino

if you want some skyway at disneyland info,you asked the right person.i know everything there is to know on that vr 101.a great ride.the oldest detachable that still operates in the usa is the 1962 vonroll at cedar point.over 1 million passengers ride it every year.

[Andoman]

I always liked the busch gardens skyway because of the turn in the middle of the layout, just kinda different and neat.

[vonrollskyway1]

Andoman, on Jan 15 2009, 03:31 PM, said:

I always liked the busch gardens skyway because of the turn in the middle of the layout, just kinda different and neat.

i like that one as well.love the turn that the vr 101 makes.

[TPD]

I rode the VR101 Beatenberg - Niederhorn (Switzerland) built in 1946.

[vonrollskyway1]

TPD, on Jan 17 2009, 12:53 AM, said:

I rode the VR101 Beatenberg - Niederhorn (Switzerland) built in 1946.

Wow!i never had a chance to ride on a vr 101 sidechair.how was the ride?any pictures?