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Title: A shooting game that everyone like to play in Playland
Post by: Thenasty on August 20, 2012, 07:33:50 pm: Here is a clip of (lower your VOL)

**edit** Put it on Youtube now.

http://youtu.be/bEcBO7WNSVY (http://youtu.be/bEcBO7WNSVY)
Title: Re: A shooting game that everyone like to play in Playland
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 20, 2012, 07:42:51 pm: That's old school. I like it!
Title: Re: A shooting game that everyone like to play in Playland
Post by: Le Chuck on August 21, 2012, 11:07:50 am: If you like that you need to check out "Great Shootout at the flooded mine" at Silver Dollar City MO.

http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=212&linkid=6370 (http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=212&linkid=6370)

(http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/dscn4309_816.jpg)

(http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/dscn4318_205.jpg)

It's a combination water ride and shooting gallery. I used to live near that park and would always hit up that ride at least a few times every summer.
Title: Re: A shooting game that everyone like to play in Playland
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 21, 2012, 04:48:49 pm: Yeah for some reason these aren't very popular on the east coast. In my travels west I always run into one, but it's been a while.... I assumed they were extinct.

I know that universal and disney have modern takes on this now, but I think it kind of loses it's charm without the herky-jerky mannequins.
Title: Re: A shooting game that everyone like to play in Playland
Post by: ChadTower on August 21, 2012, 04:51:15 pm: There is a sort of hybrid at Santa's Village in NH. No jerky mannequins, you're shooting at "humbugs" that are really IR targets. It has an LED display on the car that keeps track of your score.

(http://www.santasvillage.com/_upload/galleries/the_great_humbug_adventure_photo_gallery/ride_Humbug_1.jpg)

(http://www.santasvillage.com/_upload/galleries/the_great_humbug_adventure_photo_gallery/ride_Humbug_2.jpg)
Title: Re: A shooting game that everyone like to play in Playland
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 21, 2012, 05:05:04 pm: You know I always do a fairly big Halloween display. One of these years I need to turn it into a shooting gallery like these. ;)