National Roller Coaster Museum & Archives

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@Doctors__TARDIS @TPArchive They are as authentic as they get, forged from the same molds as the originals. Even the logo was recreated by the park for us!

@TPArchive @coastermuseum I want to know more about the harnesses. Are these reproduction ones, new old stock?

Check out the restoration work done by @coastermuseum to it's newly acquired original (as in the first) B&M stand up front car.

From well-loved to faithfully restored & forever preserved... Welcome back, Iron Wolf! We're glad to have you here. #rollercoaster #museum #preservation #restoration #restorationproject #themepark #amusementpark

@TPArchive Fun fact: the second image is actually a promo for Great America in California and Vortex, the second B&M stand up coaster, hence why the wolf logo is covered up.

@Hosstheboss25 @marcusleshock @SFGreat_America @WonderlandAMA Give it time. Lots to fix but still loads of charm!

@coastermuseum @marcusleshock @SFGreat_America @WonderlandAMA Mousetrap was open , but it was push to start 😅 but hey , at least there’s a park for locals to ride some rides

IRON WOLF … REBORN! 🐺🎢🤯 The National Roller @CoasterMuseum acquired one of the trains from the first ever B&M standup coaster, and they had it restored and reskinned back to its original 1990s theme. IRON WOLF opened at Six Flags Great America @SFGreat_America in 1990. It was the first coaster ever designed and manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard. B&M has gone on to become one the most successful manufacturers of steel coasters in the world. The ride was eventually sent to Six Flags America where it was rethemed to Apocalypse. Then it was converted to a floorless sitdown coaster named Firebird. The museum acquired one of the trains after Six Flags America closed for good in 2025. 📸: The Carpetbagger

@Hosstheboss25 @marcusleshock @SFGreat_America @WonderlandAMA expects all their rides to be open this year, sans the Monorail and Drop Tower (prototypes with v. difficult to source parts).

@coastermuseum @marcusleshock @SFGreat_America Being from Amarillo , this last April was the first time I ever rode the Texas Tornado at wonderland Thankfully I have the og RMC and RMC raptor at my home park now (SFFT) If wonderland fixes the chain on the mouse trap I’ll be shocked !

@Hosstheboss25 @marcusleshock @SFGreat_America Joyland Park in Lubbock sadly closed several years back and Wonderland in Amarillo is just now under new ownership.

@coastermuseum @marcusleshock @SFGreat_America Oh my. I had NO idea. Why am I just now learning this and why doesn’t Lubbock or Amarillo have one of these beast of a coasters !?

@Hosstheboss25 @marcusleshock @SFGreat_America We’ve got a major ride manufacturer next to us, RMC!

@marcusleshock @coastermuseum @SFGreat_America All I got to know is how in the world is there a roller coaster museum in PLAINVIEW TEXAS

Get down & dirty with us! 😜 Need volunteer hours for school? Want to do something totally different this weekend? Sign up for “Spring Cleaning” our day of service at the museum. REGISTER BEFORE FRIDAY: rollercoastermuseum.org/events/spring-… #rollercoaster #museum #plainview #volunteer

@RealBeanie__ We suggest you check out this video, which covers many things you’ve brought up over the past few days: youtu.be/Wolu0PKI0m0?si… When you’re ready to contribute to the cause of preservation (versus an armchair critic) we’ll happy welcome you and your donation and / or visit.

@RealBeanie__ Literally opening several times this year for construction previews so people can see our progress in person, and we invite you to come, too. It’s an active construction site and only an hour from Wonderland in Amarillo. Land was free so we have no lease to ever worry about.

Reminder: the Rollercoaster Museum has been taking donations from us for 20 years, yet has nothing really to show for it, except maybe 3 days a year, one of them a "come work for free" day. They had the opportunity a decade ago to prove people are interested, but declined Dollywood's offer.

@RealBeanie__ Also Dollywood never offered us a permanent space, it was always a temporary exhibit as part of ACE’s Coaster Con.

@RealBeanie__ Sure, if you ignore the 20,000 sq. ft building we erected and nearly 100 historic vehicles saved from the scrapyard oh and the giant corkscrew now out front. Donations are slow but we do what we can with what we have been given. Sorry it hasn’t been fast enough for you.

@SDCAttractions While always sad to see a classic go, thank you for giving fans a whole season to say goodbye. This is the way.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS

Football season is over. Time for coaster season to start. #SuperBowl

@tommyhawkins @bioreconstruct You mean one that really RIPPED through the circuit and made you feel like a HOLLYWOOD celebrity? Wouldn’t know anything about that…

@bioreconstruct Wonder if we will see some red track show up soon

An outdoor display at the museum.

@futureport82 @bioreconstruct That’s just a free souvenir, “Arrow charm.”

@bioreconstruct As Canobie was my park growing up, someone should crack you in the neck with a crowbar to really simulate the Arrow Corkscrew experience.

@coasters_bgw @bioreconstruct @zooderloopers Simple answer: when we have the money to. Check out the video though because it goes into detail about our fundraising challenges and where we stand.

@coastermuseum @bioreconstruct @zooderloopers I trust yall will eventually open… but when?!? It’s been years and years and years

@coasters_bgw @bioreconstruct “Internet-informed social post.” See? We can be sarcastic too! 🙄 Might want to check out this awesome video by @zooderloopers first: youtu.be/Wolu0PKI0m0?si…

@bioreconstruct “Museum”

We heard that y’all like to see coasters in the snow, so here’s our very cold corkscrew for your social media enjoyment! #rollercoaster #museum #legacyofarrow #plainview #fern #snow #txwx