Racing the Chutes at Dreamland (1903)
Coney Island is the setting for this Edison film, which shows one ride in full effect. A small boat is going to the top of a slope where it then slides down and splashes into some water. There are all sorts of rides like this at every amusement park today so it was interesting watching this footage from over a hundred years ago. I say that because I would have been scared silly to get on this ride. Just watch the way the boat hopes when it hits the water. I understand in 1903 everything was different including how these things were made and I know safety regulations were different. Still, had I seen this ride back in 1903 there's no way I would have gotten on it.
Coney Island is the setting for this Edison film, which shows one ride in full effect. A small boat is going to the top of a slope where it then slides down and splashes into some water. There are all sorts of rides like this at every amusement park today so it was interesting watching this footage from over a hundred years ago. I say that because I would have been scared silly to get on this ride. Just watch the way the boat hopes when it hits the water. I understand in 1903 everything was different including how these things were made and I know safety regulations were different. Still, had I seen this ride back in 1903 there's no way I would have gotten on it.