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Crazy Camel

Crazy Camel was a spinning flat ride located in the Timbuktu section of the park.

Fast Facts:

Official Open Date: January 25, 1980
Location: Timbuktu 
(present day Pantopia)
Replaced By: Cheetah Chase (SandSerpent)


History

Crazy Camel was a Chance Rides Trabant model. Part of the Timbuktu expansion announced in February 1979, it officially opened to guests with the area on January 25, 1980.

It was still listed on the park map as of 1999. It would later be replaced by Cheetah Chase (now SandSerpent).

 

Additional information and images on Crazy Camel will be added in the future.


Sources:

Saw Pan | Sep 14 2009  – accessed 1/17/2017
Park Map | 1999 (Author’s Collection)
The Ledger | Feb 9 1979 – accessed 1/30/2018

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