Inconsistencies
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Adventureland sometimes uses different spellings or completely different names for the same thing. The map might labeled with one name, but the sign at the ride calls it something else. This page will serve as a translation guide between these inconsistent names.
Sometimes the name appears differently in different sections of the website (ride index page, "you must be this tall to ride" paragraphs, history page, etc.). I will try to make note of those, too.
On this site, we go by the name on the sign (if it has one). If it does not, we use the name on the map. (Folks visiting the park would be seeing the sign or using the map, we suppose.) I will be adding any notes from the large maps that are around the park, as well.
There are minor differences where on says "The Tornado" and another just says "Tornado", but those will be ignored. However, if one combines words (Sawmill, Chuckwagon) and other places write them out (Saw Mill, Chuck Wagon), those will be on the list. Likewise, punctuation and such (Parrot versus Parrot's, Mix It Up versus Mix-It-Up) will also make the list.
Inconsistencies
| Sign | Guide Map | Park Maps | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Foods | Alpine Foods | ... | Alpine Food Stand |
| Chuck Wagon | Chuck Wagon | ... | Chuckwagon |
| Chuck Wagon Soda | ... | ... | Outlaw Gulch Old Time Soda Wagon |
| Coca-Cola Cafe | Coca-Cola Cafe | ... | Coca Cola Cafe |
| Cookies & Cream | Cookies 'n' Cream | Cookies 'n' Cream | missing |
| Frantic Freeway | Dodge 'em Cars | Dodge 'em Cars | Frantic Freeway (Bumper Cars) |
| Giant Sky Wheel | Giant Skywheel | ... | Giant Skywheel |
| Icee Frozen Lemonade | Frosted Lemonade | ... | Frosted Lemonade |
| Icee Mix It Up | Ice Mix It Up | ... | Ice Mix-It-Up |
| no sign | Kiddie Kars | ... | Hampton Cars |
| ... | Parrot's Perch | ... | Parrot Perch |
| Puff Dragons | Puff the Dragon | ... | Puff Dragons |
| Rathskeller | Rathskellar | ... | Rathskeller |
| Red Barons | Red Baron | ... | Red Barons |
| River Rapids | ... | ... | Log Ride / Flume |
| ... | Sand Bar | ... | Sandbar |
| Saw Mill Splash | Sawmill Splash | ... | Saw Mill Splash |
| Sheriff Sam's Saloon | Sheriff Sam's Saloon | ... | Sam's Saloon |
| Sno Cones Shakes | missing | Sno Cones & Shakes | missing |
| Tea Cups | Tea Cups | ... | Teacups |
| Tilt-A-Whirl | Tilt-a-Whirl | ... | Tilt-A-Whirl |
Missing In Action
As of 8/2/2016, missing from the website completely are:
- Cookies & Cream on the guide map as Cookies 'n' Cream (new for 2016)
- Grub Hub on the guide map (water park)
- Pint Sized Pub on the guide map (water park)
- Sno Cones Shakes on the building but not on the guide map, either.
Explanations
Carousel
The big sign at the entrance reads CAROUSEL, but the plaque behind the ride spells it Carrousel. Both spellings are correct, apparently. The ride manufacture seems to prefer the version with two Rs... Dunno!
Frantic Freeway
Bumper Cars is the generic name for his type of ride, but does anyone know where Dodge 'em Cars comes from? It sounds like a better name if you are trying to discourage people from ramming in to each other ("avoid head-on collisions" it says these days). I'd almost expect any modern installation would be called something like Dodge 'em Cars rather than Bumper Cars so they could say they were not encouraging people to get whiplash...
Kiddie Kars
The ride was manufactured by the Hampton company, and most of the vehicles still have badges on them that say Hampton. Thus, Hampton Cars. This ride came from Riverview Park where it may have been known as Hampton Cars there, too. If so, locals may have already been familiar with it by that name.
Rathskeller
No wonder I have been misspelling it lately. The 2016 guide map and website uses Rathskellar (-ar) but the sign at the location says Rathskeller (-er). That word must not be in the spellchecker they use yet.
River Rapids
Log ride or log flume is the generic term for this type of ride, but if an amusement park is going to give it a clever name, it should use that clever name. (At least one reference to Log Ride/Flume was still on the website as of 8/2/2016, even though the ride closed in 2015.)