Does anyone know what organ grinder tune Mardi Gras Menagerie used to play?
Most carousels I've seen usually feature rearranged traditional folk songs, so I imagined this wouldn't be the exception. I doubt it's unique to this installation, especially considering it's another Chance clone.
Hi everyone!
Firstly, I'm aware this is an odd post compared to the average topic that tends to be treated in the sub. Sorry in advance if I may be breaking any rules; it's not my intention. It's simply a desperate call for help.
A couple of friends and I are working on a preservation project to recover a lost television dub from Spain. We are looking for full raw broadcast blocks from Disney Channel Spain or Disney XD Spain recorded during these specific windows: Summer 2014, Summer 2015, or Winter-Spring 2016.
The content we are hunting down is the localized Spanish dub of a physical game show that aired on Disney Channel Spain, despite the fact it's not technically an original Disney production. We are currently missing 11 episodes. Since I understand the chances of finding someone here with the show we're looking for are near impossible, we decided it would be more efficient to search for raw material instead.
If any European or international TV data hoarder is reading this, it would be a massive help if you could share old TV archives or continuously recorded blocks from those specific years to check if the show is hidden in between the files.
Of course, this is strictly for a non-profit preservation project. Please, if you may have something, let me know via DM or through a comment. Again, sorry if this kind of post isn't allowed here. I'll understand if the mods decide to take it down; I won't blame you. Still, thanks for your time!
Hi everyone,
A couple of friends and I are working on an audiovisual preservation project to recover a lost television dub from Spain (Castilian Spanish). We are looking for full raw broadcast blocks, satellite transport streams (.ts), or multiplexed recordings from Disney Channel Spain or Disney XD Spain recorded during these specific windows:
The content we are hunting down is the localized Spanish dub of a physical game show ("Splatalot!" Season 2), which is currently missing 11 episodes. Since I understand the chances of finding someone here who recorded and curated those episodes individually, especially from such a niche show in a rather small country, are near impossible, we decided it would be more efficient to search for raw material.
Any old TV archives, old hard drive backups, or continuously recorded blocks from those specific years and channels by Spanish, European, or any international TV data hoarders would be a massive help to check if the show is hidden in between the files. I have access to a few of the premiere dates and reruns of those episodes, if you're interested.
Of course, this is strictly for a non-profit preservation project. If anyone happens to have old TV archives, old PVR backups, or satellite dumps from those said years and channels, please let me know either through comments or DMs.
Safe sharing via Archive.org or BitTorrent is preferred. Thank you so much for your time and for helping protect a small part of television history!
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I downloaded this last year from a now-deleted forum on Wayback Machine. It dates back to the late 2000s, when Rogers (Southern Star Amusement) was still trying to purchase the property. I don't remember whether it was an official layout shared by him or something put together by a fan. I'm leaning toward the latter.
Either way, it's a fun little find, and I thought it was worth sharing. The quality could definitely be better.
From the park's official website.
Just a small note that caught my attention.
A week or two ago, I accidentally discovered that several images and videos that were previously available through the Wayback Machine from sixflagsneworleans.com are now broken or missing. Considering the enormous amount of data the Internet Archive has to manage, it's not exactly shocking, but it's still concerning.
A few examples:
I'm sure there are more, but these are just the ones I noticed after a quick look around. Feel free to check the links yourselves if you're skeptical.
More than anything, this serves as a reminder that even the Wayback Machine shouldn't be treated as a perfect archive. It's an incredible tool, but it's always best to keep multiple copies and rely on more than one source whenever possible. If you ever get the chance to download something important, even if it's already archived, do it. You never know when it might disappear.
Of course, these files may not be gone forever. Sometimes the Wayback Machine temporarily misses files during crawls, and they can reappear later. Other times, files become corrupted or inaccessible. Only time will tell.
Alfa's only addition to the park in three seasons. Can't complain; I think we can all agree this was the best ride there. 😏
Photo from nola.com
I've always been really curious about their Jazzland article and any photos or information it might contain. I've spent years searching for a scanned copy online, or even someone willing to sell one, but I've had no luck so far.
Does anyone happen to have a copy and would be willing to share a few photos of the park's section? I'd really appreciate it.
I found these on an old website called bunk.dhs.org, which has since been removed. The material appears to date from 2002 or earlier. Unfortunately, the site reportedly featured rather more interesting content, including construction photos of the park from 1999, but none of those were archived. The only images I was able to recover are these photos of what seems to be a fairly detailed 3D model of Zydeco Scream. Beyond these two shots, I have no additional information about it.
Behold perfection.
Yeah, it looks exactly the same as it did a year ago; absolutely nothing has been done. At this point, they’re just going to let whatever remains are left rot away.
Not surprising, honestly; from what I’ve seen, most people in the sub seem to share the same skepticism regarding Bayou Phoenix and the whole revival proposal.
Still, it’s pretty cool getting a clearer view now that the trees are gone. You can actually make out Mega Zeph’s foundations really well here and even trace most of Jocco’s former layout. It reminds me a lot of those aerials from before 2012.
Pretty self-explanatory title. I swear nobody ever bothered taking proper photos of these. The best we’ve got are a few distant shots and these low-resolution images.
Does anyone know of any better quality pictures out there?
Just like the website photos and ad footage, I found these while digging through the site index. They were uploaded to their respective galleries, but for whatever reason, they were never made publicly accessible.
For each photo, I included the description footer it was originally meant to have (though, as you can see, not all of them actually received one), along with the gallery they belonged to in parentheses.
Hopefully I didn’t miss any, and I hope you enjoy them!
Yet a new copy of the beloved 2003 television advertisement that was hidden inside sfno.com, this time without the annoying watermark. It's cool to have another one of these.
Found these through the sfno.com album index. They were either never publicly uploaded or the gallery was taken down shortly afterward, like many others. The folder that hosts them is listed as "mar05_2003" What’s really odd is that these don’t seem to have been archived by the Wayback Machine either.
I’ve been digging around trying to uncover more hidden stuff. So far, I’ve found some LSU Tigers photos/videos and even what appear to be personal images, but not much else directly related to the park. I’ll upload anything new I manage to get.
