With one look at Morey’s Piers’ Sea Serpent, you might quickly identify it as a Vekoma manufactured Boomerang. While this is indeed a common Boomerang model, much like the 40+ others around the world, this one is a bit more notable as it was the first Boomerang in the United States. Sea Serpent debuted in 1984 along with three other Boomerangs around the world; the others being in Belgium, Canada and Mexico. This particular model had it’s original trains replaced sometime in the late 90s resulting in a much smoother ride than with it’s previous train. So, without further ado, here’s the Sea Serpent!
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This could probably be listed as an ‘other’ trip report as it doesn’t really have many rides in it, but the atmosphere of the San Gennaro Festival in New York City is much like a carnival! The Feast of San Gennaro Festival is a street fair in New York City’s ‘Little Italy’ district. The festival lasts for nearly two weeks and features lots of food, vendors and games, among other things.
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In other news, I recently received an e-mail from a nice Nigerian man claiming that another man, “an entertainer of many who died before realizing his dream of opening a grand fun fair,” has a $20 million dollar bank account but no heirs to leave it to. The poor guy died in a baboon attack apparently; just awful. The message said that the money from the bank account would be used to fulfill the deceased man’s dream of building an amusement park; he just needed me to pose as a relative and send in $10,000 to cover various fees; I’d get around 3 million for my assistance. It was so moving that I instantly wired the $10,000 via Western Union; hopefully that park will be built…and uh, I can’t wait for that 3 million dollar kickback either! Haha! 