Sorry, but YAWN!!
I am a once proud Memphian, born there in 1944.
The once great city has really taken a dive over the last 20 years, with a complete reversal of the racial makeup.
I have one daughter still living there.
I have fond memories of the old fair grounds, The Amusement Park and the Pippin. I do not recall what year they added “Zippin” to the name. It was probably when they renamed the park “Liberty Land”.
As kids, we lived for the fall Mid-South Fair.
I loved the Pippin. Nothing made me prouder than finally getting the guts to raise my hands in the air for that first large drop. I rode this every year from the time I was large enough to ride until we moved. It’s good to see someone build a replica but it was a shame to tear down the original.
Lance 'Fat Elvis' Berkman
IIRC the Thunderbolt at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh was built from an old Pippin wooden coaster. Wonder if they are related? I rode the old Pippin at Kennywood when I was a kid, but I don’t much like coasters - don’t like heights.
I live about two hours south of Memphis and have ridden the Pippin many times. When I was a kid it was really special to go to Memphis and Liberty Land.