Kennywood ends Gold Rusher era

Post Gazette: "Tomorrow will be a dark day for a dark ride: Kennywood is closing The Gold Rusher. Presenting a fantasy trip into a haunted mine, The Gold Rusher, which opened in 1981, is considered a classic by dark ride enthusiasts. Hollywood special effects designer Maurice Ayers, who won an Oscar in 1949 for developing a lightweight plaster process for set construction, designed the interior scenes. His movie credits include 'Paint Your Wagon' and 'The Blue Max,' according to the Internet movie site www.imdb.com."