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Hate to hear things like that. My condolences to his family and friends. Hopefully SeaWorld as well as other parks can learn from this and prevent it from happening again.

Did they just do that to make the ride taller for PR purposes. That's pretty dumb if that is the case.

Sad to hear, but he did some great things for the world of roller coasters. My condolences to his family and friends.

Wow. Did anyone hear a price? S&S builds some really nice technologically advanced rides.

Holy crap! Awesome post! Your signature says 1500+ coasters. I've got some catching up to do.

Good God. I want to say something but I need to keep it at PG-13 so I'll refrain. I just hate these cash grabs. I will not go watch this in 3D.

That's actually a good point. The locals are the ones who have the fondest memories of the ride. Granted it is a classic ride and if properly restored and marketed in a new location even 12+ hours away, it could probably thrive. That said, I'm not to optimistic at this point.

Can't wait to see this finished. B&M kicks ass!

About a 2 1/2 hour drive away from me. I should go grab that credit. Nice pics.

If they present a concrete plan, i'd be more likely to support it. I'm definitely interested to see what they have in mind.

The girl should be more careful and I'm sure she will be now, but at the same time, the city workers should have blocked the area off.

Very uniquely themed park but it seems to fit the area well. Reports are that it's closing though. Sad, but life goes on.

Lol...Some may like that idea....not that there's anything wrong with that of course. I don't think they really make much of a difference unless your a single rider.

Welcome to Canada. Nice pics.

Sad to see a park close. Especially when there's really not much else around.

Thanks for sharing this. Great to see the behind the scenes stuff.

The last one I rode was the custom Arrow looper Dragon Fire at Canada's Wonderland in August. A bit rough but it's lots of fun. It's actually a clone of the Big Loop at Heide Park in Germany.

Good Lord, what a legal nightmare.

^ Speculation is fun though...lol. Hopefully he gets his 50 million and soon find out what he has in mind.

Predator is awful...i rode it years ago and I can't remember where I sat, but it massacred by back something awful. I needed multiple chiropractor visits to fix it. Never riding that again. Sorry Darien Lake but it ain't worth it. SLC's are definitely brutal too. The Zamperla flyer at Canada's Wonderland Time Warp is quite painful too.

Love the pics..that boat jump ride is nuts.

Just thinking, and this is just pure speculation, GG's new Timberliner trains are apparently launch system capable. I wonder....

Kawasemi at Tobu Zoo Park in Japan cost 1,760,000,000 yen (about 14.6 million USD) according to RCDB. And considering that Intimidator 305 cost about 25 million, it sounds about right. But I wouldn't call a Mega-Lite a "marquee" ride. GG, GCI or a EuroFighter may work for 8 million should be interesting.

Might be tough to get this park going again the way the economy is right now. They may need to keep things small to start. I hope it all works out though.

Is that seriously a pedal powered Ferris Wheel? Wow! Never in America, or Canada.