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Sorry buddy for not following the site 24/7!!!!!! Maybe I'm not geeky enough?!!!

According to some sources, Kumba would be retired at the end of this season. It is reaching the end of its life.

I hope Ride of Steel will be open all season long!

From a reliable source Marineland has been sold and will open for 2022. Dragon Mountain will open as parts for it have been ordered. The sale will be announced later this year and the park's future is bright with a lot of investment over the next few years. Name change will also be coming in the near future.

I never really pictured Seaworld buying Cedar Fair!

Yeah!!!!

It's a matter of time. And they are quite busy right now.

It is possible the park becomes a waterpark only in the future.

They scrapped the Vekoma corkscrew in late 2019 to make room for that worse Viper coaster! Had all the parts shipped. Done the concrete work to erect the ride, and now it's cancelled! I mean I think it's a good thing! But that Viper ride is probably going to be turned into scrap metal. What coaster can they add now!?

Best thing ever!!!!!!!! All the concrete work was pretty much done!! Wow!!!

Which would mean some parks closing.

It doesn't mean because Sea World made an offer to buy Cedar Fair that it will be sold.

Well, now not only it's dead it's buried!

I thought they called their triple loop Cyclone! It would have been a great name!

There is something going on for sure at DL!

I doubt they will close SROS. It is the star attraction. Scrapping it would be very surprising. There are ways to fix whatever needs to be fixed.

It will look awesome with a fresh coat of paint! Awesome! I think there will be extensive testing when it's all assembled. They will probably make additional repairs and then repaint it.

I totally agree with you. CLP is not the last park to get demolished. And Blue Streak is not the last coaster to get demolished. There will be more. We have to enjoy the parks and coasters while we can. They are not eternal. Although we have lost many wooden coasters since the new millenium, we are lucky to still have classic parks and wooden coasters around to ride. Times change. And right now, the pandemic is certainly not helping.

Yes I think those impulse LIM coasters are not the best fit for small parks (cost and maintenance wise).

I find it hard to believe no other independant smaller park wanted it.

I am just wondering why they did not sell or relocate Wicket Twister instead of demolishing it!?

It is indeed very sad. As far as I am aware only the trains were saved from the demolition. Apparently all signs inside the station were scrapped. I have a hard time thinking some organizations such as ACE didn't step in drastically to save the Blue Streak. I know in the past they did and have been monumental in keeping the coaster up. I know some people just think its time had come but I am sure more could have been done. Obviously the pandemic is somewhat a bit responsible for the outcome. Had it not been for the pandemic and the closure of the park in 2020 I think CLP would still be in business. The park was profitable and the Blue Streak received new track work on the lift hill in the Fall of 2019, which the trains never rolled on. I guess the pandemic, and, the sale to the wrong new owner are the cause of all this. We certainly can blame him for many things, but he was the only bidder at the sale of the park. Last Fall the Knoebels were seen at the park purchasing some stuff like benches...etc. I just wish they would have stepped in to save and or relocate the Blue Streak. They are the best at doing this. But again I ackowledge the coaster was not in the best shape and it was maybe just as much money to relocate it than to build brand new. What makes it more sad and frustrating in this whole story is that the owner Todd Joseph never spoke the truth about the park. He seemed to hate it and wanted to get rid of the amusement park as soon as he purchased it. Had he been transparent all along, the people and the community would be more accepting of the outcome, and some stuff from the Blue Streak could have been saved and auctionned off. The Blue Streak had a lot of history with it. It's the least he could have done.

Apparently the Devil's Den, Carousel and kiddie rides will stay for this season.

I am wondering what will happen next! Will they keep the Hotel Conneaut? Some amusement rides? Will they build new homes right away this summer!?