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Thats horrible at least. I'm happy they will be all right. The one in India is weird.

Some guy on the Flying Skooters at CLP scared the crap out of the guy operating the Paratrooper when he was snapping the Para Op keep yelling at the op of the flying skooter to shut off the ride thats dangerous. I never seen anyone snap before I was on the Tilt A Whril and just watched the whole thing.

Last year I was at Kennywood last year. I went because one of our family friends daughters was going to play with her band in the Fall Fantasy Parade. I was in line for Exterminator when It started lightning. When I got inside they shut down the ride. I decided to stick around lost kennywood for when it reopens. I hanged out at the pizza shop then I went to find my parents they were waiting for it to stop storming so they could get on Racer. I went back to Lost Kennywood and waited in the Gift Shop. The power went off and did not come back on for ten minutes then they shut down the park. On our way out they gave us free tickets for another visit but I never used them. Just as my dad started the Car it stoped storming and the whole way home it was a clear night.

It happens all the time at CLP. Twice we lost power and the train on the bluestreak was going up the lift. They had to walk the guests down the hill. And The park went black for about 5 minutes when the Bluestreak got struck with lightning last June.

Greg has raised $20,000 for the campign. I think it will work.

Well the park is owned by the court and that would be avery difficult move. But yes I agree they should let him buy it. He cares forthe park and would never tear it down to put up condos. He also Bought the new haunted house that was supposed to be operating this season. And he tried to buy the land.

Greg ain't giving up with a fight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Published May 22, 2007 09:08 pm - Greg Sutterlin of Conneaut Lake wasn’t happy with the news Tuesday that Conneaut Lake Park will remain closed. Sutterlin launches 'one-day campaign' to reopen park By Jane Smith 5/23/07 — CONNEAUT LAKE — Greg Sutterlin of Conneaut Lake wasn’t happy with the news Tuesday that Conneaut Lake Park will remain closed. He is an avid park fan and has started a “one-day campaign” to raise $100,000 to get the park open again. He and a fellow Conneaut Lake-area resident have both put up $5,000 each and now are challenging other residents to do the same. “I hope there are other people who would give a pure donation and help provide funds to open the park,” he said. Sutterlin is the man who previously attempted to purchase 3.3 acres of land at the park for $1.9 million to provide money for it to open. He said if the campaign isn’t successful, checks would be returned uncashed. “I also am challenging our state legislators and county commissioners to match the money we raise,” said Sutterlin, citing the economic benefits of the park to Crawford County. He agrees the park won’t be able to open this weekend, but is hopeful enough money can be raised to open it later this summer. George Deshner, director of operations at the park, has agreed to accept the money. Anyone wishing to join the campaign may contact him at 382-5115. However, he said the park will need $300,000 to open by July 4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well thats 1,000 tokens each. I would donate if I had that much. I am curious to see if the local pub owner (who seemsto care about the park but spreads bad rumors about the park) will donate.

Well I am not involved at the park at this time. If you don't get them soon I don't think you will get them becuase everyone is layed off here. And the park has not been closed two years in a row. The only other time the park failed to open was in 1995. And that proved disasterous for the community.

Well there is still achance the park can be saved just not this summer. Some one can come in and purchase the park. That is what I heard. New management and some refurbishment will do good.

Well the only way for the park to be saved is for someone with money to come in and take over. The should of sold it to the guy that is building snow waters when they had the chance. Leroy is steping down from being the custodin I think he is just made he lost the local election for city council. And Wanda (alady that has be spreading a bad word about the park) said this is a good thing which I don't agree with..

This does suck. I am hoping someone will save it from the wrecking ball. I don't even care if it was harris. I am looking for a new job but there is nothing around here I like to do.

Yeah Cutters is still there. In my TR I have to correct somthing. The Saturn Shuttles are ready to go.

^ Well curently the only rides that should be pen are Kiddieland and The Carousel. If you are at the park Come say Hi and I can get you the Little Dipper Credit if it's ready.

^ Yes there are still seasonals and they are already moved back in. Here is a TR of today at CLP. I went to CLP to volunteer. I got there about 11am and I went to the Office to find George so he coud give me an assignment. He was not there so I look at the Hotel he was not there either. I talked with Bandana Bob who is a well known supporter of the park. He was Planting flowers in the hotel lawn. After I went up towards Kiddie land. and I saw the Tubs for the Tubs of fun were laying out. So I went to investigate. To my surprise all but 4 rides were put together. The ones that were not assembled were The Tubs of Fun, Boats, Auto Cars, and Saturn Shuttle they were also getting the big Carousel ready. There was a group working on the rides lead by Don Shantz head maintmence. I talked with him for a while and then I left to look for George. I was walking by the midway and I saw Dreamland Ballroom's door was open I thought he was in there I went in and found another Volunteer working on placking staples out of the wall I asked if he seen George and said He just left to fetch a ladder. So I waited for him. When he got there he told me I can work on getting dreamland ready. I seep the whole foor which is huge. At lunch George treated us to pizza and Pepsi. He was in a very good mood today. And had a talk about the Bluestreak. After I did more work around Dreamland. Lter I wentto show him the News on Ace about the bluestreak being declared an ACE land mark. That got him 90% determained to get it open now. He said he will contact them later. I also asked him if Greg Sutterlin was still going to put in Fright Zone. And he said yes. I also ment the new guy who will run Personel and He is a cool guy and I like his ideas. He said he wants to do an Employee off the month and of the year. And he wants to crackdown on people smoking at there stations. But he wants to do shifts but that will not work because we neverget enogh eople to work there. Well thats it and It's good to hear kiddieland will open.

Conneaut park woes making for memorable holiday Thursday, May 17, 2007 By Milan Simonich, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette CONNEAUT LAKE, Pa. -- There's nothing fun about a 115-year-old amusement park that is so broke it cannot open its rides and restaurants. Nonetheless, managers of Conneaut Lake Park have gambled what little money they have by booking five bands and renting out all 120 rooms of the complex's hotel for Memorial Day weekend. Customers who have reserved rooms for what is being billed as "Do Wopp, Car Cruise Weekend" telephone the park each day to ask if it will be open by May 26, as advertised. George Deshner, Conneaut Lake Park's director of operations, tells them he hopes so. But, he said yesterday, he cannot offer any guarantees, given the park's shaky financial standing. He estimated the park needs a gift of at least $100,000 to open a portion of its rides and attractions on Memorial Day weekend, its traditional kickoff date. Mr. Deshner previously said the park needed $300,000 to carry it through its 12-week season. He revised his goal downward after a rich donor did not step forward. Because it is about $2 million in debt, the park cannot borrow money. After three bankruptcies under private owners, the park became a nonprofit community enterprise whose business operations are overseen by Crawford County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony Vardaro. Earlier this spring, Judge Vardaro rejected the park's plan to sell 3.3 acres on its lakefront for $1.7 million. The money would have enabled the park to pay down some debt and open for the season. Mr. Deshner's office is about the only sign of life in the park in Crawford County, 95 miles north of Pittsburgh. Nine people remain on staff. The park should have 40 to 60 working now, Mr. Deshner said. So poor is the park that it cannot afford to fix the Blue Streak Roller Coaster, its best-known attraction. The 69-year-old coaster needs repairs on its timber and tracks. It will not be operable until at least the Fourth of July, even if the park opens sooner, Mr. Deshner said. The park's century-old hotel is essentially ready for business, but the hotel restaurant is not, he said. Neither is the Beach Club, a night spot in the park where food and drink are supposed to be plentiful. Mr. Deshner said he needs $30,000 just to staff and stock the restaurant and club. Conneaut Lake recently collected about $18,000 by selling commemorative $5 tokens in a campaign called "Keep the Park Open." That amounts to about all the money the park has. Even so, LeRoy Stearns, court-appointed overseer of the park, and Mr. Deshner decided to spend $6,500 as a partial booking fee for the bands that are to perform on Memorial Day weekend. They signed The Vogues and The Reflections as the featured acts for the Do Wopp celebration. Now the park is on the hook for the rest of the bands' fees. Mr. Deshner admits the holiday will not be festive unless somebody who loves the old park showers it with a six-figure donation. "We know we might alienate customers if we can't get it open," he said. "But we can't set it back any more than some of the people who left this place a disaster." Conneaut Lake Park was closed in 1995 and part of 1996 after a private operator went bankrupt. Mr. Deshner said the park has a few more days to try to collect the $100,000 it needs to open on Memorial Day weekend. If the money does not come in by the middle of next week, he said, he probably will have to revise his plan and try to open by the Fourth of July. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Now it is 5,229 yesturday it was about 5,000. No announcement has been made yet as to what is going to happen at CLP. I expect something by monday.

Thanks FlyingSkooter. That is right it is 24k but managment is waiting word on a grant that is needed to open of 104k. That is the only way the park can open. But George is determained to open Memorial day weekend. I think he has a back up plan if they don't get the grant.

^ I don't think they will be allowed to close the road. It is the only accses to Prescile and there are people that live year round in there and buisnesses. When they finish this I am going to the Tom Ridge Center Tower to get some good shots. To look right down into the Turn Around.

I don't know how they got the money. They maybe leasing it to them? When you say 2 people running the park. It is more like one. Leroy took off to NY and left Deshner by himself and he said he will make the final desion by him self Monday. The couple that own the Kaylee Bell has also been volunteering there time to book entertainment for the season and working on the Beach Club. And I agree they need to open the bluestreak first but...

Artical in the Erie times talks about the construction and has a pic of the construction crew laying concrete for the supports. Also this.V More of the ride layout.

^ this year they hired a Professional group to operate the resturant. It may or not be succseful. But I agree they should not open it.

^ I will check into that. An artical in the Erie Times talks about the jobs conneaut Offers and It is mostly about me. CLP Jobs

Here is a artical in the Erie Times.

I can tell you people will be mad at times just remain calm and calm them down. And it is fun to mess around at times but remember peoples lives are at risk if you mess to much.