WolfBobs Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 ^^The awesome thing about the former station still standing in Frontier town is that the second floor which now uses supplies for park services (well at least it did in 2003 last time I was up there) still has all the station markings painted on the floor. You can go up there and it's like a time warp to when it was an active station. Kinda cool to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defrocker Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Not quite, but it was the tallest ride in the park until 1965. Space Spiral was 330 ft tall. That was the tallest ride in the park from 1965 until Dragster opened in 2003. Wow! I've ridden that thing but never realized how tall it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcoastermark Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Here's another one of Frontier Lift I found. I always like this one better, it was longer and felt like you were heading someplace mysterious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo von Sol Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I don't have a route map but I do have this picture of one of the stations. Thanks for that! I'm assuming it was tore down for Iron Dragon? From that picture it seems to go through Iron Dragon path, especially the station and partial of the lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotOneOfYou Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 ^ All those trees Man it would be amazing if there was a park nowadays with trees everywhere you loo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I like this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Man it would be amazing if there was a park nowadays with trees everywhere you loo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annatheshortest Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Found this little nugget of info on Mean Streak. Still think 2017 is impossible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakelemay23 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Also, from what I have heard Skyride uses Frontier Lift's old cabins. However, I have also heard those were scrapped and they actually purchased new ones. Can anyone confirm? Also, one of Frontier Lift's footers are currently still in "the jungle" by Iron Dragon. I have also heard Frontier Lift's other station is now where Iron Dragon's station sits. I wish there was more footage :/ Bill, look what we have done... the thread is... beautiful :'-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I liked the Frontier Lift better than the Sky Ride back in the day, back when Millennium Island was barren with lots of trees. I also liked going over Mine Ride as you entered/exited the Frontiertown station. Actually the Frontier Lift midway station would have been closer to where Coasters is currently, more like between Coasters and the Luminosity stage. The Monster and Western Cruise would then be in the vicinity of the Luminosity stage and Iron Dragon's brake run. The Paddlewheel Café would have been next to the Frontier Lift about where Coasters is right now. The Frontier Lift was removed for Iron Dragon as it was a year or so after they removed it that ID was built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Also to note...the Giant Wheel is 136 feet and was built in 1972, so it remained higher than all coasters built in the park prior to Magnum in 1989. The "other" high ride in the park would have been the Sky Wheel and that stood at 90 feet. On carnivals, it's known as the "King of the Midway" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakelemay23 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 From this sloppy route I made from the station near Skyhawk, it appears to go where I heard. It also appears to match up with the picture Bill posted previously. Pretty sure the platform was where Iron Dragon's platform currently is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOG1991 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 It would be really nice if they still had that sky ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedarpointguru Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) From this sloppy route I made from the station near Skyhawk, it appears to go where I heard. It also appears to match up with the picture Bill posted previously. Pretty sure the platform was where Iron Dragon's platform currently is. Here's one that's slightly more accurate. The poster who said it was closer to Coasters is right. Edited October 25, 2016 by cedarpointguru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Bill, look what we have done... the thread is... beautiful :'-) I know, it's way better now. The random Knoebels picture is a nice touch too. lol Also I do believe that these are still the Frontier Lift cars. On a related note I found some cool pictures of these cars running with their old Frontier Lift paint jobs but on the main Sky Ride. Does anyone know how long they ran like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotOneOfYou Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I know, it's way better now. The random Knoebels picture is a nice touch too. lol That's why I'm here but if Cedar Point added the equivalent of the Congo's population in trees I would be perfectly fine forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakelemay23 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Hey cedarpointguru, Thanks for the more accurate picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Wow I avoid this thread for a while and it's turned out Bill has died and gone to heaven. This is awesome. Carry on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakelemay23 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Wow I avoid this thread for a while and it's turned out Bill has died and gone to heaven. This is awesome. Carry on... Welcome to the Skyride Nation thread! Your profile picture is very appropriate and much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBpony414 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I may or may not have bookmarked the last couple pages of this thread for its valuable Skyride information. Really neat about those (disgusting) bathrooms by Skyhawk previously being a separate ride station. I had no idea about any of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkid124 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Frontier Lift > Iron Dragon. And who would've thought that talking about Skyride would save this thread from bickering over Mean Streak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcoastermark Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 TBp, those bathrooms were there from the time the building was put up. The station was on the top part of the building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcoastermark Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 oops, dbl post. sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Thanks, Bill, for posting the above photo. In the lower left corner was the Paddlewheel Café. Right next to it would be the Frontier Lift station. Next to that was Monster and then Western Cruise. Also love how Gemini dominated the skyline in the photo. Memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotOneOfYou Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 And who would've thought that talking about Skyride would save this thread from bickering over Mean Streak I love this new thread topic. So calm and relaxing. Frontier Lift > Iron Dragon I'd like to have a word with you on behalf of those who have attended ThrillCoaster Tours we take iron dragon seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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