Mark Rosenzweig Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Photos from today's auction at Williams Grove are now up at www.whispers.smugmug.com Enjoy, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Fitzwell Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Photos from today's auction at Williams Grove are now up at www.whispers.smugmug.com Enjoy, Mark What a sad day here in SC PA. I hope they can find someone willing to disassemble and refurb the Cyclone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianojohn Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Sad indeed. I was at the Idora Park auction in the fall of 1984. It was so sad to see it all go, and no matter how nice the day was, it still left a lump in your throat when you realize the park will never come back. I did end up getting a car from the Wildcat which sat in my parent's garage for about 5 years until I sold it. Neat to sit in, but I would have preferred to have it running the rails. Williams Grove, while not a great park, was still fun and quirky. I remember riding the Cyclone and thinking to myself that it would fall over any minute! But that was half the fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Fan Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Williams Grove, while not a great park, was still fun and quirky. I remember riding the Cyclone and thinking to myself that it would fall over any minute! But that was half the fun! Yup. WG might not have been great. But it was still a nice place.. And one of a kind. Canobie ": I loved Cyclone" Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 ...and America looses a tiny peice of classic amusement history. I'm not making the same mistake I made durring the Zippin Pippin auction; I'm going to buy Cyclone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 A very sad day indeed, another park closes and some of the rides are lost for ever. Why was the wood coaster, pretzel dark ride and in-house waterslides not in the auction..? All the "Cyclone" needs is to be re-tracked, repainted and replace any supports which are loose or infected with woodworm. Give the trains new wheels and once that has been done it will be a fantastic ride. I think it should be saved, it is the only coaster left from it's designer and this alone makes it worth saving, the more "coasters designed and built by different designers the better". I guess that is asking too much for some one to buy it if the coaster ever comes to being sold, I will assume the "Cyclone" will go the same route as "Big Dipper" at Chippa Lake, left to rot and collapse back to nature. I bet the " Blue Streak" will be left to die if the Park does not open next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I hope they can find someone willing to disassemble and refurb the Cyclone. I'm shocked that Mother Nature hasn't already disassembled this barely standing pile of wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 All the "Cyclone" needs is to be re-tracked, repainted and replace any supports which are loose or infected with woodworm. Give the trains new wheels and once that has been done it will be a fantastic ride. Question: Have you ever been on this ride? It need a little more than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hersheyparkfan3 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I was obsessed w/ buying williams grove, and thought it would work out. Herco looked at it but didn't buy it because of it's location on a flood plane. I thought someone would buy it, but oh well. I made a recreation on rct3, but it wasn't that great. It's so sad to see a small park go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I'm really worried about the Haunted Pretzel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I hate auction photos from a park, (even if it did suck), it's like they're killing the place piece by piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Bummer. I hate to see parks go under. Would've been fun to go to, as I'd never heard of it or been there. Somebody bought the kiddie coaster for $3500. That'd be fun to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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