Could it be?

[dixiestud15]

If you follow the link below you will see that a small theme park in baton rouge, Dixie Landin, will have a new ride for 2008 and it looks to be the Sidewinder from the now closed Wild West World. Dixie Landin Recieved a spinning roller coaster last year and the water park right next to it, Blue Bayou, got a proslide Bowl slide VOODOO!

 

http://bluebayou.com/whats_new.php

[John Peck]

Huh, I thought Herchland bought that for Wild adventures. Could be a new one all together, though.

[astroworldfan1]

OMG! Yay! DL is my home park! Im so exited for new rides! They get new rides every year! This looks so fun! Even though I have yet to get on their new Spinning coaster.

 

Has anybody ridden this ride? Is it fun? I think Robb and Elissa need to get down to this park, its so fun!

 

-Tatum

[TheRapidsNerd]

2 more parks I'd never heard of tonight! Dixie Landins and Blue Bayou look pretty fun. Might have to hit these up in the next couple years.

[astroworldfan1]

^ DL and BB are two family run parks. Its two for the price of one. From the morning until 5:30 the water park is open. Then til 6 and late DL is open. You pay only for 1 park. They have a good line up of rides. DL needs to buy more land or they'll have to more or something else!

 

-Tatum

[robbalvey]

Could those pictures be of the one from Adventureland in Des Moines, IA?

 

--Robb

[Voyage_luvr]

Very cool! I first visited this small, but quaint little park this year while visiting family down south. I really liked there S&S tower, "The Hot Shot". They could use some better coasters though. The water park was really nice. The only thing I found weird was the lack of shops and food places. I only saw like 2 food places and that was in the water park. I saw like 2 shops and they were both closed. One had glass windows all around and looked as if it was just being used for storage. It just needs some improvements. I think this ride will go very well in this park.

 

EDIT: And I rode the spinning coaster. It was pretty fun with some good twist and drops, but the seats and restraints weren't too friendly towards men.

[the sound]

Has anybody ridden this ride? Is it fun?

Not overly, to be honest. It gives the thrill of a pirate ship, and goes a little bit upside down, and it spins around a little. Not something to get super duper exited about, really.

[astroworldfan1]

Damn it! I thought it would be kind of like Delirum or Max Air or somthing. O well, there's always the future.

 

-Tatum

[christianscoasters]

^The one at WWW was pretty cool. It gave a pretty good ride almost every time. And it is *GONE* from WWW, so it is somewhat possible to be Wild West World's Sidewinder.

[Moose]

I have no idea where this one is from, but for ride experience... I can tolerate these, but turn all sorts of shades of green, blue, and purple for the ones where you face the center of the thing.

[Mark Rosenzweig]

Could those pictures be of the one from Adventureland in Des Moines, IA?

 

--Robb

 

The photos are of Adventureland's model, but since then Rides 4 U (Moser rep in US) also sold the identically themed model to Wild West World (headed to Wild Adventures) and now Dixie Landing. Two additional Moser models also were sold to Knoebels and Cliffs.

 

I applaud Dixie Landing's modest, yet consistant annual expansions in light of SFNO's unfortunate situation. The park has a very solid mix of rides and one of the most underrated (perhaps because of its out of the way location) waterparks anywhere.

 

They are a small to medium sized wood coaster away from rounding out their ride roster perfectly.

 

-Mark

[coaster05]

This is an excellent addition for this park, and the model at Adventureland gave fantastic rides and a much different experience then a pirate ship.

[astroworldfan1]

They are a small to medium sized wood coaster away from rounding out their ride roster perfectly.-Mark

 

I doubt they could fit a wood in their land. Even a small one. But, it would be totally aswome if they would move and get alot of more land, to one day build a woodie. That day is near the horizon (OMG I sounded like a fortune cookie!).

 

-Tatum " Maybe one day we can get a woodie like the Boardwalk Bullet!"

[hemmy]

God now that I look back on my time at WWW, it is even worse than I first thought.

[robbalvey]

I doubt they could fit a wood in their land. Even a small one.

Everytime someone says "oh, they can't fit such and such ride" it makes me want to have the park build one to prove that person wrong.

 

Have you seen how they fit in Boardwalk Bullet? Or maybe New Mexico Rattler? Or Cornball Express.

 

What it comes down to is this - If a park REALLY wants to add something, they will find the room to do it.

 

--Robb

[astroworldfan1]

Well, Robb, I guess your right. There is only one spot open. Check it out on Maps Live. Another spot could be behind the Ferris Wheel or on side of the stage area. And the middle field behind the Yo-Yo is already filled w/ the spinner. Or they could build a new woodie over everything else.

 

-Tatum

[robbalvey]

^ There were no "open spots" either when they built New Mexico Rattler or Cornball Express. They made room.

 

--Robb

[Jew]

^^I think you are missing Robb's point: As other rides have proven, "open space" is not a requirement. Rides have already been built over, under, and around existing structures at other parks, so why couldn't it happen here too?

[OldJJman]

^^^Take a look at Blackpool Pleasure Beach!

[dixiestud15]

Maybe it will be themed to a bayou or mardi gras?