kidcoaster 2 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 We added a new haunt. The Cave which is in the Zoo's old reptile house. It is actually part of Clown Town. Which were are now rockin with our new staff. See you in Clown Town. I am in the Cave normally. I have facepaint instead of a mask and I wear a pokadoted tie. Sometimes I also wield a Chainsaw. Look for me. Here is a Video of the Fog Here is one of the Devil's Den. Clown Town pics will becoming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 HEHE - Yep, that's about right! Walking around in almost pitch blackness and then having the crap scared out of you when the monsters would grab you in the dark, or they would be right in your face. In some cases, stumbling and almost tripping over things that were in the walkways. The Fog seemed a lot longer when we were in there than in this video, but maybe we were walking around in circles? Didn't seem to be many monsters in these videos, so I am assuming that this was made after the initial opening and they have since hired more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Yeah that was filmed the first weekend as you can tell in the devil's den where they went through that before the Maze Of Madness. We turned the whole attraction around during Pumpkin Fest. So you now start in CLOWN TOWN and end in THE FOG. We now have more monsters than we can deal with. DUring the last hour all of the creatures make their way on to the midway between Clown Town and THE FOG and mess with the last people. scince THE FOG is last we go in there so there can be up to 30 monsters in there at once. It's Crazy. Next year the evnt will be bigger. Some new additions planned. THE SWAMP- A creepy walkthrough in the parks old ZOO area. Haunted Hayride- Something our Canfield haunt is famous for. A walk through the Woods behind the Bluestreak. Along with the possibility of opening some rides. I already know their is a deal being worked on that would triple the amount of rides in the park as well as reopening the rides in the park. But I don't want to say much just be ready for an announcement soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_e219 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'm excited already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 This is what I was afraid of. CONNEAUT LAKE -- Conneaut Lake Park's unstable existence just became even more unstable. A Sharon-based corporation has agreed to pay Summit Township $200,000 for the $152,000 debt that the park owes the township. Township officials and park representatives said Tuesday that they expect First Capital Finance Inc. will try to foreclose to recoup its money, which might mean that the 116-year-old resort and amusement park will be sold at sheriff's sale. "I'm a little surprised," Jack Moyers, president of the park's 12-member board of trustees, said after Summit Township supervisors voted to accept First Capital Finance's offer late Tuesday afternoon. "We'll send a copy off to our solicitor, have him take a look at it and see where we land from there," Moyers added. Summit is one of many government entities, businesses and individuals owed money by the park, whose debt stands at about $2.4 million, Moyers said. The debt owed to Summit stems from 1996 and 1997, when the park's operators failed to pay amusement taxes. The unpaid taxes were set at $118,481.15, according to an October 1998 civil suit. The balance, with 6 percent annual interest, grew to $152,060.90 as of Aug. 15. Summit supervisors said they offered the debt for sale because of current economic conditions. The township, which includes part of Conneaut Lake Park, has balanced its budgets without a tax increase, but there is no guarantee that it can continue to do so, Supervisor Harry McGrath said. "Our people just can't pay any more property taxes," McGrath said, noting that most of the township's 2,172 residents are on fixed incomes. "It's hard to ask people to give up their homes when someone owes us 150-some thousand." McGrath added that he doesn't want to see anything happen to Conneaut Lake Park, but he and other township officials have waited patiently to be paid for 12 years. First Capital Finance submitted the only formal bid. Supervisors opened the bid during a special meeting Tuesday afternoon and approved it on a unanimous vote. First Capital Finance, which was represented at the meeting by Hermitage-based lawyer Peter Acker, included a check for 10 percent of the purchase price. The balance will be paid by Jan. 30, in accordance with the terms of sale, David Tyburski, the corporation's assistant secretary, wrote in a letter with the bid. Tuesday's action comes as the park's board continues its efforts to breathe new life into a facility that struggled for more than a decade before most of its operations closed down in 2007 and 2008. The board has been working on lease agreements for the Hotel Conneaut, the Beach Club and a few other parcels with a Conneaut Lake development group, and it is preparing to issue another round of proposal requests for other parts of the facility. Greg Sutterlin, who is part of the Conneaut Lake development group, said Tuesday that there are "several ways around the situation." Those options include raising enough money to pay off Summit Township's debt, if the park property winds up in sheriff's sale. http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081231/NEWS02/312319938 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I can honestly say I am worried. I don't know what will happen or what the board can to do to protect from something happening. We all just need to give the board and park restoration our support and show that person who bought it that we care about what happens to the park. I am not ready to let the park go. Everyone has worked so hard. As we were on another lift hill on this roller coaster it seems he hit a drop once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Tax-debt sale purchasing group wants to help, not hurt park By Keith Gushard 01/03/09 — SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — “Our intent is in historic preservation of the park and our intent is to cause it to happen,” Peter Acker said Friday. Acker, of Hermitage in Mercer County, is the attorney for First Capital Finance Inc., which had the lone bid that bought some of Conneaut Lake Park’s outstanding debt from Summit Township. The agency submitted the only bid of $200,000 — for an approximate $152,000 debt the amusement park owes Summit Township for back amusement taxes. Acker wouldn’t say why the bid was so high. In December, Summit advertised for bids to sell a judgment that the township has against Trustees of Conneaut Lake Park for unpaid amusement taxes from 1996 and 1997 when the park was owned by Property on the Lake Inc. The judgment was awarded to the township by Crawford County Court of Common Pleas in 1998. When Property on the Lake Inc. deeded the amusement park over to Trustees of Conneaut Lake Park, a public trust, in 1998, the trustees also inherited the park’s financial problems with the transfer. The park owes $99,062.72 in back amusement taxes from 1996 and 1997 plus $52,998.17 in interest as of Aug. 15 this year — for a total of $152,060.90, with interest continuing to accrue at 6 percent per year. The township set a minimum bid of $152,000 for the amusement debt when it put it up for sale. “Of course,” Acker responded when asked if First Capital knew it overpaid for the debt. “I can’t discuss why.” A certified check through First National Bank of Pennsylvania for 10 percent of the bid — $20,000 — was submitted with the bid as required by the township. The balance is to be paid by Jan. 30, 2009, according to the township’s bidding procedure. First Capital could end up forcing a sale of park assets — including land — to satisfy the judgment by filing for a writ of execution with county court, according to Bob Bailey, an attorney with Shafer Law Firm, who handles sheriff’s sales for the county. That’s not the firm’s intention, according to Acker. “It’s not First Capital’s intention to disrupt the 2009 plans of the Trustees of Conneaut Lake Park or its business associates for the 2009 season,” he said. “We expect to work cooperatively with them.” Jack Moyers, chairman of Trustees of Conneaut Lake Park, treated the news with relief, but also cautiously. “Hopefully, that will be the plan,” he said of cooperation. “There have been no previous conversations from any group that expressed that type of preservation plan.” Trustees will continue to look at their options, including paying off the amusement tax lien themselves to eliminate it, according to Moyers, who said, “We’re going to look at the best interests of the park.” If an asset sale were forced, scheduling a sale would take at least 60 days. The lien still could be paid by the trustees prior any sale, said Bill Walker, Summit Township’s attorney. But with a sale of assets, all other judgments filed before Summit Township’s would have to be satisfied first, before the holder of the Summit Township amusement tax lien would get paid, according to Walker. As of the week of Dec. 1, Conneaut Lake Park owed a total of $570,872.34 in back real estate taxes to Crawford County, local municipalities and Conneaut School District, according to the county treasurer’s office. Meadville Tribune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) The Park will be open for the 2009 Season. We are working with Ride Vendors to assist in getting the rides operational. The Blue Streak may not come online until the following year due to the additional work and repair expenses. Operating hours for 2009 will be announced once the status and dates of the Park's opening have been determined. www.conneautlakepark.com/html/hours.html Thank you to the Board, Park Preservation and the volunteers for all the are doing!! keep up the great work. Edited December 9, 2011 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Maybe a CLP trip for me, maybe next year when Blue Streak is open. Where is the post at? I can not find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Sorry posted the wrong link the right one is up there now. I am curious as to which ones will reopen. I know that the train still runs but will require some track work Kiddieland rides will require less work than the bigger rides. The Devil's Den all you will have to do is take off the floor from the haunt. I made sure not to damage the ride tracks when I put that in. Bumper Cars only really need work on the cars and taking the wall from the fog down. Tumble bug should be in good shape Carousel all you have to do is retrieve the organ and a few horses that are in storage. Need new breaks on the Witches Stew, and new motors for the rides that lost theres in the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 When it happens, I will be happy. Until then...I won't hold my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavethewhales Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 VERY cool. I'm so ecstatic to finally see someone turn their business around from near devastation. I'll be glad to see their tumble bug re-open. I hope Blue Streak is operational soon. I've heard it is very underrated. A good coat of paint on it alone would really help turn the park around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 The BS is very underrated. It is an Airtime machine. Mostly in the back seat. Also the lack of restraints help alot. Greg talked alot of the repair of rides and what each one would take when i was working for Ghost lake. Most wont take much work and some already can run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillrider92 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 This is very exciting news for me and I'm sure to many others. I hope evry ride gets running soon as possible espcially Devil's Den. I just wonder what is going to happen to the Fright Zone. Just a note- The Fright Zone was purchased by a man at the Erieview park auction and was donated to Conneaut before the park closed. Does anyone know anything on the status of the classic Bill Tracy dark ride? This is truley a dream come true. If Conneaut would have closed forever, It would have been a hugh loss considering all the history the park has. Thanks for the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I can only speak for what I know. The dark ride is on site at CLP last I knew. I believe Greg Sutterlin purchased it. It is not put together though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I might have to shoot over from my camp about 15 minutes away this summer to check it out. Would be a shame if Blue Streak is down all summer, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacaniac Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 My one visit to Conneaut was with a CP Co-worker of mine. We rode Blue Streak 7 times, and played a good amount of skee-ball. We had coupled the park with a visit to Waldameer as well (pre-Ravine Flyer II and X-Scream). I had a good time there and would be willing to make a return visit if everything works out. -Gary T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Yeah the ride is fine. Its in a building safely at CLP I have seen it myself we almost lost it in the fire though luckily it survived with just minor smoke damage. The Haunts and other bits of the ride is in Greg Sutterlin's Garage waiting to be rebuilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLERLC1 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I was wowed with the news a few months ago. It's refreshing to see this come up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I will try and take a trip up to the park this week to see if anywork is going on. I will take pictures and post them when I find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edboxer Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 This is great news! Now I'll have to go and find a way to ride the kiddie coaster - the first coaster I ever rode circa 1960. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 This is great news! I will definitely be going to the park to support it...especially if they are going to rehab BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Volunteer Weekends are April 25th & 26th and May 2nd & 3rd! Another way to help the park! ANd have fun and meet new people those weekends are always a blast and a way to get behind the seens and see what you normally would not be allowed to be seen by guests. www.conneautlakepark.com/html/volunteering.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyweird Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I've never been to Conneaut Lake Park. Now that it's open, maybe I should check it out this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I've never been to Conneaut Lake Park. Now that it's open, maybe I should check it out this summer. Just being nit picky, it technically isn't open yet, they are hoping to open it. Once Blue Streak opens, I will make the trek over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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