ricklap77 Posted December 8, 2021 Posted December 8, 2021 No news for a while! Anyone heard anything? Are the trains still on the tracks? Is Blue Streak still standing!?
Shavethewhales2 Posted December 8, 2021 Posted December 8, 2021 No news is probably bad news considering the last update was the hole in Blue Streak's tunnel. I'm guessing they are doing their best to let it rot so it can be deemed unsalvageable. There's no hope for this place any more. The wild ride ended last year.
ricklap77 Posted December 8, 2021 Posted December 8, 2021 You are probably right unless someone else is buying the property. Apparently he was considering reselling the whole property, but at a high price. As much as I would want that place to come back alive with the Blue Streak, sadly I think it is pretty much over.
pryonisys Posted December 8, 2021 Posted December 8, 2021 The only news I've seen is that they posted that the carousal is going to be back next year (after they had it listed for sale earlier this fall) Honestly kind of ridiculous that they had to announce that it will be there in 2022, but I guess that's good
coasterbill Posted December 8, 2021 Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, ricklap77 said: You are probably right unless someone else is buying the property. Apparently he was considering reselling the whole property, but at a high price. As much as I would want that place to come back alive with the Blue Streak, sadly I think it is pretty much over. I kind-of hope he does this. When he noted that if everyone who was so concerned with the future of this park, they should have bought it or even made an offer considering he was the only bidder he wasn't wrong. He's actually entirely right and if he puts it up for sale again and nobody bids again then it just makes all of this blowback seem even more ridiculous than it already did (if that's even possible). 1
ricklap77 Posted December 9, 2021 Posted December 9, 2021 It's almost a miracle the park was able to operate for so long! It could have closed definetly a few times but somehow it just kept coming back to life! But I think this time is the end.
coasterbill Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 Welp... I always said that this ride would be dramatically better if it were on fire 1
Rai Fox Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 It's in a PA facebook group someone I know is watching now, with photos so it appears to be true, and if so will probably be in other news soon. Apparently Blue Streak is currently on fire. Supposedly a "controlled burn" at the park that isn't so well controlled and several fire departments coming in. Nothing like a little arson and insurance fraud, huh? 3 2
Shavethewhales2 Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 lol. I had a feeling he would either burn it down or push it over and claim it blew down in a storm. What a crappy ending, but part of me is just glad it is finally ending. I've watched so many beloved wood coasters fade away, but this one hurt a lot because I almost got to ride it before all this happened.
coasterbill Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Shavethewhales2 said: this one hurt a lot because I almost got to ride it before all this happened. You know what "hurt a lot" more than NOT riding Blue Streak? Riding it. 2 3
AmyUD06 Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 While I'm sad that I'll never get this pre-WWII credit, from all the reports I'm not missing much. And yeah, an "accidental" fire is much cheaper than an actual demolition crew.
ricklap77 Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 So sad to hear this but not surprising! I am sure a lot of people saw it coming. I really hope they investigate on the cause of fire.
ricklap77 Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/45579421/conneaut-lake-parks-blue-streak-catches-fire
bert425 Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 37 minutes ago, coasterbill said: You know what "hurt a lot" more than NOT riding Blue Streak? Riding it. Like I say about Wildcat at HersheyPark. the best seat on it, is the bench out front of the queue! 2 1
swfan1988 Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) How about some pics? (From the local news article posted earlier, thanks ricklap77) There's also some video in the news article, but I couldn't get it to embed so RIP that... Link to video: https://www.erienewsnow.com/clip/15287443/blue-streak-fire-scene First off...WHO ON EARTH THOUGHT THAT A "CONTROLLED BURN" IN THE MIDDLE OF SH*TTY OLD THEME PARK WAS A GOOD IDEA!!!! Also...apparently they were burning wood from...half the ride that they had already demolished today...(surprise surprise) Supposedly he had a permit to demo the coaster (where's ACE and the "Historic Coaster Foundation" when you need 'em...), but who actually knows. (Or cares at this point) I don't know the park at all (never been and now probably never will) but apparently several other "adjacent buildings" (according to the news article) burned as well. From the video it looks like the station building was hanging on, but had already been stripped of its signage and anything else meaningful prior to the fire. No word on the whereabouts of the NAD trains. RIP Blue Streak 1937-2022 RIP Conneaut Lake Park 1892 - "just put this place out of it's misery all ready" Very disappointing that this poor ride ended this way, and with the direction the park is going. I know there wasn't much hope to begin with, but I guess I hoped against hope that come good would come out of this place. I'll miss this discussion thread... Edit: Quote of the year (from another news article): "Conneaut Lake Park owner Todd Joseph could not be reached for comment." Edited January 4, 2022 by swfan1988 Added "Quote of the year" 1
coasterbill Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 15 minutes ago, swfan1988 said: First off...WHO ON EARTH THOUGHT THAT A "CONTROLLED BURN" IN THE MIDDLE OF SH*TTY OLD THEME PARK WAS A GOOD IDEA!!!! It’s an amazing idea. 1 1
boldikus Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 What an incredibly satisfying ending! I never thought I'd be thrilled to watch a roller coaster burn but here we are. 2
swfan1988 Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) Update: A demolition permit has been issued for the ride (Did they have one to begin with? Maybe...maybe not...) and the remainder of the ride (including the station) will be demoed tomorrow. https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/fire-heavily-damages-conneaut-lake-parks-blue-streak-demolition-permit-to-be-issued-wednesday/article_ba3a2bf6-6dba-11ec-af2f-d79c8c461eec.html https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/crawford-county/2022/01/04/roller-coaster-fire-blue-streak-conneaut-lake-park-damaged/9095843002/ Edited January 5, 2022 by swfan1988 Extra link added
SteamedHams Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 I am fully on the train of this being on purpose. That freak is such a loser. Edit: https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/fire-heavily-damages-conneaut-lake-parks-blue-streak-demolition-permit-to-be-issued-wednesday/article_ba3a2bf6-6dba-11ec-af2f-d79c8c461eec.html You have to be joking if you think this was an accident. 1
Rai Fox Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 20 minutes ago, swfan1988 said: Update: A demolition permit has been issued for the ride (Did they have one to begin with? Maybe...maybe not...) and the remainder of the ride (including the station) will be demoed tomorrow. https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/fire-heavily-damages-conneaut-lake-parks-blue-streak-demolition-permit-to-be-issued-wednesday/article_ba3a2bf6-6dba-11ec-af2f-d79c8c461eec.html https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/crawford-county/2022/01/04/roller-coaster-fire-blue-streak-conneaut-lake-park-damaged/9095843002/ He applied for a demolition permit after the fire (and tearing half of it down). So no, he didn't have one beforehand. Best I can guess is with the ride's historic status, there was still something keeping him from just tearing it down, so... "oops." 1
coasterbill Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 12 hours ago, swfan1988 said: Update: A demolition permit has been issued for the ride (Did they have one to begin with? Maybe...maybe not...) and the remainder of the ride (including the station) will be demoed tomorrow. https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/fire-heavily-damages-conneaut-lake-parks-blue-streak-demolition-permit-to-be-issued-wednesday/article_ba3a2bf6-6dba-11ec-af2f-d79c8c461eec.html Do you think that the Summit Township's zoning officer just openly pronounces his last name as "Fuck" or does he pretend it's exotic or something and exaggerate the Y like we're not all supposed to notice that his name is "Randy Fuck?" 3
Garet Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 How did his parent's not think about that when choosing the name Randy? Even if Fyock is pronounced wildly different, there's almost no chance the dad ever made it through his school life without another kid picking up on the similarities. Unless he was born looking like this guy: Then yes, Randy Fyock would totally fit. 2
ricklap77 Posted January 6, 2022 Posted January 6, 2022 The station and what was left of the lift hill were demolished today.
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