stewhoutx Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Man, you could have a pretty good start to a park with some of the SBNO woodies out there...first Ozark Wildcat, now the DBH.
SharkTums Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Well, I don't think that Boomers really does have any problems with giant eye sores or lawn ornaments as they've had several areas dormant or growing weeds. Â Hopefully this gets sorted though, cause that was definitely a great ride.
Noxegon Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Yeah, 'tis a real shame right enough. Â How many SBNO woodies does that leave us with now? I can think of five from memory; DBH, OzCat, MegaZeph, Screechin' Eagle, and Son of Beast -- though the latter can stay SBNO forever as far as I'm concerned...
WOFfan Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Sad.. I never got to ride it even though I passed right by it in Florida.
halltd Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Well that's unfortunate. I drive past the coaster on 95 all the time and enjoy seeing it since we have to drive to Orlando to ride any coasters. Thankfully I've ridden the DBH many times. But, I'll still miss it.
Sir Clinksalot Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Send it to one of the Boomers in SoCal (are they even the same company?)
coasterkarl Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 What a huge disappointment!!!!!!!!! One of the best mid sized woodies in the country closes its doors....hopefully not for long!
CCG2 Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Why dosen't this get relocated to Fun Spot Orlando? They're doing an expansion and just surveyed their guests about bringing in new rides and attractions and they said they wanted Roller Coasters, so why not bring the woodie there? It'd be perfect!
Xcoaster Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) That's too bad, it was a good ride. Back when I ranked coasters consistently, it was in my top 30% overall, and top 50% for wooden coasters, so it was a solid ride, if not a particular favorite of mine. It's also the only decent coaster on that end of the state, which makes the loss even suckier. I hope Boomers would at least consider buying it at a bargain price, rather than just demolishing it (or letting it rot), as I doubt it's likely to be relocated (From what I understand, relocated wooden coasters have to be mostly rebuilt from scratch, minus the non-structural components). Edited April 28, 2011 by Xcoaster
RoCo Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 I'll miss this little coaster! Â This is a bummer; always hate to lose a woodie (no pun intended). But I am grateful we are now living in a time when a 100-foot-tall coaster can be called "little" and "midsized." Â Looks like it's on pretty flat terrain, which would make it a bit easier to move? So maybe?
SharkTums Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 ^Yeah, but when you've already got a highly rated woodie also on flat ground that's been sitting SBNO for years over in Missouri I don't think there's a big market for these things. Â Again, we can all hope, but we should also be prepared that there's a good chance this will not run again.
printersdevil78 Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 Where's Prince Desmond when we need him? I bought his coasters. I believed in him!
robbalvey Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 Where's Prince Desmond when we need him? I bought his coasters. I believed in him! Hey don't knock Desmond! He's still actively trying to restore an OHIO LEGEND!!! Â Some decade old Florida coaster's got NOTHIN' on the Ohio Big Dipper! C'mon!
The SETGO Guys Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 On my 16th Birthday I headed down to Boomers Just to see the Dania Beach Hurricane!  I really enjoyed DBH! It had some great Airtime! Unlike Loren, I found that it really did keep the speed.  Cons- There is a Train Sitting under the Station....uh yeah....If I was able to I would have taken home some Coaster Parts We attempted to play mini golf.....Out of the 5 Golf Courses only 2 were playable, and were in so much disrepair It was kinda a dump We had 2 operators, one was on their Cell Phone the whole time talking in depth about her sex life(I swear I'm not making this up) I wanted to buy a T-shirt.....which they had hanging.....but apparently they hadn't had them in stock for years. So a bit of a bummer.  Oh and Surprise....the on-ride camera wasn't working  Other than that great day! I rode 16 times in a row to celebrate my birthday!  I took a few pics....Enjoy!  Welcome to the Boomers, The Only reason to go here is for DBH! Another Angle, I believe I took these pictures inside as I was waiting for the rain to clear up. Ticket Booths! This area was pretty nice, compared to the Crap Hole that Boomers was. Ticket Prices....A bit steep, but worth it for the Credit! I really wanted a Shirt....but they hadn't had them in stock for years.
Skycoastin Steve Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 Well I'm glad I got my first and only rides on it three months ago. I hate seeing good woodies shut down.
ginzo Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 Serious bummer. I had it in the back of my mind that I should get out there soon because this coaster would not last much longer, but I never got out there. Grrr.
zspaw Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 That is a bummer for people in Florida, But this would be a perfect coaster for Darien Lake in NY, because the woodie they have isnt very good at all, and thats being too nice.
jjune4991 Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 I remember I took a vacation to Dania Beach, and made it a point to go to Boomers! to ride this thing. Rode it 5 times that night. Best decision of my life. Even more so than going on a TPR trip!
odene497 Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 Gahhhh, I was really hoping I'd get a chance to ride this assuming I go to Florida this fall. Crappy to see the opportunity go.
Ryancrash Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 Dammit - never got to ride this one. Looks like it was a lot of fun. Thinking back to my last trip to Florida - I really should have skipped my day at overpriced Universal/IOA (with all of its broken down rides); I should have taken a little road trip instead. Guess I no longer have any reason to visit Miami now.
DBru Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 I loved this ride. It had some seriously good pops of airtime. Â So does this leave southern Florida coasterless? How can that be...?
WW1 Flying Ace Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 ^I sure hope it does run again. I never got to ride even though I drove right by it twice. I had heard so many good things about it, sad to see it go.
daveydo5172 Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 so this makes the Hurricane, Ozark Wildcat, Big Dipper and Mega-Zeph all SBNO...maybe Knoebels needs a new coaster to restore....
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