smartestcoasterkidever! finds a new roller coaster!!!

christianscoasters · June 9, 2011

I'm out at my dad's house near Kingman, KS. It's a small town. He lives in the country, about 10-15 minutes SE of town. It's really nice out here! Yesterday, we took all of my brothers and sisters (I have 4 siblings) to the river to play for a bit. When we were done, we decided to drive around the town. We drove into the rodeo grounds and kept going down the road a bit. Then my brother says, "Is that a roller coaster?" I was thinking he was just saying something stupid again. But sure enough, there WAS a roller coaster!!!

It's a kiddie coaster made by Molina and Sons, I believe. It is white, all the electrics were hooked up, and the train was on the tracks. On the back car, it said "Winnie The Pooh." The trailer it was mounted on said "Screamin Eagle." There were no fences around it. There was a half-made ferris wheel and tilt-a-whirl nearby. We thought that maybe it was for a carnival that was setting up, but there aren't any events coming up for a while. We're still trying to figure out why it's there, but we know it's been there for a while. The coaster is on Bing Maps. I took pictures with my phone, but out at my dad's house, I have very limited service. Once I go back home, I can get the photos online. I go back home tomorrow.

Check it out:

http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=37.640054529415764~-98.11761886340047&lvl=20&dir=0&sty=h&where1=Kingman%2C%20KS&q=kingman%2C%20ks&form=LMLTCC

Edited June 10, 2011 by smartestcoasterkidever!

robbalvey · June 9, 2011

Weird. Looks like something that may have been abandoned? Good find.

Oreos · June 9, 2011

If it's been abandoned you could steal it and put it in your back yard...

christianscoasters · June 9, 2011

^^Well, yes and no. It was in GREAT condition (at least it appeared that way) and all the electrics were hooked up. There was some fencing that was laying on the side of the trailer, and it looked almost brand new. It's definitely not something that was left to rot. My dad thinks that it's something they use when they have school fundraisers possibly. The trailer that you can see in the picture is there as well and it's in the exact same position, so it's safe to say it's been there a while too. I'm going to contact the city and see what they know about it.

There's a family out here that used to have an extravagant Christmas display. I'm talking operating carousels, skywheels, and even a roller coaster. The city bought it from the family a few years ago and the people I've talked to think that's what it is. They don't understand though that those are slightly scaled down and can't be used by people (except for small babies, lol) and that the rides we found are REAL rides.