Jaykethekid Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Last weekend, I was given the chance to tour Frontier City while the park was closed for the offseason. I was shown around the park, interesting spots on a few rides, and a peek at the construction site for the parks new for 2016, Zamperla Power Surge, Gunslinger. I will go into more detail with the pictures when we get there. Many thanks to Michael Schwitek for showing me around this great park! Let's get into the photos! Ever wondered what the underside of a classic rotor ride looks like? Well this is what it looks like on the restored tumbleweed. Pretty simple design. Casino, disassembled and getting some love. Bottom of a car for the Tilt-a-Whirl ride, Tornado. Tornado structure This area over by the Ferris wheel is normally extremely wooded and dark. I was told these trees are trimmed every year but grow back really fast. Kind of interesting! One half of Brain Drain's train. Brain Drain wheels and parts The other half of Brain Drain's train. Diamondback chassis I can't remember exactly what ride these are for, but they look like they are also for Diamondback. Wild Kitty getting some paint and reupholstered. Log flume all drained out. Construction site for Gunslinger. It is being built where Rodeo Roundup was. Sidewinder disassembled for inspection. Interesting shots of Wildcat viewed from the old site of Eruption. Wildcat lift motor. This thing is huge! You never realize the scale of it until you are right next to it. Like I said, it's pretty big. Anyways, thanks again to Michael Schwitek for this fun afternoon. Somethings that didn't get pictured are a few buildings in the entrance plaza area are getting worked on and updated, and a few smaller disassembled rides. My expectations are quite high for the 2016 season and it looks like they will be well exceeded. This park is really starting to shine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdogg68 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Like to see Parks in the off Season, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thanks for sharing the pictures, always interesting to see what's going on in the parks during the off season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 This is great! Backstage tours are a lot of fun when you get the chance. I was very impressed with Frontier City last summer, and it really does look like it's on its way up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Awesome photos. It's neat to see how simple the underside of the Rotor ride is. Frontier City seems to be heading in the right direction the past few years. Now if they could just manage to get a some what major attraction like a decent sized coaster, or a large drop tower then they would really have something going for them!! Can't wait to see what the future holds for this park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Thanks for the report...love the off-season reports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilNotPhil Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 For the record, that's one of the wildest old-school tilt a whirls I've ever been on. And been on, and been on, and been on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaykethekid Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Awesome photos. It's neat to see how simple the underside of the Rotor ride is. Frontier City seems to be heading in the right direction the past few years. Now if they could just manage to get a some what major attraction like a decent sized coaster, or a large drop tower then they would really have something going for them!! Can't wait to see what the future holds for this park. It was pretty simple. Frontier City is definitely doing the best it ever has. This summer was the only time I have seen constant full trains on silver bullet. It's nice to see the amount of people coming into the park. I agree, all those things would be great for the park. The thing is they do not make enough for new rides on that scale. They would have to go a really long time without new smaller additions to afford a larger ride. Personally, I don't go to the park and feel like they are lacking anything. I go and feel greatly satisfied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Great shots of it's off-season. Thanks for sharing your visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skramp Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Very cool!!! But quick question....it look like the maintenance facility is also an attraction? Would that be correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Fleming Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 It is a nice small park. Last year was the first time I had ever been there, as we just recently moved to Kansas and it is the closest park to us. We bought passes and went a couple of times. The free concerts are a nice perk for guests. We met Michael on our second trip. He spotted us in our coaster shirts and commented. We chatted for a while. After mentioning missing out on riding Wild Kitty, he took us over and got us on. We want to go back this year if finances improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanthonyam Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Just curious, how were you able to do a backstage tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaykethekid Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Very cool!!! But quick question....it look like the maintenance facility is also an attraction? Would that be correct? During the offseason, Frontier City uses various buildings and attractions for maintenance. They had ride parts practically everywhere across the park. It is a nice small park. Last year was the first time I had ever been there' date=' as we just recently moved to Kansas and it is the closest park to us. We bought passes and went a couple of times. The free concerts are a nice perk for guests. We met Michael on our second trip. He spotted us in our coaster shirts and commented. We chatted for a while. After mentioning missing out on riding Wild Kitty, he took us over and got us on. We want to go back this year if finances improve.[/quote'] I really do like the park! It's worth the 2.5 hour drive from Wichita! Just curious, how were you able to do a backstage tour? I know their director of operations well, so he took me around the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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