verticalzero Posted October 17, 2005 Posted October 17, 2005 Anyone been on this coaster, what's the ride like is there much airtime. Should this coaster been saved and moved to a different park.? Is there a POV of this coaster..?
FlyingScooter Posted October 17, 2005 Posted October 17, 2005 I've never been on it, but I've heard it was great. If the parks not going to open, it should be sold and shipped. I'd hate to see it end up like the two coasters at Chippewa Lake Park.
MagnumForce Posted October 17, 2005 Posted October 17, 2005 The ride is incredible, such amazing pacing and out of this world airtime. CCI completly rebuilt the thing prior to the parks reopening in 2002 only to close again. It is DEFINITLY worth saving, if only Tim Couch, the parks owner, would decide to do something with the park. He got burned by a management company once, I don't think he wants to make the same mistake again. The reopening of the park in 2002 was hugely succesful as well, it was absolutly packed. The Pugh's absoultely fleeced the place however.
disneygurlz2s Posted October 17, 2005 Posted October 17, 2005 This was my first "big" coaster, and it's a miracle I ever got on another. One word "R-O-U-G-H". It did have some decent airtime, and the park was the kind where the ride-op was smoking a cigarette and talking to his buddies while he was operating it. I think I remember riding 3 to a seat back when our little Catholic school sent the kids choir there for our end of the year picnic. It has been sitting dormant for what? six years now?? And it's probably been at least 10 since I last rode it. The final years of that place it was SO ghetto it was hillarious! Shari "but I miss it" Shoufler
MagnumForce Posted October 17, 2005 Posted October 17, 2005 I see you didn't ride it in it's final year. The park was closed for 2 years before it's reopening in 2002. before that reopening the park contracted with CCI to completly rebuild the ride. It also received some rewally bizzarre bastardized trains. The chassis was from a NAD train and everythign above the frame was the PTC train from Elitch's Wildcat. The park closed again in the fall of 2002 after Pugh Amusements made the operation go fubar and almost made Tim Couch lose his shirt. The park has set there sice 2002 dormant, Tim Couch was actively pursuing a new company to run the park, but I don't even think he is doing that any longer. The park had some very cool classic attractions, it's really ashame they are just sitting there. One can only hope that the rides have been given at the least some maintainance to preserve them.
JamminJ Posted October 18, 2005 Posted October 18, 2005 I was lucky enough to catch it in 2002, not only smooth as glass, but rediculous ejector airtime to boot! Best wood... no, best COASTER in Ohio, bar-none! I really wish it would be saved.. it'd be a perfect fit for Knoebels, small footprint too.
exit english Posted October 18, 2005 Posted October 18, 2005 i have POV of it somewhere but i think its on a crappy camera that i havent used since 2002 so God knows if I'll find it. It was pretty sweet, though. -Josh
disneygurlz2s Posted October 18, 2005 Posted October 18, 2005 I see you didn't ride it in it's final year. No, I didn't, and I was unaware that they had done that kind of work on it as I would have made a point of checking it out. My last visit was July 1998 when my daughter was a month old. I did love the park, and have sooo many great memories of those classic rides and the arcade games, and the old "Tombstone Territory" area in the back. Shari "and I loved the "kangaroo" ride" Shoufler
scruffy Posted October 18, 2005 Posted October 18, 2005 I was at the park in 1985 I did not ride the Screechin' Eagle. They had a guy walk the track after each ride to make sure it would not jump the track. I drove by about two mouths ago and the park is not looking good just sitting their.
QuakerOaties Posted October 18, 2005 Posted October 18, 2005 I rode it when Brent did and man was it INCREDIBLE. I got PHENOMENAL airtime and the ride had the most demented pacing of any ride. It was also very smmoth. I really miss it... I hope someone saves it! Mark "Hey Dick Knoebel, if the flying turns falls through..." Luskus
N'at Man Posted October 18, 2005 Posted October 18, 2005 I didn't think the track was too bad before the 2000 closure but it was perfect when it reopened in 2002. If this coaster was running today it would easily be the best wooden coaster in Ohio. Plenty of ejector airtime.
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