ytterbiumanalyst Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 ^ That's disappointing, Wildcat was really good as a "large" coaster in a park with almost exclusively kiddie flats. My daughter (6 at the time) raved about it, and I'd say it's the best Galaxi I've been on. They really put a lot of effort into landscaping around it, too. That was July 2014, so things must have happened in the last year.... Hopefully they're able to get another family coaster to replace it; the park would really suffer from not having a "large" coaster. The park is designed for little kids, yes, but families with small children often have one or two older ones also, so it is an important demographic for this park. They should not get anything inverting or launching at this point, since they only have a Dragon Wagon and a Wacky Worm. Larger and not inverting is the need. I say "large" because since the park is focused on the under-36" crowd, even a small family coaster would stand out as large here. Something like Spacely's Sprocket Rockets or Steel Lasso would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mertens S. Elias Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) ^ That's disappointing, Wildcat was really good as a "large" coaster in a park with almost exclusively kiddie flats. My daughter (6 at the time) raved about it, and I'd say it's the best Galaxi I've been on. They really put a lot of effort into landscaping around it, too. That was July 2014, so things must have happened in the last year.... Hopefully they're able to get another family coaster to replace it; the park would really suffer from not having a "large" coaster. The park is designed for little kids, yes, but families with small children often have one or two older ones also, so it is an important demographic for this park. They should not get anything inverting or launching at this point, since they only have a Dragon Wagon and a Wacky Worm. Larger and not inverting is the need. I say "large" because since the park is focused on the under-36" crowd, even a small family coaster would stand out as large here. Something like Spacely's Sprocket Rockets or Steel Lasso would be great. I say to replace the Wildcat they either get a G.C.I "Big Fun" compact wooden roller coaster, or a Switchback-like Gravity Group coaster, or a Wooden Warrior or Roar-O-Saurus-like wooden roller coaster. Or a Windstorm type coaster. Edited August 9, 2015 by Mertens S. Elias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mertens S. Elias Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 ^ In three months, after opening (May 8)? Man, that'd be faster than Hard Rock Park. No, they reopened in 2011 I believe but started adding big rides like the Wildcat and Extreme Elevation and Trinado in 2013 for Wildcat and 2015 for the other two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azoosment@SV Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Hello! You all have fantastic ideas, but to help set some things straight, everything is fine. In fact we are continuing to grow and expand. We already have one new ride for next year and are in the planning stages for several major additions. We only have two more weeks of 7 Day operation and then we go to weekends through halloween. We hope you can all stop by and check the park out. Remember we still have 2 other credits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mertens S. Elias Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Hello! You all have fantastic ideas, but to help set some things straight, everything is fine. In fact we are continuing to grow and expand. We already have one new ride for next year and are in the planning stages for several major additions. We only have two more weeks of 7 Day operation and then we go to weekends through halloween. We hope you can all stop by and check the park out. Remember we still have 2 other credits! Oh thank God. I love what you guys have done with the place! And I like how you guys are preserving a lot of the old rides from Fun Spot. And Extreme Elevation looks wonderful, I like the colors better than the standard white tower with orange gondola and the landscaping around it is wonderful. I like the lights on the fences and I like how the fences aren't the standard aluminum fence, it's wooden ones but it will has the cool light posts around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 ^^ That's great! Thank you for letting us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkwjjm Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Hello! You all have fantastic ideas, but to help set some things straight, everything is fine. In fact we are continuing to grow and expand. We already have one new ride for next year and are in the planning stages for several major additions. We only have two more weeks of 7 Day operation and then we go to weekends through halloween. We hope you can all stop by and check the park out. Remember we still have 2 other credits! Great news! I hope the park continues to flourish and grow. It has so much potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mertens S. Elias Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Hello! You all have fantastic ideas, but to help set some things straight, everything is fine. In fact we are continuing to grow and expand. We already have one new ride for next year and are in the planning stages for several major additions. We only have two more weeks of 7 Day operation and then we go to weekends through halloween. We hope you can all stop by and check the park out. Remember we still have 2 other credits! Great news! I hope the park continues to flourish and grow. It has so much potential. Me too. I think that someday in a near future this will be a full scale amusement park with the rides, the zoo, and I'm sure they start a water park again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Hello! You all have fantastic ideas, but to help set some things straight, everything is fine. In fact we are continuing to grow and expand. We already have one new ride for next year and are in the planning stages for several major additions. We only have two more weeks of 7 Day operation and then we go to weekends through halloween. We hope you can all stop by and check the park out. Remember we still have 2 other credits! Thanks for letting us know! We had such a good time at your park last year. Glad to hear good things are happening; Chicago needs a park focused on younger children after the loss of Kiddieland, and you guys are really filling a need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azoosment@SV Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Good news! Our refurbished Troika is now up and running. Come check out the "Tri-Nado" next time you visit the park. https://vimeo.com/137707203 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 ^ Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azoosment@SV Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Well, 2016 is finally here. Time to talk about some new rides eh? Official announcements will be coming very soon but here is a very spoilerish preview of whats coming in 2016! https://vimeo.com/151066673 Edited January 22, 2016 by Azoosment@SV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOG1991 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I really want to check this park out finally whenever I make it to Chicago. Also, Troikas are one of my all time favorite classic flat rides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Well, 2016 is finally here. Time to talk about some new rides eh? Official announcements will be coming very soon but here is a very spoilerish preview of whats coming in 2016! https://vimeo.com/151066673 Those cars look familiar. Great to see that ride back where it belongs. Also, for those that don't know, Wildcat, the parks galaxy coaster, is now gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azoosment@SV Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) Its official, the Snowball Ride is back! Originally built by Arrow in 1962, the Snowball ride has been absent from the park since the 2005 auction. We are excited to have this ride back in our park! https://vimeo.com/152436049 Edited January 22, 2016 by Azoosment@SV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Cool! Love to see retro rides coming back to parks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 So happy to hear about the Snowball returning! That was a great ride when i last rode it in 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 That's very cool. Literally, ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianparkfan Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Its official, the Snowball Ride is back! Originally built by Arrow in 1962, the Snowball ride has been absent from the park since the 2005 auction. We are excited to have this ride back in our park! https://vimeo.com/152436049 Great job! That has to be the greatest commercial for a kiddie ride I've ever seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Its official, the Snowball Ride is back! Originally built by Arrow in 1962, the Snowball ride has been absent from the park since the 2005 auction. We are excited to have this ride back in our park! https://vimeo.com/152436049 Where did it disappear to and how did you get it back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azoosment@SV Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Great question! Kind of a confusing answer... So in 1962 Santas Village had multiple parks, arrow built two identical snowball rides, one for California and one for Illinois. The Illinois snowball ride operated from 1962 until 2005 when it was sold at auction and used as part of a bid to recreate a santas village type park elsewhere in Illinois (this is where it remains today) The California Snowball ride left santas village when that park closed and operated at Santa Cruz Boardwalk Beach as Spinout, a pool table themed tea cup ride. That was eventually replaced by their round up cyclone, and is now in Illinois, back to its original theme as the snowball ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 ^That's neat that you're able to share such a convoluted, yet serendipitous story--and that y'all were able to pull it off. And the ride itself? Adorable. A charming spin (no pun intended) on your standard teacups ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Very cool. I didn't realize Santa Cruz's ride was a snowball. Nice that it's going back to that theme, and I'm glad another classic Arrow lives on. What is the fate of the Wildcat? did you sell it or scrap it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azoosment@SV Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Whats this? Another new ride? (Actually two more new rides...) Heres our ANEWsment reporters breaking the news. https://vimeo.com/155176557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Cool... a Scrambler. Is it from Fun Spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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