beastforever398 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Does anybody have any full size photos of Bavarian Beetle that they could post? I've never found any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Oh, you mean the coaster...not the nice man with the two sons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplehaze Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 try this, i believe this is what you are looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastforever398 Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 Oh, you mean the coaster...not the nice man with the two sons! Yes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastforever398 Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 Amazing Pic! Although the Bavarian Beetle is very similar to the Pepsi Python at Coney... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Perhaps in looks, but not in ride performance, feel or even manufacturer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Unbelievable amount of attention to detail in that pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 LOL! It was my favorite ride as a kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderland Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I found this on RCDB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyMan98 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Why was it taken down? Problems, low capacity, too much to handle......why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 try this, i believe this is what you are looking for The main picture used in that link (see below) is actually not the Bavarian Beetle at KI. It's the former "Galaxie" coaster that was at KD until Shockwave was built. Both parks had a Galaxy style coaster. KI's was scrapped... while KD's was sold to A Myrtle Beach park and operated there until around 5 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I was actually going to comment that the image linked to above did not appear to be at Kings Island, but was likely Kings Dominion. Both parks have nearly identical detailed carousel buildings (which is visible on the left side of that image). Kings Island`s Bavarian Beetle was situated on the approximately the front half of where the Festhaus sits today. Which Myrtle Beach park did Kings Dominion`s ride get sold to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I was actually going to comment that the image linked to above did not appear to be at Kings Island, but was likely Kings Dominion. Both parks have nearly identical detailed carousel buildings (which is visible on the left side of that image). Kings Island`s Bavarian Beetle was situated on the approximately the front half of where the Festhaus sits today. Which Myrtle Beach park did Kings Dominion`s ride get sold to? Myrtle Beach Pavilion - not exactly sure how long it lasted there. Here's a pic: BTW... it's not documented very well, however a person was decapitated on KD's back in the early 1980s. They stood up on the ride and whamo! The irony is, it was removed a few years later for Shockwave... which has a tragedy in it's history as well. Back to KI's Galaxi (The Bavarian Beetle)... Here's a few pics that *sorta* show the coaster when it was at KI... and demonstrate it's location: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Notice how "rotor" moves from the right side of Beetle to the left side only after a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 You can still ride a Galaxi at Indaina Beach, built in 1971 over Lake Shaffer. This was my first steel coaster! http://www.indianabeach.com/pages/indianabeach_rides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Notice how "rotor" moves from the right side of Beetle to the left side only after a year. It was moved when the park added Lion Country Safari/Wild Animal Habitat in 1974. It was relocated so that an entrance path to the new area could be built. Also, the Bavarian Beetle's "theming" didn't appear until after a few seasons after the park opened. It eventually recived the "snow covered mountains" and "snow climbers." Shaggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Another photo Galaxi at Coney Island I'm into KI History Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I'm into KI History Me, too! As always, thanks for sharing your photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Here's a link to a previous discussion about the Beetle. In it, I detailed the history as I know it. I am too lazy to re-itterate it, so I'll just post the link ;-) http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1785#entry20526 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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