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The new portion of the bike trail extends east past Coney, Belterra Park (former River Downs) to Grove Park Grill, as I biked it today. All the buildings surrounding Sunlite are demolished except the East Entrance. All the slides are down, the Water Park Typhoon Tower is dismantled and they were tearing down the The Twister's four water slides. Ironically, the new dive pool has a fence around it. I wondered what happened to the sign about growing old mounted on the east wall went. In addition, they are cutting down numerous trees around the perimeter of the park. My brother who is an arborists, said many of those trees were hundreds of years old. So very sad In addition, they put construction screen around the chain link fence, but you can see everything traveling east to west. pilotank

Very sad day indeed! Thanks for the memories! They sped up the demolition before the meeting with Anderson Twp. officials. Sneaky to the end! Shame on you CSO. pilotank

This is so awesome! Thank-you so much!!!! Especially after all these years, it is more special now more than ever! Pilotank

Although I never worked directly for Coney, our family business sold kettlekorn for over 20 years at Coney for special events such as Summer Fair and Balloon Glow. We also sold everyday at our little outbuilding by The Python, until the rides were removed for the second time. We saw close to 30,000 patrons depending on what day Balloon Glow landed. Our family also were season pass holders from the year they started them Both sets of my grandparents met at Moonlight Gardens. I always hoped as CoastersRZ had, that the rides would come back. My daughter was a lifeguard and was credited for saving a high diver's life when his dive went wrong during a show by touring firefighters. If you look at the 275 beltway between the southern part of Ohio, eastern part of Indiana and northern Ky, this region has a population of 2.4 million. Actually more than what KI has. I wish they would have completed a feasibility study, I truly believe Coney could have made a great comeback to it's glory days. Now we will never know. Thank-you CoastersRZ for your posts and insight through the years. We didn't agree on everything, but I always respected your opinion. Pilotank

Coney Islands train that is still running in Lake Winnie Amusement Park in Chattanooga, was the model that Walt Disney used for his train in Disneyland. Disney returned the favor by having his design company make the blueprints for The Racer at KI. Pilotank

Channel 5 news reported 13 full time positions and 270 seasonal positions will be lost. I got a bad feeling when they axed Falloween back in July. I agree with KI Guy, 100%. Just follow the money trail. pilotank

Could it be a coincidence or Pittsburgh Conspiracy ? On this date the Island Queen was destroyed. How ironic: Today in History, September 9: Coney Island's Island Queen steamboat destroyed. On Sept. 9, 1947, Coney Island's steamboat Island Queen was destroyed in an explosion while docked at Pittsburgh's Monongahela River Wharf. Reference: Today in History https://www.cincinnati.com/ pilotank

Dear CoasterRZ, My heart goes out to you. I lost my mom right before the season opened up. My sister still carries her pass. My mom and dad met at a big band concert at Moonlight Gardens. She was a season pass member since they started selling season passes. My thoughts and prayers for you and your family. pilotank

So I judge popularity by how much Sweetmaize Kettle Korn we sell at the old Ticket Booth. This year was a record breaking year, which included Balloon Glow, Kroger's, Tri-Health and Christ Hospital this past summer to name just a few. I believe all the corporate picnics will be lost. I have always been a proponent to expand the rides at Coney. There's more than one million people who live in the 275 beltway south of I-74. More than enough to support an updated amusement park. Coney just took two steps backward to 1972. I can see it now being sold to the Gaming Industry. Sad day for Historical Coney Island. pilotank

Looks like we are not quite done yet! You can understand why CI moved to KI, but it sure wold be nice for it to return to it's glory days. Pilotank

I agree!! Also, I would love to see inside pictures of the Windjammer:) Pilotank

A few observations: The overflow parking lot where the ferry parked by the lighthouse was used as a campground for the Boy Scouts over every Memorial Weekend Many of the Ginkgo ice cream push-up trees are still there They still had duo ways to ride the rides, tickets and POP Since then, Lake Como's configuration was changed. Excellent posts! Pilotank

Since CI has close to a million people living within a 15 mile radius, I would like to see the midway brought back with many of the old style rides back. I know Riverbend is located where the turnaround for the Shooting Star is, however it could be redesigned. I work Balloon Glow and some crowds are estimated at over 20,000 people. You can always dream! Pilotank

Check out this video of the former Six Flags Park in New Orleans has been abandoned since Hurricane Katrina hit the area more than 10 years ago: https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/video/abandoned-and-left-to-rot-over-a-decade-ago pilotank

The only thing left is a plaque in the Business Office of the Cincinnati Water Works. Which is ironic, because the reason they closed is that the didn't pay their water bill . I was surprised it didn't survive because they had better public transportation than Coney. pilotank