Stricker's Grove July 4th

[raptor]

In what has become an annual tradition for me, I visited Stricker's Grove on the 4th. This is a really neat old-fashioned amusement park, It feels like a trip into the past.

Luckily the rain held off for most of the day. It was good to see 4 new rides at the park, which shows that even though Mr. Stricker passed last year the family or orginazation is enthusiastic enough to invest in the little park. The first new ride I noticed was an elephant ride, looked like Dumbo with big ears that is not running yet, looks like a kid ride, but like most at stricker's grove adults can probably ride it as the seats look big enough probably. Looks like a ride that goes around in a circle and probably up in the air. It is in the spot of the old Crazy Daisy.

There is also a new kids ride in the spot where the flat rides are that go in a circle, there is a new one with motorcycles and big cars on them.

Thirdly they removed the old kiddie helicopters and put in another spinner called something like spinning apples. It's an enclosed spinner that goes in a circle and has a wheel to spin, kind of similar to the tip top without the bounce, but still nice to see another adult ride. Finally a major addition although my least favorite amusement park ride possibly ever is the Electric Rainbow which I suspect came from Americana. The same ride as the super roundup at coney island. This ride an older version of skylab where you stand up always hurts my head as the wind forced my head back against the metal but never the less is nice looking especially when it lights up at the end of the midway.

As usual the food was great. The have great hamburgers, and there sundays (reasonably priced at 2.50) are great and so are there funnel cakes.

The Tornado roller coaster is of course a great ride for very little wait, especially on that last hill where you kinda jump out of your seat a little, and the Teddy Bear is as good as it gets for a coaster for small tots.

Of course I had to ride the junior whip, I used to love the whip. I miss the big one that use to be at Kings Island when I was a kid.

And of course the best thing about going to Stricker's Grove for me is a chance to ride the Flying Scooters, the only place around that I know of where you can ride them, even though they are smaller than the eagles used to be still a treat and the wind was really whipping up yesterday.

After a couple of brief storms, the firework display was very nice.

Hopefully I'll make it back up there for family day in August.

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Nice report Raptor, Glad to see/hear someone from this board went. Thanks for the detailed report especially the rides for all the ages.

[The Interpreter]

I love Stricker's. I was headed there, but the weather kept me from heading to Cinci. Then, late in the afternoon, I found that Son of Beast was open...

And you know how that ended!

Did they have roast corn this year?

[welchce]

Stricker's Grove is a great small park. My high school holds it's annual Alumni Picnic there and ironically the first year, last year, where I could've gone because I was an alumni myself, I didn't. I'd usually go since my dad and brother's were alums. Hopefully I'll go with my friends this year.

[raptor]

I love Stricker's. I was headed there, but the weather kept me from heading to Cinci. Then, late in the afternoon, I found that Son of Beast was open...

And you know how that ended!

Did they have roast corn this year?

oh yeah, as always!

[BoddaH1994]

I was there as well. I left around 8, though... glad to hear that they were still able to do the fireworks.