CoastersRZ Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 This weekend is the Fall-O-Ween Festival at Coney Island. Hours are 12 to 6 pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Coney`s classic rides are included with admission to the festival. (I will be working on Saturday, and potentially Sunday as well). This is the final weekend that the rides will be open at Coney for the year. Read more about the Fall-O-Ween Festival here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 Well, the Fall-O-Ween Festival at Coney has now come and gone. Coney Island is now officially closed for the year. The park will reopen again next May. And, there is a chance that I may be back in the rides department on the weekends, which would be my seventh year working at Coney! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Are they planning on adding any new rides for next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 I don`t know what Coney`s plans are for next year. I do know that the Giant Slide will be in a new location. Its former location is in the process of becoming the new Riverbend Pavilion. As of this weekend, that is a large field of dirt with lots of rebar strewn about the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 The big big slide is moving wow? maybe they could add a few more slides off the tower???or a new tower something like Holiday world new project for next year ??? Also what about coney getting the New Lost River would that not rock???? or a mini wooden coaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 Are you thinking of the correct Giant Slide? The Giant Slide was NOT located over in the Sunlite Pool area but was located over by the LaRosa`s and Dodgems. The last couple of weeks, the ride was sitting all folded up behind the pool house. Here is an image of the Giant Slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 What is the Riverbend Pavillion?? Are they expanding or redesigning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 They are building the National City Pavilion, a 4,000 seat pavilion that will be a smaller venue for bands to perform in. The Pavilion will sit on land that Coney gave to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (the actual owners of Riverbend. It is a $6.8 million building, and of last weekend, there was extensive site work being done in the area with preparations for footings. National City Pavilion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 That's great news for both Riverbend and Coney. I only hope that Coney continues to expand it's lineup. A year ago a friend and I went to the adminsitration office and they hinted at a water ride for Coney. Maybe now with Geauga Lake closing, they can get the Gold Rush log ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 What? Why would they hint at what their future plans were to park guests? And besides that, plans often change. I would not count on seeing a log flume at Coney next year though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 That's what the man in the administration office said when we asked if there were any future plans. It was a year ago, so, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 Do you remember who this "man" was? Keep in mind that there are seasonal managers that work in the first floor of the admin building. In fact, there are personnel managers who hand out paychecks, and handle uniforms that are seasonal, and might not know all the inner workings of what is going on. And, its not like they are just going to come out and tell regular guests what their plans are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I didn't ask. I didn't expect it to be true, and....it hasn't happened! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 Well, plans do change. And as I said before, I highly doubt that whoever you talked to would simply reveal the plans of what they had in store to a park guest. More than likely, he was just relating what he heard that they could be adding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketingExpress Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 ^Agreed. Amusement parks of all sizes like to keep their plans secret as long as they can to build hype, and to keep any competition from investing in a similar ride/attraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Coney Could Enclose the log flume and make the new lost river with some animatronics etc. etc. But what I understand on small parks Why Strickers grove has'nt installed one is the testing of water etc. etc. Cost a lot for small parks: But whow coney would rock if they got a highly themed log flume; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Or even just a classic log flume would be a nice fit at that park. I'd love to see a nice wooden coaster or log flume appaer at Coney. Kind of turn Coney into a Holiday World that I can enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italianchef Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 I missed Falloween this year, but greatly enjoyed it last year. If KI didn't exist, I'd frequent Coney Island in its place. Considering that CI is much closer to my home than KI, I'd even switch primary parks if CI had more and better coasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 I`ve said it to others, but if Coney were to get a ride the size of the Tornado at Stricker`s Grove, it would put Coney on the map, and be a huge hit amongst the public. Will Coney ever install a wooden coaster again? Who knows. It sure would be a big hit and a nice little draw to the ride side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Problem being that they don't have a wood coaster maintenance department so they'd have to start one from scratch, which doesn't sound cheap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 The Camden Parks, Indiana Beaches and Stricker's Groves of the world manage to maintain their wooden coasters. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Yep. And Coney already has a carpenter on the full time staff. Yes, they might have to hire an additional person if they were to get a wooden coaster, but I think the bump in ride ticket sales would more than offset the additional expense. I mean, Stricker`s Grove obviously doesn`t bring in anywhere near as many people as what Coney does, and yet Stricker`s has two wooden coasters (one of which was based on a coaster that used to reside at Coney). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italianchef Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Even a good steel coaster would bring more people to Coney Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 amen a good coaster would be great . And what a welcome addition to Coney: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Yes this would be a wonderful idea. It would certainly bring a tear to my eye when the memories come FLUDDING back. I would welcome it with open arms, but just remember why the owners closed it and moved it north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Does Coney really even have 9 million to spend on a wooden coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Butcher Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 In the amusement park business or any larger business for that matter, money is not hard to find...it is on the other hand...very hard to pay back! The question is not do they have it, it is not even can they get it; the question would be, is aquiring that sort of cash and debt load worth the hassle? Unless of course they do have that cash on hand! Post #700! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Well, it is also not a question of how much cash they have or how many loans they could get. They have to anticipate a good return on investment to whatever they invest in the park. Its the same concept with any business. If you invest capital into your business you expect to see some sort of return on your investment. The question is, does Coney feel that a wooden coaster is worth the investment cost associated with it? Will it produce the necessary return on investment? I think that it would, but then again, I`m not privy to all the inner workings and thought processes at Coney either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I think this should be in the "jokes in bad taste at HH" thread but I will put it here any ways: A woody on stilts to keep it from getting damaged from floods. At the top of the hill there is a building in the shape of a mobile home, and the trains are in the shape of canoes. We could call it "The New Richmond Rescuers". (Seriously though, I would love to see a woody at Coney. I just do not see them doing it because of up keep and repair costs from flooding.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 But, it should be pointed out that most woodies built these days don't cost $9 million. Wood coasters are relatively cheap, initially, compared to steel. For instance, Voyage, one of the larger wooden coasters built in recent years, cost $6.5 million, and that is with steel supports. The cost of steel has rocketed of late. It's in the maintenance department that wood continues to cost and cost and cost.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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