benred23 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I Dont have that much time to Write a full story, So ill condense it the best I can. Americana Will be Leveled this Summer. Eagle and All, Gone. Very Very Sad. However, A New beginning will happen when Fantasy Farm will Reopen this Fall with 14 new Kiddie Rides and a Petting Area and Everything! This coming from the Mouth of Jerry Couch himself. I Talked to him outside the entrance to Americana today as I was snapping a few Pictures on the Way home from KI. So Sad to see Americana finally coming to a Tragic End.. Kinda neat to see Them Bringing back Fantasy Farm though.. More Details soon to follow.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I'll believe it when I see it. From what I've seen in the past, Mr. Couch's plans seem to have a way of not working out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benred23 Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 I thought the same thing Gatorhead. But Looking across the old Americana Parking lot, Most of the new ride are already halfway assembled and the land around it is starting to take shape. So, Although Ill believe the Leveling of Americana when I see it, I ALready see the Rides going up in the Fantasy Farm Area.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 And I, for one, will believe the new park is licensed to operate by the state, insured and ready to go when it opens. Not one second before.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 We knew the inevitable was coming. There are indeed rides on the Fantasy Farm site and have been for some time. I will remember my camera next time I drive out that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Well, the season is essentially over. I don't remember seeing Fantasy Farm reopening... Terp, who tries to keep up with stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamingnight Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Quite honestly I don't care too much. Yeah it's a classic park but I've been many years ago. It was a terrible exprience. BUT that was many years. So my opinion is probably very biased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney Islander Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 From what I've heard, Screechin' Eagle was quite the coaster. I suppose its still standing but not operating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 When the staff of KIC met with Jerry Couch in 2007, he had planned to turn Americana into a Christian boys' day camp. He said that most of the rides would be removed (including the Screachin' Eagle) and the open field that used to be the lake would become soccer fields. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan1980 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 When the staff of KIC met with Jerry Couch in 2007, he had planned to turn Americana into a Christian boys' day camp. He said that most of the rides would be removed (including the Screachin' Eagle) and the open field that used to be the lake would become soccer fields. Reminds of the quote (not sure who gets credit for it) - "when all is said and done, more is said than done" And for some reason, I can't help but think of Mr. Hart, Mr. Workman, and Kentucky Kingdom as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalefan Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I went to the park the only year they reopened in 2002 for an ACE event. The park was busy. Not sure why the park wasn't kept open after 2002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Perhaps because the midway operator who had leased the park fleeced Mr. Couch bigtime? That alone would take the taste out of your mouth for running an amusement park...and it did... Yes, the park was busy. Yes, someone almost certainly made a lot of money from the park that year. By all accounts, it was not Mr. Couch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorGuy Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Mr Couch is NOT the upstanding business man of Butler County by any stretch of the imagination! He has told one lie after another. He is nothing but a New Miami hilljack, just like all the other low lifes who live in that arm pit town. He absolutely had NO intentions of ever operating Lesourdsville Lake as an amusement park. It was all a facade what he did in 2002. He wanted people to believe he was going to refurbish and operate the park as the old glory days, but it was all LIES! He even was advertising their own version of some Halloween event for that year,but it never happened, because that was all a LIE, too! From what I have heard, and not sure if this is true or not, but he CAN'T just tear down the Screechin Eagle, because someone else bought the coaster. That may or may not be true. Maybe Terpy would have the insight on that. But, I know first hand from having been around that man and his business some 30+ years ago, that he is nothing but a crook! I would never ever buy a camper, RV or anything from him, because he is a con man. It's a pure crime what he did to that great amusement park. There was another individual who was trying to purchase the park when Couch took it. He would have done the right thing and made that park great! I know for a fact, that was NEVER Couch's intention. He bought Lesourdsville Lake for basically the same reason Cedar Fair bought Geauga Lake, to TEAR IT DOWN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney Islander Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 This is a capitalistic society. If Mr. Couch decided to close down LeSourdsville Lake, he had the authority to do so. Since 2002, Jerry has had a few different ideas on what to do with the park, but (for whatever reason) none of the projects have got completed. Benred23's observation is but one of Jerry Couch's ideas to make a profit. This brings up a question for me... If Americana truly was profitable, then why did Park River Corporation close it down (before Mr. Couch came into its possession)? From what I've heard, the people from Coney Island had some great plans for that place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Yeppers, Blame anybody blame, the family from Coney. Yes the patriarch passed away. But its inevitble to keep his plans going. They are the ones to blame and for not checking on Mr. Crouch's plans of a agreat park that did succeed even so after Kings Island opened. The screechin eagle should be saved some how some way Great Coaster!!!!. The Log flume was one of the top 5 in the nation! Crazy for Mr. crouch to be blamed no! Coneys' owners are as much as fault! Oh well We'll see about fantasy farm I say no way!!!!It will not happen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Are you really trying to blame Park River Corp. for selling Americana to Couch, and for its demise? I say good grief. How are they responsible. Its not like they should have checked the business plan for the future owners. They do not care how the new owner will care for the park. Not unlike how when you sell a house, you do not put check the business plan of the new owners. Yes, sometimes deed restrictions get placed on the property, but those generally stipulate how a person does business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Topic Bump...any news about this park? Has it been leveled? Is there anything still standing. From what I saw on google maps satellite it doesn't look like it, but not sure how long ago that picture was taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Theater Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Topic Bump...any news about this park? Has it been leveled? Is there anything still standing. From what I saw on google maps satellite it doesn't look like it, but not sure how long ago that picture was taken. I believe it is still standing, we passed it 3 weeks ago unless something happened during that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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