Does anybody have any full size photos of Bavarian Beetle that they could post? I've never found any.

Oh, you mean the coaster...not the nice man with the two sons!

try this, i believe this is what you are looking for

Oh, you mean the coaster...not the nice man with the two sons!

Yes...

Amazing Pic! Although the Bavarian Beetle is very similar to the Pepsi Python at Coney...

Perhaps in looks, but not in ride performance, feel or even manufacturer...

Unbelievable amount of attention to detail in that pic.

LOL! It was my favorite ride as a kid!

I found this on RCDB

Why was it taken down? Problems, low capacity, too much to handle......why?

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.

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?

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:

Notice how "rotor" moves from the right side of Beetle to the left side only after a year.

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

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

Another photo

Galaxi at Coney Island

I'm into KI History

I'm into KI History

Me, too! As always, thanks for sharing your photos.

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