...The Golden Nugget was unique in how it married dark-ride-style stunts and scenery with a classic roller coaster track. Both ride styles have been falling by the wayside as many parks focus on more intense steel coasters and thrill rides. But both have a strong fan following, which often overlap.

"In my mind, those are the two most important rides in any park," said B. Derek Shaw, a coaster historian from York. "The roller coaster for the thrills and the dark ride for the chills."

And the Golden Nugget was the best of both worlds. It had the only steel track built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Co., the world's oldest roller coaster builder, responsible for most American wooden coasters including local favorites such as the Comet at Hersheypark, Kingdom Coaster at Dutch Wonderland, Thunderhawk at Dorney Park, and Twister and Phoenix at Knoebels. The Golden Nugget was the only steel track — and the only dark ride — that Philadelphia Toboggan built. ...

http://www.pennlive....anticipate.html

(Never mind that the current PTC is not the Philadelphia Toboggan that built coasters...)

It'll be interesting to see how they fix the ride up... The Golden Nugget has been SBNO for 10 years, I bet its pretty beat up. RCDB Golden Nugget

Methinks I should take a visit to Knoebels next season, to try their new dark ride. (And their old one, too!)

And, if you are really, really lucky, Flying Turns!