LordSkippy Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 How many rides/attractions formerly located at Kings Island were relocated to another park and are still around today? I know that the Flying Eagles are now located at Carowinds, the Flying Dutchman found its way to Kentucky Kingdom, and the Wheel of Fortune resides at DelGrosso's, but are there any other former Kings Island attractions that are still rideable, albeit in a different location? Quote
rsipus13 Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 Didn't the wild safari monorail go somewhere? 1 Quote
kblanken Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 The monorail at Jungle Jim's isn't rideable from what I've seen, just decorative. Quote
TheCrypt Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 I was of the impression the monorail was used for special occasions on the property, but I've been wrong plenty of times before. 1 Quote
Guest Department47 Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 All I can think of, with a bit of assistance from a Wikipedia article on defunct rides: Wheel of Fortune - Relocated to DelGrosso's Amusement Park King Cobra - Trains relocated to Kings Dominion for spare parts on similar coaster Screamin' Demon - Relocated to Camden Park, since demolished Zodiac - Relocated to Wonderland Sydney Bayern Kurve - Relocated to Wonderland Sydney Flying Dutchman - Relocated to Kentucky Kingdom Flying Eagles - Relocated to Carowinds Huck's Hot Rods - Relocated to Coney Island (???) Antique Cars - Cars relocated to another Cedar Fair park Monorail - Trains relocated to Jungle Jim's 5 Quote
kblanken Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 I was of the impression the monorail was used for special occasions on the property, but I've been wrong plenty of times before. If so, then it is a rideable attraction in a different location. Now I want to ride it. Quote
LordSkippy Posted July 20, 2013 Author Posted July 20, 2013 As a side question, what happened to Tumble Bug, and why was it removed? I would assume it was scrapped and was removed due to maintenance issues or to make room for Skylab. Quote
The Interpreter Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 Tumble Bug was scrapped. Back then, far less was known about why things happened. Quote
Oldiesmann Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 All I can think of, with a bit of assistance from a Wikipedia article on defunct rides: Wheel of Fortune - Relocated to DelGrosso's Amusement Park King Cobra - Trains relocated to Kings Dominion for spare parts on similar coaster Screamin' Demon - Relocated to Camden Park, since demolished Zodiac - Relocated to Wonderland Sydney Bayern Kurve - Relocated to Wonderland Sydney Flying Dutchman - Relocated to Kentucky Kingdom Flying Eagles - Relocated to Carowinds Huck's Hot Rods - Relocated to Coney Island (???) Antique Cars - Cars relocated to another Cedar Fair park Monorail - Trains relocated to Jungle Jim's Huck's Hot Rods is still there - it's called Peanuts Off-Road Rally now. It's just in a different location and has different vehicles than the Huck version did (when it was Huck-themed, it was closer to the helicopter ride and kiddy bumper cars. It was moved to its current location with the current vehicles during the renovation/expansion of that area in the 2005-2006 off-season). 1 Quote
shark6495 Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 The monorail at Jungle Jim's isn't rideable from what I've seen, just decorative. There is a decorative monorail near the front of jungle jims. It sits on track not connected to the other track. Follow the other track around the building complex and you will find that it makes its way all the way to the housing unit for the trains. They use it for special occasions. Quote
kblanken Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 Cool, thanks! I'll keep an eye on when they might have an event. -kblanken, a trains within grocery store enthusiast. I've been in some Wegman's with model trains set up above some aisles in their stores, and now get disappointed with every other store that doesn't have one. 2 Quote
Sonofbeast2.0 Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 Not an attraction but old water tower in AZ also bought by Jungle Jim's. @ TheCrypt‚ (on mobile easier to do this way) i've heard of it getting used for rare occasions too. Usually a big sampling or something Quote
zombiejane Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 I was of the impression the monorail was used for special occasions on the property, but I've been wrong plenty of times before. If so, then it is a rideable attraction in a different location. Now I want to ride it. It's rideable at the Fairfield location, but not Eastgate. At Eastgate, it's decorative. Quote
Dieseltech20 Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Bayern Curve was demolished in 2002 and Zodiac was disassembled in 2005 after Sydney's Wonderland closed. It was loaded into containers never to be seen again. http://www.wonderlandhistory.net/content/zodiac_removal Quote
XjoshhyX Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 The monorail at Jungle Jim's isn't rideable from what I've seen, just decorative. There is a decorative monorail near the front of jungle jims. It sits on track not connected to the other track. Follow the other track around the building complex and you will find that it makes its way all the way to the housing unit for the trains. They use it for special occasions. I've driven by so many times. Does it literally run from the station to the front entrance and back? Thats about as far as the track goes if I remember right. Quote
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