DegenRider Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 Well I am suppost to be in my dorm at school. I am lazy and decide to wait till sunday to finish moving in. I was able to get togeather a little somthing with some friends. BUT! With the damage at PKI, I had to get a peek and I needed a SOB ride bad. We arrive at PKI around 11:30. We park in the gold pass lot and we see Jeff Siebert *SIGH*. We were just surveying the damage and he was talking to a reporter anyways. He comes over to us and starts talking. Hes sad that I didn't bring my camera in his shining moment of being in charge. He tells us there will be a new sign for 2004 (with great enthueasim). He said it will be alot nicer than the old one. Yet there kinda miffed about spending the money on fixing the old one just to have it fall over when a little guest of wind goes by. We go into the park. Rob has a 2004 pass already(this is important). We goto SOB the wait is 45 and we wait it for a good ride in the back seat. We leave the park around 1:10 Now I know this is PKIunlimited but since I did this all in one day you get my stricker's grove TR too! We drive the 25 min drive from PKI over to stricker's. Its packed when we get there. *side note* Those of you who are saying WTF is stricker's grove its a private park in Ross Ohio about 30 mins from PKI. Its usually open 2 days a year but this year it was 3. They have 2 wooden coasters and a small collection of flat rides. *end side note* We arrive and are ready to fly. We get on there flyers and nothing. We try a few more times nothing. Okay. We go ride there crazy dasy flat ride. Then the rides closed for a hour for a lunch break. We go hit a round of mini golf. ON the way. We spot a few ppl. AZ_KINDA_GUY,fof ect ect. We get snuffed and dirty looks from them. We move on to the mini golf course. I get my butt kicked by about 10 strokes. We walk back and we try to be nice and see why were getting the dirty looks and they all get up! We go grab some food and we sit down. As were eating a magician comes over and does a cheezy card trick. There was a church there doing outreach so I guess he was with them. I had a 10 of diamonds he kept showing the 8 of clubs. We played along to be nice though Finally FOF explains that his GF was sick. She was sorry they werent mad at us. Doesnt explain Sparky though . They hung with us. We did the flyers and there rollercoasters. The kiddie whip and the kiddie turtle (They will let you ride most anything here. ) They leave around 6 we leave at 6:30. We needed some flyer funk though. On a whim we goto PKI again. Not knowing if it was 8 or 9 pm closing time. We get there at 7:45. Free parking. BUT rob didnt get his hand stamped! Luckily he had his 2003 pass still on him and that got him in. I had a hand stamp. We make a beeline for the flying Eagles. Noticeing the scrambler is missing (fear fest haunted house line). We get 2 of our best Flyers rides EVER. We then get to SOB. Where we were in the front and they said 3 more trains will run. We would be on the last one out. They change there mind and then say 2 more trains!. We move to 6.2 and had a stellar ride. There Supervior who I think is named drew or george or somebody was nice about it though . I had a great time at both parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 Will you let us know next time it's opened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DegenRider Posted September 28, 2003 Author Share Posted September 28, 2003 July 4th 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSASBoxcarRace14 Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 I live right down the street from strickers grove. I work there. Ross is lame. Thanks for commenting. If the owner of strickers saw the comments on here. He would be overwelmed. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DegenRider Posted September 28, 2003 Author Share Posted September 28, 2003 (edited) Print em out and show them to him. Its a great little place to have some fun at. That unexpected water hazzard on the mini golf course was great. I had a hole in 1! Edited January 1, 1970 by sobrider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoObKiNoS Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 It's nice that you know my name sobrider, or PAT. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 sobrider, You are famous at PKI. Everytime youre in the park, even if its over at Georges ride, SOB, I hear about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DegenRider Posted October 6, 2003 Author Share Posted October 6, 2003 You do realise I am being silly. Famous, does that mean area managers can get me on from the exits now!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastbreakdown Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 i love strickers grove when my moms work had there buisness picknick there i made my dad ride that coaster there 24 times in a row ever seneis he will never go on roller coasters i think i tromotized him of them when i was younger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterville Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Well, unless the Stricker's ever change their pattern, the schedule of General Public days at Stricker's is consistant and predictable. They have the Indepenence Day Celebration (7/4), which concludes with fireworks. They have Family Reunion Day, which is always the second Sunday in August. The last couple years they have added a "Customer Appreciation Day" In my mind Stricker's is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact its almost a nostalgic reminder of the way small town traditional amusement parks used to be. One long straight midway, lined with rides, a games building or two, picninc grove, concessions. About all you need for a laid back old time classic park. For those who have not been there, they have: Carousel (Herschell) - now with a band organ and a real carousel pavilion Crazey Daisey (PTC) - half of a cuddle up. Its a tea cup like ride where the cups move in a figure 8 pattern, yes with near collisions as the cups cross paths in the center of the ride. Ferris Wheel - (ELi Bridge) Train Ride (Chance Rides) - Takes you on a tour around the perimieter of the property, impossibley tight tunnel under the parking lot driveway. Tip Top (Hurbetz) - A second tea cup variant, this one tips up at an angle, and then at times bounces up and down. Scrambler (Eli Bridge) Tilt-A-Whril (Sellner) Kiddie Helicopters (Herschell) Flying Skooters (Bisch Rocco) This is the traveling model, and as such is much harder to snap than the park model (see PKI for a park model) Kiddie Whip (Mangles) Kiddie Turtle (Chambers??) Kiddie Planes (King) Kiddie Circle Car Ride (King) Kiddie Wet Boats (Herschell) and did I mention two wooden rollercoasters? Teddy Bear - modeled after a coaster of the same name that used to stand at Coney Island, Ohio. Very similar to Beastie, only about half as high. Tornado - modeled after the Rocky Glen (Lancaster, PA) "Mighty Lightning". Its a small to midszie (57') twister. Its mostly a gentle ride except for two airtime pops near the end of the ride. In addition to rides, they have a miniature golf course, athletic fields, picninc grove, shooting gallery, arcade games, Skeeball, and a small assortment of skill games. The last couple times I have been there, they have also been running a promotion where the soft drinks are free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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