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Cedar Fair pickers scour Europe for vintage amusement park rides

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  • The Interpreter
    The Interpreter

    Why not go to Conneaut, offer several million for Tumble Bug (rescuing the park and the ride, without risk)? Be sure to get court approval of the sale. Look like a hero, and BE one. Then go to Mr

  • electricsun
    electricsun

    You know those things that sound so unlikely but are true? Yeah...having that moment.   However, a Whip at Kings Island that adults could ride would make me unbelievably happy. 

  • Magenta Lizard
    Magenta Lizard

    I'm personally a little annoyed that the same company that say it's too expensive to transport our Flying Eagles back from the same country is looking to ship rides back from another continent... But

I'm feeling incredibly jealous right now.

rcwizard13, suddenly wishing he lived in the other queen city.

Short and sweet assessment of the article: Kings Island doesn't get anything they found :)

 

KI already has a Troika and a Wave Swinger. I wouldn't mind having one of those other rides though.

Well, I guess it's now confirmed that Carowinds is getting that Top Scan!  :D

Of course we want more more more, but in a glass half full mode we are we very lucky as a park to have: a scrambler, Shake Rattle Roll, Monster, An Eagles type ride, the swing ride near FoF, a Merry Go Round, a jr Whip, a few car rides for the kids, and not mention the big flats of DT, WS, and Delirium. I mean what else do we need to fill a gap that's not really offered by what we have.

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I'm OK with Carowinds getting five of their rides. Carowinds has felt too much like what I call a "coaster park" the last couple of times I've been there. Some mid-to-high thrill flats are precisely what they needed to fill the gaps in their ride lineup, in my opinion.

 

Interesting that Carowinds would get the Wave Swinger. I had never heard of any issues with their Yo-Yo, and the rides are VERY similar. Though a Wave Swinger is higher capacity to my knowledge, and perhaps that has a lot to do with it.

I remember Greg at the 2016 announcement, smiling and saying towards the end, there is more stuff on the way. I don't get the feeling he was just talking about 2016, seemed like he was hinting at 17 too. So there's that we can hope for.

The Carowinds Yo Yo doesn't Yoyo like a Yo Yo should, it doesn't tilt much if at all. Carowinds had a Wave Swinger from 1979 to 2000 when it was sent to PGA. I am super excited to have one again.

Kentucky Kingdom has a Breakdance and a Music Express

That just means KI will be spending money on bigger things. :)

hopefully that could include bringing back a Coney Classic, Trabant.
  • 5 months later...

Apparently the flats aren't it. They released a video on their Facebook page that featured the news articles and it ended with this:

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I pray to Skytower.....replace Carolina Cyclone with a GCI Woodie other their more to the story can't be any better than a Wave Swinger and Musik Express!

I wonder if they've found anything in Japan.  Hope we get to hear something soon, maybe a month or two. 

If you guys like Tilt-a-Whirls you really should try the one at Camden Park it ran for about 5 straight minutes

I've been on it several times in the past couple of years. When you throw your weight into it, the cars spin really fast. They are fun and ran pretty long.

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