Out of curiosity, why did the park choose not to sell peices of Vortex? Ive been aching for months to get my hands on a small peice of track (someone on reddit said they had a peice, i cant remember who or when it was posted) or a bolt or something. Why didnt they do this like with Son of Beast? If anyone here comes across any peices, LET ME KNOW ASAP. Vortex is my #1 of all time. And watching it go down was like, well, taking an arrow to the heart. Please anyone here let me know!

As far as I can remember they haven't sold pieces of anything since Son of Beast.

It would have been easy money for them....certainly something they could use now. 

5 hours ago, Snowball said:

As far as I can remember they haven't sold pieces of anything since Son of Beast.

They sold track mounted to a Plaque for Son of Beast. 

I hope they do sell some small, plaque mounted pieces of Vortex. That coaster meant a lot to a lot of people, it would be nice to give those people a chance to own a little something to remember her, as well as to help the park generate some much needed revenue.

There’s still two pieces left laying on the ground at that the site. Do what you have to do.

^if i lived closer i would LOL. I live 3 hours away though. https://www.ebay.com/itm/124272328530

 

WHY DIDNT I SEE THIS?! 

There went my only chance.

Too bad i never got a message back from him on shipping prices.

 

Im begging anyone here, help me get my hands on arrow history. Please you guys... im still waiting on his reply, and im getting worried.

My guess is that the management doesn't want the public to dwell on the decommissioning of one of the park's most cherished roller coasters. Son of Beast was a massive PR disaster that couldn't have had any worse press than it did. Removal of such a notorious structure was hardly a blight on the park's image. Demolishing Vortex, however, is likely something executives dreaded having to do. My assumption is that they want us to look forward and remember the good times we had, rather than us remembering our favorite Arrow being reduced to a pile of steel.

I have a washer from Firehawk. Would probably be pretty easy to get something small like that from Vortex, a track piece though...quite a bit harder. I'd suggest calling the demolition company and asking what they're doing with it.

9 hours ago, standbyme said:

It would have been easy money for them....certainly something they could use now. 

The park could have easily auctioned off or sold tiny pieces of the ride and donated the proceeds to a charity they've worked with in the past, like Give Kids the World or A Kid Again. It would've been for a great cause, would've been great publicity for the park, and would've satisfied all the enthusiasts who would've loved to own a piece of history. Could've been a win-win-win. I'm amazed that the park (at least as of yet) hasn't done anything with the ride's remnants.

Where did you get a washer off Firehawk? Lucky you! Id give anything in the world to get my hands on a peice of Vortex, wether it be a bolt or a track peice or anything!! But, sadly, i cant get one. Unless someone here can help me out my birthday dreams are completely crushed.  I want a peice. Severely. A bolt, a washer, a track peice, heck anything would do. Who did the demolition of Vortex? Even though it probably wont work, im going to give it a try. Please you guys, help me get my hands on arrow history.

53 minutes ago, Vortex1987 said:

Where did you get a washer off Firehawk? Lucky you! Id give anything in the world to get my hands on a peice of Vortex, wether it be a bolt or a track peice or anything!! But, sadly, i cant get one. Unless someone here can help me out my birthday dreams are completely crushed.  I want a peice. Severely. A bolt, a washer, a track peice, heck anything would do. Who did the demolition of Vortex? Even though it probably wont work, im going to give it a try. Please you guys, help me get my hands on arrow history.

You know, I might know a guy, I'll ask. And I got the washer cause some of the footers for Firehawk are still there. Asked if I could have it and they said sure.

1 hour ago, Vortex1987 said:

Where did you get a washer off Firehawk? Lucky you! Id give anything in the world to get my hands on a peice of Vortex, wether it be a bolt or a track peice or anything!! But, sadly, i cant get one. Unless someone here can help me out my birthday dreams are completely crushed.  I want a peice. Severely. A bolt, a washer, a track peice, heck anything would do. Who did the demolition of Vortex? Even though it probably wont work, im going to give it a try. Please you guys, help me get my hands on arrow history.

O’Rourke Wrecking Company is responsible for Vortex’s demolition.

There are pieces of the ride that still exist (outside of two track pieces). The rest has likely been melted down 

IceePirate, keep me updated. Let me know what the guy has ASAP. I really want my peice of arrow history. And how would i get ahold of O Rourke?

31 minutes ago, gforce1994 said:

There are pieces of the ride that still exist (outside of two track pieces). The rest has likely been melted down 

I'm inclined to agree with this. However, this virus has put a halt to many aspects of the manufacturing industry. I'd honestly believe anything at this point.

11 minutes ago, CorkscrewMcPuke said:

I'm inclined to agree with this. However, this virus has put a halt to many aspects of the manufacturing industry. I'd honestly believe anything at this point.

The pieces that still exists are only bolts. 

Maybe one day the park can pull the two track pieces aside with some steel cutters and sell small pieces of track as souvenirs along with a certificate of authenticity. Ideally, they would just do what they did with Son of Beast.

I'm thinking they might do something like phantoms revenge or incredible hulk with using the track piece as theming for the upcoming coaster that might fill that spot. If that's the case, then we're most likely going to see some sort of multi-inversion coaster as it's reminiscent of Vortex's inversion record when it opened. Maybe we'll get a 15 inversion coaster? (pipe dream I know)

Side note though, would the inversion record be all that expensive to get? It would be a huge draw for the park if they can get a 2nd world record (first being beast's length) The Smiler at Alton Towers cost about $23m to build and Steel Curtain being $20m. We could get 15 for $25m I bet from S&S, or $30m from Mack. Heh, imagine a Mack multi-launch that breaks the inversion record. If any of you have a spare $30m lying around, I bet Cedar Fair would gladly accept a donation and let you build whatever you wanted.

5 hours ago, IceePirate said:

I'm thinking they might do something like phantoms revenge or incredible hulk with using the track piece as theming for the upcoming coaster that might fill that spot. If that's the case, then we're most likely going to see some sort of multi-inversion coaster as it's reminiscent of Vortex's inversion record when it opened. Maybe we'll get a 15 inversion coaster? (pipe dream I know)

Side note though, would the inversion record be all that expensive to get? It would be a huge draw for the park if they can get a 2nd world record (first being beast's length) The Smiler at Alton Towers cost about $23m to build and Steel Curtain being $20m. We could get 15 for $25m I bet from S&S, or $30m from Mack. Heh, imagine a Mack multi-launch that breaks the inversion record. If any of you have a spare $30m lying around, I bet Cedar Fair would gladly accept a donation and let you build whatever you wanted.

That would be cool to see the track pieces used as theming, but people thought the same thing when they kept the top piece of Firehawk’s loop, but to this day, I still don’t know what happened to it. I would like a Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster, though. Something like a longer Hangtime would look imposing and awesome in the skyline, and it would also look amazing at night if they decide to give it a lightning package. It would be awesome if they tried to go for the inversion record too.

11 hours ago, FUN&ONLY! said:

Maybe one day the park can pull the two track pieces aside with some steel cutters and sell small pieces of track as souvenirs along with a certificate of authenticity. Ideally, they would just do what they did with Son of Beast.

I wish they would. Id give anything for a small peice of my favorite ride of all time. If only they would.....

I saw this at the park this weekend and was surprised something so big still existed!?

that has been there quite a while.   Wondering what they are going to do with it

Anyone here have any luck getting a piece? Im still on my huntdown and so far no luck. I'll pay whatever price you want. Please you all, someone here, whoever, help me get my hands on a peice of Vortex. Please.

 

saw this on Twitter about a week ago. 

 

 

HOW?!?!?!?!?!?!??!? HOW DID SHE GET A PIECE?!?!?! I dont understand how!! 

She’s always at the park so I’m guessing through an employee.

I'm guessing that's from Firehawk???

Also, fun fact, if Firehawk was still around (at KI or elsewhere), that particular ride would be celebrating it's 20th next year (because it opened as X-Flight at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure in 2001)!

Dang it. There goes my dreams. ill probably never be able to get a piece. Id give anything to be able to though. I might have to sell that plaque in my room. (Yes, ive had a custom plaque sitting in my room waiting for this for almost a year, and it hasnt been used yet)

In the comments she says they are from Vortex. I’d assume the orange one is Vortex the red and green is FH