California's Great America will move Invertigo to another park

A lot of people said the same thing about Geauga Lake, and we know how that turned out. Clearly there's some bigger problem there that smarter people haven't been able to beat. PP would've liked to have had that park off their portfolio long before it became Cedar Fair's problem.

Oh sure. I meant from a "guest" stand point. GA has never been nearly the crap hole GL was. There just isn't significant reason to shell out cash for so little in return. In short, the park is BORING.

But sure, as a business there are all sorts of problems.

Why would they bother to move a ride that is high maintenance and low capacity, with a poor record for downtime, and more than a few mentions in the news for stranding passengers?

Invertistop was what I called it.

Additionally, I think I just saw a bulletin where Vekoma recommends intense yearly weld inspections for inverted trains over 10 years old.

Recycle that bad boy

The location is actually great (no pun intended). The park is just off the freeway. When it was first built, the location was much better because there was nothing around. But land values rose as the valley boomed and now it's surrounded.

In any case, I think the problem is that the charm has been ripped out of the park over the years. As a money spending parent, I have no desire to take my family there the 2-3 times we visit the area each year. I'd rather drive 30 miles further for Santa Cruz or Gilroy Gardens. It would take a LOT more than a couple of coasters to turn that place around.

I would love to see this ride end up at Michigan's adventure. I know they just got thunderhak a few years ago. With the low capacity of the ride, it would be a perfect fit.