Aparently Screechin Eagle and all remaining rides at Lesourdsville are for sale

^Thinking of...say, the Blue Streak painting efforts. Sometimes some free labor can help make up the difference, it doesn't always have to be direct financial support.

Still wondering how you can preserve a coaster without helping ANY park? Maybe a non-profit park?

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CoasterComet, Thats the message I get, I am a member and you have the photo uploaded as private not public

Ace donated quite liberally to LTD and still does. It also donated too Conneaut, Both NFP orginazations. However lately they seemed to be transfering from the COASTER PRESERVATION FUND to the MUSEUM FUND for which was a big reason I QUIT ACE. The plans they made were way over the top, Unsustanable by it's income and guest fees and it will never be built in that capacity as I see it.

Chuck

Hey Chuck, is this any better?
http://tinyurl.com/3dgdbv

Does anyone know the easiest way to post pictures so everyone can see them? I mean the easiest way...

Thanks, That worked :)

Come on Beech Bend...buy it!

Ahhh, the Eagle. I miss it. Why are the best little woodies (including the Pippin) always get screwed over? :(

I keep saying they should of torched SOB and put the Eagle there in it's place but that wouldn't make sense, especially since the concept only exists in my own little world. ;)

The Eagle (by far) had the most intense ejector air I have ever experienced, yet it's smooth and fast. Now THAT is a wooden coaster!

-Tina

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LeSourdsville and Camden were my early childhood amusement parks, and the Eagle (then Cyclone) was my first rollercoaster. I was about 5 or 6 years old, and the ride terrified me so that I stayed off rollercoasters until I was in junior high. I returned to the "new" Americana when I was in college, early 70's, and looking at the Eagle I laughed at how little that terrifying ride had become. Well, the joke was on me! I rode several times that day, held on for dear life each time, and had the bruises the next day to prove it.

It was at Americana that I miraculously ran into ACEers for the first time. The year was 1979 and they were on a side trip to the park from Coaster Con 2. I hung out with Allen Ambrosini, George Seissel, and Mike Danshaw that day and they were so kind to invite me to spend the rest of the weekend with them at the Con. Thats how it all started.

So I have great memories of LeSourdsville, and I too am sad to think of that fantastic ride just rotting away. It's a shame that it and so many other medium sized woodies from smaller parks have met with neglectful demise. We can hope against hope that the mega parks we have left will take a look at some of the gems that are still available for the cost of relocation.

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coasterqueenTRN said:
Ahhh, the Eagle. I miss it. Why are the best little woodies (including the Pippin) always get screwed over? :(

I keep saying they should of torched SOB and put the Eagle there in it's place but that wouldn't make sense, especially since the concept only exists in my own little world. ;)

The Eagle (by far) had the most intense ejector air I have ever experienced, yet it's smooth and fast. Now THAT is a wooden coaster!

-Tina

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Totally agree with you Tina! Like many of the Schmeck coasters, those older Miller rides simply kick the pants off of many bigger woodies.

Out of all the CCI woodies built, I think Cyclops and Cornball not only pack more punch, but are also built at a size that can be maintained by an average park (Indiana Beach is not an average park - they are way up there, but you get my point).

Rides such as Shivering Timbers (was good when it first opened) and even Boulderdash just don't stand up. Legend does - but that's another special case b/c it's at a place that goes above and beyond what other parks do.

Then again, Legend never ever had the airtime Cyclops and Cornball have (and even if it was re-profiled still won't - unless they get rid of those awful ratchet lapbars).

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rollergator said:
^It's my *opinion* that some of the ACE money should go toward subsidizing relocations of historic rides. If ACE (or other organizations, like NAPHA for instance) can help to offset the cost difference, it could help to CREATE a market for historic rides like SE, ZP, and BD.

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I went through this with ACE a couple of years ago, and to this day I'm still not 100% sure I understand the goal of the Preservation Fund. I'm sure there is some kind of issue with a not-for-profit organization like ACE donating money to a business that's set up to make a profit, but maybe there are ways around that so the relocation/rebuilding of a classic wood coaster is more cost-effective to a park looking to install a new wood coaster. It's always bothered me a little that the money in the fund is there, yet wood coasters are still getting demolished. Then again, I also understand the solution isn't all that simple.

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There is money in the fund, but as Charles stated above, we cannot give it to any for-profit ventures. We have donated thousands of dollars in the past to non-profit efforts like Arnold's Park and LTD. But if a for-profit guy like Couch wants to sell his ride to another for-profit entity, there is no financial way we can help.

FWIW, there is some interest in the Eagle, but I cannot say any more in a public forum right now. Keep your fingers crossed.