The perfect woodie, found and demolished

Stealth, If you know nothing about it why are you saying you don't like it? But anyways I think the coaster looks sweet.:)

If this thread appears to be missing posts, it's because I've worked to make it "crap free."

Kirby: The area that the coaster was in is now at the edge of the Cleveland Metroparks, what they like to call the "Emerald Necklace" because the parks make a loop around the city. Puritas is on the edge of Rocky River (west side) where there are indeed some insanely high cliffs. I don't know about 500 feet, but certainly several hundred feet in some areas.

I don't know precisely where the coaster was, but I do know the area. In the Seventies a road was closed due to massive erosion. I do recall someone posted photos of some track debris, which is apparently still found in the woods there.

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speaking of woodies im building a little woodie in my moms backyard

After reading this article,
http://www.univox.com/~barmah/jmiller/danger.html
I think this may be one coaster that is best "resting in peace"
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I've said it once and I'll say it again. John Miller is the greatest designer in the history of coasters. He is the Thomas Edison of roller coasters. :)

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*** This post was edited by Kennywood Insider on 8/6/2001. ***

Kennywood Insider said:
"I've said it once and I'll say it again. John Miller is the greatest designer in the history of coasters. He is the Thomas Edison of roller coasters. :)

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*** This post was edited by Kennywood Insider on 8/6/2001. ***"

What about the Late Anton Schwarzkopf? Without his engineering ingenuity and bravery, we wouldn't have Vertical Loops on coasters, heck, he pratically pioneered the steel coaster after Arrow! IMHO, Anton is the best, the father of the modern steel coaster..need I say more?

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MillenniumForce04 said:

What about the Late Anton Schwarzkopf? Without his engineering ingenuity and bravery, we wouldn't have Vertical Loops on coasters, heck, he pratically pioneered the steel coaster after Arrow! IMHO, Anton is the best, the father of the modern steel coaster..need I say more?

Not to take anything from Scharzkoff, but without Miller this would be a very different ballgame. Check out his contributions:

http://www.univox.com/~barmah/jmiller/invent.html

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MillenniumForce04 said:
"What about the Late Anton Schwarzkopf? Without his engineering ingenuity and bravery, we wouldn't have Vertical Loops on coasters..."

Actually, we would have vertical loops on coasters. He didn't invent it, but he did come up with a revolutionary element on a coaster.

Given time, any rollercoaster manufacture would have come up with the vertical loop within maybe a couple years if Schwarzkoff didn't come up with it. The same goes with a corkscrew, and a barrel roll... it'd all eventually be created at one time or another, and definately by this time.

Either way, John Miller was probably a good WOODEN coaster designer... maybe Father of Wooden Coasters?? While Anton Schwarzkoff was the Father of Steel Coasters?? Makes sense to me!!

(The grandfather of wooden coasters could be the Harry Traver, the guy who created the famous Crystal Beach cyclone as well as many others!)

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The Great Escape... Soon to become Six Flags Adirondack Escape!!!

Well...I don't know too much about coasters that I haven't ridden, but the coasters coming out these days...in particular the woodies...in particular couple I've ridden that were built by CCI, are fantasmagloriospasticlicrazy fun! But I must say, dropping past trees through a ravine near a cliff sounds good to me! I'd heard about this puppy a long time ago. Hey, what about Boulder Dash??? Looks fun too...no?

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Yeeee Haaawwww!

I heard that last dip, like broke people's backs or something like that. Anyone have real pics of this ride? Those are pictures of a model..

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Ow! My lap bar IS down all the way.

I live not to far from where this coaster operated and my Mother actually rode it along with the coasters that were at Euclid Beach. It was a very dangerous and exciting ride. Many people were hurt and there was rumor that some one was thrown out and killed. No one every actually proved that one though. I still would like to have ridden it myself.

Kennywood Insider said:
I've said it once and I'll say it again. John Miller is the greatest designer in the history of coasters. He is the Thomas Edison of roller coasters.

Couldn't agree more. After going to the Puyallup Fair on Monday and riding the Coaster Thrill Ride (only 55ft tall), I can only heap kudos on the "Creator." I hadn't ridden that coaster in the front car in over 10 years, and holy cow!.... I flew out of the seat. More air than I can recall on any other ride. More than Shivering Timbers. When there is no belt, and no dividers, you better hang on. I tried to take pics on the CTR, and I barely snapped off 5. Scared the pants off me (again, only 55ft tall). I have written so much about this ride this week, that I think I will have to take another trip this weekend.:)

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I am not sure what ride it is, if it is the coaster you are speaking of, but at the site where the park is, down a hill, you can see some track there hidden well in the woods. the area is overgrown with trees and foliage now.

What about the Late Anton Schwarzkopf? Without his engineering ingenuity and bravery, we wouldn't have Vertical Loops on coasters, heck, he pratically pioneered the steel coaster after Arrow! IMHO, Anton is the best, the father of the modern steel coaster..need I say more?

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LOL! The very first looping roller coaster in the world appeared in Paris in 1848! Schwarzkopf wasn't even born yet!

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StealthmF5m3 said:
How can a woodie be "perfect." That would mean that EVERYONE IN THE WORLD thinks it's the best coaster in the world. I don't like the coaster. HAAA. That coaster isn't "perfect."

Who pissed in your cherios this morning? Wow that coaster looks very fun!

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Though the coaster being discussed here was a bit back-breaking, Miller was a pioneer in coaster safety. Check out this page http://coasters.eb.com/i_miller.html , click on the illustrations to view a couple of his important inventions. Both of these elements are used on Coaster Thrill Ride http://coasterbuzz.com/coasters/coaster.asp?CoasterID=428 at Puyallup Fair, near Seattle. I went there today and rode the coaster for the first time in 10 years. What a classic! It's a shame it only runs 20 days a year.

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