What Defunct coaster do you wish you could ride?
A recent thread has asked "what coaster would we ride if we would know we could never ride another again." Well, that got me to thinking...
What defunct (and I don't mean moved... I mean no longer existing anywhere) do you wish you would have had a chance to ride?
For me I have it narrowed down to two.
1) the ORIGINAL Wildcat at Hersheypark. It was an H.Schmeck design, and originally called The Joy Ride. In need of major repairs (lumber was hard to get on the home front during WWII), it was removed and replaced by the Comet.
2) the Wildcat at Rocky Springs Park, Lancaster PA. Another Schmeck design, this one was SBNO its last few years as was the rest of Rocky Springs. The park opened briefly in the 1980's, but closed after a very short amount of time (not sure if Wildcat was running during that reprieve). In the late 1980's the Wildcat, with most of the remains of the park disappeared. I can remember driving by the closed park with my parents and seeing the ghostly structure of the Wildcat in the trees. I know this is not one of the legendary coasters, but it would have been one of my local coasters.
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Oh the good old days... when superheros were superheros and coasters were coasters...
What defunct (and I don't mean moved... I mean no longer existing anywhere) do you wish you would have had a chance to ride?
For me I have it narrowed down to two.
1) the ORIGINAL Wildcat at Hersheypark. It was an H.Schmeck design, and originally called The Joy Ride. In need of major repairs (lumber was hard to get on the home front during WWII), it was removed and replaced by the Comet.
2) the Wildcat at Rocky Springs Park, Lancaster PA. Another Schmeck design, this one was SBNO its last few years as was the rest of Rocky Springs. The park opened briefly in the 1980's, but closed after a very short amount of time (not sure if Wildcat was running during that reprieve). In the late 1980's the Wildcat, with most of the remains of the park disappeared. I can remember driving by the closed park with my parents and seeing the ghostly structure of the Wildcat in the trees. I know this is not one of the legendary coasters, but it would have been one of my local coasters.
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Oh the good old days... when superheros were superheros and coasters were coasters...
Well not really Defunct, but I wish I could ride Drachen Fire!
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If FoF got that great of a makeover than why can't I?
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If FoF got that great of a makeover than why can't I?
The Bat at PKI.
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Bill Yost a.k.a. THE BEASTmaster
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Can you take me higher? (CREED)
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Bill Yost a.k.a. THE BEASTmaster
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Can you take me higher? (CREED)
Yeah, Chris. My dad still raves about the Idora Wildcat.
My choice is either the Revere Beach Lightning, or the Crystal Beach Cyclone.
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My choice is either the Revere Beach Lightning, or the Crystal Beach Cyclone.
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Crystal Beach Cyclone, Idora Wildcat, or some kiddy coaster that used to be in a defunct park down the road from me (Playland Park). Now the only thing left of the park is the roller rink, mini golf, and sign (all of which are ugly looking). A sub-station was built on the majority of the park.
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Crystal Beach Cyclone, and even it is not really defunct Drachen Fire
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Keeping Coaster!!
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Keeping Coaster!!
Crystal Beach Cyclone, Cedar Point Cyclone, Long Beach Cyclone Racer, Euclid Beach Flying Turns, Riverview Bobs, etc.
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Wow. A lot of you would like to the long defunct Crystal Beach Cyclone? I've never heard of such a large group of people who intentionally wanted a bleeding nose, fractured rib, and sprained wrist or foot! All which were a few of the many common injuries on riders after riding the CBC.
So what! That was just at the beginning of its lifespan. I read a book that said that later in the Cyclone's life the nurse in the staion was unecessary and was there just for nostalgia.
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CBC and DF. Hopefully, BG won't close DF. And a BIG hopefully, maybe Intamin could build an accurate re-creation of CBC so it isn't so rough...I don't know 'bout you guys, but I'd jump on the chance to ride a coaster like that...:)!
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Life is like a coaster---
You go up, down, turn-around, and upside-down...and then there's all that pressure on your head, too...
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Life is like a coaster---
You go up, down, turn-around, and upside-down...and then there's all that pressure on your head, too...
Since it was torn down in 1946, I never had the chance to ride Crystal Beach's Cyclone. RaXLeRidAh is right. It is still considered to be one of the most vicious coasters ever built. In fact, they had a nurse on duty right in the train's station. It lowered their insurance premiums. Personally, I would settle for Crystal Beach's Comet. It would bring back many memories.
Mister Twister. Isn't Twister at Knobels somewhat like Mister Twister?
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There are currently 11 coasters with the name Batman, 8 with the name Superman and 22 with the name Boomerang. Batman and Superman: The Ultimate Chiller Knight Flight Krypton Escape Ride.
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There are currently 11 coasters with the name Batman, 8 with the name Superman and 22 with the name Boomerang. Batman and Superman: The Ultimate Chiller Knight Flight Krypton Escape Ride.
As apollos chariot said, not really defunct, but Drachen Fire looked like fun. What a change from other arrow coasters. Well, maybe it will be retracked and worked on for a comeback in a few years
PT300, I think Twister at Knobels was built from the original blue prints of Mister Twister. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Bill Yost a.k.a. THE BEASTmaster
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Can you take me higher? (CREED)
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Bill Yost a.k.a. THE BEASTmaster
www.geocities.com/byostie
Can you take me higher? (CREED)
Wildcat at Idora
Thunderbolt & Tornado at Coney Island
Mr. Twister & Wildcat at EG
Cyclone Racer at ??
Airplane Coaster at Rye Playland
Big Bend at Six Flags Over Texas
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Thunderbolt & Tornado at Coney Island
Mr. Twister & Wildcat at EG
Cyclone Racer at ??
Airplane Coaster at Rye Playland
Big Bend at Six Flags Over Texas
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