I know that a lot people enjoyed the antique autos while they were at KI. I just wanted to let you know that all of us at WOF want to thank you for your donation of almost the entire fleet to our park for the 2007 season. I got to see the fleet first hand yesterday when I took an off season tour of WOF and they were all lined up just outside the main gate.
Question though: Is this the entire fleet or is there more out there somewhere since there were two tracks at one time at KI was there not?
I know a lot of you guys are dying to know what is going on in the park -- well now you can see for yourself.
Nice to see that they'll actually see some use now.
There were two tracks. One was closed around 1997. I believe the cars from them were used for parts/integrated into the others. So that should be the entire fleet of cars.
I thought that they may have sent some of the cars to geauga lake. Geauga lake has the same style cars, but need more.
what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
I agree that Valleyfair's autos are terrible. The car I was in ran very rough and limped along the course. I was somewhat surprised it made it through.
I didn't know that Lake Winnie had antique cars. I was there in 2003... or maybe it was 2004. I didn't notice them then. Was I blind, or were they added after that?
Really? They seem as though they'd cost no more to maintain than go-karts, which most parks and pretty much all FECs have in abundance. Unless there's something I'm missing?
Still... it's a vehicle with an internal combustion engine. It's not like the thing uses complex sensors and some kind of crazy restraint system. Heck, the ride ops advance the vehicles by standing on the running boards and pressing the gas pedal! I could be missing something, but antique cars seem as though they'd be cheap to maintain compared to many other rides.
There's also the cost of gas you have to consider. Electric cars that run on a track (like Dollywood's or Lake Compounce's cars) would probably be cheaper to run on a daily basis. Plus, you get music!