WOF - Lots of room for a new coaster

Yesterday, while going up the lift on Orient Express, I realized that WOF has a HUGE area that is basically treeless next to Orient and behind the Grand Prix Raceway. It seems like the perfect place for a new coaster. With the new rumors about an inverted coaster called Golden Eagle, it seems as though WOF will finally get it's new coaster in the next few years.

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06/11/02
Photos from Six Flags Worlds Of Adventure were added plus some other small updates:
http://www.angelfire.com/extreme2/rollercoaster2/index.html

If they do get an invert i would think it would have some kind of bird of prey tie in IE Raptor and Talon. But Golden Eagle just doesn't sound right. Give it to Cedar Fair for always coming up with original ride names though.

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The Beast and Night, They go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly

Is WOF all that popular of a park? I never hear anything about it, so I'm guessing not really. I'm going this summer!

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Yes I know WOF has lots of room on the outside of the Park but I also know there lots of open space on the inside of the park too. The area behind the Boomerang and The Old Plunge Lot is a good example of the large area (perfect for a inverted Beemer). Also there's a large area between Camp Snoopy and the Fourm (good area for a Roller Soaker family coaster). I also found a large area which is used as a pond right next to The Timber Wolf (This spot is perfect to move boomerang there also maybe a huss frisbee). Another Space which may not be real big is an area between The Orient and the Scandinavia section of the park (I think this space should be used for a new improved Viking Voyager).

The largest space WOF can free up is to include OOF on the same ticket and use the land OOF sits on for more rides and coasters.

PS: Cedar Fiar didn't come up with the name Golden Eagle I did see http://www.worldsoffun.org/community/wofforum1.asp?threadid=4069&forumid=3 for where I came up with it. The reason I came up with that name is becasue the name is very fiting in any section of the park. A Golden Ealge is a bird of prey that can be found in varrious lands.

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Chris Knight
Went to CB 02 but got addicted to The Flying Eagles.
That is the best ride on the planet.

*** This post was edited by Sawblade5 on 6/28/2002. ***

I personally thought "Thunderhawk" was a perfect name for a Cedar Fair inverted...

I thought it was going to be named falcon?

No, that was Valleyfair!'s supposed inverted. :) I wouldn't count on any other Cedar Fair parks getting coasters if Cedar Point gets one.

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I certainly hope they add a coaster this offseason. The python plunge area would be perfect for an inverted. I think they should save the front of the park for something big.

Does anyone know what kind of attendence numbers WOF pulls in?

I hope CP is building a resturaunt and saving their money for us in KC.

I know that there's been more people visiting the park this year than last with the help of cheaper tickets at Price Chopper for $21.95 plus tax. What I'm hoping is this will help get WOF the money they need for the big one. Also as you know all WOF Employees agree, what this park needs is an Inverted Roller Coaster.

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Chris Knight
Went to CB 02 but got addicted to The Flying Eagles.
That is the best ride on the planet.

WOF's annual attendence has been bouncing around in recent years. Normal they come in just above a million, but a couple of recent years have been under. Amusement Today lists them in the 1-1.5 annual attendence for the Brass Ring awards.

I fully believe that either WOF or Valleyfair will get a coaster next year, however I don't believe they both will. I also do not see CP adding another coaster next year even though everyone thinks they will. Look at the past.

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wof fan

Let me think why CF would give a coaster to WOF over VF.

The main reason would be stiff competition of nearby parks. VF has hardly any and they already have more coasters than WOF. SDC is redevloping the Branson USA park and adding 2 big ones in that park and maybe something at SDC.

I'm also hearing from people that they rather visit SDC then WOF.

Also by adding a coaster at WOF for 2003 it would help make them a better park than SFStL.

If they pick VF over WOF to have a new coaster that would be a dumb move on Cedar Fairs part.

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Chris Knight
Went to CB 02 but got addicted to The Flying Eagles.
That is the best ride on the planet.

Good points Sawblade. However, I believe that the B&M inverted coaster would fit better next to Orient and behind the Grand Prix Raceway. Here's why I think so:

1. The Beat Street USA section of the park is totally dead, in fact, despite the fact that WOF is my hometown park, I didn't even no it existed until a visit in April. The entrance to the inverted coaster would most likely be in that area of the park, which would bring a little life back into Beat Street USA.

2. The Golden Eagle name would fit better in the Americana section than any other section of the park.

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rcthemepark36 said:

Good points Sawblade. However, I believe that the B&M inverted coaster would fit better next to Orient and behind the Grand Prix Raceway. Here's why I think so:
1. The Beat Street USA section of the park is totally dead, in fact, despite the fact that WOF is my hometown park, I didn't even no it existed until a visit in April. The entrance to the inverted coaster would most likely be in that area of the park, which would bring a little life back into Beat Street USA.
2. The Golden Eagle name would fit better in the Americana section than any other section of the park.
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Yes I would think moving or removing the Skyliner (which never runs at full capacity) Redo its entryway and put The Inverted by, intertwening, or above the Orient Express.
If the Ferris wheel gets moved it should go right beside the Le carousel ride in the Europa section of the park. The section I'm thinking of is where they used to have remote control cars but they got rid of it the wheel would fit perfectly there. Then the ride should be called Le Ferris Wheel. By puting this ride right on that spot would increase ridership alot on this ride and will pay off.
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Chris Knight
Went to CB 02 but got addicted to The Flying Eagles.
That is the best ride on the planet.

*** This post was edited by Sawblade5 on 6/29/2002. ***

Let me say that Skyliner will not fit in the old remote controlled cars area. Next time you visit the park, look at the area, it is very small and would put the wheel too close to the train. (think dumb gp throwing stuff. That's why the Detonator crew makes the immature crowd open their hands when they check the harness...to make sure they don't have something to throw.) Where would you put the anchor supports and que house? If it would be more popular here, you would need an even bigger que to house the guests as this ride has a horrible capacity issue. The ride can easily run at capacity however being a typical Ferris Wheel, they have to load and unload at a rate to keep the wheel balanced. If the que house is full, it can run every car. If you empty the house on each cycle it becomes impossible to balance the ride leaving a few seats empty. Anyone who has ridden or driven this thing unballanced knows that you can hear it halfway across the park when it is off balance. Also, why would the number of riders increase? This area is much lower than it's current location on the hill and you would not have the view of the park you have now. That is a big drop to walk from front street down under the trestle into Europa. Although I agree Beat Street needs to be redone or replaced, I just can't see them moving Skyliner to any other place in the park. I would really like to see them get rid of Skyliner and put a Giant Wheel in it's place that is capable of loading 4-6 Gondalas at a time. (Think Adventureland's with a different loading platform) Remove the shops and place a falling star/Rainbow here. This would give a great view of the park as well.

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wof fan

I don't think they would have to move Skyliner at all. If they just left it there, they would still have a nice area for Golden Eagle.

Thunderhawk really made the back area by Timberwolf more crowded. Now there is a dippin dots back there and 2 pepsi machines. This place is now crowded.

If they did the same with Beat Street and added Golden Eagle back there, it could make that area more crowded and visited.

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06/11/02
Photos from Six Flags Worlds Of Adventure were added plus some other small updates:
http://www.angelfire.com/extreme2/rollercoaster2/index.html

As someone who only lives 3 hours from WOF, I would love to see an inverted come to KC.

After SDC opened Wildfire, WOF needs to build something big

KC? SDC? Im new please help!

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How about all the land near Mamba's turn around by the highway. That area is plenty big enough for another coaster and if they wanted to they could build over Mamba's turn around also. What highway is at the end of Mamba?

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