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Re: NEWS: Bye Bye Geauga Lake

--- In RollerCoasterTalk@yahoogroups.com, "Nate Kohlrusch"
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>
> For those who haven't seen, Geauga Lake will operate as a waterpark
> only from now on. The rides side will be demolished.

I wonder what they'll manage to salvage and send elsewhere, and what
will go onto that great scrap heap in the sky.

Adam
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Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:42 am

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Well, Now we know. -Alan ... http://www.cedarfair.com/ir/press_releases/index.cfm?current_root=15&mode=story&story_id=133...
Alan
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Sep 21, 2007
11:01 pm

... I wonder what they'll manage to salvage and send elsewhere, and what will go onto that great scrap heap in the sky. Adam http://blogbilongadam.blogspot.com...
adamnvillani
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Sep 22, 2007
4:43 am

As I've been following on Screamscape.com about Geauga Lake for the past few weeks... Dominator is going to Kings Dominion Thunderhawk is going to Michigan's...
Lance
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Sep 22, 2007
3:15 pm

I may be wrong, but i think the wood for RWB's was treated pine. If that's the case, you'd never get a permit to burn it. Especially in Aurora. this whole just...
Mark
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Sep 22, 2007
5:48 pm

... You're correct. It can't be burned because of the chemicals in the wood (probably arsenic). I just fired off a letter to Cedar Fair urging them to save...
jay_ducharme
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Sep 23, 2007
8:48 pm

So. Thunderhawk is going to Michigan's Adventure? Since Michigan's Adventure is my home park, I might be happy about that. But, I think people who go to...
Brian McFeely
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Sep 27, 2007
2:51 am

... As much as I'd love to see a beemer at MIA, I don't think they pull the numbers on the ride-side for a ride with that much capacity. As much as I'm not a...
Beth Aslakson
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Sep 28, 2007
3:25 am

When Michigan's Adventure built Shivering Timbers, they made certain that the coaster had two trains, so that capacity and long lines would not be a problem....
Brian McFeely
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Sep 30, 2007
3:59 am

Even with those numbers (and yes, I've been there when it's busy) they're pulling the biggest crowds on a handful of Saturdays and they're still funnelling a...
Beth Aslakson
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Oct 1, 2007
4:08 pm

... And maybe CF is planning on overbuilding MIA like SixFLags did GL and demo MIA and sell the land... Sure, it sounds nuts, but had anyone told me 5-6 years...
Mark
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Oct 2, 2007
3:08 pm

... The difference is that no-one really wants the land that MIA is on (have you been there? It's quite far out from Muskegon..) Cameron....
Cameron Silver
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Oct 2, 2007
3:14 pm

... and ... (have ... Nope, never been there. But land is a funny thing. Look at Chippewa lake ohio, (and the park rotting there). Park's been closed over 25...
Mark
flyingscoote...
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Oct 2, 2007
5:12 pm

Yes, but there's about a million reasons for Chippewa Lake not selling, including possible mafia ties with the previous ownership of the land. It wasn't that...
Josh W
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Oct 2, 2007
5:30 pm

Being a michigan resident, and, working for a company that is famous for buying large chunks of land in developing areas. I would say that there is more...
Brian McFeely
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Oct 4, 2007
1:11 am

In response to Brian McFeely's post: I agree with you on this front. Not that I'm a real estate expert or anything, but that was always the impression I got...
tommytheduck
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Oct 4, 2007
3:28 pm

... I just can't see justifying a ... I *might* agree that the expense of a *new* B&M would be a bit much for MiA, but this one is *used*. I would imagine that...
Jeremy Norris
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Oct 4, 2007
9:07 pm

... only from now on. < Sadly, it makes sense. But I wish Cedar Fair would save the Big Dipper. It could operate independently next to the waterpark (or as ...
jay_ducharme
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Sep 23, 2007
8:35 pm

Cedar Fair should be totally reprimanded for closing down Geauga Lake. What a terrible waste to run JUST a waterpark out in the middle of nowhere. I honestly...
Briguy7568@...
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Sep 23, 2007
8:57 pm

Wow!... A person who actually spoke his mind, and states CF is not all that after all. Maybe Dick Kinsel isn't the person everyone thought he was. I agree,...
thunder7nyfl
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Sep 23, 2007
9:19 pm

... Lake. What ... as opposed to what? a theme park AND a water park in the middle of nowhere? ... Cedar Point. but that would make sense wouldnt it? after...
Doug Nelson
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Sep 23, 2007
9:46 pm

... Furthermore, most enthusiasts didn't much care for Son of Beast in the first place. Even since its opening, it's consistently been ranked near the very...
adamnvillani
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Sep 24, 2007
6:50 am

... I don't think that Cedar Fair went into it planning on closing down GL. But I do think that they screwed the park up enough that, combined with Six Flags...
george burnash
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Sep 24, 2007
2:26 pm

I do like the line on the Geauga lake website: We're already invested 25 million into Wildwater kingdom, Northeast Ohio's Premier waterpark... Well, with the...
Mark
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Sep 24, 2007
6:08 pm

I give the water park about 5 years and it will probably close also. I noticed in the press release they talk about having other stand alone water parks but...
wiley reed jr.
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Sep 24, 2007
7:16 pm

... I noticed in the press release they talk about having other stand alone water parks but they neglect to state that they are all right next to amusement...
Mark
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Sep 24, 2007
7:39 pm

Don't forget about Dover Lake Park too. Mark <rhinokorg@...> wrote: --- In RollerCoasterTalk@yahoogroups.com, "wiley reed jr." ... I noticed...
wiley reed jr.
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Sep 24, 2007
8:44 pm

... The Soak Cities in Palm Springs and Chula Vista aren't very close to any amusement parks that they own. That being said, the situation doesn't really look...
adamnvillani
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Sep 25, 2007
12:04 am

LOl, Cedar fair was dealt a bad hand.... LMAO They bought the place! They knew what they were getting into and knew why they were doing it....
Mark
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Sep 25, 2007
5:48 pm

... <gburnash@...> wrote about haunted houses; ... sure, just like the parks themselves. but as with all things Disney, they are the exception to the rule as...
Doug Nelson
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Sep 24, 2007
7:05 pm

... Not really. The only reason my family goes to GL is for the waterpark. Why? Because it's "free." Or else we'd just go to soak city. It would be a lot...
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Sep 24, 2007
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