Well hey, here's a throwback photo for you to help clue you in to where Once Upon a Coaster is headed next week with our brand new episode!
This was a really unusual episode to make for you, and I'm almost certain even if you think you know everything about this thrill machine we'll tell you about some new stuff too!
Episode premieres next Friday! Be sure to subscribe in your podcast player so you don't miss it!
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Went into this episode not really sure where it was gonna take us. It turned out to be one of our favorite episodes from this season. There's a great history to tell with this park and it's coasters and we can't wait for you to listen soon!
The episode is live this Friday. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or catch up on old episodes at ouacpodcast.com
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Comet at Cascade Park in New Castle, PA is a defunct wooden roller coaster that operated from the mid-1950s until it was abandoned in 1981. The coaster was nothing flashy but was the only coaster designed by Paul Vesco, who owned the park grounds at the time the ride was built.
Cascade Park still exists today, without any rides.
đž Eric Sakowski | c. 1981
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The blueprints for Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake show the out-and-back layout that the roller coaster once boasted.
The coaster opened in 1938 and as of 2018 was one of the last operating roller coasters from designer Eddy Vettel.
Unfortunately, Blue Streak suffered damage from a fire on the park grounds in 2021 and will most likely never open again. (That's a story for another day....)
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A new episode is live in your podcast player! Come join us as we look at a failed Intamin prototype that was almost universally hated while it operated at @SixFlags parks throughout the country. The poor ride really never stood the chance.
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Whizzer was a Schwarzkopf extended jumbo jet model that operated at California's Great America from 1976 to 1988.
The small coaster featured the infamous electric spiral lift that was a space-saving feature these rides deployed on most of their builds.
While only reaching a height of 70 feet (21m), Whizzer did manage to top out at 42MPH.
đ· David McMaster | c. 1977
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Big Dipper at Geauga Lake was a John A. Miller designed wooden roller coaster that operated at the park from 1925 to the park's closure in 2007. The out-and-back coaster reached topped heights of 62 feet and top speeds of 35 MPH.
The coaster sat abandoned until it was finally torn down in 2016. It's a shame it wasn't able to be relocated.
đž coasterimage.com | c. 2002
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Was there ever a sadder roller coaster tale than Windjammer Surf Racers at @knotts ?? Opened in 1997 as a new prototype from Togo, the coaster was plauged with so many issues and repairs that it was unceremoniously shut down only 3 years later in 2000.
The park has never recovered. /s
đ· Duane Marden | c. 1999
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Screechin' Eagle was a wooden roller coaster that operated at LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park from 1940 until the park's closure in 2002.
Designed by the infamous John C. Allen, Screechin' Eagle was actually the second home for this roller coaster, having originally opened in 1928 at Moxahala Amusement Park.
Sad to see this roller coaster wasn't able to survive past the park's closure.
đ· Alfred Freeman | c. 1970
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Flyer was a wooden roller coaster that operated at Canada's National Exhibition from 1953 to 1992.
For non-Canadians, the Exhibition is a fair that is held yearly outside of Toronto. For most of the year this roller coaster sat dormant, waiting for the fairgrounds to come to life.
đž Eric Sakowski | c. 1982
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