Amusement Parks

[IrishLake]

Son of Beast is indefinately closed! Too many injuries on it. We rode it last spring a few weeks before they closed it, and it hurt. Not fun at all! They'll tear it down and replace it someday.

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by IrishLake

Son of Beast is indefinately closed! Too many injuries on it. We rode it last spring a few weeks before they closed it, and it hurt. Not fun at all! They'll tear it down and replace it someday.

I feel vindicated now -- my husband loved that ride and I kept telling him people would get hurt on it!

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Cedar Point all the way for me! I grew up about three hours away so summer wasn't complete without a trip to Americas roller coast. I would recommend to stay away from the Mean Streak unless you want a whiplash induced headache.

Originally Posted by Kappamd

Mean Streak is the best wooden coaster I have been on. You have to appreciate wooden coasters as a genre to love it though.

People who get hurt on coasters are, for the most part, dumbasses who weren't following the rules.

Ditto, ditto, ditto. And while I love the Corkscrew, I always hit my ears on the bar that comes down to hold you in and it hurts I love it anyway though.

I'm really disappointed to hear that Kings Island doesn't have the Nickelodeon stuff anymore. My kids LOVED it years ago when we went and they got to meet Sponge Bob, see Slime Time Live, etc.

[Sister Havana]

I love amusement parks, though I haven't been to one in a while. I used to go to Great America all the time - Raging Bull and Batman are my favorite coasters there. I have never been to Cedar Point but want to go there someday.

As for abandoned amusement parks...check out these haunting photos of Six Flags New Orleans, abandoned post-Katrina.