Knoebel's Grove to Build Flying Turns Ride Sharpshooters Productions, Inc. 11/13/2005 Knoebel's Grove Amusement Park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania announced during their annual Phoenix Phall Phunfest that they will be rebuilding a classic Flying Turns ride made of wood. Now that the secrets out of the bag, we at Sharpshooters Productions can share a few more details with you.
The ride will be based on Riverview Park's Flying Turns, with some modifications and additions. Our own Ralph Lopez provided them with the blueprints to Riverview's ride, as well as shared his knowledge of the rides construction, maintenance, and operation. The National Amusement Park Historical Association (NAPHA) also contributed Flying Turns blueprints from their archives.
Knoebel's has not officially announced when the ride will be opened, but it will likely be for the 2007 season. Keep checking back here for further details as they develop.
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Flying Turns are the old aviator rides simular to bobsled coasters...go on to google and type in Riverview chicago flying turns, in whatever order under images. These rides were supposedly more intense than the new modern ones.
Dick Knoebel said at PPP it'd be built in the original style, with a wooden trough and I believe he said single cars.
They should build a test coaster in the near future which would not open to the public, if it's successful and safe they will build a full scale Flying Bobs (and probably incorperate the test ride in I'd assume)
The final product if they can make it functional would probably be about at least a couple years off.
Favorite Wood Coasters: The Voyage, Ravine Flyer II, Thunderhead, Balder Favorite Steel: Voltron Nevera, Steel Vengeance, Expedition GeForce, Olympia Looping Parks visited: 232, Coasters Ridden: Steel: 894, Wood: 179, Total: 1073
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Its like SFGAm. having the infamous Riverview BOBS recreated
If they were to ever do that, I would pass out. From what I have heard, seen in pictures, and watched on video, The Bobs would immediatly be in the top three of wooden coasters, and Great America would have an instant classic. A friend of mine who has ridden The Bobs, has rode several wooden coasters in the States, and he said that there is not one wooden coaster that can come close to The Bobs.
The only problem would be safety issues. It looked like you got slammed pretty hard racing through those fan turns.
I'm surprised that none of the rollercoasters at Riverview were relocated. Even the Jetstream, which was built in 1963 (and was the last new coaster at the park) was destroyed. Some of those rides would have been great at GAm.
I'm surprised that none of the rollercoasters at Riverview were relocated. Even the Jetstream, which was built in 1963 (and was the last new coaster at the park) was destroyed.
Acually, the Jetstream was sold to Sherwood Park in Rockford. I beleive that insurance problems caused the coaster not being build, and from there, Sherwood sold the Jetstream cars to Carowinds, where they were used on the Thunder Road coaster. Whether or not they are still being used is a good question.
I'd love for the twisted BOBS to be recreated for SFGAm
I have a book all about Riverview, and they have an arial photo of the entire park in black and white and one in color. The layouts a bit odd for me to follow, but I may be looking at the wrong one
The layouts a bit odd for me to follow, but I may be looking at the wrong one
You not looking at it the wrong way. I think I have the same book as you, and some of the coaster is under trees, so its hard to make out which way the track goes.
Keep in mind that when they began the Phoenix project in Jan and it opened on June 15. They broke ground on the Twister in late Oct and it opened at the end of June.
*starts drooling* That is the most insane ride ive ever seen built. I cant believe nobody has even tried to replicate that yet. Some roller coaster company needs to make an exact replica of that and Bobs.
Bobs are cool though. Suprised they are even going this far with it.
It's for the cool kids.
Niceeeeeeeeeeee
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