They just posted this on their website

"2005 marks our 80th Birthday Celebration! There will be surprises and treats all summer long! This is one party that nobody should miss out on!

2005 features the arrival of 4 brand new additions,, including the Wave Swinger!"


4 new additions but listed is only one a wave swinger. I hope one of those yet to be listed or announced is the log flume!!!!!

http://www.lakewinnie.com/LWwebA/main.htm


any guess's if the log flume is part of this or what do you think the other 3 things are?

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Wow this is a total surprised. First, I didn't know it was their 80th birthday.

And then to get four new rides is awesome!! I wonder what they are. Hopefully it's a log flume. Was the one at Miracle Strip a larger one?

Swings!!! yahoo!!!

And this will be my first year visitng the park. I can't wait until my trip there in April.

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yeah we all want the log flume down here. Lake winnie hasnt added a big ride since wild lightnin in 2001. we NEED IT!

I hope the wave swinger will go where the old onse were. they would have to remove the pikrate ship. if so they'll be over the lake !!!! i got my fingers crossed.

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The photo on their site is a photo of PKI's Zephyr Wave Swinger.....

interesting. there not getting the ones from there are they?
hmmm

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only its not PKIs as you can see a wheel in back of the photo.. and PKI is wheel-less..

I'm surprised that Screamscape hasn't reported on anything about this yet. You should e-mail them and tell them. Then he'll post something for sure.

I didn't know that Lake Winnie ever had swings. Those are always fun rides. Did they have them where Pirate is now? That would be awesome to have them there. Would they even fit on that little pier thing?

It would have made sense to me if Lake Winnie has/did buy some of the rides from Miracle Strip in Florida.

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Yes they had them years and years ago I am 30 now I was like 6 or 7 when they got rid of them. Yes they were right there where pirate is now. They replaced the swings with round -up for a few years round up was there too then they moved roundup to the side and put in pirate. I hope the swings go back there. It is almost like the park is trying to be like it used to be. You know they put wild lightnin right where mad maouse was before it was removed or whatever.

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why? cause the 80 years celebration?

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no.. because miraclestrip closed.. and sold off its rides.. used rides are less the new... so.. it would make sense if they picked a few up...
also AT said all the rides but 3 have bene sold.. so.. maybe LW did buy them..(AT did say the S&S tower was still for sale)

dang LW needs the S&S tower too.

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I have no intentions of working there but I think I will go over to the park in the next few days and get a application, I will have my camera with me and try to see if I can see what the other 3 rides are

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well.. If you get photos of anything.. you should post them maybe they will bring back the skywheel.

Why do they always recycle rides? Most of the rides that they have now, or that they are getting they have had. If they kept all the rides that they had in the past the park would be huge. It's not like they don't have the land.

I hope so you mean the double ferris wheel right?

Yeah in order to get the park back like it was when the owners that own it now once owned it they need the following.

Double ferris wheel.
Spider
Glass House
Black Hole (rotor type ride)
Classic bumper cars (same ride diferent cars.)
Reopen the second level of Castle
classic paddle boats, pontoon models, and reopen the entire lake to them.
The swings (we know they are gettin those)
Kiddie hand cycles
(thats all I know in my lifetime though I KNOW theres is more)

Thats not counting the rides that are gone the carnival company had brought in. Top spin, Magic carpet, tea cups, etc.

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If they get the log flume guess what THEY NEVER HAD ONE! yay!

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I'd rather see parks buy used rides than see them scrapped.

As far as saying that they are buying rides that they already had I have no idea since I didn't know Lake Winnie existed until about 4 years ago. lol

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Looks like the Log Flume is still at Miracle Strip Amusement Park. So no Log Flume this year.

http://www.acesoutheast.org/MSAP/2005/index.html

That only means it has not been removed, it has already been reproted to have been sold.

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Never said it was not sold. Just wanted to pass along that it was still at its former home about a month ago.

Well, a month is a long time. It could be already gone!
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Well, I know that the log flume would be new, but the wild mouse, wave swinger, huss rainbow, ect...

I dont know why they do that, as a matter of fact I dont think they sell alot of their rides when they dismantle them. Next time you go walk off the path past the picnic area, most the time noone will say anything to you. follw the train track just a little behind the boat chut and you will see a huge building with parts of rides and collapsed rides. its strange.

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Well, I've never noticed the building before. Sounds interesting.

What is that house where the boat chute goes by? Does somebody live there? It would be weird because the ride is right there and it's extremely loud.

yes I have HEARD my whole life that the house by the boat chute is used for a day house while the park is open by the owners. Their real house is located on the gravel road you travel down on the back side parking lot near the cannonball.

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They just announced education days.
Though I am 30 years old and way out of school I think this is a great idea. I wished other parks did this. I just hope this isnt one of the four additions, lol

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Oh, haha. Must be pretty loud, but smart since you won't have to drive over there all the time.

And I've seen that house that used to be the back entrance. It's a nice little spot. Far enough not to hear anything, but close enough to see all the action.

A sidenote, but still on the topic of Lake Winnie.

I'm planning to have Cannonball as my 100th coaster. w00t!!

I'm at 99 and I think a southern classic woody would be nice for my 100th

April hurry up and get here

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I thought you've already been there before. O well. Cannonball is a fun little coaster and will be a nice one for your 100th!