BEECH BEND 2 coasters in 2 years

cannonballer · #1 02-17-2005, 09:17 AM

http://www.beechbend.com/Amusement%20Park.htm

Seems like the small park in bowling green wants to expand by major terms. This year they are getting a spinning wild mouse and next year they are getting a giant, YES GIANT gci woody!!!!!

HECK YEAHS YALL>...

This means there going to have 4 coasters in their park soon. This small park is growing faster than most. I LOVE IT>

Thrill Rider · #2 02-17-2005, 01:54 PM

Why do I get the feeling we might see something more major at SFKK in the next couple of years than just a ProSlide Tornado? Anyway, yeah, it's pretty sweet they are expanding that much. I've wanted to go to this park for a while but never got around to it. They are really growing nicely.

**Wes** · #3 02-17-2005, 02:01 PM

I had never heard of this park before.

Could Thunderhead have a big brother up the road soon??? he he

Man that would be awesome to have one similar to Thunderhead.

I'm hoping to go to SFKK and Holiday world this summer, I might have to make a stop here. Looks like they have a lot of flats.

bk2004 · #4 02-17-2005, 02:16 PM

http://www.greatcoasters.com/news.html

/\There's another link to renderings, I think...

This is cool! The more GCI's, the better!

cannonballer · #5 02-17-2005, 03:24 PM

I hope its not alot like thunderhead, I wqould want to go there for somthing original.

The drawings look awsome though.

On Ride Central · #6 02-17-2005, 05:08 PM

Those renderings on GCI's site are for the new one at Power Park, not the one Beech Bend.

**Wes** · #7 02-17-2005, 05:11 PM

^^ I got all excited. But so far GCI has been great each one that I've ridden.

And those sweet MFlyer trains mean that they can really do some "twisted" layouts now and save on space.

bk2004 · #8 02-17-2005, 05:12 PM

Ah...that's what I thought. O well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cannonballer

I hope its not alot like thunderhead, I wqould want to go there for somthing original.

Well, I wouldn't want a new clone of TH or anything, especially since it's so close to it, but I think he meant like a coaster like it with a lot of airtime and non-stop action.

cannonballer · #9 02-18-2005, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bk2004

Ah...that's what I thought. O well.

Well, I wouldn't want a new clone of TH or anything, especially since it's so close to it, but I think he meant like a coaster like it with a lot of airtime and non-stop action.

I'd go for that..... what that aero drop they said it would have?

Kennywooddude · #10 02-18-2005, 09:20 AM

I can see people passin SFKK, for Beech Bend soon...I mean..Beech Bend is a small family owned park, and its getting better coasters than Kentucky Kingdom!

**Wes** · #11 02-18-2005, 09:25 AM

^^ And this suprises you...how??? Please clarify...lol

Six Flags is going to have to dig out of their debt load before we'll see any more years with a lot of expansion.

cannonballer · #12 02-18-2005, 09:30 AM

yeah SFKK needs a complete redesign. Six Flags cant do that money wise so I see nothing but bleakness for sfkk in the future if Beech Bend keeps expanding. Beech Bends little looper looks small and all but it looks fun too. When these two coasters open it WILL be a desirable place to visit.

GEESE this place has it all. drag racing, an oval racetrack, a campground, a water park and soon these coasters will make a great place better.

**Wes** · #13 02-18-2005, 08:53 PM

How big of a park is Beech Bend? Is it somewhere you'd need to spend more than 6 hours?

I'm thinking of stopping by there this summer when hopefully I'll be going to HW, SFKK, PKI.

thrillerman · #14 02-18-2005, 09:56 PM

Wes, Beech Bend is small. 6 hours should be more than enough time to spend there and hit all the major attractions. I spent about 4 hours there, and that was plenty. I'm excited about the new coaster additions. They're exactly what BB has needed!

HPStormRunner22 · #15 02-18-2005, 10:09 PM

Its good that this park is growing. I love to see this happen. Plus a great new GCI is coming. I wish I could get to this park in '06.

magnumxl2005 · #16 02-19-2005, 01:53 AM

Yeah you can't go wrong with a GCI. hpstormrunner we already have ours.

willski2002 · #17 02-19-2005, 03:00 PM

The first drop of the GCII coaster will be similar to that of Rye Playland's old Aeroplane coaster, once called the world's greatest coaster, even though it's top speed was only 40 mph. It was torn down in 1957 after it failed an inspection and after complaints that it was too intense. Here's a pic of the ride's layout, the first drop is a spiraling drop in the center of the photo:drop

cannonballer · #18 02-19-2005, 07:33 PM

dude thats an awsome lookin drop!

I am glad they decided to go with such a drop on a modern coaster. Thrillseekers today would love the intensity, it is 50 years later after all.

It looked as the forst spiralling drop was not banked, can you tell by loking at the pic if it is banked??

magnumxl2005 · #19 02-19-2005, 07:36 PM

Man that coaster looks awsome!

sfft_2108 · #20 02-19-2005, 09:03 PM

So they are kinda getting a remodified version of this? Right?

**Wes** · #21 02-19-2005, 09:14 PM

"too dangerous and terrifying". LOL!!!

Man they were so rediculous in the 50's about everything from Elvis to Roller Coasters.

Don't ride that ride, it will make you worship the devil!

bk2004 · #22 02-19-2005, 10:57 PM

How do you know that it'll be like that.

It reminds me of kind of an extreme turnaround like on TT.

Montu Man · #23 02-20-2005, 01:28 AM

Good news for a small park. A spinning mouse is okay, but a major GCI is awesome. A small family owned park beating out a Six Flags park. 10 years ago that would've been deemed impossible.

cannonballer · #24 02-20-2005, 12:36 PM

yeah stuff like this gives me hope for my home park as they too wanna expand...... who knows, privately owned
parks may be on there way back up in popularity as six flags starts to go under.

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