News: Wild West World rides sold to other parks

Posted at 11:37 AM EDT (1537 GMT)

Oct. 26th, 2007 -- A bankruptcy judge has allowed liquidators to begin selling rides to pay off debts owed by Wild West World owner Thomas Ethridge. A few rides have already been sold. So far, the following rides have been sold:

• Moser Sidewinder for $475,000 to Herschend Family Entertainment, owner of Silver Dollar City and Dollywood
• Moser Mexican Fiesta for $300,000 to the new-for-2008 Granite Park in Fresno, California.
• A Himalaya ride for $250,000 to Seabreeze Amusement Park

Other offers have been made on other rides, so more sales are expected in the coming weeks.

Fore more information, see: Ark Valley News.