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  • 1.  Looking back on National Coaster Day by looking back at coasters.

    Posted Aug 17, 2025 07:54 AM

    So, with National Coaster Day in the past, let's look back at your defunct credits and the ones you missed...

    What is the defunct credit you'd love to ride again, even if just once? What is the one defunct credit you never had the chance to ride that you'd like one lap on?



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    Robert Reed
    Assistant Regional Rep
    Eastern Great Lakes
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  • 2.  RE: Looking back on National Coaster Day by looking back at coasters.

    Posted Aug 18, 2025 09:02 AM

    The one I wish I could ride one more time would be the WildCat - Cedar Point.

    The one that "got away" and I was never able to ride was Blue Streak - Conneaut Lake Park.



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    Joe Fortney
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  • 3.  RE: Looking back on National Coaster Day by looking back at coasters.

    Posted Aug 18, 2025 06:52 PM

    I rode Wild Cat at CP a handful of times in the 90's, I was a kid back then and thought bigger and newer always = better... What a fool I was. I didn't realize what a gem Wild Cat was until it was too late. 

    I too missed out on Blue Streak at Conneaut. From every video I've watched it looks like it was a wild ride, with just a touch of fear mixed in. Everyone I talked to says it was brutal and janky, and they loved every minute of it!



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    Robert Reed
    Assistant Regional Rep
    Eastern Great Lakes
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  • 4.  RE: Looking back on National Coaster Day by looking back at coasters.

    Posted Aug 18, 2025 09:36 AM

    Definitely wish I could get one more ride on Volcano, that layout was unique and fun. As for ride I wish I could've rode is definitely Dueling Dragons. That looked like a great invert 



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    Jesse Rose
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  • 5.  RE: Looking back on National Coaster Day by looking back at coasters.

    Posted Aug 18, 2025 06:54 PM

    I missed my only chance at Volcano because I opted for another day at the pool instead of a day at KD.... Don't judge me, I was 10 and on vacation. 😄

    I did get on Dueling Dragons while it still dueled. That was a great ride. Hagrids is fun, but I still prefer the Dragons over the Motor Bike!



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    Robert Reed
    Assistant Regional Rep
    Eastern Great Lakes
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  • 6.  RE: Looking back on National Coaster Day by looking back at coasters.

    Posted Aug 18, 2025 10:23 AM

    I love GCI woodies, and the one I always regretted not getting to ride was the Ozark Wildcat at Branson's Celebration City. As for defunct credits, I would love to have one more ride on the Shooting Star at Cincinnati's Coney Island, where my love for coasters really began.



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    Douglas Hubbuch
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  • 7.  RE: Looking back on National Coaster Day by looking back at coasters.

    Posted Aug 18, 2025 07:03 PM

    I am a huge GCI fan, and much to my discredit I wasn't even aware of Ozark Wildcat until a few years ago when I was researching the area before my first trip to Silver Dollar City.

    Never made it to Coney Island, but from what I hear it was a magical place for the Cincinnati faithful!



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    Robert Reed
    Assistant Regional Rep
    Eastern Great Lakes
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  • 8.  RE: Looking back on National Coaster Day by looking back at coasters.

    Posted Aug 20, 2025 08:39 AM

    Screechin' Eagle at LeSourdsville Lake (Americana). My first Ace event was there the one summer it opened back up, only to close again once the season ended. That coaster was awesome. Classic John Miller hills that dropped all the way to the ground. 



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    David Bellamy-Bise
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  • 9.  RE: Looking back on National Coaster Day by looking back at coasters.

    Posted Aug 20, 2025 01:56 PM

    Never got a chance to ride that one, judging by the pics, pov, and all the specs on RCDB it looks like it was a great one!



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    Robert Reed
    Assistant Regional Rep
    Eastern Great Lakes
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