![]() Cedar Fair, when they took over the park, shut that down because Cedar Fair has some phobia about rides that go backwards. The backwards Racer here refers to how they used to run one train of the Racer roller coaster facing backwards, a common stunt done to give older wooden racing coasters a refresh. Wikipedia says the ride was ``reportedly'' relocated to Flamingo Land in England where it operated as ``Top Gun'' until 2004. Flight Commander, 1990-95, was an Intamin Flight Trainer, a ride that sounds like the Satellite Jet seen at, like, Lakeside Park. Gulliver's Rub-a-Dub was a small water raft ride in Hanna-Barbera Land, 1972-81. We assume Cornstakers was a discontinued Halloweekends attraction it's still among the walk-throughs at Cedar Point. ![]() Halley's Comet was a Round-Up ride that they'd had from 1972 to 1979. Apparently they just mixed some regular-looking names into the graveyard along with ride and attraction names. We thought it might be a rides graveyard, as at Cedar Point, but then the Robinson name threw us. We weren't surprised to see fake gravestones, but the mention of Phantom Theater and the backwards Racer did surprise us. ![]() Peering over at the Hollywood Movie props that are part of the Backlot Stunt Coaster roller coaster. Tumble Bug is the ride known at Kennywood as the Turtle, and at Conneaut Lake Park as, well, Tumble Bug it's remarkable to have a ride like that be remembered in this faint way. The Tumble Bug is a ride that Kings Island had from 1972 through 1985, and that they inherited from predecessor park Coney Island C-ti. The other part of the Kill Mart facade caught our attention because of the name Tumble Bug Market. We know it's not just decoration since there's the ride/experience warning sign off on the right. We assume the Kill Mart is one of the haunted house attractions, probably with a zombie theme. Hey, it's the Scarecrow of Oz! We should talk with him some. The miniature Eiffel Tower's in the background. Vortex train completing a turn and dropping into some loops. Here's what we got to after riding it, including a discovery of something neat that paralleled a thing at Cedar Point.
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