Seriously, is there any better ride than a wooden roller coaster?

I know, all the new ones are steel, and they have seats that let you dangle your feet, or lay on your stomach like you're Superman flying through the air, but still, nothing beats the thrills and sounds of a good old fashioned wooden roller coaster.

And now coasters have gone green! Sort of.

It turns out that the novelty of a roller coaster does wear off after time, so rather than destroy the old ride, they're being dismantled and shipped out to be reassembled somewhere else. Some even go to several countries around the world before they finally settle into their "forever home".

The relocating isn't limited to the wooden coasters either. Here's an article from the Los Angeles Times that gives you the whole story.

I still remember my first real roller coaster ride. It was at the Funland amusement park in Arnold's Park, Iowa. The park has been there since the early 1900s, my parents courted there, my grandparents courted there, and the whole area is rich with local history and charm. At one time the roller coaster extended out over the water of West Lake Okoboji, but water and wooden coasters don't really go together all that well ...

We used to take family vacations to the lakes area when I was a child and it was a real red letter day when I was finally tall enough to ride the BIG roller coaster.

Here's a recent video I found of that very same roller coaster.

 

 

This particular coaster, now called "The Legend," was originally built in 1927 and is now the 13th oldest roller coaster in the United States.

What's your favorite roller coaster story?

Dave D.

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