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Ray P Riptide Run User is Offline Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 337	Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:40 am    Post subject: Chippewa Lake Park sold to developers · Quote *** Post removed by original author *** Last edited by Ray P on Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:27 am; edited 1 time in total
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coasterdad Site Admin User is Offline Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 1564	Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:09 pm    Post subject: · Quote Lets hope this developer attends the GL auction with a lot of money. _________________ Greed is what caused GL's demise and that just makes me sick. Lets do what we can to rat out Kinzel - hes a snake. In the end the truth will come out and we will then see whos laughing at who.
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imis_idora Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 72 Location: Youngstown, Ohio	Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:43 pm    Post subject: · Quote ^They are not planning on reopening the park. Quote: The developers plan to create what they call a master plan resort community for commercial, recreational and residential use, Sills said. “It would (contain) a 100-room resort hotel with a conference center, a health spa, and there will be residential housing that will be for sale,” _________________ Cedar Fair is an ignorant company!
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Dominator56 Tidal Wave Bay User is Offline Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 1167 Location: Akron, Ohio	Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:36 am    Post subject: · Quote Well they could buy a ride or two from geauga lake say the big dipper and add it as an attraction. I know its far fetched but its an idea. _________________ Geauga Lake I will miss you!
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reckoniez Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 21 May 2008 Posts: 12	Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 4:40 pm    Post subject: Chippewa Lake Protest · Quote In the Medina Gazette there is an article about a man who is protesting to save the park here is the link to the article http://wp2.medina-gazette.com/2008/05/21/news/man-takes-stand-to-save-former-amusement-park/#more-73 68
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Skyglider Thunder Falls User is Offline Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 717	Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:07 pm    Post subject: · Quote That would be kind of funny if he moved his protest/picket  to Geauga Lake.  I bet people would join him there.   I also bet there will be some protests at Geauga if they destroy the Big Dipper. _________________ "It's a very special ride. We want to make sure it has a proper home." CF Spokesperson Robin Innes about the Big Dipper. Ohio and North America have few structures that rank as high as 12th oldest in the World.  Remember the Big Dipper.
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Dominator56 Tidal Wave Bay User is Offline Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 1167 Location: Akron, Ohio	Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 12:45 am    Post subject: · Quote Looks like a lonely battle there.... he needs to face the fact the park is gone and overgrown. I don't know exactly what he plans on saving there, its better if it were developed or turned around maybe as a historical landmark...  it can't be left like it is now. _________________ Geauga Lake I will miss you!
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BlueStreak81 Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 64	Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:39 pm    Post subject: · Quote Thank you for posting those pictures of Shady Lake.  It looks from the pictures that it once had a ferris wheel, turnpike cars, and a flying skooter ride.  I'm sure there were other rides, does anyone know which ones?  I do rememember it having a kiddie land type of area when I was very little.   As for Chippewa Lake, I do believe everything is still in place.  However, the land was recently purchased to build a resort type of community on it.  Here's a link to the article that speaks about its development: http://wp2.medina-gazette.com/2008/03/13/news/new-life-for-park/ Those who are interested should know that a video tape (fairly old from the 1980's) exists at some public libraries all about Chippewa Lake.  It's very cool to see it back in its glory with the coaster running and the Bug.
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cotton candy Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 59	Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:06 am    Post subject: · Quote holy crap!  has anyone here ever wandered around the ruins of chippewa lake?  these pics are crazy! http://www.forgottenoh.com/Chippewa/coasters.html
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Flyingscooter Double Loop User is Offline Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Posts: 208 Location: Cleveland	Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:41 am    Post subject: · Quote We've gone to Chippewa a few times. Never went further in then the fence because we had an audience. Illicit Ohio has a few more good shot of The Chip.. http://www.illicitohio.com/ _________________ >>>>>Feuer FREI<<<<<< BANG BANG!
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RideOp90's Splash Landing User is Offline Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 161 Location: Kent, Ohio	Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:38 am    Post subject: · Quote Chippewa is a nice Sunday trip. You can spend a whole day wandering around in there. If you carefully enter some of the buildings all the stuff inside is as it was left the last day of operations. In the basement of the restaurant there are still freezers and condiments, cups and plates. Most of the buildings are deteriorating badly. From my understanding they are going to develop the land as a resort style community with a hotel and water features. Hopefully they don't scrap the tumble bug. If anyone wants to save a part of history the likes of the big dipper, The Tumble Bug is it. only 3 remain in the US. Pics are available here www.defunctparks.com _________________ Remember......Fan Boys and Haters are always good for one thing. A one sided argument. Which are you?
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dsloban Thunder Falls User is Offline Joined: 19 Jul 2007 Posts: 753	Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:02 pm    Post subject: chipewwa · Quote I wonder if there is a way to try to save any of the rides from there. Would it be nice if they could move the Dipper from Geauga Lake there and maybe try to see if CF would sell the rockets. And maybe the rides that are at Conneaut Lake park and rebuild it into a family park? I know that is a dream, but that is what I know that  no one can take away....
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cotton candy Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 59	Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:26 pm    Post subject: · Quote OMG, i am sooooooo planning a day around going there!   thanks for the heads-up
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ffejie Splash Landing User is Offline Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 172	Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:00 pm    Post subject: · Quote whoa hold on a sec. i live in westfield which is very close to chippewa and unlike in the past there is always some security people over there. they have put up new no tresspassing signs up. as of a few months it was possble to get in without any problem as long as you were not doing stupid things nobody would say a word but now it has been sold and owner presance is there.  i just don't want anyone from here going in there and spending some time in the hooskow!!
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cotton candy Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 59	Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:34 pm    Post subject: · Quote  nooooes!!! *pouts* do you know if they actually ticket people, or just tell them to GTF out?  i really wanna go take pics; it looks soooooooo creepy!
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