Niagara Amusement Park New Attractions Tour August 2022 I Grand Island NY

A tour of Niagara Amusement Park's Parking Lot where attractions yet to be constructed await their future use, including the park's new premier attraction, an original Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop roller coaster. #niagarafallsny #grandisland #niagaraamusement

[@djavatar68]

That shuttle loop looks like it needs some serious refurb.

[@junkbox_]

Is that lime green shuttle loop the same one that was at Kentucky Kingdom where The Vampire used to be? It's always good to see a brand new used Schwarzkopf being in the plans for any park. They have always been my favorite manufacturer of the pre hyper coaster era -- lots of bang for the buck with almost any of their coasters. I think the only shuttle loop I remember riding was Conklin's black one that used to be at the CNE in the 80s and probably the 90s. I used to live near Kentucky Kingdom but their lime green one wasn't there when I went, The Vampire (Vekoma) used to be in that spot during my tenure... and so I didn't actually ride the one in Louisville in the short time it was at KK. Great rainy day review on this vblog. I still can't believe this park is in operation again. When I was a kid it was in a sad sad state of disarray and was greatly overshadowed by Crystal Beach, Darien Lake, and Canada's Wonderland. I'm sure Marineland and Maple Leaf Village (now Casino Niagara) didn't help Martin's much either. It is great to see this park coming alive. Fantasy Island was always a turd, even in the 70s and 80s. It was lost in the shuffle but I think this park is going to do great from this point forward and I wish nothing but a thriving park for Niagara Amusement Park.

[@outcaster418]

Nope, this one was purchased from Mexico City, it was known as "Cascabel" in an amusement park former known as "La Feria de Chapultepec" which closed in 2019.

[@BackRowCoasters]

I really hope the shuttle loop opens soon

[@Babagrillz588]

Should be, I believe some sections have been moved out of the parking lot over to this closed midway section by silver comet

[@CoasterHead]

I heard someone saw its track at Indiana beach

[@danieljwilson7918]

The Yum Yum Shoppe is from the Martin's Fantasy Island days as it was part of Martin's Shows.

[@danevertt3210]

I thought Yum Yums was sold off Edit - holy shit, did they buy the yum yum shop back?? I thought it was sold off

[@danieljwilson7918]

It was never sold off when Apex Parks abandoned the park. It was left there and vandalized along with the rest of the park. What Gene is going to do with it I don't know. We are still also waiting to see what he does with the Martin Era Gondola Wheel.

[@porcelainthunder2213]

Great vid! I was wondering what was going on there. Nice to see a big pile of rides to install, but none of that stuff will be open this year. Next year, well into the season, is more likely for the shuttle loop. Its taken IB quite a while to refurb Triple Loop. That shuttle loop will be significant as Knotts Berry Farm's is down for a complete renovation, with the rumor that it will recieve a new LSM launch system and removing the historic flywheel launch (you can see the flywheel in your vid), so it won't be original anymore. This might be the last originalmone in North America. I wonder if Knotts will lose its ACE landmark ststus as a result. Great to see the resurgence in respect for the old Schwartzkopfs, with this, Triple Loop at Indiana Beech, Six Flags sinking a bunch of money in theirs, Hershey renovating SDL, and Knoebels restoring a Bayern Curve out of two old ones (Kennywood stupidly got rid of thiers). Now if we can only get parks to rehab Arrows instead of tearing them down.

[@more_bumps_ahead]

Great insight and incidentally love your user name.

[@Svepo38]

The Top Spin is a Top Spin 2. My guess would be the one from Hellendoorn Park in the Netherlands, which was recently dismantled and sold.. From former pictures the Mack Hully Gully is the one from Heide Park Germany, when it arrived at Niagara it had still one of the park mascots on.. The HUSS AIrboat, the ride with the colorful gondolas, could be the one from Six Flags New Orleans. It was one of the flatrides which could be saved and it is/ was for sale for some time now.

[@askjeevescosby2928]

Not a smart idea to put one of these shuttle loops here. They cost a fortune to upkeep and parts are scares.

[@dananderson3077]

Understand the industry terms first bud....