Ride relocation making old rides new again

What happens when a park decides to remove a ride.
Who decides who get this ride
Who pays for the relocation
What’s involved in setting up a relocated ride.
Why rides are removed 02:16
The decision 03:28
Corporate owned 05:09
Approvement 05:58
Relocation money 07:24
Mom and pop 08:50
Just let it sit 09:25
What goes with the ride 10:50
Ride specific parts 11:47
What stays behind 13:16
Rides planned erection 16:@3relocate 08:49
Train overhaul 18:25
Theming 19:16
Training 21:36
Spare parts investment 28:38
Public relation investment 24:43
Cost of a ride install 27:15
Time to retrofit 28:20
Boneyard 30:07
History of the ride 32:19
FRANKENRIDE 42:13
Live load station 46:07

[@hypertx]

Can we all just take a moment and admire the total number of times the word “erection” was used in such a short period of time without a chuckle 😂😂. Such control! Great channel!

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Thanks! Makes me so happy when people not only notice, but embrace the humor!!

[@jackschissler255]

I noticed Ryan had many “Erections” in this video 🤣. Must have been all that Astroglyde he used 😁😉😇

[@bigmikethetall1]

And I thought this was a family oriented channel lol but I do like it because I've been watching you for a while now and that was a much needed sense of humor lol

[@ryantheridemechanic]

To be fair I never said kid friendly haha!

[@Porcf81]

Literally made me scream three times. 😂 first when you cut away after Astro glide. Second when you said “slick intro “, and third, when you said it had nothing to do with the video. Dead 😂😂😂

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Haha! Awesome!!! Love doing fun things like that!

[@Ginger_vitis]

That intro was EPIC! I thought you were heading in the direction of preserving the track or a new form of track grease… Best! Intro! Ever!

[@ryantheridemechanic]

I loved doing that! Just the CRACK out of left field! Haha! I still laugh at that.

[@christopherfinch-mccollum1753]

What a picture for the preview! Mickey's Fun Strata Coaster!

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Micda-ka haha!!!

[@jackschissler255]

Thank you Ryan, You remembered that I needed to get more Astroglyde 🤣. Keep up the good work 👍. Remember the old saying, LUBRICATION LUBRICATION LUBRICATION is key 😉

[@ryantheridemechanic]

@@jackschissler255 always

[@jacobliford]

The use of the word erection had me dying. Thanks for the laugh and the information.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

You’re welcome!!

[@nightisright1873]

Six Flags used to love doing this

[@JEdwardBanasikJr]

When the shipping containers for Thriller (Texas Tornado / Zonga) started arriving at AstroWorld from Europe, they got sent the whole darn thing including all the marque lighting and signage. I wish I knew what happened to all those lights they didn't use because some were really cool looking. The lead paint part was odd, but I realized they didn't paint it when it was at AstroWorld. They just poured a slab, put it together, and opened for business. Easiest "new" ride ever. I loved that coaster even if it was rough and broke down all the time. Somebody needs to make a modern version of it.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

That would be a cool idea. When I saw it the first time I was like “sweet” then I heard it was a traveling ride and it blew my mind for something that big.

[@johnfoltz8183]

Demon Drop at Dorney Park lives on from parts from Mr. Hyde’s Nasty Fall from Geauga Lake

[@friskyent1]

Your channel is so much fun. 😁👍🏼

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Thank you

[@offrails]

I'm curious about how Six Flags worked out their "Ride Rotation" program they had in the 90s. They also seemed to have "dumping ground" parks that usually only received older rides (e.g. Astroworld and later Six Flags America)

[@bpark10001]

Ride described at 44:36 as being "too rough": no wonder! One look at the loops explains why! They are circular or nearly so. That means 6G more at the bottom than at the top! Are you aware that Knoebels Resorts moved a WOODEN coaster from Texas to Pennsylvania (Phoenix)? They did it economically, unlike all the other attempts to move a wooden coaster. It helped that they has a sister lumber company to replace the bad wood.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

The ride was more rough from banking and turn transitions. It would go side to side too hard. On Malory of those rides it wasn’t a problem but then the owners decided to retrofit the train with over the shoulder restraints and now all those transitions, you hit your head on the restraint. The loops did have some high G but nothing like general transitions. Modern heart line building would solve all that. It’s amazing they moved a wooden coaster. That doesn’t make sense to me, I would just build it over again at the next place and tweak the prints where needed. But that’s just me.

[@b-chroniumproductions3177]

@@ryantheridemechanic I believe the original blueprints for Rocket were unavailable, Knoebels had to reconstruct it by numbering every board.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

@@b-chroniumproductions3177 that explains the transfer then. Interesting.

[@dj_stuber]

I was today years old learning what Astro Glide truly is. I found Astro Glide walking through THAT aisle in Target tonight.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Target’s a long ways from a rocket engine right!

[@Spike-sk7ql]

I wasnt ready for that intro😂😂😂 I just shot black cherry cola out my nose.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Haha! Yes!!!

[@johnfoltz8183]

Six Flags, let’s stick this new or relocated ride out in the open with no theming

[@Jenlovescoasters]

Aww!!! Tidal Wave❤❤❤

[@robertstephens5185]

That particular traveling coaster, zonga/texas tornado/thriller..... I remember it's reliability issues in texas at astroworld. They say it had issues with the tire drives, combined with the heat and humidity. I know it was eventually sold to a park in Mexico where it seems all Schwarzkopf coasters go to die. But during its time there it didn't seem to have those issues. You have first hand knowledge, is there something they possibly modified to remedy that issue once it left for Mexico? And what was the true issue and if a design modification could have remedied the issue.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

The tire drives were horrible but it’s mainly due to pneumatic tires pushing a flat drive sword around an uphill curve. Not great at all. On top of that they had tubes inside that means if the bead slipped at all, blown tire. Blow tire = 2-3 more in the same spot and stalled train on the lift. To fix the lift I don’t know of anything that was done to it honestly. Knee jerk reaction would be to shorten the train length to remove weight strain. Or only load 1/2 of the train ever. It was interesting to work on but that’s about it. Lots of bad thing and controls never got the bugs out.

[@seabass450]

great video Ryan! keep them coming! - William R.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

thank you

[@markvolpe2305]

Gene Staples been stocking up on used rides for his parks lately, I'm curious if the shuttle loop will actually get built at Niagara Amusement Park (NAP for short), plus he just bought 2 rides from SFGAd (I believe?) a Huss Frisbee and another ride that were removed and stored at NAP.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Interesting

[@dougyeager6812]

You could relocate your video shoot to Intercourse, Pennsylvania. I‘ll let you take it from there 😂

[@lbis4123]

Haha best intro ever lol

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Thanks!

[@thelochnessmonster2.0]

Excellent, hilarious video! I have a question about anti rollbacks on a coaster. So obviously there are anti rollbacks as the train is going up the lift hill, but I saw someone mention anti rollbacks not on a lift hill. They would be to prevent the train from rolling back into the course if it valleyed apparently. The example given was Prowler at WoF on the s turn before the break run. I'm curious if you've ever seen this on a coaster and what the actual benefits would be. The anti rollbacks on Prowler would be right at the end of a block zone, so it's not like they are there to prevent the trains from crashing because the train on the lift hill couldn't go over if a train got caught by the anti rollbacks. Would keeping the train a couple feet up a relatively small hill change the rescue procedures and make it easier? If so, why aren't there more anti rollbacks in places that aren't lift hills on coasters? And maybe there are and I've just never heard them discussed. Thank you!

[@kaylinosprey3306]

as an enjoyer of puns: 10/10

[@porcelainthunder2213]

Six Flags ruined a few coasters trying to relocate them, including the only Togo Ultra Twister in the US.

[@woofbarked]

Thriller ☹️

[@nightisright1873]

Can you do a video on why Great Adventure has trouble with keeping flat rides .They have a checkered history with flats .How in the hell does a park go through to Huss Enterprises and a music expresss

[@MrMakoFL]

Can you do a video about portable Schwartzkopf roller coasters?

[@ThatDogBarks.]

Comedy!! Very funny. Good job. 🎉

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Thank you!

[@sumguy8]

Why did sic flags magic mountain send green lantern to La Ronde, just to not get built?

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Probably low ridership mixed with complaints.

[@obxkevin]

So when a coaster gets relocated, eg: Batman Knight Flight (Dominator) from Geauga Lake to Kings Dominion, do they typically alter the support columns or alter the terrain to fit? Or both?

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Usually the rides not altered at all. Sometimes they might have to make special supports under the ride supports to make up the difference for terrain. But usually flat ground rides are transfers not terrain type.

[@Jenlovescoasters]

"Slick" intro😂😂

[@LTCoasters]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yes, that was funny! Got even more hilarious when you got to the erect part. Wonder how many takes that part took 😂😂😂

[@ryantheridemechanic]

I had to script that joke so it actually worked. One wrong word and the whole thing went limp……. 😏

[@LTCoasters]

@@ryantheridemechanic oh god Ryan 🤣😂😂😂😂

[@obxkevin]

That's for the intro 😅

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Wow! Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it!! I had to research that so much. Googled it, I’m like that’s fake, went to a web site, same thing must have been where google got it. Went to astroglides web sight. 🤯 are you telling me Dan X-ray a rocket scientist working on the space shuttle Enterprise is NOT made up!?! Wtf! Haha!!!!!! Mind blown!!!!

[@obxkevin]

Ha ha! That's awesome. Your channel is awesome. I wanted to be a coaster cat but got involved with aviation. Now I'm in retail. Go figure

[@ryantheridemechanic]

@@obxkevin paths take some odd turns some times.

[@Jenlovescoasters]

Poor Speed has been out in the elements so long, idk if it's saveable..😢

[@ryantheridemechanic]

All the electrical would be shot for sure. And the steel, who knows.

[@CatofthePotatoes]

Considering how dry it is, the desert is probably the best place to store a ride long term, so may actually be in pretty good condition.

[@Jenlovescoasters]

When I worked at Circus, me and a coworker went to check it out, it would have taken a lot of money and what not to save it. The train was barely recognizable 😢

[@ryantheridemechanic]

@@Jenlovescoasters was the train outside in that lot as well?

[@Jenlovescoasters]

It was. In pieces on pallets. The bogies, everything uncovered, that was in like 2013. There were rumors Circus wanted to revive it.

[@brandonj4120]

In your experience did you ever notice particular rows of a rollercoaster train experience more wear than other rows? And is there anything other than being out of the norm that that would prevent mixing parts between trains or changing the order of the coaches during reassembly after offseason overhaul?

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Wheels in front and back wear more. Hitches and pivots wear in like bearings so you can mix them up but should replace all the bushings if you do. Other than those minor things. Not really an issue.

[@foldedlettuce1554]

18:37 is that Raging Bull @ Six Flags Great America?

[@ryantheridemechanic]

I’m not sure. I stockpile so many pictures and don’t mark where they are from. Especially close ups

[@foldedlettuce1554]

@@ryantheridemechanic Ha understandable, It’s my home park so pics like that always get me intrigued!

[@ryantheridemechanic]

@@foldedlettuce1554 yea I have so many pictures I know what the pictures of, but don’t remember where it came from or what ride it was. Some I do. But some not.

[@ChrisPkmn]

Magic Kingdakadom

[@ryantheridemechanic]

I like it. Tickets will still be $25 higher in 2025 though hahaha!!!!

[@dindog22]

ok you're weird