Here's one that should've been put on - Space Mountain at Disneyland. Around 2001, the park noticed that the ride was structurally compromised and couldn't operate as it was, so Dynamic Attractions practically rebuilt the entire ride past the final lift hill, with supports being dug further underground to support the heavier track. The ride also got a massive makeover with new effects and music.

@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214

Жыл бұрын

The reconstruction removed the original 1996 soundtrack!

Most of Knoebels' coaster collection is a resurrection of some sort. Obviously Phoenix/Rocket is the most famous, but Black Diamond, Twister and Flying Turns all are rebirths. Black Diamond was a physical transfer from Morey's in New Jersey, then reimagined by Knoebels. Twister had been planned to be a relocation of Mr Twister from Elitch Park in Denver. Ultimately that turned impossible, but Twister was redesigned from the original design. Flying Turns is a passion project to reborn an entire genre of coaster. Props to Dick Knoebel and his amazing staff! What they do is beyond reproach in the industry and why Knoebels is so loved

Sad to not see Great Americas Little Dipper on here but at least the whizzer got some love lol

gene staples is a certified coaster necromancer

Glad they all came back. I find the story of Leap the Dips quite fascinating. Be a coaster I'd want to ride someday.

I’d throw Wild One, Crystal Beach Comet, and the OG Cyclone on the list. Wild One for burning twice, being rebuilt, relocated, and still operating over 100 years later. Comet is a legendary coaster in its own right that was relocated when its park closed. Cyclone for almost shutting down with the park, being saved by the enthusiasts, and still serving as a worldwide icon.

@markvolpe2305

Жыл бұрын

And also the fact that when Crystal Beach closed, The Comet was stored at Fantasy Island, but they couldn't afford to put it up at the park at the time and then Six Flags bought it and built it at The Great Escape. Which is the reason why later on Fantasy Island decided to build their own version when they were able to afford it.

@carsonmasoncole1840

Жыл бұрын

I think the other thing was the great escape and fantasy island were both owned by Charles woods.

Apparently Six Flags Great America has a tombstone seen during Fright Fest that reads, "People said save the Whizzer, and Shockwave became chopped liver."

Video idea: "Cyclone vs Cyclone vs Cyclone vs... Don't Tell Me You're Doing This Again"

@AirtimeThrills

Жыл бұрын

I just finished this one and its queued up 2 weeks from today

@seankearns8303

Жыл бұрын

@@AirtimeThrills I guess great minds think alike!

Kid: Daddy, it's not true, right? That was just a ghost story, right? Leap the Dips didn't really come back from the dead, did it? Dad: Now son, what did I telling you about listening to those scary stories by that weirdo on KZread?

@ChibiProwl

Жыл бұрын

Cheeky git! 😂Thank you for a good laugh.😂

Would've said nemesis. As we heard in the John wardley interview that the ride was in danger for pretty much most of the 2010's and apparantly they did come up with ideas for a new coaster to take it's spot but it is now about to undergo it's retrack.

@thepanman2024

Жыл бұрын

Also, vampire at chessington was screwed for the 2001 season. The trains were too noisy, arrow had gone bust and maintenance was getting expensive but it was thankfully saved by vekoma.

Knoebels also purchased the track and cars from the Golden Nugget, formally owned by Hunt's pier, then bought by Morey's piers, in wildwood and gave them new life and retheme and calling it Black Diamond.

Heres a honorable mention Zambezi zinger It first came to worlds of fun in 1976(opening year) then got relocated to a park in colombia as montana rusa then this year a new zambezi zinger is being built

Leap the Dips is the oldest coaster overall, there's a coaster that has run consistently for longer in Australia (operating since 1910)

Knoebels moving Phoenix also sparked a movement to preserve other roller coasters.

@jasondougherty3888

Жыл бұрын

They also bought the track and cars of the golden nugget from Morey's piers, Wildwood, and that's rethemed to black diamond.

@SupermarketSweep777

Жыл бұрын

@@jasondougherty3888 Yup.

Awesome video and it’s cool to see the coasters that received an improbable second chance at life. One notable revived coaster will be Regina at Tobu Zoo. The Intamin Woodie was announced to have closed for good in 2019. Fast forward to late 2021 and the park shocked the world by announcing that Regina would reopen in 2023 following a massive GCI overhaul in the style of what Ghostrider received.

I thought u we’re gonna put comet (great escape) in this list. It survived two deaths with its original configuration cyclone closing down and rebuilt from it, and it closing down again and opening a great escape

Black Diamond at Knoebels would also make for a great candidate for a future installment of this video if you revisit it. It used to be Golden Nugget on Hunts Pier/Dinosaur Beach/Morey's Pier. It was SBNO for years and was set to be demolished. Dick Knoebels swooped in only days before it was set to be torn down. There was even a ceremony for it that's on KZread.

How about Wild One at Six Flags America. It originally opened in 1917 At paragon park in Massachusetts. The park closed in 1984 and the coaster was moved to wild world in Maryland.

Wild One at Six Flags America is another one brought back, it’s been put through 2 fires, rebuilt, relocated from Paragon Park.

@Zatoka.

Жыл бұрын

WAIT WHAT- I'm done hating on that thing for being painful when it comes to jank. How you keep a ride that smooth for 100 years plus all that is beyond me.

@AirtimeThrills

Жыл бұрын

@@Zatoka. i think wild one is way smoother than Roar

@Zatoka.

Жыл бұрын

@@AirtimeThrills I'll agree with you there.

As a Dutch young enthuiast who dreams of riding all of these great coasters in America one day, it makes me happy to see Desperado testing again. I know, I know... it doesn't have the best reputation, but it still seems like a fun and inconic Arrow hyper. I usually don't mind 'bad' coasters too much, and have a pretty low standard for what I can entertain myself with (at least compared to other thoosies). I think it would be fun for me to one day go to Vegas and go to things like the Adventuredome (because it's an actual park, and not a bunch of rides plopped together), New York, New York (I'm intrigued by the Big Apple Coaster, because of it's terrible reputation), the Stratosphere (Big Shot, X-Scream and Insanity, though as much as I'm a thrill seeker, that jump off the building is something I'll probably never do, especially 'cause I'm not a big fan of the butterfly feeling) and of course Buffalo Bills (The Log Flume and of course Desperado).

@Acylumgaming

Жыл бұрын

I don't think Desperado is a bad ride at all. It loses speed in the second half and there isn't much going on but the first half is definitely fast with a few moments of floater. It's my favorite coaster in the 'Las Vegas' line up. (Technically it's out at Primm but I don't know anyone who doesn't consider it a Vegas coaster.)

@DaanBruins

Жыл бұрын

@@Acylumgaming That's Awesome!

Altogether fitting and proper to shout out to 13 coasters! Wooden wild mouse (super RARE), Quimera, the Whizzer (that name cracks me UP), Phoenix, and Leap the Dips. All MUST be experienced coasters.

Chris, Technically the wooden coasters that RMC Iboxed are back from the dead. Incredible Hulk at IOA was totally rebuilt (because Universal) The Wild One at Six Flags America had two fire damages (1932 and 1963) at Paragon Park; shut down in 1984 then moved to then Wild World and rebuilt in 1986 (Charles Dinn helped here as well) and running ever since. As for Depserado, I read that Alan Schilke was lead engineer there and it was Ron Toomer's last project. Whatever Top Thrill Dragster reborn is .... that could be a future video itself.

@dalilelf3141

Жыл бұрын

What about ghost rider at knotts

@AirtimeThrills

Жыл бұрын

Its true the Ibox conversions could be considered back from the deas, but for this video i wanted to look at coasters in their current form that were in danger of being scrapped

Here for #2 ... not disappointed (and respect what beat it out for the top spot).

@AirtimeThrills

Жыл бұрын

This list wasnt really in any particular order despite the numbering, but both do have great stories

Should've also mentioned Skyliner. It's a similar story to Rocket/Phoenix with relocation from a closed park in the 80s, but it doesn't get talked about because the history of Leap The Dips is so impressive. Skyliner has definately had more trials and tribulations than Goliath at Fiesta Texas. Did anyone really think Six Flags, known for a ride rotation program, would scrap a ride that's elevated and didn't have any trackwork submurged by Katrina? Relocation seems obvious in retrospect, although I wasn't on the coaster scene at the time (heck I wasn't even pre-school aged) and KZread was brand new so different world I guess.

@AirtimeThrills

Жыл бұрын

I think the bigger question was if the ride was still ok after being submerged...the track wasn't but the supports were but those were protected so yeah. I dont recall the discussions at the time but it did take a few years for it to move

No Wild One at SFA? AKA Giant Coaster AKA Coaster of Theseus AKA the best woodie in Maryland Thunder Run is in my bottom 3 wooden coasters along with Hurler and Thunderhawk. Not sure saving it was a good thing.

Sky Rocket at Kennywood had a very uncertain future when the launch motor caught fire

@njmaxrocks

Жыл бұрын

Speaking of Kenny Kennywood, Phantom/Phantom's Revenge should be considered too

After Libertyland closed, their Arrow looper Revolution sat in storage at DelGrosso’s Amusement Park until it reopened in 2014 as Zimerman at Gloria’s Fantasyland in the Philippines. It’s still operating to this day!

You forgot Wild One at Six Flags America. This used to operate at Paragon Park in Massachusetts before it was closed with the park in the 1980s and was rebuilt in 1986.

While not quite as long as some of the ones on this list The Smiler at Alton Towers had a very uncertain future after it's accident in June of 2015, the park announced absolutely nothing if I remember correctly until the day it reopened in March of 2016. Also Hulk & Nemesis could be candidates for this list also but their futures were never really in doubt.

@Zatoka.

Жыл бұрын

I feel so bad for the people involved in the Smiler one. I'm sure this has been answered somewhere else, but do you know if the people, especially the ones in the front who got hurt, sued?

@runnerman1424

Жыл бұрын

@@Zatoka. I believe that they didn't but Merlin were forced to remove Ripsaw and Rameses's Revenge along with toning down the theming after all the media tore at them.

@ToastGhost

Жыл бұрын

@@Zatoka. I don’t know if they themselves sued but they certainly got multiple millions in pay outs

I remember learning about Leap The Dips on a PBS documentary from the 90s called Great Old Amusement Parks

Happy Halloween 🎃

I have an idea defunct coasters that have a chance of coming back

@UltimateGamer34

Жыл бұрын

For example volcano

@ChibiProwl

Жыл бұрын

Ooh, yes please. 🤔Volcano and Dueling Dragons to name but 2.😌

another one is dragon's run in dragon park, vietnam. It is a B&M, sitdown that once operated at the hardrock amusement park. it originally opened as led zeppelin: the ride. then hard rock amusement park rebranded as freestyle music park and the ride was renamed time machine. then the park shut down for good in 2009 and took the coaster along with it and it stood SBNO for 5 years. then it was listed for sale in 2014 and was bought by an unknown amusement park in vietnam under construction. then it was dismantled and shipped to vietnam. finally in 2017 it reopened as dragon's run in dragon park, vietnam.

Scaretime Chills

Great Escape Comet comes to mind. Pretty sure it came back twice. I've heard it was built from Crystal Beach's Cyclone.

In my opinion, Twisted Colossus at six flags magic mountain is a coaster reborn from the dead. Because it's a upgraded steel version of its former predecessor, Colossus. Which was once the world's largest wooden coaster. FUN FACT. Every Halloween, They would reverse the trains so you would be facing backwards the entire ride.

this is the most feel-good spooky halloween video

I’m kinda disappointed Magic Springs’ The Arkansas Twister wasn’t featured. It was originally The Hurricane at Circus World, which closed to become Boardwalk & Baseball, which closed. It was bought by Magic Springs, which also closed. Coaster sat dormant for years until Magic Springs reopened.

This is a great video! I’m always fascinated with the long history of Zippin Pippin

Sik at Flamingo Land - Just opened in June this year at Flamingo Land from Hopi Hari in Brazil buying it in 2012, they didn't have enough money to construct it and had to sell it, put it in storage. A few years later it was put in storage in Malaysia until 2019 when Flamingo Land bought it for around £19 million. Covid delayed the ride's opening by two years but now it is the park's best coaster and one of the UK's best.

You should do a list of your top ten rollercoasters you wish you could ride one more time. Basically, a list of defunct coasters that you've ridden before that you wish to be able to get one last ride on. Would be interesting to know what they are.

Belmont Park’s Giant Dipper was closed for 4 years, with its future very uncertain.

Starting the video with Vortex disappearing, makes me wish a re-imagined Vortex would fill that plot of land.

I'd also add Kanonen at Liseberg. Closed in 2016, but should reopen in 2023 as Matugani at Lost Island Theme Park. Comet at Great Escape also closed in its original location at Crystal Beach, Ontario in 1989 and reopened in the current location in 1994.

Rocket at Playland in San Antonio Texas which I believe opened in 1948 is considered to be the sister coaster to Coaster at Playland in Vancouver, despite the fact that it has triple bench trains instead of single bench trains. Coaster in Vancouver (which opened in 1958) and has has single position lap bars and Phoenix has buzz bars, which are actually different, but almost the same. Perhaps it's because there weren't many coasters built between 1930 and 1957, and both coasters are similar in stats and both are renowned for airtime. Unfortunately, Coaster now has seatbelts that remain snug once the train dispatches which ruins all but the 1st drop in the back and worse: ruins operations even more, especially now that the have one train ops even during the heaviest of crowds. There was a time decades ago when it had 3 train ops, then regulations later on insured a max. of 2 train ops when busy, until 2019 when they had only one train ops even during the fair (when you visited). Then in 2020 they took a car from that train away for Covid distancing so that guests could still ride in the front and back cars; (they had to let it run with less adjustable flange wheel friction in order to do that, since in years directly before 2019 they required twelve out of a max. capacity sixteen riders to be on the train to ensure it wouldn't valley, but in 2020 they ran it fast enough that empty 7 car trains could navigate the circuit). Then in 2021 it was closed for refurbishment before finally opening in July 2022 with disappointing results for the ride and much worse for operations, especially since there's still only one train ops. My entire day in the park during a Wednesday in July was three rides on Coaster and nothing else, since it opened at 11am and closed at 5pm and cut the line at 3:30 pm so ensure the last ride is dispatched before closing time so they can open it up again at 6pm-11pm so they can charge other people another full ticket price for the same day! That means each ticket is only good for half a day, and each of those costs $43.50 Canadian online; $2 more expensive at the park, and they had issues with online purchases! The Beast's line looked to be at least two hours. As far as I'm concerned: Coaster at Playland in Vancouver: born 1958- died 12:00am midnight on the cusp of October/November 2020. I just hope Coaster comes back from the dead.

The Florida Hurricane, at boardwalk and baseball was packed up and moved to Magic Springs as the Arkansas Twister, this was my first big coaster I ever rode so that stood out to me

@ChibiProwl

Жыл бұрын

Ditto for me.

2 Prominent coasters that you missed. 1 Yankee cannonball at Canobie Lake Park. Started out at Lakewood Park in 1930 and was relocated in 1936 to Canobie where it is still going strong (It is actually one of the Oldest Relocated coasters in the country!) 2. The Comet at the Great Escape. Originally built as the Crystal Beach Cyclone was torn down and rebuilt in 1947 to be less intense. When the Park closed in 1989 Great Escape bought it and rebuilt it for the 192 season. Technically The Comet is also one of the oldest Hybrid coasters in Existence!

@markvolpe2305

Жыл бұрын

And Comet was also stored at Fantasy Island too.

@ahyes589

Жыл бұрын

Yankee Cannonball is pretty underrated, it's a great coaster as someone who grew up in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. For the age of the ride and considering that Canobie is a pretty small park, it's extremely well maintained.

Euro-Star, formely a traveling invert, was revived in 2019 after being dismantled and stored for EIGHT YEARS. Originally owned by fairground tycoon Oscar Bruch, the Intamin/Giovanola inverted coaster was then moved "permanently" to Gorky Park in 2008 in Moscow. When Gorky Park removed Euro-Star, most assumed the track was scrapped. But in 2019, the ride reappeared elsewhere in Russia, in a park near Sochi! Really unexpected

Let's go new airtime thrills video. 👊👌

How dare you forget about the Comet at TGE

Skyliner Also at lakemont I would personally add but that coaster is a gem my gem

Rip old intro

The rebirth story of Top Thrill Dragster is still being written as we speak and that might be one for the ages!

Spooky 13 number 👻

Gotta love the early Halloween video today!

I'm glad that the Scandia Screamer got a new home. That was the first coaster ever rode on when I was a kid. I was so sad when they announced that Scandia Ontario was closing. So many good memories in that park.

I’ve got all the credits for 6 Flags New Orleans, but I’ve yet to ride Goliath at Fiesta. It’s been closed all three times I’ve visited. Love this video!

Happy Halloween!

I’ve been watching your Halloween videos since 2019!

great video idea!

Buy or Sell: Carowinds’ next coaster will be a clone of Twisted Timbers.

Scandia was 3 miles from where I grew up. I went there so often! I was so sad when it closed but I’m happy to know Screamer is still alive! That ride was scary as it got older. The lap restraints wouldn’t even stay on. But I still loved it and I miss seeing it from the freeway when you drive by.

The Vampire at Chessington World of Adventures should have been on this list, being revived by Vekoma when it would have been removed

This was put out on my bday , cool video bro

@AirtimeThrills

Жыл бұрын

Ah a halloween baby, I was born the day before

@bruceaskew2107

Жыл бұрын

@@AirtimeThrills 🦂💪🏽💯🔥 I knew it was a reason I followed your page for all this time bro lol

YAAAAY I am hyped to see one i actually know and have been on! Phoenix is a ride I grew up riding

speed of sound, the vekoma boomerang from walibi holland could also be added on this list. it opened in 2000 as la via volta. but it closed in 2007 because the train was sold to another park. the coaster sat dorment for years until in 2010 the park announched that it would reopen as speed of sound in 2011. with a new paintjob, theme and a new train with onboard audio.

awsome!

Wild one at six flags America, corkscrew at silver wood, comet the great escape, sky liner at lakemont as well, and wildfire kolmorden.(idk how to spell it the zoo in Sweeden)

This video could easily get a part 2. So many coasters have almost died but didn't because people didn't want it. Also I hear they ultimately chose to remove Shockwave at SFGA because it's ridiculous minor injury list and how unpopular it was because it's roughness. It was known for being rough and awkward, and built when Arrow refused to take up computer designing. There's only one Arrow mega looper left and I know it's days are limited.

@AirtimeThrills

Жыл бұрын

Yeah i heard there was an injury on shockwave right around this whole saga in 2002, but the park apparently did want to scrap whizzer though that could have been a PR move

@jeffreypenkoff6178

Жыл бұрын

@@AirtimeThrills Out of curiosity, is there a world where someone would either come in and rehab the aforementioned Arrow or build new ones that are in the style of the old beloved Arrows? My first thoughts were Chance and Vekoma, but idk that either of them would be willing to embark on such an endeavor

What about the Coney Island Cyclone? It was closed for a few seasons in the 70s and nearly closed forever. There's also the Crystal Beach Comet. My Dad loves that coaster but it closed with Crystal Beach after the 1989 season. It was moved to The Great Escape in 1994 and runs there to this day. Mister Twister at the original Elitch Gardens was torn down after that park was closed following the 1994 season. While Twister II was built at the new Elitch Gardens, I would argue that Twister at Knoebel's is an even better tribute. It seems like it resembles the original Mister Twister considerably more than Twister II does.

Interesting fact with Leap the Dips, is in order to maintain the history of ride, the wood is cut and shaped using the original methods of steam and bending it.

I'm surprised Lagoon's "Roller Coaster" didn't come up, another ride that had to be rebuilt from scratch, with every piece individually labeled and reassembled since there were no blueprints.

Boy i cant wait for this to happen to volcano the blast coaster

@DoswarePictures

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately that won’t happen since it’s been completely gone.

Here's a weird video idea: Best/coolest looking coaster elements looking at them from the ground. For example if I were making the video, something like Full Throttle's loop and tophat would be high on the list.

@AirtimeThrills

Жыл бұрын

Or like the treble clef on Fury

Skyrider (standup looping coaster) from Canada's Wonderland is in Italy now.

When it was announced that the Whizzer would be closed I was 6 years old and it was my favorite coaster. I was so sad that my mom put in a complaint lol!

i feel like this video is an attempt to manifest a successful el toro comeback

A Halloween video about coasters that came back from the dead, and it doesn't even have the Phantom? It's in the name

Some of them have been long gone!

LEAP THE DIPS!!!!

Do another video like this for Halloween next month! 🖤🧡

@AirtimeThrills

9 ай бұрын

I actually am planning part 2

How did you miss steel phantom/phantoms revenge ?

Could swear I remember screamer being named big dipper, with an adjacent kiddie coaster named little dipper.

The Monster (Raptor clone) at French Walygator Parc. Moved from Japan

Really really hoping that cga will have a similar story, that somebody will swoop in and save it before it closes

I almost rode Road Runner Express at SFMM, which had the same fate as Goliath.

@AirtimeThrills

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that could have been on here too, just left it off since it had the same story as Goliath

I love a good zombie flick

I'm surprised Hulk didn't make the list

I hope Kings Island brings back a modern Vortex

Gene Staples; Theme park Necromancer.

I’d say Hulk should be on there. The whole layout minus the launch tunnel was scrapped in 2015 but it was brought back in 2016

@DoswarePictures

Жыл бұрын

The first B&M to be scrapped, of only three, all at the same park. Shows how reliable they are.

@lumindoesvideos

Жыл бұрын

The reason the original was scrapped is so they could have it rebuilt because it got to the end of its service life. It was too popular for them to let it die so easily.

One coaster that comes to mind under these circumstances is Giant Dipper at Belmont Park. Between a fire and company bankruptcy, Giant Dipper seemed like a goner. However, the city banded together and saved this 1925 classic.

@toddjones1480

Жыл бұрын

I spent a lot of time in Mission Beach in the '80s and watched it rot, having never had a chance to ride it. It was a real thrill to see it come back.

For a better Halloween title: '13 Undead Roller Coasters' or '13 Zombie Roller Coasters Yu Can Ride Again'.

There's an alternate universe where cedar fair bought Kentucky kingdom, but Ed decided to sell to six flags instead, what a mistake cause he had offers from both

Potential coaster for a Part 2? What, for the longest time, was the Only roller coaster in my hometown of San Diego, what is now known as Giant Dipper at Belmont Park…a nice, underrated beachfront Woodie right on Pacific Beach by the boardwalk

Gwazi might be one to consider. That coaster was dead in the water for years until it was RMC'd. Not sure if RMCing a coaster is the same as reopening it as it was though.

That triple loop better open, I have pictures of the air gates built

what happened to time machine at freestyle music park. it’s in thailand or something now

@ThrillsofColdplay

Жыл бұрын

It’s in Vietnam

Big dipper still operates at dreamworld today

I want premier to bring back batman and robin the chiller back so bad