![]() With every ride cycle, the men would have to pull each train over that Polyurethane (which kept the ride remarkably quiet). The train wheels were angled outward and made of Each carĬould seat two people, one behind the other, and there were three cars Vintage aircraft, complete with a tail fin on the back. Were beautiful, custom-built bobsled-style cars that looked more like Then push it down through the transfer station where the train would then round a corner and get pulled up a short lift hill, then make a right-hand turn into to the station. They'd winch it up over the last hill and The men would grab the train and attach a cableĪnd electric pulley. As a train returned over that last humpīefore the transfer area, it would slow to a stop, unable to make it up I thoughtĪt first it was the brake run and an unloading platform, but it was a ![]() Straight stretch of track with a large deck next to it. Train rolling through the wooden troughs. WeĬould hear the lift chain clacking, followed by the low rumbling of the It was well-hidden by trees, and its all wood construction made it seem We finally arrived by chance at the Flying Turns. There were unique structures, such as the giant birthday cake pavilion. There were the whimsical signs, such as the Knoebels posing as the famous American Gothic painting. I had to experience this one-of-a-kind coaster. The ride had a soft openingĪt the end of last season. Years from conception to completion, including years of testingĭifferent trains and configurations. But Knoebels was also a lumber companyĪnd they built two other world-class wooden coasters in-house. The original specifications, and for good reason: the bobsled troughs Other big companies like Intamin and Mack built steel The ride I was most curious about was the Flying Turns,Ī ride that in this day and age only Knoebels could have created.ĭick Knoebel had, for many years, wanted to re-create the legendaryġ930s Norman Bartlett/John Miller Flying Turns, the first bobsled-style ![]() And when we found them, they looked as if Operation of no less than four major rides. For example, since our last visit the park had begun Park constantly offered something new, you wouldn't notice that if you It did so while maintaining its traditional look. In fact, on this particular holiday weekend, it was the only optionĮven though Knoebels was always evolving, like Hersheypark, But I was glad we wereĪble to spend even just one day. Rides andĬoncessions were scattered around what was basically a giant picnic Unlike the parks we had just been toįor Coasterfest™, Knoebels didn't have formal midways. We took advantage of the quiet time to wander Sunny Memorial Day, Karen and I drove north to Elysburg in the coalĬountry of northern Pennsylvania for a day at one of our favorite Knoebels Amusement Resort Knoebels Amusement Resort
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