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RE: My Memories of the Mean Streak Roller Coaster at Cedar Point
We had a wooden coaster here in Tulsa called Zingo. IT was here 50+ years, and was a good ride. The city decided to get ride of it because it was not quiet enough. The people complaining about the noise moved into that neighborhood, knowing there was a coaster there!
The city finally decided they were Not making enough income from the Lease, and ran them off! Now it is a parking lot used once a year during the fair...BIG improvement, NOT!
The only plus, is that the Bells family that owns it, took it down and stored it. They are looking for a new location! :)
I hope the Bells family builds that coaster again, it may get a new appreciation. Great story, thank you for sharing!
They have some of the small rides set up west of town, but Zingo is way too bug to set up there! Well, I will take a wait and see, but I hope they get it set up again!
:)Always sad to see a piece of history disappear, good or bad. Especially if its replaced by something worthless. I found Steel Vengeance to be an acceptable sequel to mean streak so it doesn't make me too sad to see a classic woodie like that go.
I'm glad to see the Mean Streak revamped and improved. If they got rid of all that wood, a very iconic coaster would be missing from the point.
It definitely still leaves a mark on their skyline.
I am hopeful that Zingo will go up again. They were VERY careful taking it down, and labeled everything to go back up. Lots of video, and still pictures, with heavy measurements on the foundation. I would buy 80 acres out in the country by a small town.
The small town can include a paragraph in the surrounding land that they know and accept the local coaster noise.
:)So I am hopeful!Man you tell me we got a coaster going up in the area I'd be happy as can be about that!
Well, Bells is still looking for a good place, but they were careful bringing it down; and they say they intend to re-assemble it! Easy to stay close, yet dump Tulsa county! I would look at Inola, Owasso, Claremore, and Mannford. Still close enough to draw a crowd...
:)