Holy moly - this video broke the news to me! I know nothing so far, but whenever a coaster burns down - especially one at a park in financial trouble - it’s very often an inside job of arson. What a shame.
Conneaut is a park that I so badly wanted to see succeed. It certainly had the bones to be a classic park akin to Knoebels. It's a shame that this is how CLP and Blue Steak's story ends. I always thought the villains from 80s underdog sports movies were too cheesy to exist, and then Todd Joseph came along.
You cannot blame Todd Joseph for this. He's the only one who looks at Conneaut without rose colored nostalgia goggles. We all loved Conneaut when it was thriving, but everything else in the park already burned down at least once, sometimes two or three times. That's decades worth of investment literally up in smoke. There was never enough money to maintain what they had, much less bring it all back to whatever glory it may have enjoyed, all while updating it for the changing times. There is too much other competition. There are a lot of more thrilling rides at places that don't show 30 years of decay front and center. It's sad, and Todd Joseph may seem like a villain, but he's not wrong.
This is a real tragedy. My grandfather rode this when he was young. I had a growing interest in trying this out one day after hearing this. So much for that.
I have made a similar video regarding the fire and with this as one of my home parks. This coaster had a special place in my heart, even riding this thing 61 times in a day!
Insansecoasterjunkie can you please edit your Halloween event video you made there just to show your Marathon on blue streak at night it’s by far my favorite part of any TH-cam video ever
We used to have a house on the lake, so I grew up going to this park all summer and then took my kids there. When we went back last summer and saw he ripped the whole midway down, it was obvious he was preparing for some condos or housing. Went back for the Pumpkin Fest and even more rides gone. So long Conneaut Lake Park. My family will miss you.
Speculation So he definitely had a “controlled fire” get out of hands to avoid extra permits cost. A lot easier to rip it down completely when it deemed a safety treat instead of keeping it standing and doing it properly. Sad to see it go out in that fashion
I am almost certain that this was not an accident. People have been trying to save this ride from getting demolished for years. The park knows that people would be outraged if they removed it. They took the easy way out and burned it to avoid backlash.
The guy running the place is shady, and burning such an old wooden structure right next to a lake, how many chemicals did that release into the air and water supply? The whole thing is fishy especially looking at the history. It'll be condos or tax write off as a loss and that will be it.
I looked up how the park is now. I see crappy local bands, paranormal investigations, axe throwing, big promoting of alcohol, & midget wrestling! Definitely not an amusement park anymore.
as a local that lives 20 mins away, i have always enjoyed going to this park, sad to see a ACE Coaster Classic burned down and being turned into a trailer park
As a kid I went there in the 50's and 60's when it was in its heyday. The place was always packed and I rode that Streak many many times. Our family usually rented a cottage for a couple weeks in the park. It was wonderful. I saw Tom Jones and the Supremes together there in the small music hall back around 1963.
If Joseph is so eager to discreetly and dishonorably tear down a historic wooden coaster that has made memories for over 80 years, what does that say about how he views his potential patrons of whatever he has planned?
@@CanobieCoaster what he means is Joseph has little respect for the people that loved the park so what makes you think he would have more compassion for whatever project goes in place of the park say condos or whatever
@@muffinknight8101 Todd Joseph did show respect towards those who have fond memories of the park. What many people do not realize is how bad the condition of the rides & park property was in. Many years of neglect & the fact that the maintenance of the park had been in the hands of volunteers for a long period of time. Those volunteers were very dedicated & hard working, but without the proper funds and equipment, it was impossible to accomplish what they had hoped to. Communication between the park owner & those interested in what was happening with the park ended when he was bombarded with insults and threats & the rumors and false statements started being spread about the decisions he was making concerning the future of the park. He did open it for one season. Unfortunately, attendance at the park was very dismal, as it had been for many seasons, even prior to covid. There were a very few days that the park had anything that would be considered a crowd. At that time, I believe he realized things were not going to be able to move forward under the current conditions.
Often times when you are the one who has to make the difficult business decisions, those decisions are not popular with the ones not familiar with the business end of the decision making.
Just a few facts: The coater did not burn down. While the coaster was being torn down, the fire from the burning rubble spread to the loading/ breaking pavilion of the ride. The fire was extinguished before it reached the track that was still standing. As of today (01/12/2022) about half of the track & frame is still standing, scheduled to be torn down as soon as weather permits. There was nothing illegal about the tearing down of the blue streak. The correct permits had been attained beforehand. It is very sad to see the coaster gone, however, it was in bad shape & it would have taken a huge monetary investment to make it viable again. On a positive note: Todd Joseph (Owner of the park) did donate one of the original Vettel cars & pieces of the track & frame from the ride to the Conneaut Lake Historical Museum. The Vettel cars haven’t been used since the ‘60s, they have been in storage at the park. The museum will be putting together a very nice interactive display with the donated items. Unfortunately, nothing can replace the blue streak, but the owner of the park has made an effort to insure that future generations will at least be able to able to see, touch & enjoy some pieces of its history.
Wish I could have gotten a ride. I don't mind rough woodies, and it seems like a capital sin to destroy a historic one. I believe this park needed someone who had the capital to add a new coaster while also doing the retrack. As mentioned, there really isn't any reason a park shouldn't be attracting attention with a $5 or $10 entry fee.
The Blue Streak was always a rough ride but in my opinion that’s what made it a great coaster! My family use to stay in a cabin on the lake and we spent all day in the park. I road The Blue Streak from the time they opened till they closed at night over and over! Such great memories! Thank you for your video
@@CanobieCoaster I was mainly referring to how you put the parts about how you were likely to say some profanity in those parts. I had absolutely no idea that was coming
My girlfriend and I brought our kids to this park in July 2019. The kids took multiple rides on this but we only took one and decided that was enough. All I could think of riding this thing was Krusty Land from the Simpsons TV Show . Shame to see it ended like this though, we had hoped to come back to the park. RIP Blue Streak.
I personally liked blue streak. I waited an hour for a back row ride on a Sunday (yes, on a wheel seat) and it had some fantastic airtimeon the three main drops. The roughness to me felt janky like an arrow coaster, rather than bumpy like most other woodies. It didn't bother me or cause me pain personally, but I can see why it is too much for some. By the way 5 dollars for admission was not enough for the park to sustain themselves
First off thanks for the credited footage! I had the pleasure of riding it over 250 circuits in a day in 2004 while raising money for the ride. It was with the original train and was a great ride with plenty of airtime and did not beat you up at that time. I did ride it after the partial retrack with the NAD trains and it was somewhat rough but still very enjoyable. I however have not been able to visit since my move from Ohio to North Carolina in 2017. I am going to miss the ride and the park.
@@idoraparkbill You're right the Vettel train ran great on the track. The mechanic Don Schanz can be accredited for getting the Blue Streak back up and running after the 1997 SBNO period. He even restored the Vettle Trains himself. Some of the cars were actually from the leap the dips ride that was at CLP and some of them were built for the Blue Streak, which I thought was a cool fact.
I rode blue streak many times back in the 70s. Even back then it wasn’t a busy park. That’s why my boyfriend and I used to take my four-year-old niece when we were babysitting. We liked going there because it wasn’t crowded. You could just park on the road outside the park and walk in. I think the last time I was there was probably 1976. Really sad to see it gone like it is. 😢 Great job on the video. 🙏🏻
I stayed at hotel conneaut a couple summers as well as camped on a nearby beach late 90’s I was around 10-12. This was the first coaster I “wasn’t afraid of” I’m about 30 mins away from Darien lake which as a kid those coasters were terrifying. I don’t remember too much about the park but I remember riding this coaster over and over and over. We looked into coming here a few years back now that I have a family of my own but never pulled the trigger. Kinda bummed we didn’t but from the sounds of it I didn’t miss much. Sad to see it go out the way it did
Wow this is just sad to hear. Sounds like the demo cost were getting to expensive and some how it "accidently" caught fire while they were burning the already demoed pieces.
Never got to ride it was planning on going but COVID-19 happened and the park closed ... I was only about 2ish hours away.... 😞😞. Thank TH-cam and the coaster community for immortalizing this ACE woodie....
While far from unexpected, given the way things went at CLP this year, it still saddens me immensely. Yeah, Blue Streak was rough. It was also sketchy and in need of serious work. It may have been the scariest coaster I ever rode, certainly one of the few I worried about falling down as I rode. All that said, I still loved the violent rides this gave me. A rain ride in the back row gave crazy ejector air on the whole course. I can't think of a single more brutal experience I have had on a coaster. I loved your description of the seat coming up, so accurate!
Conneaut Lake Park, and the Hotel Conneaut had so much potential. Todd Joseph is essentially a fool with a little bit of money. I went 18 years ago for a weeks vacation and the area was booming and showed so much potential, I returned this past summer and it was depressing to say the least. I walk into the lobby of the Hotel Conneaut and to a guy smoking weed while holding a baby. I wanted to walk past Elizabeth's room, the famed ghost, and the hallway is locked and you have to pay to walk down the hall. As I was walking through the hotel a strange man followed us, he was sixty, and flirting with my 23 year old daughter. I then find out that the only draw to the park/hotel was burnt to the ground, "accidentally," while burning weeds. Who the hell burns weeds near an antique roller coaster? Very sad to see this parks demise.
I rode this from the back 45 years ago when the ride was just 40 years old. I was only 12, but it was the most wicked air time I have ever experienced.
Did I hear you say Fiance'? Congratulations! That's such great news! Oh! Great tribute video. This is one I missed on several of my trips. Not by choice mind you. As nostalgic as it was, I don't think I missed much. Congrats again! 😁
So sad to see this go. I used to go to CLP with my grandparents when I was little. Blue Streak was my first major coaster and really developed my love for coasters. I'll definitely cherish those memories
I attended the all night ERT for the grand reopening in 1997. They ran a 4-car train, which made for a faster ride with even wilder air time over those first three hills. For those who could withstand the beatdown it gave you, it was an absolute classic. It was as pure and thrilling as anything you would ever hope to ride. But everything about Blue Streak's untamed violence was on full display even then. You want to talk about jackhammering in the valleys? This was an all night event. Some of the ACE crazies were out there trying to rack up sheer numbers of circuits. (I think I ended up in the high 20s.) People would be waiting in line to go, but Car 3 Seat 3, nicknamed "Square Wheels" by the middle of the night, would go up empty. In its heyday, Blue Streak would get a solid 9 from me. I am glad to have those memories. They soften the blow of Blue Streak's slow and inevitable demise.
I got a bit of a scare when I saw this video on my feed, and then gave a somewhat of a sigh of relief when I saw it was Conneaut's Blue Streak that burned down and not Cedar Point's! Thankfully that one is here to stay!
Have you ridden Cyclone at Lakeside. It’s a little janky, but it uses the old trains still. The buzz bars are stationary about ten inches above my legs, and I’m a big guy. I sat by myself in the back, I was genuinely scared and excited at same time! I would have my hands up and find one quickly going down to grab the bar like I was riding a bucking bronco! Best coaster in Colorado. The wild Chipmunk is pretty great also for being a 70 +year old coaster as well. I guess Lakeside is the #1 janky park in the country now. Maybe they can buy that chance toboggan lol!
It really breaks my heart to see a coaster like burn down I heard about this park about 2 years ago from another TH-cam video and I was instantly excited to go but because of the pandemic I never got the chance and now I never will
Love the video, grew up riding Blue Streak, and Kennywoods coasters, the family even had a cottage up there till a few years ago. Blue Streak was once a GREAT ride. It really sucked its last couple years. When really did in CLP besides lack of investment from owners in the 90s, is in the late 90s to mid 2010s when Waldameer really started to expand and all that, people who wanted something different in Pittsburgh from Kennywood and a weekend out, went up another 30 minutes to Waldameer to experience modern rides, bigger beach and the best state park right down the road. I knew this was coming for years. Still sad tho.That being said, its still a GREAT area for boating, fishing, camping, good local food, winery tours, great lakes and hotels.
@@CanobieCoaster CLP did, but as I said I had a Cottage on that lake as well as a boat. It was in REALLY bad shape, and was never really busy. If your the GP its easy to skip CLP and go to Waldameer. The attraction in that area isnt the park, its the lake itself. Its one of the few lakes in the area with lots of beaches and no power restrictions on your boat, so its popular with boaters who like to go fast and go water skiiing, or tubing. And beach goers, the other lakes dont offer the same, all the lakes around it have a 20 horsepower limit, cant ski with that. The park woulda been a great attraction if it was still in awesome shape
Sad I'll never get to experience this. I was morbidly curious about it, but I'll never get the chance. Sounds like it was a brutal ride, one of the roughest of all time
Rode this classic numerous times in the 80's and 90's and it was ranked pretty high by many enthusiasts back then . The last time I rode it was heartbreaking to see how rough and dilapidated it had become 🙁Just hope that classic PTC train @ 10:07 and the classic NAD trains were saved . Let us know if you're aware of the status of those two historic gems .
The whispers I’ve been hearing on coaster groups on Facebook are that one car was in possession of the history museum, while the Vettel train was still in the station at the time of the fire.
@@jonathansima7591 Got it. Hope it's true . I would guess that Vettel train is a PTC train that was restored in 2002 according to an ACE photo album. I'm sure Tom Rebbie of PTC can verify that and the age of it .
@@CanobieCoaster Both are safe but he wants $20,000 for the NAD cars according to Historical Coaster Foundation th-cam.com/video/lUw-3EPzcP8/w-d-xo.html
I grew up in Conneaut Lake, Going to the park in the summer was always something we looked forward to. Sad to see the new owners do this to a local treasure and landmark.
Man... if you could have ridden it years prior to when you did, it was way more rough... we went our last time in 2016 and I was amazed how much smoother it was.. that 1st valley after first drop use to be completely brutal!!! Almost un-ridable..
Very sad. This park was in my plans for my big 2020 summer trip, before everything happened and the park didn't open. It was then part of my 2021 summer plans, but only if Blue Streak would be open. Same story for my 2022 summer plans. It just wasn't meant to be. I like your animation describing the airtime. I would've loved that, but that jackhammering might have been too much for me. I did ride Skyliner at Lakemont Park 11x in a day, so I'm sure I could've handled 2 or 3 on Blue Streak, just to experience that kind of airtime.
Hopefully, at least the trains are preserved as museum pieces. Also, the fact that Joseph may have been tearing down such a historic ride without a permit makes me suspicious that he might have known that it was somehow legally/contractually protected. Real Estate Developers often hate protected historic structures because it limits what they can do on the land.
Rumors from coaster groups on Facebook suggest one car was in possession of the history museum, while the Vettel train was still in the station at the time of the fire.
Apparently, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission confirmed that there were no legal or contractual restrictions preventing Joseph from demolishing the ride, as he was not using state or federal funding. Saw this in an article on the Meadville Tribune. TH-cam won't let me post the link to it.
When i visited this place i saw a busy hopeful place with lots of care, fresh paint where needed, and potential. The volunteers took so much pride, i looked forward to updates on their Facebook page. I remember them painting the checkered pattern on the bumper car building, it was a total blast (teen dance club?) . This was 2017 or so, right after the waterpark area was spruced up, there was hope. It was an amazing vacation, we stayed at the hotel. This is a terrible shame, but the guys history isn't exactly noteworthy. Maybe hell bring in another coaster so that too can show up for sale on a used ride merchant site immediately after like every other ride that was brought in. Invite more drunken crowds to the beaches, who knows. Rumors are Knoebels bought the kiddy turtle ride and a bunch of the park benches from there, well see. After all youd need a park to have park benches...
I think it is a shame that this roller coaster came to a tragic end. I think the new owner should have donated the coaster to another amusement park and let the coaster enthuses could have worked their magic and had it restored as they did at Lakemont Park and Leaps and Dips. It is sad to know that this coaster will never be the delight of people again.
Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake Park was not placed in your video of top 25 worst roller coasters in the world (2020), Canobie Coaster. But Wildcat at Lake Compounce and Coaster Express at Parque Warner Madrid were placed in that video. The latter was in number 1. So if I ask you, why?
I'm not going to lie, I almost feel glad that the coaster is out of its misery. Given the park's historic nature, it almost doesn't feel dignified that it has met this slow and sad end.
It's probably a better end than the Cyclone at Williams Grove PA, which I believe was moved there from Palisades Park in NJ. The entire amusement park was left to rot in the woods.
Conneaut Lake Park Is Gone Now, And If I Want To Save Conneaut Lake Park, I Will Do It In An Unconventional Manner, I Will Turn It Into A Park To Attract Nearby Cities, And I Will Put 11 Rollercoasters, 30 Flat Rides, And A Massive Waterpark. Blue Streak: I Will Work With The Gravity Group To Make A Recreation Of Blue Streak With Timberliners That Are Designed To Look Like The Original Trains, And Gravity Groups Prefabricated Track. Tokyo Machine The Ride: A B&M 2nd Gen Stand-Up Coaster, World's Tallest Stand-Up Coaster, 6 Inversions, Onboard Audio, And A Better, Smoother, And Less Painful Ride Experience Than Other Stand-Up Coasters. Arcane: A B&M Invert Themed After The TV Show Arcane, Similar To Oziris. Would-Be Hero, A 2nd Gen Intamin Impulse, Themed After The Voice Of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars. Cheese string Coaster: A RMC Raptor Clone Themed After Cheese strings. Oni: A B&M Floorless With 7 Inversions, Themed After The Oni Demon From Japanese Mythology. Fisheaters Revenge: Sponsored By Deere, A B&M Hyper With The Weirdest Theming, Themed After The Demolition Of Wet 'n Wild Orlando, A Deere Excavator Was Demolishing The Kids Area, It Demolished It So Fast, And Then, It Became An Excavator Demon, And Ate The Kids Area, Now, You Are The Demon, And Try To Destroy Orlando. Crazy Vulture: A S&S 4D Freespin Wild Mouse: The Only Intamin Wild Mouse Ever Built. Spinning Eyepatch: A Gerstaluer Spinning Coaster. Sus Ride: A B&M Flying Coaster Themed After Among Us.
unfortunate. sounds like this was doomed from the start, but that can’t be helped i guess. at least we still have other classic woodies, some of which are fantastic rides (such as comet at hershey). sadly i don’t have this credit, but i’d say it’s a little too late now lol also love the representation of the airtime, it was amazing ༼ つ ಥ_ಥ ༽つ
What with has been happening here in Colorado at Lakeside with the frivolous lawsuit against the park from some idiot who had his hands outside the cars on the Cyclone, even though they tell you more than once NOT TO DO THAT, and the ride has been standing but not operating for awhile now, now more than ever, it is important to hold on to the last Edward Vettel coaster in the world. I sincerely hope that they reopen the Cyclone soon.
@@BAKU2K2 Let's HOPE! In the meantime, I have a series of emotions about what happened. I'm also a longtime ACE member. Wild Cat @ Idora burned down on my b-day 4/26/84. I was 17 yrs. old then. Texas Cyclone was savagely torn down, but a piece of it was saved. I have a piece myself + some bolts from several roller coasters from that park.
The NAD train was stuck at the bottom of the lift will and was ripped out of the tunnel in December. In the video of the station burning I thought I saw the original vettel still parked there, but I was told that it was suppose to go to Conneaut Lake Historical Society.
Canobie Coaster would say: While I'm sad I'll never get to experience those hills again, the reality is that Blue Streak was... A) quite rough B) pretty rough C) too rough for many.
It didn't really burn down. Just the brake run, part of the station, and part of the tunnel were destroyed by fire. If this were any other coaster, it could have easily been repaired. 90% of the structure was not touched by flames. However, that 90% is doomed due to the greediness of one Todd Joseph. You'll see condos there soon.
Yeah this just sucks. I was hoping it would be saved for at least another year, as I was making it a priority to visit for a ride in 2022. Alas, it wasn't meant to be.
Well here we are a over a year later, and I have good news. I saw somewhere that Hotel Conneaut was suing the current owner. From what I could gather, the park was the main draw of tourism, and now that it’s such a dump, hardly anyone’s coming like they used to. Hopefully this park can finally get an owner it deserves. I myself have fingers crossed that Gene Staples will work his magic once again, but only time will tell…
Holy moly - this video broke the news to me! I know nothing so far, but whenever a coaster burns down - especially one at a park in financial trouble - it’s very often an inside job of arson.
What a shame.
The demolition had started before the fire, so it was clear it was coming down. The fire spreading just expedited the process.
@@CanobieCoaster Sounds like the fire getting to it was "accidentally on purpose" to me!!
@@CanobieCoasterA HISTORIC LANDMARK IS A PROTECTED LANDMARK
Conneaut is a park that I so badly wanted to see succeed. It certainly had the bones to be a classic park akin to Knoebels. It's a shame that this is how CLP and Blue Steak's story ends. I always thought the villains from 80s underdog sports movies were too cheesy to exist, and then Todd Joseph came along.
It was a sad ending for this ride.
You cannot blame Todd Joseph for this. He's the only one who looks at Conneaut without rose colored nostalgia goggles. We all loved Conneaut when it was thriving, but everything else in the park already burned down at least once, sometimes two or three times. That's decades worth of investment literally up in smoke. There was never enough money to maintain what they had, much less bring it all back to whatever glory it may have enjoyed, all while updating it for the changing times. There is too much other competition. There are a lot of more thrilling rides at places that don't show 30 years of decay front and center. It's sad, and Todd Joseph may seem like a villain, but he's not wrong.
@@icerleaf sorry, but old coasters like this need to be preserved, no matter how old they are.
@@alecvip7562ABSOLUTELY!
@@icerleafWHAT DID JOSEPH PROMISED AT THE TIME OF SALE ?
This is a real tragedy. My grandfather rode this when he was young. I had a growing interest in trying this out one day after hearing this. So much for that.
It's a shame this historic ride burned down even if it wasn't in the best condition.
I rode this a few years ago and it’s one of my all time favorites. It’s up there with the beast and the thunderbolt. So sad to see it go
I have made a similar video regarding the fire and with this as one of my home parks. This coaster had a special place in my heart, even riding this thing 61 times in a day!
That's impressive given how rough it was.
Insansecoasterjunkie can you please edit your Halloween event video you made there just to show your Marathon on blue streak at night it’s by far my favorite part of any TH-cam video ever
The sad thing is that you can see evidence of past greatness in its design. I'm sure this coaster was an absolute monster in its heyday.
Most likely.
@@CanobieCoaster it is sad to see it burn down.
Heyday is a great discription I doubt there are meny that remember it being more then a wonder if it would survive the season.
We used to have a house on the lake, so I grew up going to this park all summer and then took my kids there. When we went back last summer and saw he ripped the whole midway down, it was obvious he was preparing for some condos or housing. Went back for the Pumpkin Fest and even more rides gone. So long Conneaut Lake Park. My family will miss you.
It was a sad end.
Speculation
So he definitely had a “controlled fire” get out of hands to avoid extra permits cost. A lot easier to rip it down completely when it deemed a safety treat instead of keeping it standing and doing it properly.
Sad to see it go out in that fashion
Agreed
I wouldn't be surprised if it was intentional in some way.
I am almost certain that this was not an accident. People have been trying to save this ride from getting demolished for years. The park knows that people would be outraged if they removed it. They took the easy way out and burned it to avoid backlash.
The guy running the place is shady, and burning such an old wooden structure right next to a lake, how many chemicals did that release into the air and water supply? The whole thing is fishy especially looking at the history. It'll be condos or tax write off as a loss and that will be it.
@@Primogen18 Yea Todd Joseph has ruined the park and made it even worse that it already was. He removed so many other rides and now this.
It's clear the new owner didn't want to have amusement rides.
I looked up how the park is now. I see crappy local bands, paranormal investigations, axe throwing, big promoting of alcohol, & midget wrestling! Definitely not an amusement park anymore.
as a local that lives 20 mins away, i have always enjoyed going to this park, sad to see a ACE Coaster Classic burned down and being turned into a trailer park
It's sad as a coaster enthusiast, but my 2019 visit saw most people using the beach/non-rides.
As a kid I went there in the 50's and 60's when it was in its heyday. The place was always packed and I rode that Streak many many times. Our family usually rented a cottage for a couple weeks in the park. It was wonderful. I saw Tom Jones and the Supremes together there in the small music hall back around 1963.
Wow!
WE PROBABLY SAT NEXT TO YOU
Honestly I really enjoyed the animation showing the airtime, honestly probably one of my favorite parts to a video. So props to you making that great!
Thanks!
If Joseph is so eager to discreetly and dishonorably tear down a historic wooden coaster that has made memories for over 80 years, what does that say about how he views his potential patrons of whatever he has planned?
Based on my 2019 visit, the non-rides were the biggest draw.
@@CanobieCoaster what he means is Joseph has little respect for the people that loved the park so what makes you think he would have more compassion for whatever project goes in place of the park say condos or whatever
@@muffinknight8101 Todd Joseph did show respect towards those who have fond memories of the park.
What many people do not realize is how bad the condition of the rides & park property was in.
Many years of neglect & the fact that the maintenance of the park had been in the hands of volunteers for a long period of time.
Those volunteers were very dedicated & hard working, but without the proper funds and equipment, it was impossible to accomplish what they had hoped to.
Communication between the park owner & those interested in what was happening with the park ended when he was bombarded with insults and threats & the rumors and false statements started being spread about the decisions he was making concerning the future of the park.
He did open it for one season.
Unfortunately, attendance at the park was very dismal, as it had been for many seasons, even prior to covid.
There were a very few days that the park had anything that would be considered a crowd.
At that time, I believe he realized things were not going to be able to move forward under the current conditions.
Often times when you are the one who has to make the difficult business decisions, those decisions are not popular with the ones not familiar with the business end of the decision making.
JOSEPH ONLY HAS THE HOTEL LEFT ON THE ARSON HIT LIST
Just a few facts:
The coater did not burn down.
While the coaster was being torn down, the fire from the burning rubble spread to the loading/ breaking pavilion of the ride.
The fire was extinguished before it reached the track that was still standing.
As of today (01/12/2022) about half of the track & frame is still standing, scheduled to be torn down as soon as weather permits.
There was nothing illegal about the tearing down of the blue streak.
The correct permits had been attained beforehand.
It is very sad to see the coaster gone, however, it was in bad shape & it would have taken a huge monetary investment to make it viable again.
On a positive note:
Todd Joseph (Owner of the park) did donate one of the original Vettel cars & pieces of the track & frame from the ride to the Conneaut Lake Historical Museum.
The Vettel cars haven’t been used since the ‘60s, they have been in storage at the park.
The museum will be putting together a very nice interactive display with the donated items.
Unfortunately, nothing can replace the blue streak, but the owner of the park has made an effort to insure that future generations will at least be able to able to see, touch & enjoy some pieces of its history.
Thanks for more information what happened!
A HISTORIC LANDMARK IS A PROTECTED LANDMARK
Wish I could have gotten a ride. I don't mind rough woodies, and it seems like a capital sin to destroy a historic one. I believe this park needed someone who had the capital to add a new coaster while also doing the retrack. As mentioned, there really isn't any reason a park shouldn't be attracting attention with a $5 or $10 entry fee.
I wish this coaster was still standing, but its fate doesn't surprise me.
The Blue Streak was always a rough ride but in my opinion that’s what made it a great coaster! My family use to stay in a cabin on the lake and we spent all day in the park. I road The Blue Streak from the time they opened till they closed at night over and over! Such great memories!
Thank you for your video
That's impressive.
The way you described the airtime experience on Blue Streak had me laughing like crazy
It was one-of-a-kind.
@@CanobieCoaster I was mainly referring to how you put the parts about how you were likely to say some profanity in those parts. I had absolutely no idea that was coming
I think the owner burned the Blue Streak on purpose.
He started dismantling it before starting a controlled burn so it was coming down.
@@CanobieCoaster why would they light it tho
The guy who bought it don't care about the history or the local people he just wanted the land
My girlfriend and I brought our kids to this park in July 2019. The kids took multiple rides on this but we only took one and decided that was enough.
All I could think of riding this thing was Krusty Land from the Simpsons TV Show . Shame to see it ended like this though, we had hoped to come back to the park. RIP Blue Streak.
It was super rough, but it was historic.
I personally liked blue streak. I waited an hour for a back row ride on a Sunday (yes, on a wheel seat) and it had some fantastic airtimeon the three main drops.
The roughness to me felt janky like an arrow coaster, rather than bumpy like most other woodies. It didn't bother me or cause me pain personally, but I can see why it is too much for some.
By the way 5 dollars for admission was not enough for the park to sustain themselves
The cushioned seats absorbed a lot of bumps, but it was still pretty brutal.
First off thanks for the credited footage! I had the pleasure of riding it over 250 circuits in a day in 2004 while raising money for the ride. It was with the original train and was a great ride with plenty of airtime and did not beat you up at that time. I did ride it after the partial retrack with the NAD trains and it was somewhat rough but still very enjoyable. I however have not been able to visit since my move from Ohio to North Carolina in 2017. I am going to miss the ride and the park.
The Blue Streak Challenge? I participated in 2006, it was a great time!
@@RanHam yep that was it. They did 301 or so circuits but I needed some time to gather myself during the day. Lol
@@idoraparkbill You're right the Vettel train ran great on the track. The mechanic Don Schanz can be accredited for getting the Blue Streak back up and running after the 1997 SBNO period. He even restored the Vettle Trains himself. Some of the cars were actually from the leap the dips ride that was at CLP and some of them were built for the Blue Streak, which I thought was a cool fact.
Thank you for making the footage copyright free! It was great to see what Conneaut Lake Park looked like a decade ago.
I rode blue streak many times back in the 70s. Even back then it wasn’t a busy park. That’s why my boyfriend and I used to take my four-year-old niece when we were babysitting. We liked going there because it wasn’t crowded. You could just park on the road outside the park and walk in. I think the last time I was there was probably 1976. Really sad to see it gone like it is. 😢 Great job on the video. 🙏🏻
Was it still rough back then?
@@CanobieCoaster Lol, yes, very. I always had a few bumps and bruises from it. 😉
I stayed at hotel conneaut a couple summers as well as camped on a nearby beach late 90’s I was around 10-12. This was the first coaster I “wasn’t afraid of” I’m about 30 mins away from Darien lake which as a kid those coasters were terrifying. I don’t remember too much about the park but I remember riding this coaster over and over and over. We looked into coming here a few years back now that I have a family of my own but never pulled the trigger. Kinda bummed we didn’t but from the sounds of it I didn’t miss much. Sad to see it go out the way it did
The end was quite sad.
Wow this is just sad to hear. Sounds like the demo cost were getting to expensive and some how it "accidently" caught fire while they were burning the already demoed pieces.
Maybe it was for insurance.
Never got to ride it was planning on going but COVID-19 happened and the park closed ... I was only about 2ish hours away.... 😞😞. Thank TH-cam and the coaster community for immortalizing this ACE woodie....
I missed it in 2017 due to weather, so I made darn sure to get there the next time I was in the area in 2019.
While far from unexpected, given the way things went at CLP this year, it still saddens me immensely. Yeah, Blue Streak was rough. It was also sketchy and in need of serious work. It may have been the scariest coaster I ever rode, certainly one of the few I worried about falling down as I rode. All that said, I still loved the violent rides this gave me. A rain ride in the back row gave crazy ejector air on the whole course. I can't think of a single more brutal experience I have had on a coaster. I loved your description of the seat coming up, so accurate!
I wish they could have retracked this coaster, but this park wasn't getting enough funds to likely do that.
Loved this coaster. I probably rode it 100 times or more throughout my childhood.
It's a shame it's gone.
Conneaut Lake Park, and the Hotel Conneaut had so much potential. Todd Joseph is essentially a fool with a little bit of money. I went 18 years ago for a weeks vacation and the area was booming and showed so much potential, I returned this past summer and it was depressing to say the least. I walk into the lobby of the Hotel Conneaut and to a guy smoking weed while holding a baby. I wanted to walk past Elizabeth's room, the famed ghost, and the hallway is locked and you have to pay to walk down the hall. As I was walking through the hotel a strange man followed us, he was sixty, and flirting with my 23 year old daughter. I then find out that the only draw to the park/hotel was burnt to the ground, "accidentally," while burning weeds. Who the hell burns weeds near an antique roller coaster? Very sad to see this parks demise.
What a shame to hear how it changed.
I rode this from the back 45 years ago when the ride was just 40 years old. I was only 12, but it was the most wicked air time I have ever experienced.
Those first few drops are incredible in back.
Such a historic coaster. Such a sad end. 😔
Yes
The Blue Streak was amazing. There was nothing like it for 80 miles. We will miss you. My parents met at this park. The blue streak is historic.
I'm glad I got to experience those first 3 drops.
The winky face at the spank! I can’t haha.
I always wanted to ride this, But alas.
You're welcome.
Did I hear you say Fiance'? Congratulations! That's such great news! Oh! Great tribute video. This is one I missed on several of my trips. Not by choice mind you. As nostalgic as it was, I don't think I missed much. Congrats again!
😁
Thanks, I've been engaged for over a year. We're waiting for things to calm down to have the wedding we want.
It’s sad there’s no IB parks that could come in and save this one. Classic woodies and amusement parks always have a soft spot in my heart.
It would have been nice if Gene Staples had instead saved this park.
So sad to see this go. I used to go to CLP with my grandparents when I was little. Blue Streak was my first major coaster and really developed my love for coasters. I'll definitely cherish those memories
It was a sad end.
I attended the all night ERT for the grand reopening in 1997. They ran a 4-car train, which made for a faster ride with even wilder air time over those first three hills. For those who could withstand the beatdown it gave you, it was an absolute classic. It was as pure and thrilling as anything you would ever hope to ride. But everything about Blue Streak's untamed violence was on full display even then. You want to talk about jackhammering in the valleys? This was an all night event. Some of the ACE crazies were out there trying to rack up sheer numbers of circuits. (I think I ended up in the high 20s.) People would be waiting in line to go, but Car 3 Seat 3, nicknamed "Square Wheels" by the middle of the night, would go up empty. In its heyday, Blue Streak would get a solid 9 from me. I am glad to have those memories. They soften the blow of Blue Streak's slow and inevitable demise.
Wow that would be insane with a 4 car train.
Really wanted to ride this at some point, sad to see it come to such a tragic end. RIP Blue Streak
It will be missed.
Great video especially explaining air time.
Glad it was helpful!
I got a bit of a scare when I saw this video on my feed, and then gave a somewhat of a sigh of relief when I saw it was Conneaut's Blue Streak that burned down and not Cedar Point's! Thankfully that one is here to stay!
Cedar Point's should be safe.
@@CanobieCoaster It's been a favorite of mine so I'd hope so! A bit of a shame as I never had a chance to ride this unique coaster though.
loved that airtime diagram. so sad i never got to experience this one.
You're welcome!
Have you ridden Cyclone at Lakeside. It’s a little janky, but it uses the old trains still. The buzz bars are stationary about ten inches above my legs, and I’m a big guy. I sat by myself in the back, I was genuinely scared and excited at same time! I would have my hands up and find one quickly going down to grab the bar like I was riding a bucking bronco! Best coaster in Colorado. The wild Chipmunk is pretty great also for being a 70 +year old coaster as well. I guess Lakeside is the #1 janky park in the country now. Maybe they can buy that chance toboggan lol!
I still need to get to all the Colorado parks.
This Park needs a Big Investor..To respect the past and enhance the future.. Everyone would make out in the end... This place is a gem..
I wish it got investment, but I doubt it.
It really breaks my heart to see a coaster like burn down I heard about this park about 2 years ago from another TH-cam video and I was instantly excited to go but because of the pandemic I never got the chance and now I never will
It was a sad end.
Love the video, grew up riding Blue Streak, and Kennywoods coasters, the family even had a cottage up there till a few years ago. Blue Streak was once a GREAT ride. It really sucked its last couple years. When really did in CLP besides lack of investment from owners in the 90s, is in the late 90s to mid 2010s when Waldameer really started to expand and all that, people who wanted something different in Pittsburgh from Kennywood and a weekend out, went up another 30 minutes to Waldameer to experience modern rides, bigger beach and the best state park right down the road. I knew this was coming for years. Still sad tho.That being said, its still a GREAT area for boating, fishing, camping, good local food, winery tours, great lakes and hotels.
Waldameer was the better park, but I still thought Conneaut had potential with TLC.
@@CanobieCoaster CLP did, but as I said I had a Cottage on that lake as well as a boat. It was in REALLY bad shape, and was never really busy. If your the GP its easy to skip CLP and go to Waldameer. The attraction in that area isnt the park, its the lake itself. Its one of the few lakes in the area with lots of beaches and no power restrictions on your boat, so its popular with boaters who like to go fast and go water skiiing, or tubing. And beach goers, the other lakes dont offer the same, all the lakes around it have a 20 horsepower limit, cant ski with that. The park woulda been a great attraction if it was still in awesome shape
Sad I'll never get to experience this. I was morbidly curious about it, but I'll never get the chance. Sounds like it was a brutal ride, one of the roughest of all time
It was an endurance test.
No way, so sad. I remember riding it back in the mid-80's and it was my favorite ride. 😭😭
It had great airtime in the back.
I loved your airtime animation 😆.
Sad that this ride is gone but the writing has been on the wall. 😭
Thanks!
Rode this classic numerous times in the 80's and 90's and it was ranked pretty high by many enthusiasts back then . The last time I rode it was heartbreaking to see how rough and dilapidated it had become 🙁Just hope that classic PTC train @ 10:07 and the classic NAD trains were saved . Let us know if you're aware of the status of those two historic gems .
The whispers I’ve been hearing on coaster groups on Facebook are that one car was in possession of the history museum, while the Vettel train was still in the station at the time of the fire.
@@jonathansima7591 Got it. Hope it's true . I would guess that Vettel train is a PTC train that was restored in 2002 according to an ACE photo album. I'm sure Tom Rebbie of PTC can verify that and the age of it .
That's a bummer the Vettel train may have been lost.
@@CanobieCoaster Both are safe but he wants $20,000 for the NAD cars according to Historical Coaster Foundation th-cam.com/video/lUw-3EPzcP8/w-d-xo.html
I grew up in Conneaut Lake, Going to the park in the summer was always something we looked forward to. Sad to see the new owners do this to a local treasure and landmark.
I wish I could've visited in the park's heyday.
I would honestly go as far as saying this was an arsonist attack, Blue Streak deserved much better.
The demolition started before the fire.
Man... if you could have ridden it years prior to when you did, it was way more rough... we went our last time in 2016 and I was amazed how much smoother it was.. that 1st valley after first drop use to be completely brutal!!! Almost un-ridable..
That's crazy.
Very sad. This park was in my plans for my big 2020 summer trip, before everything happened and the park didn't open. It was then part of my 2021 summer plans, but only if Blue Streak would be open. Same story for my 2022 summer plans. It just wasn't meant to be.
I like your animation describing the airtime. I would've loved that, but that jackhammering might have been too much for me. I did ride Skyliner at Lakemont Park 11x in a day, so I'm sure I could've handled 2 or 3 on Blue Streak, just to experience that kind of airtime.
I still need to get back to Lakemont. My memory of Skyliner is fuzzy.
It’s so sad that the new gen wants to take down these historical things
It is.
The Blue Streak at Cedar Point is still alive and kicking!
Yes
This is super sad. I was hoping to get to Conneaut this next year had Blue Streak been open. Looked like a unique and fun experience.
It was certainly unique.
Hopefully, at least the trains are preserved as museum pieces.
Also, the fact that Joseph may have been tearing down such a historic ride without a permit makes me suspicious that he might have known that it was somehow legally/contractually protected. Real Estate Developers often hate protected historic structures because it limits what they can do on the land.
It depends if the trains were in the station.
@@CanobieCoaster Yeah, they're probably gone.
Rumors from coaster groups on Facebook suggest one car was in possession of the history museum, while the Vettel train was still in the station at the time of the fire.
Apparently, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission confirmed that there were no legal or contractual restrictions preventing Joseph from demolishing the ride, as he was not using state or federal funding. Saw this in an article on the Meadville Tribune. TH-cam won't let me post the link to it.
When i visited this place i saw a busy hopeful place with lots of care, fresh paint where needed, and potential. The volunteers took so much pride, i looked forward to updates on their Facebook page. I remember them painting the checkered pattern on the bumper car building, it was a total blast (teen dance club?) . This was 2017 or so, right after the waterpark area was spruced up, there was hope. It was an amazing vacation, we stayed at the hotel.
This is a terrible shame, but the guys history isn't exactly noteworthy.
Maybe hell bring in another coaster so that too can show up for sale on a used ride merchant site immediately after like every other ride that was brought in. Invite more drunken crowds to the beaches, who knows.
Rumors are Knoebels bought the kiddy turtle ride and a bunch of the park benches from there, well see. After all youd need a park to have park benches...
From my 2019 visit, it was clear the beach and non-ride activities were the biggest draw. And the new owner clearly didn't want the amusement rides.
Such an unfortunate way that this coaster's storied history ended.
I agree.
I fear that Williams Grove's "Cyclone" is probably next, knowing that it too has a storied history, but now sits abandoned, slowly rotting away.
Fun fact: Lakeside’s Trains only have seatbelts. I can’t wait for a review on Lakeside in general.
I still need to visit all the Colorado parks.
@@CanobieCoaster I’m excited to hear what you think when you come!
Awsome video. So sad this was my home park as well
Thanks and that's a bummer.
i absolutely love that train diagram
Thank you!
I think it is a shame that this roller coaster came to a tragic end. I think the new owner should have donated the coaster to another amusement park and let the coaster enthuses could have worked their magic and had it restored as they did at Lakemont Park and Leaps and Dips. It is sad to know that this coaster will never be the delight of people again.
This one would have been tricky to relocate given its condition.
WE THINK THE PARK SHOULD DONATE TODD JOSEPH
NOOOOO 😭😭
It will be missed despite its flaws.
Are they going to get rid of devils den too
I'm guessing so.
I rode blue streak during the 1997 season and it was the sketchiest airtime I’ve ever gotten on a airtime thank goodness I held on
I loved how weird it was.
I would’ve loved to experience this
It was unforgettable.
Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake Park was not placed in your video of top 25 worst roller coasters in the world (2020), Canobie Coaster. But Wildcat at Lake Compounce and Coaster Express at Parque Warner Madrid were placed in that video. The latter was in number 1. So if I ask you, why?
Blue Streak had good airtime despite how rough it was.
I'm not going to lie, I almost feel glad that the coaster is out of its misery. Given the park's historic nature, it almost doesn't feel dignified that it has met this slow and sad end.
It was a sad end.
It's probably a better end than the Cyclone at Williams Grove PA, which I believe was moved there from Palisades Park in NJ. The entire amusement park was left to rot in the woods.
Conneaut Lake Park Is Gone Now, And If I Want To Save Conneaut Lake Park, I Will Do It In An Unconventional Manner, I Will Turn It Into A Park To Attract Nearby Cities, And I Will Put 11 Rollercoasters, 30 Flat Rides, And A Massive Waterpark.
Blue Streak: I Will Work With The Gravity Group To Make A Recreation Of Blue Streak With Timberliners That Are Designed To Look Like The Original Trains, And Gravity Groups Prefabricated Track.
Tokyo Machine The Ride: A B&M 2nd Gen Stand-Up Coaster, World's Tallest Stand-Up Coaster, 6 Inversions, Onboard Audio, And A Better, Smoother, And Less Painful Ride Experience Than Other Stand-Up Coasters.
Arcane: A B&M Invert Themed After The TV Show Arcane, Similar To Oziris.
Would-Be Hero, A 2nd Gen Intamin Impulse, Themed After The Voice Of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars.
Cheese string Coaster: A RMC Raptor Clone Themed After Cheese strings.
Oni: A B&M Floorless With 7 Inversions, Themed After The Oni Demon From Japanese Mythology.
Fisheaters Revenge: Sponsored By Deere, A B&M Hyper With The Weirdest Theming, Themed After The Demolition Of Wet 'n Wild Orlando, A Deere Excavator Was Demolishing The Kids Area, It Demolished It So Fast, And Then, It Became An Excavator Demon, And Ate The Kids Area, Now, You Are The Demon, And Try To Destroy Orlando.
Crazy Vulture: A S&S 4D Freespin
Wild Mouse: The Only Intamin Wild Mouse Ever Built.
Spinning Eyepatch: A Gerstaluer Spinning Coaster.
Sus Ride: A B&M Flying Coaster Themed After Among Us.
Lol
My friend rode it and said it was brutal. If it had got an titan track before th e park and it closed it might be one of the best classic coasters
I doubt they could have afforded that.
@@CanobieCoaster yea. If they got more funds that would have made for a good out and back coaster
Dude that emoji diagram.. Maybe re think that next time 😂🤣😂
On a serious note, it's sad to see this gone.
I will miss this interesting ride.
Maybe I'm a freak but I feel like I'd like the violent nature of the ride 🤣
It's rough and tumble.
unfortunate. sounds like this was doomed from the start, but that can’t be helped i guess. at least we still have other classic woodies, some of which are fantastic rides (such as comet at hershey). sadly i don’t have this credit, but i’d say it’s a little too late now lol
also love the representation of the airtime, it was amazing ༼ つ ಥ_ಥ ༽つ
I'm proud of my Power Point drawing. Clearly I'm not a graphic desginer.
@@CanobieCoaster screw that u should be that was just BEAUTIFUL
I rode this as a kid, heartbreaking to see what has happened to the park. At least I have good memories of it.
It was a very sad end.
What with has been happening here in Colorado at Lakeside with the frivolous lawsuit against the park from some idiot who had his hands outside the cars on the Cyclone, even though they tell you more than once NOT TO DO THAT, and the ride has been standing but not operating for awhile now, now more than ever, it is important to hold on to the last Edward Vettel coaster in the world. I sincerely hope that they reopen the Cyclone soon.
I hope that ride reopens soon.
How did this coaster burn down was it caused by like some sort of fire by lightning or something
The owner started dismantling the ride. He then tried burning the pieces that had been taken down, but the fire spread.
That’s very sad but I get another defunct credit!
That's true.
I love that stick figure video
You're welcome.
Another classic woodie bites the dust :( ,rest in peace Blue Streak. 😥
It was a sad end.
@@CanobieCoaster Obviously this fire was intentional to speed up the demolition.
Only time I was on it was during the 13 floors of death Halloween time in 2017 and it was a rough ride in the dark
It was a crazy hit and bang coaster
That's a great name for a Halloween event.
@@CanobieCoaster yeah it was but I wasn't sure if it was the 13th floor of death or thirteen floors of fear but either one was a good idea there.
Looks like it was a fun ride. Hopefully they had it insured.
I don't think it gets rebuilt.
Unfortunate but understandable with the bankruptcy situation.
Did the train go up in flames as well? If not, would love to see it in the Roller Coaster museum. BTW love the rider sensation graphics. Hilarious!
Thanks! And it depends if the train was in the station. That's unclear.
From what I've heard no traces of either trains were found, so hopefully they were saved from the fire.
@@BAKU2K2 Let's HOPE! In the meantime, I have a series of emotions about what happened. I'm also a longtime ACE member. Wild Cat @ Idora burned down on my b-day 4/26/84. I was 17 yrs. old then. Texas Cyclone was savagely torn down, but a piece of it was saved. I have a piece myself + some bolts from several roller coasters from that park.
The NAD train was stuck at the bottom of the lift will and was ripped out of the tunnel in December. In the video of the station burning I thought I saw the original vettel still parked there, but I was told that it was suppose to go to Conneaut Lake Historical Society.
6:34 did he just slap that girl? LOLOL
Yes
Canobie Coaster would say:
While I'm sad I'll never get to experience those hills again, the reality is that Blue Streak was...
A) quite rough
B) pretty rough
C) too rough
for many.
C
It didn't really burn down. Just the brake run, part of the station, and part of the tunnel were destroyed by fire. If this were any other coaster, it could have easily been repaired. 90% of the structure was not touched by flames. However, that 90% is doomed due to the greediness of one Todd Joseph. You'll see condos there soon.
The fact they already started removing the ride sort of sealed it.
I wonder what blue streak would look like with a full repair and maybe even turning it into a rmc.
If this park gets any coaster in the future, it would be a shock at this point.
That logo was awesome though
Agreed.
The seat itself getting airtime definitely did not happen to me in 2019, so I got the crazy ejector airtime without the seat spanking me
It was the very back row that did it Memorial Day weekend of 2019.
@@CanobieCoaster I rode that exact seat in august, and I don't remember it happening to me lol
Why didn't they sell pieces of The Blue Streak????
I wish they did.
an eye for an eye
It was flawed, but it had its moments.
@@CanobieCoaster oh i meant something a little more sinister by that.
Didn’t get to ride but I hope some of the cars and signs were saved.
I'm not sure since the station burned down.
Can anyone say lawsuit and put this guy out of business permanently. I see this and think of Idora Park, just down the road in Youngstown, Ohio.
I wouldn't be surprised if there are charges.
Lived and loved the blue streak as a kid. The us coaster enthusiasts tried to make it better. But Todd Joseph had plans to destroy the history
Sad to see it go.
10:41 I spy Minnie Mouse at the non-Disney park! Who put the cutout there? Probably an idiotic stranger.
Not sure how they got there.
Rode it back in 67-68, sad to see it go.
It was a sad ending.
@@CanobieCoaster 80 yrs is a pretty good run, maybe they'll put up something better down the road or are they closed totally?
I really hope another park buys blue streak blueprints and rebuild it.
I don't know if the blueprints are still around.
Yeah this just sucks. I was hoping it would be saved for at least another year, as I was making it a priority to visit for a ride in 2022. Alas, it wasn't meant to be.
I wish it had a happier ending.
Werent they demolishing it? I dont know what happened
The owner was demolishing it (without a permit) and tried to burn some of the deconstructed wood when the fire spread.
@@CanobieCoaster is that legal?
Well here we are a over a year later, and I have good news. I saw somewhere that Hotel Conneaut was suing the current owner. From what I could gather, the park was the main draw of tourism, and now that it’s such a dump, hardly anyone’s coming like they used to. Hopefully this park can finally get an owner it deserves. I myself have fingers crossed that Gene Staples will work his magic once again, but only time will tell…
Losing Blue Streak was a big loss for the park.
Looked like a dam good classic woody, shame to see it go
It had some wild airtime.
Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake Park was not placed in your video of top 25 worst roller coasters in the world (2020). Why?
It has some redeeming qualities like the airtime.