So many memories at Geauga Lake/Sea World! I went there many times as a kid and when it became Six Flags Worlds Of Adventure my wife and I worked there for one season when we were dating. We got to work on the X-Flight the first year it was there. Now I live literally 5 min away and every time I drive by the back entrance by Raging Wolf Bobs I get a pit in my stomach. RWB and the Big Dipper are still there just rotting away and the place is a complete eye sore now, so sad!
Dominator (Kings Dominion) was Dominator/Batman Knight Flight. Carolina Cobra (Carowinds) was Head Spin/Mind Eraser. Possessed (Dorney Park) was Steel Venom/Superman Ultimate Escape. Thunderhawk (Michigan's Adventure) was Thunderhawk/Serial Thriller. Firehawk (Kings Island) was X-Flight. Cedar Fair bought the park for $145,000,000. Total cost for buying these rides brand new is $55,000,000. They operated the park for a couple years and made more money, and more with the water park.
I swear I remember them using this song in 2002 when they switched the name to sixflags worlds of adventure. By the time I actually got into rollercoasters (about 2 years after I rode Double Loop and Villain AKA: my first coasters.) The park was already closed, so I never got to ride dominator and Steel Venom. I dont have the money to go to VA or PA to ride either of them.
Very nice, I loved Geauga Lake. You had another video of the park on TH-cam before too, I hope you'll add that back on at some point. That one was my favorite ("Arrow monstrosity," "Take the ferry across the lake," etc.) but this one is great too.
Gosh I miss the old place. I cannot believe that 5 years ago I was riding great coasters like the Big Dipper, Dominator, and Steel Venom. I am happy that Robb got this video records of GL. Do you have full povs of the rides or just clips? Thanks again for bringing back the old memories without playing some sad sarah mclachlan song. R.I.P. Geauga Lake. Thanks to you, I became a coaster buff and hopefully someday soon a TPR member. P.S. I met you at CP, I was working Mille Force.
@dabeothic the coster in 2:08 (Double Loop) was never relocated. The Dominator also operates in Kings Dominion under the same name. None of the coasters at Geauga lake were relocated to Cedar Point.
Most of the steel roller coasters are still in operation today at other Cedar Fair parks, Batman (0:52) (Dominator) is in Kings Dominion VA. Serial Thriller (1:08) (Thunderhawk) is in Michigan's Adventure. X-Flight (2:57) is now Firehawk in Kinghs Island, OH. The Roadrunner Express (0:20) is now one of 3 Woodstock Express's at one of the Cedar Fair park (they're all the same). Superman (1:26) (Steel Venom) is now "Possessed" at Dorney Park, PA. R.I.P Big Dipper (3:06) Raging Wolf Bobs (2:33) Villain (2:14)
+uss iowa Yes, the Double loop was bought by a scrap company, and, well, they did what scrap companies do. +BeepDees commented that (2:08) was the corkscrew, It is the double loop, The Corkscrew was dismantled in 1995-6 and sent at MGM Dizzee World in Muthukadu, India.. (he also said wrongly, the Dominator was now Cedar Point's Raptor)
Wow to think all of those rides were sold to other parks, at 2:08 its called the corkscrew now but its at cedar point the dominator is at cedarpoint but its called raptor
Cedar Fair probably bought this because it was a cheap way to get "new" roller coasters for their other parks, and get money for selling the older ones for scrap. Dominator (Kings Dominion), Carolina Cobra (Carowinds), Possessed (Dorney Park), Thunderhawk (Michigan's Adventure), and Firehawk (Kings Island) were all here and ARE NOT new. Big Dipper, Double Loop, Raging Wolf Bobs, and Villian were all sold for scrapmetal.
Randy West Rode 9 Roller 🎢 Coasters at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio USA 🇺🇲 EST. 1887-2007 1. Big Dipper EST. 1925-2007, 2. Raging Wolf Bobs EST. 1988-2007, 3. The Villain EST. 2000-2007, 4. Double Loop EST. 1977-2007, 5. Head Spin EST. 1996-2007, 6. Thunderhawk EST. 1998-2007, 7. Dominator EST. 2000-2007, 8. Steel Venom EST. 2000-2006, 9. X-Flight EST. 2001-2006, and Randy West Rode The Villain Roller 🎢 Coaster EST. 2000-2007 Rode Only One on The Villain Roller 🎢 Coaster Train in 2006 at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio USA 🇺🇲 Randy West Last Time at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio USA 🇺🇲 Forever in the year of 2006.
@sixflagsfan1113 A couple was able to buy The Big Dipper, years ago. I've heard that it's still standing where the main park used to be. Any word on the final fate of the 12th oldest roller coaster in the world?
I still say this could be in the top 5 Six Flags/Cedar Fair Parks if it never closed. Maybe the profit numbers say otherwise, but I don't go by numbers. I go by visuals.
I swear, if I ever win the lottery, the first damn thing ima do, (Besides investing in the stock market, and opening fast food franchises, to keep the money flowing.) is replicating Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, exactly how it was in the 2002-2003 season. And even adding some more rides. Obviously I can't open it in Aurora, or anywhere in Ohio, cause it was a really bad location for an amusement park, cause there are too many parks there already. I would probably open it, either in, Colorado, Texas, or Washington State. Well that's my dream... R.I.P. Geauga Lake 1872-2007
Nicholas Menasian World's of Adventure grew way too quickly for Aurora, making it a bad location to try to visit the huge park, causing its downfall. Sandusky has way more hotels since Cedar Point grew more naturally to have more time to get support in the area.
So many memories at Geauga Lake/Sea World! I went there many times as a kid and when it became Six Flags Worlds Of Adventure my wife and I worked there for one season when we were dating. We got to work on the X-Flight the first year it was there. Now I live literally 5 min away and every time I drive by the back entrance by Raging Wolf Bobs I get a pit in my stomach. RWB and the Big Dipper are still there just rotting away and the place is a complete eye sore now, so sad!
Dominator (Kings Dominion) was Dominator/Batman Knight Flight. Carolina Cobra (Carowinds) was Head Spin/Mind Eraser. Possessed (Dorney Park) was Steel Venom/Superman Ultimate Escape. Thunderhawk (Michigan's Adventure) was Thunderhawk/Serial Thriller. Firehawk (Kings Island) was X-Flight. Cedar Fair bought the park for $145,000,000. Total cost for buying these rides brand new is $55,000,000. They operated the park for a couple years and made more money, and more with the water park.
I swear I remember them using this song in 2002 when they switched the name to sixflags worlds of adventure. By the time I actually got into rollercoasters (about 2 years after I rode Double Loop and Villain AKA: my first coasters.) The park was already closed, so I never got to ride dominator and Steel Venom. I dont have the money to go to VA or PA to ride either of them.
Very nice, I loved Geauga Lake. You had another video of the park on TH-cam before too, I hope you'll add that back on at some point. That one was my favorite ("Arrow monstrosity," "Take the ferry across the lake," etc.) but this one is great too.
I went to the sea world as a kid, great emorys, I'm sure the rides were great
Gosh I miss the old place. I cannot believe that 5 years ago I was riding great coasters like the Big Dipper, Dominator, and Steel Venom. I am happy that Robb got this video records of GL. Do you have full povs of the rides or just clips? Thanks again for bringing back the old memories without playing some sad sarah mclachlan song. R.I.P. Geauga Lake. Thanks to you, I became a coaster buff and hopefully someday soon a TPR member. P.S. I met you at CP, I was working Mille Force.
The "Sea World song" = : )
@dabeothic the coster in 2:08 (Double Loop) was never relocated. The Dominator also operates in Kings Dominion under the same name. None of the coasters at Geauga lake were relocated to Cedar Point.
I went there when I was a kid! I wish I could go again :)
at 1:18 is that inversion called a rollout?
Most of the steel roller coasters are still in operation today at other Cedar Fair parks, Batman (0:52) (Dominator) is in Kings Dominion VA. Serial Thriller (1:08) (Thunderhawk) is in Michigan's Adventure. X-Flight (2:57) is now Firehawk in Kinghs Island, OH. The Roadrunner Express (0:20) is now one of 3 Woodstock Express's at one of the Cedar Fair park (they're all the same). Superman (1:26) (Steel Venom) is now "Possessed" at Dorney Park, PA.
R.I.P
Big Dipper (3:06)
Raging Wolf Bobs (2:33)
Villain (2:14)
And double loop
+uss iowa Yes, the Double loop was bought by a scrap company, and, well, they did what scrap companies do. +BeepDees commented that (2:08) was the corkscrew, It is the double loop, The Corkscrew was dismantled in 1995-6 and sent at MGM Dizzee World in Muthukadu, India.. (he also said wrongly, the Dominator was now Cedar Point's Raptor)
Mind-Bender and the swing ride is at Carowinds, as The Flying Cobras and Yo-Yo
The Intamin Impulse Coasters are very awesome yet super loud
Impressive set of rides, and next to Sea 🌎 to boot! I was born just south of that region-- never got to go there. Too bad.
This park is in Amusement Park Heaven he’s looking down on us
i miss it so much T_T
Wow to think all of those rides were sold to other parks, at 2:08 its called the corkscrew now but its at cedar point the dominator is at cedarpoint but its called raptor
The song is by QKumba Zoo - The Child Inside use to play it at my DJ gigs back in the 90's
I don't get it. Why would they close this place? It looked really cool and had a ton of rides.
Right this was the biggest park in the world ceder point should have went down hill
Because it was not profitable because of the changes six flags made. Kennywood was bringing in more money than this park in 2006.
@jumpbacktome at least that was saved by cedar fair that was my first loop coaster
Cedar Fair probably bought this because it was a cheap way to get "new" roller coasters for their other parks, and get money for selling the older ones for scrap.
Dominator (Kings Dominion), Carolina Cobra (Carowinds), Possessed (Dorney Park), Thunderhawk (Michigan's Adventure), and Firehawk (Kings Island) were all here and ARE NOT new. Big Dipper, Double Loop, Raging Wolf Bobs, and Villian were all sold for scrapmetal.
loved this park
Awesome Song!
Pretty solid video that place was so awesome
@robbalvey Do you have any full POVs or onrides of any of the coasters here?
I love this song. And video too.
:( Sad. RIP GL
Dominator is now at my local theme park kings dominion
re-open Geauga lake, because if florida and cali can have all those amusemaents parks then they need to bring back Geauga lake
I don't think california has enough and on the other hand Ohio has too many
+Amazing Coaster And Game Cowntdowns by Max Pee Ohio only has two major ones...
Yes...yes she was! =)
@i305guy Yes!
No, not re-edited.
What was Firehawk, which is now at King's Island, called when it was at Six Flags? I saw it in the video, green track.
callmemarc X Flight
Randy West Rode 9 Roller 🎢 Coasters at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio USA 🇺🇲 EST. 1887-2007 1. Big Dipper EST. 1925-2007, 2. Raging Wolf Bobs EST. 1988-2007, 3. The Villain EST. 2000-2007, 4. Double Loop EST. 1977-2007, 5. Head Spin EST. 1996-2007, 6. Thunderhawk EST. 1998-2007, 7. Dominator EST. 2000-2007, 8. Steel Venom EST. 2000-2006, 9. X-Flight EST. 2001-2006, and Randy West Rode The Villain Roller 🎢 Coaster EST. 2000-2007 Rode Only One on The Villain Roller 🎢 Coaster Train in 2006 at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio USA 🇺🇲 Randy West Last Time at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio USA 🇺🇲 Forever in the year of 2006.
do u have any of these being on raging woof bobs or mr. hydes?
@sixflagsfan1113 A couple was able to buy The Big Dipper, years ago. I've heard that it's still standing where the main park used to be. Any word on the final fate of the 12th oldest roller coaster in the world?
badreality2 demolished
3:19 is that the dominator before it was moved to kings dominion?
I still say this could be in the top 5 Six Flags/Cedar Fair Parks if it never closed. Maybe the profit numbers say otherwise, but I don't go by numbers. I go by visuals.
What's the name of this song?
Is this still here?
are you like the only ones in the park?
RIP Geauga Lake. Your friends, Cedar Point and King's Island are sad.
did this park close up for good?
Yes.
Yeah, quite some time ago. If you Google Earth the park and rotate the camera, one view has the rides, one view just has pylons.
Was that the last day Six Flags was open? Cause I went there before they totally closed permanently
Cheyenne Horner It became Geauga Lake when Cedar Point purchased it. It eventually closed then.
Sidewinder
This place is just like discovery kingdom.
pouring one out for one my homies (and by that I mean Geauga Lake)...
It's a rollover, not rollout.
Not my favorite song. Also, it seems this is re-edited from the original vid.
Is that not harly quinn crazy train from sfga
No
So sad! :(
I swear, if I ever win the lottery, the first damn thing ima do, (Besides investing in the stock market, and opening fast food franchises, to keep the money flowing.) is replicating Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, exactly how it was in the 2002-2003 season. And even adding some more rides. Obviously I can't open it in Aurora, or anywhere in Ohio, cause it was a really bad location for an amusement park, cause there are too many parks there already. I would probably open it, either in, Colorado, Texas, or Washington State. Well that's my dream...
R.I.P.
Geauga Lake
1872-2007
Right I would too but since this was the biggest park ceder point should have gone down hill
Nicholas Menasian World's of Adventure grew way too quickly for Aurora, making it a bad location to try to visit the huge park, causing its downfall. Sandusky has way more hotels since Cedar Point grew more naturally to have more time to get support in the area.
I would put it in Geauga Lake's old place and call it Geauga Lake. But make it huge over a series of 5-10 years.
Yeah but still keep it at Aurora
strange song...
@MW3random It's dead.