Tornado
Monday, April 30, 2007 2:11:49 AM
Thanks Boltz...
Hope your have a smooth tear down! That is one great looking coaster.
IndianaTED
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Wednesday, May 2, 2007 2:44:37 PM
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Originally posted by boltz

Reithoffer will be there. Orange unit has plenty of rides.



Have a ride list for the Orange Unit? Or better yet, pics?
I've never been "with it", just been an interested observer of carnivals for more than 50 years.
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cny_chris
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 3:34:25 PM
Orange unit includes:

Dutch Wheel
Tango
Raupenbahn
Freak Out
Pharaoh's Fury
Scooter
Huss Tornado
Orbiter
Starship
Wisdom Tornado
Inverter

I know there are others, I usually see the Blue unit, not the Orange unit.

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boltz
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 7:04:28 PM
Tornado Thanks! Teardown went fine with a little help from some friends.Am home for 3 weeks until our next big one. Will pm you sometime

Stop complaining...Nobody cares anyway!!
Tornado
Friday, May 4, 2007 6:36:42 AM
Someone asked for a ride list. This is what I know off the top of my head. Keep in mind that some of the newer/spectacular rides, like the new spinning coaster, KMG Speed, Tango and a few others do go between units. Last year the Cliff Hanger and the Bumble Bee Bop did travel with the Orange Unit for a while.
The ones listed in RED, 47 - 54 and the Flip "N" Out (yes they still have it), I'm not sure how much they are still used any more, if at all...

Reithoffer Orange Unit:

1. NEW Wisdom Himalaya
2. NEW ARM Full Tilt
3. Carousel – 3 abreast
4. MGR – 2 abreast
5. Speed
6. NY NY dark ride
7. Zipper
8. Freak Out
9. Dutch Wheel
10. Inverter
11. Racing (Flitzer) Coaster
12. Raupen Bahn
13. Pharaohs Fury
14. Wisdom Tornado
15. Mardi Gras glass house
16. Scrambler
17. Huss Tornado
18. Village of Dulac fun house
19. Tango
20. Sizzler
21. Ring of Fire
22. Scooter
23. Tilt
24. Starship 3000
25. Orbiter
26. Fun Slide
27. Mini Himalaya
28. Mini Indy
29. Orient Express Coaster
30. Raiders
31. Lighthouse Kiddy Drop Tower
32. Choo Choo Charlie
33. Yo Yo
34. Tea Cups
35. Up Up & Away Samba Balloons
36. Combat Copters
37. Bear Affair
38. Fire Chief
39. Kiddie Bumper Boats – believe they have 2
40. Central Park
41. Hamp-U Wheelie Bikes
42. Hamp-U Boats
43. Baja Buggies
44. Carousel Inflatable Bounce
45. Hulk Inflatable Bounce
46. Inflatable Bounce (Mickey Mouse)
47. Big Foot
48. Venture River
49. Sky Fighter
50. Jolly Caterpillar
51. Jolly Jeeps
52. Pony Carts
53. Antique Carousel
54. See Storm (See Strum Bahn)



Reithoffer Blue Unit:

1) NEW Wild Mouse Spinning Coaster
2) NEW Wisdom Storm
3) NEW Drive In kiddie ride
4) Indy 500 (Flitzer) Coaster
5) Newer 2400 Scooter
6) Kiddie Wave Swinger
7) Avalanche
8) Fun Slide
9) Chance Giant Wheel
10) Crusty Crab funhouse (Sponge Bob)
11) AH or Chance Merry-Go-round
12) Hot Pink Super Slide
13) Demolition Derby
14) Raiders
15) Truck Stop
16) Jumpin Jumbo’s
17) Bumble Bee Bop
18) Orient Express Spiral coaster
19) Kiddy Himalaya
20) Speed Way
21) Roc in Tug
22) Dizzy Dragons
23) Crazy Bus
24) Rock “N” Roll funhouse
25) KMG Wild Claw
26) Tidal Wave
27) Jungle Fun funhouse
28) Haunted Mansion dark ride
29) Super Himalaya
30) Cockoo Haus funhouse
31) Larson Fire Ball
32) Starship 2000
33) Yo Yo
34) Zipper
35) Power Surge
36) Tilt
37) Pharaoh’s Fury
38) Sizzler
39) Wisdom Tornado
40) Sling Shot
41) Cliff Hanger
42) Crystal Lil’s Glass house
43) Chance Grand Carousel
44) 2400 Scooter
45) Chance Century Wheel
46) Mini Indy
47) Rat Race inflatable
48) Jurassic Adventure inflatable
49) Orbiter
50) Flip “N” Out


Benjibear
Friday, May 4, 2007 7:18:43 AM
The last time I saw the flip'n'out, it looked rough and needed some maintenance.
Does the blue unit still have a thunder bolt?
Also, I thought they sold the Flitzer after it killed a kid in 2001 at the York fair?
It is what you learn, after you know it all, that counts.
Sixcat
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Friday, May 4, 2007 7:44:02 AM
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Originally posted by Benjibear

The last time I saw the flip'n'out, it looked rough and needed some maintenance.
Does the blue unit still have a thunder bolt?
Also, I thought they sold the Flitzer after it killed a kid in 2001 at the York fair?



You thought wrong. The Flitzer is now the Indy 500. The Thunder Bolt is now the Tidal Wave.
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Sixcat
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Friday, May 4, 2007 7:47:34 AM
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Originally posted by Tornado

Someone asked for a ride list. This is what I know off the top of my head. Keep in mind that some of the newer/spectacular rides, like the new spinning coaster, KMG Speed, Tango and a few others do go between units. Last year the Cliff Hanger and the Bumble Bee Bop did travel with the Orange Unit for a while.
The ones listed in RED, 47 - 54 and the Flip "N" Out (yes they still have it), I'm not sure how much they are still used any more, if at all...

Reithoffer Orange Unit:

2. NEW ARM Full Tilt
10. Inverter




The Inverter was traded in when they got the Full Tilt.
Sixcats have nine lives
Tornado
Friday, May 4, 2007 8:14:45 AM
Thanks Sixcat... Did not know that.
That is whats nice about this site is the sharing of info.
Bill P
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Friday, May 4, 2007 3:15:32 PM
KMG Speed often appears on the Blue unit too.
boltz
Friday, May 4, 2007 7:10:05 PM
The Speed jumps from unit to unit but is with the Blue unit most of the time. Just like the Wild Mouse. It plays with the Blue unit but does visit the orange unit for 3 spots this year.
Stop complaining...Nobody cares anyway!!
Benjibear
Friday, May 4, 2007 7:18:35 PM
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Originally posted by Sixcat

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Originally posted by Benjibear

The last time I saw the flip'n'out, it looked rough and needed some maintenance.
Does the blue unit still have a thunder bolt?
Also, I thought they sold the Flitzer after it killed a kid in 2001 at the York fair?



You thought wrong. The Flitzer is now the Indy 500. The Thunder Bolt is now the Tidal Wave.



Someone told me they sold the Flitzer after the accident. I wonder if it will ever visit York again.
It is what you learn, after you know it all, that counts.
IndianaTED
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Friday, May 4, 2007 7:56:59 PM
Tornado,

Thanks for the ride lists. Anybody have any idea how many rides from the orange unit they put in at their 4th of July event in PA?
I've never been "with it", just been an interested observer of carnivals for more than 50 years.
Johnny's United Shows..."A Family Tradition" and "All for Fun, Fun for All".
The carnival of my youth, which had roots that originated in my hometown.
Tornado
Saturday, May 5, 2007 6:42:21 AM
IndianaTED,
Been there a few times and if I remember correctly 20 to 25 in PA.
cny_chris
Saturday, May 5, 2007 9:17:39 AM
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Originally posted by Benjibear
Someone told me they sold the Flitzer after the accident. I wonder if it will ever visit York again.



I'd highly doubt that it will ever go back to that fair. Accidents on a ride tend to make fair boards gun-shy about having it return, even with a name change.
"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." - Lao-Tsu

"Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase." - Martin Luther King Jr.

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." - Robert F. Kennedy