Grizzly

[I305Evan]

Unpopular opinion: they can keep removing the structure.... to the ground.

Realistically though: They're probably reprofiling the drop similar to what they did to Racer and also Beast at KI.

 

[mtpelepele]

Huh? Was the clear channel (iHeart) reference intentional?

Of course. Grizzly was built by Taft, who was bought by Clear Channel, who became iHeartMedia. So, instead of "reverse engineering", they should go to the source.

 

[CoasterTalkBob]

Of course. Grizzly was built by Taft, who was bought by Clear Channel, who became iHeartMedia. So, instead of "reverse engineering", they should go to the source.

In an alternate universe sits HOT Timbers and Intimidator 101

 

[Jonesta6]

Nope, Y101 and Hot 100.9 were never CC stations...

Didn't realize Taft was bought by CC

 

[mwhinva]

Nope, Y101 and Hot 100.9 were never CC stations...

Didn't realize Taft was bought by CC

The theme park chain split from Taft in 1981 or 1982. The park chain executives got financing and bought the parks from the company. If Taft was bought by CC, it was after the parks split away.

 

[RollyCoaster]

There are photos from the Eiffel Tower showing dangling beams and the chain lift still attached for some reason?

Post from Facebook

 

[vacoasterfanatic]

despite how bad it looks, everyone i’ve spoken with is adamant, this is apparently intentional

 

[Jonesta6]

I mean, is it possible it was being deconstructed then winds from Ian knocked some other pieces loose?

 

[CoasterTalkBob]

Nope, Y101 and Hot 100.9 were never CC stations...

But Hot 99.5 and DC 101 are (for those of us a bit more north)

 

[Coasternerd]

Went to KD tonight. As I was exiting Grimmwoods, I noticed the sign for Grizzly (the arch for the entrance) is not there at this time.

 

[CoasterTalkBob]

Went to KD tonight. As I was exiting Grimmwoods, I noticed the sign for Grizzly (the arch for the entrance) is not there at this time.

My guess would be they bring it in when the ride is in maintenance to keep the sun from damaging the coating/paint.

 

[Jonesta6]

I guess now would as good a time as any for them to clean and/or replace the maintenance track roofing - seems like years of caked on fungus growing there

 

[Crunchewy]

I was hoping just for more retracking. If they are reprofiling hopefully they aren't neutering it too much.

 

[Zachary]

I think there's a non-zero chance that this could be a titan track project. KD invested a lot in a substantial Grizzly retracking very recently. I think there's wide agreement amongst guests that said retracking failed to fix Grizzly. Given Cedar Fair's recent flirtations with utilizing titan track on particularly rough areas of existing wooden coasters like the quite-Grizzly-esque Wolverine Wildcat at Michigan's Adventure, I think there's a real chance that Grizzly East could be next. Certainly something to keep an eye out for.

 

[CoasterAuditor]

Very interesting! Wonder if they’ll do the whole ride or just the sections we see getting worked on now.

 

[Zachary]

Very interesting! Wonder if they’ll do the whole ride or just the sections we see getting worked on now.

Also certainly just particularly high-stress chunks of the ride as with Wolverine Wildcat. Parts of Grizzly are just fine. Other parts very much are not.

It is also worth noting that on Wolverine Wildcat, they did titan track the first drop. Duplicating that work for Grizzly could potentially justify the work we're currently seeing at the top of the lift....

 

[Crunchewy]

Also certainly just particularly high-stress chunks of the ride as with Wolverine Wildcat. Parts of Grizzly are just fine. Other parts very much are not.

It is also worth noting that on Wolverine Wildcat, they did titan track the first drop. Duplicating that work for Grizzly could potentially justify the work we're currently seeing at the top of the lift....

Why would they need to retrack the drop at all? I don't recall it being rough. And wouldn't making it titan track just make the train go faster, potentially causing more issues? Maybe I don't understand physics, though. Very possible.

 

[Zachary]

Drop may feel like a smooth part of the ride, but it is also likely one of the most dynamic (and hence, wearing) for the structure.

 

[rswashdc]

Making Grizzly rideable for the general public and updating the entrance area and some of the food stands is definitely a good opportunity if the park puts the effort in.

 

[Mushroom]

I don’t think Grizzly needs a huge update to its entrance now that it has Grizzly Gulch General Store — which I think of as almost a highly themed entrance. They did add this nice little sign out front last summer, which definitely seems to have helped, given that I used to see people struggling to find Grizzly’s entrance all the time even once the General Store was added.


With the attention the entrance has gotten in recent years, if they really do add Titan Track to make Grizzly smoother while maintaining its signature out of control feel, that could given an entirely new lease on life for the coaster.