Cedar fair to buy led zeppelin coaster?

I guess it is official that hard rock park is now closed. Does anyone think it would be feesable for cedar fair to buy zeppelin coaster, or any other rides there, and move the "new" ride to an owned park? Carrowinds and Kings dominion are close.

The only great thing that coaster had going for it was the soundtrack. It's a fairly mediocre layout, and had a lot of shuffling issues that I was surprised to see in a brand new B&M.

I, for one, find your topic title misleading. It struck me as to say "oh, there's a rumor that this might be happening", which is clearly not the case.

Get your hopes up Josh?

Its a premier....no no no no no no...

topthrill89 said:
Its a premier....no no no no no no...

STEVEN?!

RPM was from Premier Rides. Zeppelin was a B&M.

I'm fairily familiar with the Hard Rock Park situation, but there is a message on their website that doesn't make it sound like they've closed their gates forever:

We would like to thank the hundreds of thousands of guests from across the country that came to experience Hard Rock Park during our inaugural season and for rating their experience at Hard Rock Park as comparable to the best that major theme parks have to offer. We would also like to thank the local community in Myrtle Beach for their ongoing support and loyalty.
Regretfully, Hard Rock Park has closed for the remainder of the 2008 season to allow management to focus on restructuring efforts. Following the completion of this restructuring process, Hard Rock Park intends to re-open for the 2009 season, and we invite everyone to come back next year to continue the fun.
We are pleased to announce that we have received Bankruptcy Court approval to offer our Annual and Season Pass Holders a six-month extension. In addition, anyone still holding unused tickets to the Park will be able to exchange their unused tickets for a 2009 ticket in the near future. Unfortunately, the approval of refunds is not permitted by the Bankruptcy Court at this time.
Hard Rock Park will remain focused on delivering a first class entertainment experience to all future visitors of the Park.

According to thrill network, on January 3rd, the thrill is over at hard rock park.the park asked a delaware bankrupcy court to change from chapter 11 to chapter 7. A trustee is appointed to sell off the property and all assets to pay creditors. They could not find a buyer after a couple months and it says that they have no prospects to buy it either. This was writen after the hard rock park put their statement up on their site.

It is wild how fast that park rose and burned! I mean the park looked like a great idea and the area was good too!

Lots and lots of Hard Rock stories right here...

http://coasterbuzz.com/News.aspx

Not to keep the thread going, but Vince, I think that web message is a few months old.

I didn't realize that. I had been reading up on the news on CoasterBuzz a couple of months ago but then I stopped. It wasn't until yesterday that I checked their site to see what they had to say. Either way, it's unfortunate for a nice new park to end this way.

Gotta agree with your sentiment. It seems like most recent attempts to start new parks from scratch, or even to reboot existing parks with problems, are failing badly. You've got HRP, Wild West, Cypress Gardens . . . it's just an ugly environment for parks to make that breakthrough to popularity and profitability. It doesn't help that at least two of the above named parks were designed and run by people who should've known what they were doing, but in the end were proven to be idiots.

I sure hope not. Led Zeppelin appeared to be about as bland as it gets. From the design to the color scheme, it seemed like it was just plain. I'm a fan of Page and Plant but that coaster seemed weak. In all fairness though, I've not ridden it.

CP didn't do bad in this last year. While they have been beaten up in the stock markets, the credit markets can be loose depending on your situation.

Any ride that runs well and will compliment a parks skyline / package of thrill rides is a decent enough ride. Michigan's Adventure got a POS this last year and attendance really went up big.

And the economy is tough for coasters obviously. No one bought Deja Vu, Demon Drop, or a number of other rides on the chopping block, and Jay-Z isn't buying a rollercoaster to put in his back yard that is for sure.

So for CP to acquire a coaster for 1/6th to 1/8th its "retail value" and throw it somewhere that needs it...it is a great buy. This goes for any theme park that wants to have things for customers to ride. Why pay full retail right now in this economy? One mans loss is anothers gain and CF should carefully consider things. Hell if I was Kinzel I would be at the auction looking at kitchen appliances, coasters, benches, you name it. It's like Circuit City, but with a theme park. You might find some great buys among all the crap.

It might not be an Intamin but it will sure do most of us fine if it was at our home park. We rode Thunderhawk this year...knowing it's history.

If I were Dick I would deffinatly be there. It would be an esay way to add an extra coaster to your collection. There also wouldn't be many people bidding against him.

I'd like to see RPM end up somewhere nice, even though I get the impression it was a maintenance nightmare. The ride was unbelievably short, but that ferris wheel lift was pretty amazing.

Cedar should try to buy RPM, Michigan adventures gets led zepplin coaster and california great america slippery when wet ride.

I rode RPM when I was there... while it was a cool ride, it had a VERY low capacity. I don't think this would fit in well with the Cedar point high capacity requirement.

That being said, it may do well at Michigan's adventure. Seeing how the Axiom development probably won't happen (I agree with many that it was a pipe dream, not to mention a bad financial decision for investment) it could continue to help boost attendance there.

I did not think Led Zepplin was anything significant compared to other B&M's. The only thing it had going for it was the themeing and history of it's design (living band members took part in that phase).

Even though these might be purchased for a bargain... my unit price is still low and I don't want the company to take on any more debt... I say let someone else buy them and Cedar Fair start to tackle food service price/qualities, accomodation conditions and other sorely needed improvements.