Comments on: Knoebels Removes High Speed Thrill Coaster, Adds New Ride

By: MBrilhart

MBrilhart — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:11:12 +0000

With air-time that could compare to a junior Phoenix, your mindset of this ride is all wrong. The restraints were not something that locked. They would fly about when you went over hills. The lift was insanely fast for a kiddie coaster, and it was quite fast. The ride was a perfect stepping stone for young riders.

By: janice schopfer lutton

janice schopfer lutton — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:09:50 +0000

i love knoebels park and campground. i have been going to the park for 35 years . my nana and papa last name Mann and Kanashar are from MT. Carmel. the park is like my life every summer we come home to go to knoebels and camp for a week. as long as i can say the prices are great. the park is the cleanest park around. the cabins are clean and all the rest rooms are clean. prices go up all the time. no one has money to take there family on vac. but at knoebels you can bring your whole family to the park and eat swim and camp for 1/2 the price then any other park. this is the best family park around the united states ever. and what park can you park for free? Knoebels you can. If you are hot you can swim, and take a shower and go back to the park, that is great. the cost is less the 10.00 for a person to swim thats great. the pool is very clean and the showers are clean also. you get lockers and their is even a kiddie pool. waterslides and food that is not a lot of money. if you and your family want a great time for very little money come to knoebels for the time of your life,like my family has . my daughter has been coming here her whole life , she is 17. her family will come here. this park is part of the Mann Schopfer Marchetti Lutton life. we pray the park stays a familt owned park and that it stays here for many many more years to come. i will be 100 years and i will still want to come to knoebels every summer. we make at least 10 trips in the summer to the park for day trips. and 2 times to camp evert summer, thank you. janice lutton

By: bill

bill — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:58:29 +0000

Black Diamond is what they’re renaming the Golden Nugget. HSTC was replaced by Kosmo’s Kurves

By: Quil

Quil — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:59:17 +0000

according to RCDB, it will be replaced whith a woddie called the black diamond.

By: Misty

Misty — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:09:09 +0000

Oh my goodness, I LOVE the High Speed Thrill coaster. It was one of those rides that I grew up riding. Heck, I still loved it even as an adult. I’m sad to see it go. In the back of the coaster I still got air.
I’ve never heard of the Golden Nugget, but I’ll know about it in September.

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:35:04 +0000

You'll love Knoebels Michael. It's an excellent park with a more traditional feel. It sounds like a perfect home for the Golden Nugget. Check out my Knoebels review.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:08:46 +0000

I’ve ridden the Golden Nugget many times back in the 1960s and 70s. It’s was my favorite ride since I first rode on it at the age of 3 and was still my favorite when I last rode on it in my early 20s. I loved Disney World, but *NOTHING* there even came close to the thrill I always got when the Golden Nugget mine cars started their climb up that first hill. I’m hoping Knoebels restores it as close to the original as possible (there are several websites with pix of the exterior and most of the tricks). But even if they totally redo it, I’m sure I’ll still love it. I’ve never been to Knoebels, but I’ll definitely be bringing my family there as soon as the ride reopens!