Remember the Eagle
A Tribute Coaster to the 'Screechin' Eagle'
This is my Woodie Buildoff coaster. It is a recreation/tribute to the screechin eagle at the amusement park 'Americana'. The coaster was constructed in 1927 in Moxohalia Amusement Park in Zanesville, Ohio then was relocated to Americana in 1938. It was formerly known as the Cyclone (1938-1960), the Space Rocket (1961-1977), and the Screechin' Eagle (1978-2002). IN 1998, the Screechin' Eagle ranked 23rd in an international wooden coaster poll and in 2003, won the Amusement Today Golden Ticket Award for the 40th best wooden coaster in the world. After 74 years of operation, sadly, the amusement park ran out of money and was shut down. There have been many attempts at reopening but now, the rides are in such bad shape that nothing can be done. So now the coaster sits as a once proud giant amoung wooden coasters.
Here are a few websites of some pictures. For some reason i cant just copy the pictures. So i cant post any comparison pictures, just the website with it in it.
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I will try to get pictures up tomorrow so please, do not delete this mods.