Raging Wolf Bobs
Encyclopedia
Raging Wolf Bobs is a wooden
roller coaster
at Geauga Lake amusement park in Aurora, Ohio
. The coaster was originally based on the famous coaster The Bobs
at Riverview Park in Chicago, Illinois
.
On June 16, 2007, the last car of one of the trains on Raging Wolf Bobs derailed. This caused major damage to the track and the train but no one was injured. It was closed for the rest of the season.
On September 21, 2007, Cedar Fair announced that Geauga Lake would no longer operate partially as a traditional amusement park, and instead become solely a waterpark, Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom.
On June 17, 2008, Raging Wolf Bobs was sold for $2,500. It is unknown what will happen to the coaster.
Wooden roller coaster
A wooden roller coaster is most often classified as a roller coaster with laminated steel running rails overlaid upon a wooden track. Occasionally, the structure may be made out of a steel lattice or truss, but the ride remains classified as a wooden roller coaster due to the track design...
roller coaster
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
at Geauga Lake amusement park in Aurora, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. The coaster was originally based on the famous coaster The Bobs
The Bobs (roller coaster)
The Bobs at Riverview Park in Chicago, Illinois is considered by some roller coaster enthusiasts to have been the ultimate wooden roller coaster. It was built in 1924 and was demolished with the rest of the park in 1967. The Bobs was built by Frank Prior and Fredrick Church at a cost of $80,000...
at Riverview Park in Chicago, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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On June 16, 2007, the last car of one of the trains on Raging Wolf Bobs derailed. This caused major damage to the track and the train but no one was injured. It was closed for the rest of the season.
On September 21, 2007, Cedar Fair announced that Geauga Lake would no longer operate partially as a traditional amusement park, and instead become solely a waterpark, Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom.
On June 17, 2008, Raging Wolf Bobs was sold for $2,500. It is unknown what will happen to the coaster.