Hay Baler???

by **ymmit** on February 21st, 2006, 12:02 am

Hi everyone. I was just wondering if anyone knows what became of the hay baler when it left the park. It was one of my favorites.

!st post here......2nd ever

by **sfgam05** on February 21st, 2006, 12:40 am

It was scrapped I believe, I could be wrong though.

by **ymmit** on February 21st, 2006, 12:47 am

That is sad

by **[jonrev]** on February 21st, 2006, 11:31 am

^yes it is. It was a great ride and I believe an original 1976 Marriott ride.

by **punkbunny24242** on February 21st, 2006, 12:59 pm

It was also one of my favorites and I miss it :cry:

by **CoasterDude12-2** on February 21st, 2006, 3:27 pm

Yeah. I miss the Haybayler, but I don't think I'd cry over it.

Website · by **Coaster Lover** on February 21st, 2006, 3:56 pm

Marriott's added The Haybaler to the park in 1977.

http://timelines.home.insightbb.com/sfgam_years.htm

by **sfgam05** on February 21st, 2006, 8:58 pm

Man, SFGAM sure did have alot of Intamin rides, it still does. I didn't know that until I looked at that timeline.

by **greatamerica2003** on February 21st, 2006, 10:22 pm

Haybaler is sitting in the boneyard in its entirety at the moment. It is no longer salvageable and could not be rebuilt using what remains.

Website · by **Coaster Lover** on February 22nd, 2006, 12:07 am

Speaking of Intamin. I never had the chance to ride The Edge, Z Force or Power Dive.

by **zjohn1988** on February 25th, 2006, 6:16 pm

haybaler 1
haybaler 2

by **Maggie&meSFGAm?** on February 25th, 2006, 11:27 pm

sfgam05 wrote:Man, SFGAM sure did have alot of Intamin rides, it still does. I didn't know that until I looked at that timeline.

Now it,s Itamin rides are Roaring Rapids, Giant Drop, Vertical Velocity, Sky Trek Tower, and American Eagle.

Two other prevalent companies I see in the park are Huss rides, and Zamperla. Zamperla came big contender more recently.
Huss-TP, Condor, Revolution, King Chaos, Ricochet
Zamperla-River Rocker, JWR, BEB, Chubasco, Trailblazer, RC

Part of the reason for the Haybailer not being saved in my opinion was the fact that it wasn't a great showstopper. In other words, it didn't get a lot of people on it compared to other rides. The reason was simple why. LOCATION! Anyway, we got something better for it.

However, I do think that if they moved into Southwest Territory, it would have fit the theming just perfectly, and would've got the attention it deserved. It was all about location for this ride, and it was poor in the location that it was in.

by **[jonrev]** on February 25th, 2006, 11:59 pm

What was so bad about location? It was next to the huge Sky Whirl and right by Great America Hot Dog so someone's going to notice.

by **SFGAm Shock Wave** on February 26th, 2006, 7:34 am

^ The problem is that it was set back quite a bit from the main midway. That combined with the fact that the ride was in a building made it very easy to miss.

by **Trailblazer Tony** on February 26th, 2006, 3:13 pm

I've never seen pictures of it before, i just knew what it was and where it was. Now that i have seen the pictures, i wish they would have moved it to Southwest Territory. Maggie&meSFGAm was right, that would have helped the popularity of that ride a lot.

by **zjohn1988** on March 6th, 2006, 7:47 pm

Even if it was moved, i doubt it would be popular. The seats dont look very comfortable to ride in.

by **[jonrev]** on March 6th, 2006, 9:05 pm

When I rode it In 2000 I thought they were somewhat comfortable.

by **twixmix0303** on March 6th, 2006, 9:18 pm

They were comparable to Triple Play. Except no locking lap bar.

by **Ilovthevu'** on March 7th, 2006, 1:09 am

The Thunderbolt which is similiar to the Haybailer (in my opinion) always had a line at All Star Amusements especially at night. Below is a link to Flying Bobs picture. I know that it's not exactly the Haybailer, but it is exactly the same concept and design. It gets a pretty large crowd.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/669 ... 122wCKCMX#

Also, I remember when the Big Top was were Dare Devil Dive was, and it didn't get the huge crowd that it now does. Even on the least crowded days, that ride is packed. It is very difficult to get a walk on that ride.

by **Trailblazer Tony** on March 7th, 2006, 1:24 pm

^Exactly. Indiana Beach also has a flying bobs ride similar to the Haybaler and that, too, had decent waits so I think that placement has a lot to do with it.

by **ihauntu2** on March 7th, 2006, 1:38 pm

Flying Bobs, Ski Bobs, Alpine Bobs, Alpine Fest, Music Fest -

All of these are different names I have seen on that exact type of ride. The last four were actually on the same ride - it got a new marquee sign each year it came to the State Fair four years in a row, with the same old paint scheme. For the last five years or so it has only been called Music Fest.

It used to go both forward and backward, each option having a top speed.

Did Haybaler do this? Looking at the pictures, I would assume that Haybaler is one of these type of rides.

by **Ilovthevu'** on March 7th, 2006, 5:45 pm

No, it only went forwards. There is one at GL, and it was exactly the same thing except with seat belt. The Haybailer didn't have any restraints except that bar that comes down.

by **Trailblazer Tony** on March 7th, 2006, 7:53 pm

^That's how the one at Indiana Beach is, only it also goes backwards. It was a fun ride, I kind of wish we still had one.

by **ragingbullchick** on March 12th, 2006, 9:42 am

I loved that ride! It was one of my favorites when I was younger. My first time, my cousin took me on it. Next year when we were at the park again, my cousin wasn't there, so I made my Mom go on it with me. And that is when we discovered she throws up on those kind of rides.

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