Beech Bend

[hardie1010]

I know that everybody's focus is to the revolting develolpement of SFKK dramatic closing... BUT, around October of 2009 I noticed that on Intamin's ride selling program that the Looping Star was listed for sell. While Looping Star sure wasn't a fan favorite (I rather liked it though), I noticed that it isn't listed on the park's coasters page.

While they haven't realesed a 2010 park map (BTW, I hate their park map), I would much rather it be replaced by a bigger looping coaster. Possibly a Boomerang or something in that nature (as in a compact sized coaster). Certainly, they're recieving water park expansion for 2010, which seems to be all the rage to expand these days, They could possible plan a new coaster in the upcoming years.

Right before the water park expansion was announced, Screamscape posted that "Beech Bend plans to expand all the way down the river and it could include up to 3 new coasters, this is probably over a long period of time though".

[Jp]

http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/92704414.html?ref=414
Beech Bend Park will not be open for business this weekend due to flooding conditions. Parts of Beech Bend are now under water including the race track, amusement park, and camping grounds. Several building were also washed away due to the weekend flooding.

Park owner Dallas Jones says its going to be a lot of work getting the park back to normal. "Its a tremendous loss, its floated a couple of our buildings away, its a tremendous amount of clean-up once the water goes down probably take twenty to twenty-five guys with wash wagons and brooms," Jones said.

There has not been a rescheduled date to when the park will open.