Fun Spot Atlanta closure

[JoshC.]

People are inquiring, but there is no imminent sale or relocation.

I'm not surprised by this. In fact, I'm surprised so many people on social media think something will happen quickly.

It was barely a month ago that the closure was announced. I'm sure across the industry there was some internals rumblings a bit before then. Even then, nothing leaked until a day or two before it was officially announced, so I expect the closure has come out the blue.

And the relocation of a coaster isn't always cheap. And it requires multiple things to align in terms of space, groundworks, finances, etc. It's not something that will come together in a month or so.

 

[VonRolland]

I mean I'm not shocked, it was really just a vanity project that flopped hard. Oh well, very interested to see where this ends whether a new park of the local scrap yard...

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Brian Knoebel told an ACE event the other day that John Arie Jr and RMC keep calling up the park superimposing the coaster onto their property. Knoebels keeps laughing them off, they have no intention of taking this ride.

God bless them they're trying.

 

[TheArtofCoasters]

Took the 1 hour and 20 minute drive down to Funspot Atlanta yesterday to get my first and final rides on AF1 after putting it off for over 3 years. Had a GREAT experience. I got to meet and take a picture with Alan Schilke (ended up on the same train as him for my night ride lol) and I got to meet John Arie Jr. as well. The energy was phenomenal; thoosies from all over the country were there, and the line was consistently long throughout the day (longer than I'm sure it ever was for that ride except maybe opening day lol). The vibe around AF1 yesterday felt like what I would imagine closing night or a media event would feel like. Absolutely amazing energy in the station for the night rides

The rest of the park is, respectfully, a bit of a dump. There was something oddly charming about it, though? There's something so cheesy and quintessentially "American summer" about it. Definitely a fever dream of a park

I'm really bummed out about AF1 closing down. You can tell that they invested in that with the hopes that it would attract a bigger crowd than it really did, but it was certainly a phenomenal ride regardless. It's so hard to believe that not only did I have a truly world-class RMC within an hour of me, but it was at a Funspot park at that. It will be missed. I'm sure it'll get relocated, but its current location really just added to the allure and uniqueness of the ride (also sucks that the "arcade roll" will no longer be called that by the community and probably won't be as cool in its future home). RIP (for now) AF1, you served us well.

Side note: Hurricane made me feel like I was gonna die. The ejector on the first drop had me seeing GOD. Unexpectedly fun credit