DID YOU KNOW?
Sky Streek Roller Coaster
Log Flume
Bob-Lo Scenic Railroad
-year-old engineer for General Dynamics and owner of a waterpark in Utica, Michigan, placed the winning $3.8 million bid and proposed redevelopment after two years, but Boblo's creditors turned it down; after the deposit cheque bounced, they took $600,000 less in the bid from Enchanted Parks of Seatle, owners of the Wild Waves Theme Park near that city.
the worst fears of Malden Township officials. Among the rides sold off were; The Falling Star, Log Flume, Enterprise, Ferris Wheel, a Carousel, Screamer, a double corkscrew; Nightmare, Sky Streak, and a small railroad etc.
Also, in 1994, John Oram, an Iraqi immigrant to the United States who owned car stereo businesses, purchased the Boblo Island site. He vaguely proposed a casino, hotel, and other developments. Oram then leased and shut down the White Sands boater's hangout adjacent to the park site, citing trespassers but infuriating boaters; as a result, the lease was dropped within weeks.
Then in 1993, this season proved bumpy and was marred by miscues including disputes with island residents and the Canadian Coast Guard, compounded by the leader of Enchanted Parks, Michael Moodenbaugh, being seriously injured and breaking his spine in a car accident in Toledo, Ohio in September. Moodenbaugh had hired Remo Mancini to help market the park. Larry Benaroya, his associate, and his Northern Capital took control of the property; Mancini was fired, and the ownership group put it back on the market in January 1994. Moodenbaugh later sued Benaroya and others for attempting to sell the park while he lay in a "virtual coma".
Now, in March 1994, the rides were dismantled and sold off to the Pacific National Exhibition and a series of U.S. theme parks, a moment that confirmed
Now, in late 1995, the site began to be marketed for residential development. Townhouses and condominiums were proposed in 1997. The island was off-limits to non-residents until 2002. American investors were scared away after the September 11 attacks, which hurt the financial outlook for the development.