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Park News - (1/29/08) We’ve been told that Waldameer will be raising their prices for the 2008 season by about $2. Waterworld only is just $14.95, Rides for $19.95 and a Ride & Slide pass is now $21.95. Still sounds like a bargain to me.

2008 - Ravine Flyer II - (5/8/08) The local news has posted a video (click on the “Watch” button next to the headline) showing off Ravine Flyer II making test runs. Even though I have no idea when if ever I’ll make it to the area to ride it myself, I’m just happy to see it open as I’ve been covering the on-going battle to build the coaster almost as long as I’ve been running Screamscape. The Raving Flyer II is easily our second longest running story here on the site and it’s great to see the vision finally become a reality. (Fun Note: Our longest running new ride story on Screamscape is still going strong as Disney is still said to have a Star Tours 2 project on the way.)
  (5/2/08) All new construction pictures for the Ravine Flyer II can be found posted to The Gravity Group website.
  (4/28/08) The Ravine Flyer II’s trains have been installed according to the local news. You can see a video of them being put on the ride if you click the “Watch” button next to the title.
  (4/10/08) Special thanks to Ken Jones for sending in a ton of new pictures of Ravine Flyer II taken at the end of March.
  (3/24/09) I’ve been told that the grand opening date for the Ravine Flyer II will be May 17th and that the park will be auctioning off the first seats on the coaster and giving away the proceeds to charity.
  (2/18/08) A news video showing off the latest progress on the Ravine Flyer II can be seen here.
  (1/30/08) Coaster101 has posted an interview with Waldameer Park’s Steve Gorman about the Ravine Flyer II.
  (1/24/08) All new construction pictures of the Ravine Flyer II can be found here with photo credit going to Ken Jones.
  (1/16/08) Things are progressing well at Waldameer on the Ravine Flyer II as they put up the large steel bridge structure over Peninsula Drive.
  (12/4/07) An animated run-through of the Ravine Flyer 2 has been posted here, narrated by the park’s General Manager. You can read another article about the coaster here.
  (11/6/07) New construction photos of Waldameer’s Ravine Flyer II can be found here.
  (9/5/07) A Screamscape reader went by Waldameer Park and shot a few good photos showing off the progress on the Ravine Flyer II.
  (8/14/07) Just a few days after the announcement about how the Ravine Flyer II will be getting the brand new single bench prototype trains from PTC, it looks like Waldameer has gotten cold feet and will instead be using the standard 4 seat cars. Waldameer wants to ensure that nothing will go wrong or delay the opening of this coaster, which has been in the works for years.
  (5/15/07) It’s with a smile of relief that I tell you that the Ravine Flyer II project is now officially under construction. The Ravine Flyer II project has been a constant news and rumor item on Screamscape since we first starting covering parks all around the country back in the late ‘90s. Nearly ten years later... ten years of pushing ahead with a project against all the odds against, Waldameer Park’s Ravine Flyer II is finally going up. Only a small handful of projects and rumors have remained in development for as long as this one has... such as the expansion and addition of a new wooden coaster to Bell’s Amusement Park, which as we now see didn’t turn out so well for Bells in the end. I think the only rumor I’ve covered for longer than the Ravine Flyer II is Disney’s Star Tours II project and god only knows if we’ll ever get the answer to that one. That said, I couldn’t be more happier for the park than I was today when I clicked on this news link, saw pictures of the work in progress and of the artwork showing off the layout, and I was finally able to change the status of the ride from “In Development” to “Under Construction” at long last.
  (1/1/07) The latest word about Waldameer’s long battle to build the Ravine Flyer II seems to indicate that all legal hurdles have been concurred and work on the new access road is expected to be completed by April 2007, allowing for plenty of time to build and open the coaster by Spring 2008. We also have a confirmation that the Ravine Flyer II will be built by The Gravity Group who already have a rather impressive two coasters under their belt (Hades at Mt. Olympus and The Voyage at Holiday World) and are currently building the compact woodie at the Kemah Boardwalk.