After 35 years, Santa’s Village located in New Hampshire announced the popular Rudy’s Rapid Transit Coaster, will close during the 2023 fall season.
The park hinted their beloved family coaster would be replaced by a new ride in the future.
It’s a fun family ride and while we’ll be a little sad to see it go, as we saw when the original Great Humbug Adventure was retired for a beautiful modern dark ride, a ride retirement can give us a chance to improve. We’ll enjoy one more summer of Pure Joy, Family Style with Rudy’s coaster & we’ll share news about improvements for future seasons soon.
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Before being relocated to the park in 1988, the coaster was located at Benson’s Animal Park (New England Playworld) between 1981 and 1987, named the Firefly Coaster. Rudy’s Rapid Transit is a Zierer Tivoli with a max height of 26 feet and 22 mph.
When asked why by fans on Facebook, the park replied “It’s an old coaster, and repairing and replacing parts is getting harder to do. As we saw when the original Great Humbug Adventure was retired for a beautiful modern dark ride, a ride retirement can give us a chance to improve. We’ll share news about improvements for future seasons soon.”
Courtesy of Santa’s Village
The park did not state an exact closing date, but once they have made a final decision an update will be shared.
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