"I told (Jasin) that I would be prepared to buy Fright Zone back and sell it to someone who wanted to keep it together," Woodward said.
After a little wheeling and dealing, Jasin made a profit and sold Fright Zone to Greg Sutterlin of Conneaut Lake Park.
"This is exciting this is what we wanted all along. Breaking up Fright Zone would have been like taking a Model T Ford and chopping it up for parts," Woodward said.
Sutterlin said he remembers Fright Zone from his childhood days at Westview and wanted to make sure the dark ride continued in one piece, keeping Westview and Erieview alive for future generations.
"This is something I have always wanted to do," he said.
Jasin said he is thrilled to sell Fright Zone to a fellow enthusiast.
"This was a sentimental decision. I couldn't stand to see it ripped to smithereens. Splitting it up would be losing a piece of history," Jasin said. "Fright Zone is a piece of dorky Americana, but if it didn't sell immediately, I would have had to sell it piece by piece," he said.
Erieview Park's carousel and Ferris wheel will stay local, as the Ferris wheel will move just a few hundred yards to the Old Firehouse Winery and the carousel will be moved to Geneva-on-the-Lake's Adventure Zone Family Fun Center, Woodward said.
The beloved Erieview Park train, which gave riders a stunning view of the water, is also staying with a private owner in the Geneva area, Woodward said.
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