Standing but not operating

Standing but not operating (often abbreviated SBNO) refers to an amusement park or amusement ride that still exists but is no longer operating. Reasons may include damage, pending lawsuits, lack of funding, changing location, or incidents. The status is not used to describe seasonal operation in which closure is the result of a yearly schedule.

As of May 2016^[update], there are at least 25 amusement parks and 122 roller coasters worldwide that are standing but not operating.

Dreamworld: In August 2003, the Thunderbolt was closed. After over 7 months standing but not operating, the Thunderbolt was demolished and sold for scrap metal in March 2004.

On 15 March 2005, the Skylink Chairlift, which provided a link between Gold Rush Country and the Australian Wildlife Experience, closed. It remained standing for several months before the wires were removed. The support poles remain standing to this day.

In 2006, the Eureka Mountain Mine Ride was decommissioned due to safety concerns yet it remains standing to this day.

Cedar Fair currently owns one property, Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, that is partially SBNO. Formerly known as Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, the property was acquired in 2004 and closed at the end of the 2007 season due to declining attendance. Cedar Fair closed the amusement park side of the property but kept the water park open until 2016. Many rides were transferred to other parks but several remain SBNO, including the Big Dipper. Cedar Fair has not announced future plans for remainder of the park, however, several companies have shown interest in the land.

Safari Skyway, a monorail ride that opened in 1986 at Chessington World of Adventures Resort, ran for almost thirty years before closing abruptly in late July 2015. In January 2016, the park announced that the ride would be retired due to "ongoing maintenance issues".

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