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{{Infobox roller coaster
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|name = Screechin' Eagle
|park = [[LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park]]
|location = Middletown, Ohio, USA
|state = Ohio
|country = USA
|status = defunct
|opened = May 19, 1940
|closed = 2002
|cost =
|restriction =
|manufacturer = [[John A. Miller]] (LeSourdsville) <br> [[Bennett & Salisbury Company]] (Moxahala)
|category1 = Wooden
|category2 = 
|category3 = 
|category4 = 
|riders/train = 18
|lift/launch = [[Chain lift|Chain lift hill]]
|length = 2640
|height = 70
|drop = 
|speed = 
|duration = 1:30
|inversions = 0
|train_manufacturer = [[Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters]] (Unknown-2002) <br> [[National Amusement Devices]] (1928-Unknown)
|past-locations = {{past location
     |park= [[Moxahala Amusement Park]]
     |name= Thunderbolt
     |location=Zanesville, Ohio, United States
     |country=USA
     |opened=June 21, 1928
     |closed=1939
     }}
}}

'''Screechin' Eagle''' was a [[wooden]] [[roller coaster]] located at [[LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park]] in Middletown, Ohio, USA.

== History==
The ride originally opened at LeSourdsville Lake for previews on May 19, 1940, followed by a grand opening on May 25. It was originally known as ''Cyclone''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56133622/lesourdsville-cyclone-open/|title=LeSourdsville Lake|publisher=The Cincinnati Enquirer}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Preview Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/99500969/ |accessdate=2022-01-02 |publisher=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=1940-05-19}}</ref> It was built at a cost of over $35,000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56132850/lesourdsville-lake-cyclone-opens-1940/|title=LeSourdsville Lake|publisher=The Cincinnati Enquirer}}</ref> The name was changed to ''Space Rocket'' in 1961 and then Screechin' Eagle in 1978.

New [[train]]s, which had previously operated on [[Wildcat (Elitch Gardens)|Wildcat]] at [[Elitch Gardens]] in Denver, Colorado, USA were installed on the ride. Computer-operated brakes and an automatic [[lap bar]] release was also installed.<ref>{{cite web |title=YOUR FAVORITE COASTERS: SCREECHIN' EAGLE |url=https://lesourdsvillelake.com/your-favorite-coasters |website=LeSourdsville Lake |accessdate=2022-01-02}}</ref>

On January 6, 2000, it was announced that LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park would not reopen for the 2000 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/january00/stories/010700_01.shtml|title=Americana Owners Close the Park After 77 Years|publisher=Ultimate Rollercoaster}}</ref> However, it reopened in 2002, along with Screechin' Eagle. The park ultimately closed later that year. Screechin' Eagle was left [[standing but not operating]] until it was demolished in August 2011. Parts of the track and cars were donated to the [[National Roller Coaster Museum]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56134636/screechin-eagle-demolished/|title=Wooden roller coaster taken down|publisher=The Journal News}}</ref>

==Design==
{{Elementbox|
*[[Chain lift|Chain lift hill]]
*[[Hill|Twisted hill]]
*[[Hill]]
*[[Hill]]
*[[Hill|Twisted hill]]
*[[Hill]]
*[[Hill|Bunny hill]]
}}
===Trains===
{{trains
|type = train
|no/trains = 
|no/cars = 3
|across = 2
|rows = 3
}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{RCDB|link=https://rcdb.com/322.htm}}

[[Category:John A. Miller]]
[[Category:Roller coasters opened in 1928]]
[[Category:Roller coasters closed in 2002]]
[[Category:Coasters with Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters trains]]