Intamin Track In Mystery.

Anyone has or knows a "POV" video of a Granite Park Intamin Coaster? It doesn't seem to exist anywhere on the Internet. Further research using the "wayback machine" didn't even help me find good clues.

[Mikey]

I am not sure that the ride was ever reassembled at the park after it was removed from the MGM Adventures park in Las Vegas. RCDB lists its final disposition as scrapped. It was a custom coaster that was modified post installation by another vendor but I don't believe this was the problem. Based on information and belief Milt Barbis was the developer of the theme park and it was suppose to be adjacent to The Village shopping development that was already operating. He / they purchased a bunch of used rides to move to Granite Park (Fresno) but the project was abandoned when he allegedly filed for personal bankruptcy. There appears to be a number of documents online that cover the disposition of the bankruptcy case.

Edit: From RCPRo

Fresno, California, (Fresno Bee) - Despite facing legal action by creditors seeking about $3 million, Granite Park developer Milt Barbis is confident all bills will get paid and his retail-entertainment project in east-central Fresno will fulfill its high promise.

Barbis acknowledged Friday that the project has seen better days.

Since mid-December, three companies have filed lawsuits against Barbis or companies connected to Barbis alleging they haven't been paid for goods or services provided to Granite Park. The biggest lawsuit is by a Belgian firm, Fitraco, which alleges it is owed $2.16 million for the lease of amusement park equipment.

According to Fresno County records, subcontractors who have done work on the project also have filed mechanic's liens totaling about $800,000.

And last month, Sammy Hagar yanked his Cabo Wabo Cantina brand out of Granite Park after a rift developed between the rock star and Barbis.

"I'm a man of my word, and I'm going to try to make everybody whole," Barbis said. "Everybody is getting whole before I am. I've got 15 years in this. My investors and I have a lot at stake and I've been doing nothing but trying to make this right for the community."

Granite Park's main problem has been acquiring financing in a tight credit market, Barbis said.

Asked whether he is considering filing for bankruptcy protection, Barbis answered: "No."

Lawsuits also were filed by J.C. Melton Air Conditioning Inc. and Matson Alarm Co. Inc.

Melton Air Conditioning alleges it is owed about $190,000. It's not clear from the lawsuit exactly how much Matson Alarm seeks.

C. Fredrick Meine, lawyer for Melton Air Conditioning, declined to comment. The Bee was unable to contact lawyers for Matson Alarm.

Barbis acknowledged that he's facing mechanic's liens from subcontractors totaling about $800,000, adding that some amounts are inflated.

The work done by the subcontractors includes plumbing, surveying, grading, engineering and consulting.

Barbis said the lawsuits and mechanic's liens are routine procedures on a project the size of the 42-acre Granite Park, especially in a difficult economy.

"It's for them to protect themselves," Barbis said. "I'm all for it. I'm supporting them to do that."

Barbis said he is staying in contact with creditors at the same time he seeks new financing.

"I'm working with all of them, and my goal is to get them all paid," he said.

Barbis said the project suffered a serious setback several months ago when a $5.3 million loan fell through. He said he's negotiating with an investment group that would provide enough cash to complete the entire project. He declined to identify the group's members.

"When we close the loan, everybody gets paid off," Barbis said.

Granite Park is on the site of a former dairy on Cedar Avenue, between Ashlan and Dakota avenues, about a mile south of California State University, Fresno.

The site actually has two owners. About 18 acres of what had been athletic fields are owned by the nonprofit Granite Park Kids Foundation. The remaining 24 acres -- called The Village at Granite Park -- are owned by The Zone Sports Center, a for-profit entity.

Three restaurants are operating at The Village. The project's plans include an amusement park and a fitness center.

Barbis is an official in the foundation and an investor in The Zone Sports Center.

Granite Park's long history is complex. Barbis provided these project updates:

If the financing comes through, he said, there will be enough cash to take the city of Fresno off the hook for a $5.2 million bank loan to the foundation. The city guaranteed the loan in 2004, but the loan is in default.

Remodeling is under way at the former Cabo Wabo site. Barbis said he will leave it to the new business's owner to announce what will go in there.

Work on three partially built restaurants near Cabo Wabo will soon resume if financing comes through.

The three replica major-league ball fields, long in disrepair, are being refurbished and should be ready for baseball and softball leagues by spring.