Unfortunately Mister Twister wasn't transplanted. They just built a new woodie really nothing like Mister Twister and named it Twister II.

One of the worst woodies I've ever ridden. Only the Grizzly at PGA approaches it's awfulness. Mister Twister - the original - was fantastic, an original John Allen design worthy of the man's genius. Twister II acts and rides like it was designed by a UN committee.

Uh, sorry to disappoint you. I dunno, maybe I was just having a bad day when I rode it. I think I was spoiled by the Lakeside Cyclone at the time.

Here's the good news: Knoebels in Pennsylvania took the original Mister Twister plans (and the additions that had been made later on - all good ones) and built a very close approximation of that coaster at their own park. It opened in 1999. I haven't been on it yet, but all the reports I've heard of it are extremely enthusiastic.

As for the Lakeside Cyclone, I can't say enough good things about this ride. Still has the original NAD cars, no restraints (save for tiny leather seatbelts which can be unbuckled once out of the station,) dark tunnel, huge first climb and drop, and it maintains big speed and air all the way through the ride and lateral Gs on the final turnaround, with a series of excellent bunnyhops to slow the thing down before it chugs back to the station.

Incidentally, when Elitch was in its original location, people on the top of the lift on the Cyclone could see and wave to people on the top of the lift of Mister Twister, just a couple miles away.