Karate Kid Dad Wants Zip Line Built At His New York Ranch

Karate Kid star's dad wants a zip line in his tourist ranch in upstate New York, local media reported.

Karate kid dad wants zip line at his ranch

According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Ralph George Macchio, Sr., father of Karate Kid actor and Dancing With the Stars celebrity Ralph George Macchio, Jr.,  plans to build a 3,500-foot-long zip line ride that would run from an Adirondack mountaintop to his Wild West Ranch in Lake George.

The project would include construction of two 34-foot towers in Macchio's properties near the top and base of French Mountain and four cables to connect them. A swath of trees would have to be cleared along the route to carry riders down a vertical drop of 700 feet to his ranch.

The zip line proposal is currently being reviewed by the state Adirondack Park Agency and by town planning boards in Lake George and Queensbury. If approved, it would be the first commercial zip line of its kind in the Adirondack Park and would be part of a proposed $1.5 million tourist attraction for the area which includes an outdoor amphitheater, parking and retail shops.

Some nearby landowners have raised concerns regarding the visual and noise impacts of the Karatid Kid dad's zip line.