Here’s a short…well, really short (it’s a Gravitron for crying out loud, how long can I make it?!) of Starship Gravitron, a brand new Wisdom manufactured Starship 2000 owned by Blue Sky Amusements. It’s ridiculously nice looking with wildly flashing LED lights and a cool electric orange ship; …
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Video: Demon Drop at Dorney Park
October 30th, 2010 · No Comments · dorney park, videos
Demon Drop is an Intamin manufactured ‘first generation freefall’ ride. They were one of the first types of rides that offered riders the experience that only sky divers could have up until then. However, being the 80s when everything was rad and technology was ancient by todays standards, these freefall …
Trip Report: Six Flags Great Adventure Fright Fest 10/17/10
October 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · new jersey, six flags great adventure, trip reports, videos
I took a quick trip to Great Adventure this past Sunday to check out their Fright Fest festivities. I arrived at about 6pm and was met by moderate crowds, nothing too bad. I headed for El Toro first only …
Video: Vortex (Fabbri)
September 29th, 2010 · No Comments · videos
Vortex is a Fabbri manufactured ‘Junior Booster’ owned by Powers Great American Midway. The ride is one of the many spin offs of the largely successful Sky Scraper originally manufactured by Gravity Works. Much like their namesake, Sky Scraper is a very large ride standing at 160 feet. Due to …
Video: Great American Scream Machine
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · six flags, six flags great adventure, videos
After 21 years in operation, Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure closed for good on July 18th, 2010. The coaster will be replaced by a new attraction in 2011, believed to be Chang from Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom however nothing has been officially announced as of yet. …
Video: Tornado (Huss Flipper)
June 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments · carnivals, videos
Tornado is a large, flashy Huss manufactured ride that goes by the trade name of Flipper. The ride is pretty much what you’d get if a Round Up and a Tilt-a-Whirl had a baby. The ride spins at variable speeds so sometimes the cars will be pinned facing inward due …
Video: KMG Tango
June 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · videos
Tango is a KMG manufactured spin and puke ride and possibly the only ride to ever seat riders in a standing/floorless configuration. This might sound kind of…uh…painful for guys, but from what I experienced it really isn’t; however it’s still not the most comfortable ride either! The ride itself combines …
Video: Rave Up
June 6th, 2010 · No Comments · videos
The Chance manufactured Trabant is one of those rides that seems to be custom themed more often than not. Sometimes you’ll see a plain ol’ Trabant, which in turn is themed after a satellite (a weird 1960s one at that,) but more common themes are that of roulette wheels, surfing, …
No Limits Coaster: 6 Man Bobsled
February 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · games, videos
To celebrate the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic games, I decided to whip up a coaster themed after one of my favorite Olympic events. The first idea that came to mind was “all right, how about a Curling coaster!” Nah, …
