The Sky Ride was an attraction built for the Century of Progress 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. It was a transporter bridge (with a design similar...
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Alton Towers (section Sky Ride)
World of David Walliams, X-Sector, Adventure Land and CBeebies Land. The SkyRide cable car system travels between Towers Street, Forbidden Valley, and the...
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three new rides — the Spindle Top (a Rotor flat ride, the Wheel Burrow (a Chance Tumbler) and the Sky Buckets, the park's second cable car ride — along...
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Ride the Sky was a progressive power metal band formed by ex-Helloween, Gamma Ray, and Masterplan drummer Uli Kusch, and Tears of Anger members Bjørn Jansson...
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300-foot-long ride over the midway. "Mission Bay Adding Restaurant". The San Bernardino County Sun. 12 March 1967. p. B-18. The Sea World sky ride is being...
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Ride the Skies is the second studio album by noise rock band Lightning Bolt. The second track, "Saint Jacques," is named after bassist Dan St. Jacques...
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Cedar Point (section Water Ride)
1999 1960: Scrambler opens 1961: Sky wheel, Rotor, and Super Jets (later renamed Star Voyager) open 1962: Sky Ride and Scamper opens 1963: Cedar Point...
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were injured when they fell from the Sky Ride after trying to help a 4-year-old boy when his mother got off the ride. On July 13, 2008, a 21-year-old park...
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(Tunnel of Love), and Flying Turns were just a few of the many classic rides. "The Pair-O-Chutes at Riverview Park'll shake us up all day" is a line...
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The London Freewheel (redirect from Mayor of London's Sky Ride)
London's Sky Ride Ealing on 18 July 2010, the Mayor of London's Sky Ride Redbridge on 15 August 2010 and the main Mayor of London's Sky Ride on 5 September...
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investment in the park's history. In early July 2017, Lake Compounce shut down Sky Ride — a twenty-five minute round trip chairlift from the park up to the top...
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Lagoon (amusement park) (section Thrill rides)
32-year-old man fell 50 feet after dangling from the park's Sky Ride, a chairlift-like ride which transports people from one end of the amusement park...
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like Island Skipper Tours while others like The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride! were altered from their initial concept to the attraction that...
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Incidents at Six Flags parks (section Sky Ride)
fall from the ride was "horrifying"". CBS. June 25, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020. "Sky Ride reopens at...
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EmmeIn called Junior Jockeys. The Boulevard has several major rides; the biggest is Giant Sky Wheel, the largest open-gondola Ferris wheel built in the United...
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This is a list of rides, attractions and themes from Six Flags Great America that no longer operate in the park. Marden, Duane. "Z-Force (Six Flags Great...
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transporter bridge: Only one other was ever constructed in the country, Sky Ride in Chicago. The span was converted in 1929–1930 to a vertical-lift bridge...
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ride after one of the trains stopped at the top of the lift hill. No injuries were reported. On 30 June 2004, due to a strong gust of wind, the Sky Ride...
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Amusement rides, sometimes called carnival rides, are mechanical devices or structures that move people to create fun and enjoyment. Rides are often perceived...
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Its architectural symbol was the Sky Ride, a transporter bridge perpendicular to the shore on which one could ride from one side of the fair to the other...
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Ghost Train, bumper cars, carousel, Ferris wheel, the Monster, Trabant, Sky Ride, Hard Rock, Galaxy, Laff in the Dark, Magic Rainbow, Red Baron, and Kiddieland...
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conservation initiatives. Popular attractions at the zoo include the Skyfari Sky Ride, which offers aerial views of the exhibits, and animal encounters where...
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Oakland, California Features a Jungle Carousel, doughnut ride, plane ride, safari jeep ride, sky ride, Outback Train, family roller coaster, and kids' playground...
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Dutch Wonderland (section Removed rides)
that they sold Dutch Wonderland to Palace Entertainment. The park has 32 rides, plus a tropical-themed interactive water play area called Duke's Lagoon...
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Waldameer & Water World (section Current rides)
added. In 1973, the Paratrooper ride replaced the aging Aerial Swings ride, and in 1977 and 1978, the Spider ride and Sky Ride were added, respectively. The...
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ride. It was the world's highest amusement ride in terms of overall elevation above ground level, but has since been surpassed by the Sky Drop ride atop...
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Canobie Lake Park (section Rides and attractions)
He installed a wooden roller coaster named Yankee Cannonball in 1936, a ride which was designated as an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark by American Coaster...
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The Sky Swatter (sometimes Sky Swat) was a thrill ride which was built by S&S Power of Logan, Utah. It was marketed from 2003 to 2010; only two Sky Swatters...
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Skycoaster (redirect from Ripcord (Amusement Park Ride))
sold to the Ride Entertainment Group in 2005. Ride Entertainment introduced Sky Sled in 2017, a new method of riding a Skycoaster. The Sky Sled replaces...
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In 1964 the monorail closed and was replaced by the Swiss Sky Ride, a 64 car aerial ride that traveled over a 3,800 foot path (the longest ever built)...
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