1/30/2024 0 Comments Houdini ride six flags![]() The sign included a countertop with entry slips and a slot for filled Located just outside of the future ride's home. Name It" contest where guests were encouraged to submit nameĪn artists' rendering of the new ride along with key statistics was That same year so many people had a hard time believing another roller coaster would beĪs the end of the 1989 season came, the new coaster was officiallyĪnnounced, but without a name. The Great American Scream Machine had just opened The parts were sent to a designated site for repainting to a royal blueįor those that did get a glimpse of the track before it was removed, Reintroduced as Ninja but the park realized it needed to be repainted so ![]() The black track was going to be simply reassembled and the ride Initially staged towards the rear of the old Garden of Marvels site. Some of the smaller parts were even shipped in their original crates from itsĬonstruction in 1986. With parts arriving at Great Adventure before the project was announced. The Shockwave began its move to the east coast over the summer of 1989 Novelty so after three seasons the ride was packed up once again as part of the The ride was a huge hit with the public, but Six Flags decided it was The Shockwave coaster was painted entirely black with black and red Montreaux, Switzerland testing grounds and shipped in fifty 40-foot Initially, the ride was constructed, tested, and dismantled at Intamin's Mountain was actually the second time the ride was erected. In 1986 when they opened ShockWave on May 16th behind that park's Spillikin Six Flags Magic Mountain introduced the chain's first stand-up coaster To boost the capacity larger box beam track wasĬreated for the first time which allowed four abreast riding. Intamin AG, one of the best known innovators in the ride industry, designedĪ compact coaster offering not only thrills but with an increased capacity compared The sprawling oversized plot of landĪfforded more than enough land to accommodate the 3.3 acre ride which it Only part of the Garden of Marvels left intact was a Koi Pond towards the Way to the entrance portals near Dream Street and the Carousel. Served as the control room for the Garden of Marvels miniature boats and trains was left in placeĪll the concrete walkways throughout the entire site were removed all the Transformation, filling in the man made waterways and mountain tops in preparation for the arrival Just some remote control boats and cars over the years.ĭuring the summer of 1989, the area which had been closed off since 1986 began a Marvels area which had been turned into a miniature golf course and then Shockwave was built on the site of Great Adventure's Garden of Would be the recipient of its first stand-up coaster previously located RidingĪ roller coaster in a standing position was a novelty that was developed in Japan in the early 1980's by the Togo company, with other manufacturers also trying to create their Was always on the cutting edge introducing the latest and greatest types of rides in their parks. As innovations came to the roller coaster industry, Six Flags
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