MANUFACTURER: Bollinger & Mabillard (B&M)
LENGTH: 3900ft
HEIGHT: 145ft
INVERSIONS: 4
SPEED: 60mph
OPENED: 5/11/1996
-6/28/04 2004 UPDATE-Finally have gotten back to this site after a few months of avoiding it. I'm pretty much updating every page to be current as of the 2004 park season, so most of the news and new coasters will be included. I'm not nearly done with the updating but its all coming soon
-1/22/2004-Added a New Coaster of the Week....New news about the changes going on at Six Flags Great America this year (just scroll down)....Still working on a page for news...
-1/16/2004-New coaster information has been added to "What's New"...New Coaster of the Week...Fixed a few problems with links...Added new coaster news...Working on adding more comprehensive information on coaster news and the rides themselves
-12/31/2003-It's been nearly four months since I last updated the site, and its been about that long since I've had the time to. The ENTIRE site now has the new look, and look for more updates on new coasters and probably alot more coaster news in the near future
--Area will include "Ragin' Cajun" a Reverchon Wild Mouse coaster.--
The new area will also feature three stationary flat rides: the Big Easy Balloon Ride will take riders on a spinning trip throughout the area; the King Chaos Ride will take thrill seekers 42 feet in the air; and the Jester's Wild Ride will rock people back and forth on a makeshift Mardi Gras float.
In addition, the park will add a new attraction to the County Fair area, near the popular American Eagle roller coaster. The Revolution, a HUSS Frisbee ride, will replace the second antique carousel at the park. It will spin people as it moves up and down at more than 65 feet in the air.
The carousel will be rebuilt elsewhere, park officials said.
The expansion, with a price tag of more than $6 million, is expected to be completed by the time the park opens in May, park officials said.
In addition to the 5 new rides and new themeing to revamp Orleans Place into Mardi Gras. Park officials said yesterday that nearly half of the parks shows would change, which will include the addition of a vegas-style magic show.
They also said that Demon, Batman: The Ride and Deja Vu will be recieving new coats of paint.
Other announcements included:
-American Eagle still running 1 side backwards again for the 3rd straight season.
-3 tentative "Coaster after Dark" dates that will allow season pass holders to stay a few hours after the park closes.
The dates of the 2004 Events
-Mardi Gras: Every weekend in May
-Joyfest, a christian music festival: July 10th
-Fiesta Mexicana: July 17th & 18th
-Kids Fest: July 19th - 27th
-Gospelfest: July 31st
-Fright Fest: Weekends in October
Thrill seekers and snowboarders now have something to do in the summer
DENVER, CO -- You don't have to be an extreme boarder these days to thrash and spin your way up and down a halfpipe. Nor do you need any snow.
Six Flags Elitch Gardens opens yet another thrill ride at Colorado's Coaster Capital - HALFPIPE. A ten-story-tall structure, the Halfpipe is the first of its kind in America and is an exaggerated and exponentially exciting take on hitting the slopes with a snowboard.
"The Halfpipe is perfect for Six Flags Elitch Gardens and Colorado," said Tara Tongco, park spokesperson. "It's a tribute to the winter adventures the mountains offer and an outrageous thrill that everyone can enjoy -- whether or not you've been on a snowboard." - - - - - more info here
SANDUSKY, OHIO, April 8, 2004 -- Cedar Fair, L.P. (NYSE: FUN) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, located near Cleveland, Ohio, from Six Flags, Inc. in a cash transaction valued at approximately $145 million.
Six Flags Worlds of Adventure is a family-oriented theme park situated on approximately 690 acres, including a 50-acre spring-fed lake. The park offers its guests a wide variety of rides and attractions, including 10 roller coasters, several children�s areas, a water park, and various live shows, and entertains more than 1.5 million guests each year, principally from the Cleveland/Akron, Youngstown and Pittsburgh markets.
The transaction involves the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of the park, including the adjacent hotel and campground, but excludes all animals currently located at the park, which are being retained by Six Flags. Cedar Fair will assume the complete operations and management of the park as of April 9.
The Partnership also reported that it has completed a new long-term financing arrangement to fund a portion of the cash purchase price. A private placement of $75 million has been arranged to provide funds for terms of seven to eleven years at a fixed rate of 4.72%. The Partnership has funded the balance of the purchase price through an expansion of its revolving credit facility, but intends to enter the equity market later this year to complete the permanent funding of the acquisition. The park, which has been renamed Geauga Lake, is on schedule to open for the 2004 season on May 1.
BUENA PARK, Calif. - Cowboys in Ghost Town, Native Americans in Indian Trails and a brand new Silver Bullet flying above it all. Knott's Berry Farm expands its arsenal of thrill rides with the addition of Silver Bullet, the western themed roller coaster set to debut on Christmas Eve 2004. The high-flying $16 million coaster shoots onto the Ghost Town scene, soaring into Fiesta Village and back over Indian Trails. Chrome plated and floorless, Silver Bullet promises to be a blast.
The new attraction, designed and manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard (B & M) of Monthey, Switzerland, continues Knott's Berry Farm's transformation into Southern California's leading thrill ride adventure park. Since its acquisition of Knott's in December 1997, Cedar Fair L.P. has made an ongoing commitment to adding world-class thrill attractions. As the seventh roller coaster to be added to Knott's, "Silver Bullet gives thrill seekers yet another world-class ride to add to their list of all-time favorites," proclaimed Jack Falfas, General Manager and Vice President of West Coast Operations for Cedar Fair, L.P. Knott's will also add RipTide, another high-flying spinning thrill ride with "720 degrees of attitude" to the Boardwalk area in the Spring of 2004.
