I had heard a lot of things about it and expected to have my socks blown off, but it wasn't all it was hyped to be. Maybe it was just the one I went on. They loaded us, we went 3 times, they stopped at the top so they could load 2 more people, went 3 more times, and we were done.
Eh, it was a lot of fun, but not worth a lot of the prices being charged for them.
Intamin Fan said:
Robert, you need to take the exclimation point out of your sentence. You see, Dorney Park no longer has the Skyscraper It got transfered to another Cedar Fair property (Valley Fair or Worlds of Fun). Razore86, he said it was $20 for two people. Now it sounds like a better deal, doesn't it? I loved the Skyscraper. It scared the hell out of me. The Zamperla Turbo Force which is basically the same ride, except with back to back seating, is equally as thrilling. I've ridden that three times. Some of the ride motions are very unsettling, such as when you come over the top and your seat starts turning towards the ground. The wait at the top while the other seats are loading can be agonizing also due to the height. I remember they had a Skyscraper at Six Flags Fiesta Texas back in 2002 (is it still there?).
Yes it is still here and it is very fun and fast. Now it is permanent. It is awesome/
For as expensive as it is, there was rarely any downtime. I've only gotten to ride one twice--once during a promotion in the fall in 2001 with Sam Marks and friend, and at the employee party in 2003. The girl I rode with was shaking the whole way up. I probably wasn't doing much better since it was at night. SFA's Skycoaster has an additional fear factor to it, if you will. You see, there's this rod-iron fence with the Batman logo sticking up all along the fence that comes up really quick when you drop. In your mind you're going "Please slack pick up, pick up, PICK UP!" *** Edited 4/9/2005 3:48:40 AM UTC by Intamin Fan***
Still, it's considerably cheaper than the other versions of the ride I've seen at fairs and such.
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