Missing Great America's sky rides, why they left?

It was a design defect that led to the accident Gator, check Coasterfreakys link 6 posts up. :)

Tom

You have disturbed the forbidden temple, now-you-will-pay!!!

^D'Oh, thanks...wonder if there's some way to decipher more than the headline... ;)

There were much more detailed articles with pictures and diagrams showing exactly what happened in the Post-Dispatch, but its hard to find articles from almost 30 years ago.

Still rode the Sky Way a couple of times after the accident. What can I say, I was young and fearless.

Also rode the one at CP in 97 or 98, dont remember when.

Just a couple of G-Force junkies!

Ex_Westview and KW_worker said:
Anyone remember the other one at Cedar Point beside the one they have now,that was by the Mine Ride?

Yeah, I remember that. They took it out to put in another coaster, I think (mantis, perhaps)

Oddly, the bucket lifts scare me more that ski lifts. (you'd think after 30 years of skiing I wouldn't be afraid of those things, but I am. )

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