Thrill Rides Archive
Winseeker to come to Carowinds in 2012
The $6.5 million dollar ride is a thirty story tall swing ride that is designed to give passengers the sensation of flying. The ride has 32 two person swings that slowly rotate while climbing to the top of a 301-foot tower. The swings will... [More]
Thrill-ride park plans in Orlando abandoned
The developer I-Drive Investors LLC has dropped its bid for a plan to put a group of coasters and other rides in an area off of North International Drive. The park was to be located on 78 acres between the Festival Bay shopping mall... [More]
Kings Island's WindSeeker opens
The tower swing ride WindSeeker finally opened yesterday, June 21. The ride holds 64 riders at a time with 32 swings holding two people apiece. It swings passengers at up to 30mph 30 stories above the ground. Once at the highest point riders can... [More]
Gatorland opening Screamin' Gator Zipline
Opening June 16th the zipline attraction has 1,200 feet of thrill that lasts over two hours. The experience starts out easy with a zip line speed topping around 15 mph but has lines that will propel you to over 30 mph during your ride.... [More]
SkyScreamer opens at Six Flags St. Louis Saturday
Six Flags St. Louis is set to open its new SkyScreamer ride this Saturday. The new swing ride SkyScreamer is the tallest ride in the park at 236-feet and holds 32 passengers at once. Seen from miles away, riders swing around in a 98-foot... [More]
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Cedar Point's WindSeeker's opening delayed
The new 30-story swing ride that swings its 64 passengers at a top speed of 30mph will not be rideable come Cedar Point's opening on the 14th of May. The ride cost $5 million and is manufactured by the Dutch-based company Mondial. The reason... [More]
Mad Tea Party - WDW
Drawn straight from the classic scene in Disney's Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Tea Party is a short, but dizzying ride in an oversize teacup that you control. Guests help celebrate the Mad Hatter's un-birthday by whirling and twirling across the dance floor in... [More]
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Visible from miles away from the park, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror looms ominously over the Disney-MGM Studios park, waiting for a chance to give riders a thrill. Once a bustling hotel, business died off after a elevator full of passengers — and... [More]
Tomb Raider: The Ride - PKI
Tomb Raider: The Ride, based on the popular movies starring Angelina Jolie, is an indoor thrill ride that takes place in partial darkness and features both fire and water effects. Guests are turned upside-down four times and stare face-first at the ground from high... [More]
Drop Zone Stunt Tower
Drop Zone Stunt Tower, once the world's tallest gyro-drop ride, features 40 riders that face outward on a ring that spins counterclockwise as it ascends the ride's imposing tower, then free-falls back to the ground with a rush of air, and a surprising amount... [More]
Delirium
Delirium is a Giant Spin ride, spinning guests on a continuous ring in a 240-degree arc up into the air, reaching heights greater than one hundred feet. Perhaps best described as a giant, spinning boat-style ride, it can be found near Son of Beast... [More]
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