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Abandoned Six Flags Theme Park In Louisiana (reddthat.com)
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[–] Matt2145@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Closed for storm...

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

The documentary on it with that name was good! Closed for Storm

[–] cdf12345@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Almost looks like AI art

[–] PoopMonster@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Vice had a cool documentary on this a while back. https://youtu.be/ycLDz_GidbM?si=HewWDCk6QcO2vtBx

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

They used to have that exact coaster at Knott's Berry Farm back in the day, Boomerang.

Edit: turns out that exact coaster ended up at a park in Indonesia

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

That style of coaster is quite popular. Canada's Wonderland has one that they call the bat.

[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They still have the Boomerang at Knott's last time I was there.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Apparently they ripped it out in 2017. Same ride as in OPs picture?

[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I guess it's been about a decade since I was there. Lol

[–] EclecticDad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have been on this coaster at atleast 3 different parks. It is a gravity drop/backwards coaster.

[–] athos77@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's designed by Arrow Dynamics. One of the first models (maybe entirely the first) was installed at Six Flags Great Adventure. At the time, the total cost was about $15 million, half spent on the ride itself, the rest on the footings and infrastructure.

[–] EclecticDad@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've seen it at Carowinds, Darian Lake and Great Adventure. I think I saw it at King's Dominion and Six Flags Georgia, but not 100% sure.

[–] athos77@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I checked and it was at Six Flags Over Georgia. Their Shockwave was the first one of these ever opened, in 1988. Great Adventure's was originally scheduled for the same year, but they had some construction delays (the park is on really sandy soil) and theirs opened in 1989.

I remember visiting another amusement park (though I've no idea which one) which had this same coaster design, except the bottom of the first hill took you through an underwater tunnel - that was fun :)

[–] EclecticDad@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That seems very cool. Was it a SeaWorld or something?

[–] athos77@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I just checked - it was Anaconda at King's Dominion. And when I was first looking, I thought it might be Intimidator 305 at the same park, except that's by Intamin. But boy did Intamin sure copy some of Arrow's features, lol !!

[–] JewGoblin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Ben Shapiro can finally get on the adult rides, yay

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 2 years ago

This picture could be the background for a movie poster about a haunted theme park.

[–] TonyToniToneOfficial@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I still remember the commercials