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Xtreme Skyflyer (known as RipCord at Carowinds [4]) is a Skycoaster at several Six Flags parks. The Carowinds and Kings Island models opened in 1995, while the Canada's Wonderland and Kings Dominion models opened in 1996 followed by California's Great America which opened their model in 1997.
Xtreme Skyflyer 1996 2023 Xtreme Skyflyer was a ride that featured an arch that held a cable to which the riders were attached and two towers that lifted the riders. Riders first step onto a scissor lift, where they are raised into the loading position.
On 8 February 2024, Canada's Wonderland announced that Xtreme Skyflyer would permanently shut down for the 2024 season after 26 years of operating. [46] The attraction gave over 1.17 million rides prior to its removal. This closure was cited for future expansion and development by the park. [47]
Canada's Wonderland removed Xtreme Skyflyer, a Skycoaster, in March 2024 and began teasing a new attraction near Wonder Mountain. [5] On July 20, 2024, Canada's Wonderland posted to its Instagram feed with the caption "Discover the legend within.... 8/8", indicating the date that the teased ride would be announced to the public. [6]
The removal of this ride theme marked the first time since the park's debut (38 years ago) that Scooby-Doo is not present in the park. Scrappy's Slides 1972 1995 A large, fifteen-lane mat slide that originally opened at Coney Island in 1969 as Sky Slide before being relocated to Kings Island as Flying Carpet. [54]
1997: Xtreme Skyflyer; Triple Wheel (originally Sky Whirl) is removed; 1996: Drop Tower Scream Zone (Formerly Drop Zone Stunt Tower) 1995: Nickelodeon Splat City; The Edge and Ameri- Go Round are removed. 1994: Action Theater featuring Days of Thunder; 1993: Park is renamed Paramount's Great America; Flight Deck (Formerly Top Gun); Lobster is ...
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Flight Deck is an inverted roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.It originally opened in 1995 under the name Top Gun. It was renamed Flight Deck in 2008 after Paramount Parks sold Wonderland to Cedar Fair, necessitated the gradual removal of all Paramount names and trademarks from the theme park.