Gone rides that you never got to in time...

[gottastrata33]

What rides or coasters have you wished you rode that are now gone? Ive had friends talk about our shockwave so i thought what everyone elses rides were that they never got to ride but always wanted to.

My main one is Hypersonic: XLC.

everyone tells me im not missin anything, but its the fact I haven't been able to judge it for myself. I see it on tv and hear about it so much. It looks awsome but now ill never know.

[sfgamguy]

i never got on shockwave and i heard it was too bumpy but I still want to ride it badly
also the big tube one where southwest ter. is now (i cant remember the name
eagles flight deltas flier never rode
never rode z-force
hay bayler
thats about it

[Demon_07]

Sky Whirl and Space Shuttle America. I still saw the Superstition and Stargate films though.

[monsterfan99]

Great topic.

For me, it would be Z Force, Shockwave, Rolling Thunder and Deja Vu on the coaster side of things. I had never been to Great America before this year and missed out on Vu. My fiancée always said her favorite ride was Rolling Thunder and wish I could have rode it to see how it was.

On the flats part, I wish I could have rode The Edge and Powerdive. Both look * and unique.

[yankee Clipper91]

For Great America
1 Cajun Cliffhanger
2 Power Dive
3 Shockwave
4 Deja Vu

Ones that I am not sure about
1 Ameri-go-round
2 Haybaler
3 Rolling Thunder

[bobbinbop20]

deja vu and skywhirl

[Coastermonkey61]

Shockwave, Deja Vu, Cajun Cliffhanger (never had any interest)

[ben_the_bear]

Raging Wolf Bobs, Hangman (opryland- was too short), Hercules, Astroworld coasters, viper (sfgadv), batman: the chiller (got robin), and starliner.

[MForce4ever]

Oh I can think of quite a few, but I'll list only the ones that were around during my lifetime...
-Aska at Nara Dreamland
-Led Zeppelin the Ride at Hard Rock Park
-Ozark Wildcat at Celebration City
-Starliner at Cypress Gardens
-Texas Cyclone at Astroworld
-Tidal Wave at Great America
-Psyclone at Magic Mountain (I know I've heard it's terrible but I love wood coasters)
-Zonga/Texas Tornado at Discovery Kingdom/Astroworld
-Steel Phantom at Kennywood
-Batman and Robin the Chiller at Great Adventure
-Hercules at Dorney Park
-Jet Star at Casino Pier

[onyxhotel08]

Power Dive
Sky Whirl
Shockwave
Rolling Thunder
Cajun Cliffhanger

I did get one ride on Deja Vu. August 12th, 2007. B-E-S-T--R-I-D-E--E-V-E-R

[gottastrata33]

i never got on shockwave and i heard it was too bumpy but I still want to ride it badly
also the big tube one where southwest ter. is now (i cant remember the name
eagles flight deltas flier never rode
never rode z-force
hay bayler
thats about it

As you have seen mentioned here a few times, Rolling thunder is the name of the coaster you explained.

...and ooh Zonga is another. That coaster was gorgeous.



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[Jackluver18]

I was hardly born when Zforce left, I didn't even know Hay Bayler existed the first time I went to the park, I wanted to go on Powerdive I remember watching it one day and I was like "Oh no im not going on that"

[yamcha]

Power Dive.
Deja Vu

[SFaddiction84]

Shockwave, O Shockwave, How my head hurt sooo!

Shockwave, was LOOP Heaven, and because of its age, made it horrible once you went into the 4th loop!

Your riding.....going up the lift.....YOU DROP........loop one is amazing, loop 2 is even more amazing, loop 3 you realize ok no more loops, end of loop 3 into loop 4 you start getting tunnel vision and you see white lights and your ready to pass out. Then we hit the cork screws, which give the worst headache ever. After riding shockwave, you need a soda and a 20 minute rest to let your Brain restore itself. Not worth it! Road it once, never Again, of course, the year after it got demolished and superman arrived.

[JordanSDMF]

Don't care how much Shockwave blew, I needed to ride it. I was just never tall enough.

Zonga (still alive, but not here)
Viper - SFGAdv
TOTC before it became Demon
Tidal Wave
Speed (Las Vegas)
Windjammer
Drachen Fire

[FParker185]

My list is short cause generally when I hear a place or a coaster I want to ride is closing, I go and ride it reguardless where it is.
But basically Starliner at Cypress Gardens which I seem to have missed for now. Ozark Wildcat which closed with basically no warning
though may not be gone. Lethal Weapon The Persuit aka Cop Car Chase at WBMW/Movie Park in Germany, I was at the park about
2 weeks after they removed the lift chains and they were getting ready to tear up the ride. I was at Knotts Berry Farm in 95 and
wasnt really into coasters at the time, so I missed Soapbox Derby Racers, sorta kicking myself for that one. And last but not least
Thriller, aka Texas Tornado at Astroworld but it was closed when I was at the park my first time, and Six Flags butchered the ride beyond
recognition when they sent it to Marine World and I had no interest what so ever in riding it there and the park in Mexico it's at
now left the ride the same so still no interest.

That's all I can really think of that I could have had a chance to ride but didnt. I'm not counting stuff that closed before I got into the hobby
or closed before I was born or anything like that.

[Ilovthevu']

Batman and Robin the Chiller at SFGAdv
Two-Face at Six Flags America, but than I got to ride Invertigo so it doesn't matter.

Regular Disko' at Cypress Gardens (I've been on the Disko' Coaster, and I'm guessing it's pretty much the same experience, but I'm not sure.) They are still around though. I'm not really worried about riding one because the coaster was iffy though.

Some carnival rides that I have seen, but I have never wanted or cared to ride them (However, they could come back.) but now I want to are:

Sky Wheel
Sky Diver

[FParker185]

You missed Sky Wheel by 2 years, used to come though Streator, IL every 4'th of July with Mighty
Bluegrass Midways, now they dont bother moving it up there from FL, it goes straight to Peoria.
McDunough (sp?) has one traveling in Michigan that also goes up to the MN State Fair on an annual
basis. Belle City has one in IN though not entirely sure if they use it in IN at all. There are a few
other ones out there also.

[Goku1910]

I never made it to De Ja Vu

[Ragingbullmaniac]

shockwave.....The year I decided I was going to finally get on it it ended up being gone (figures) fortunately I DID make it on Deja Vu and Cajun Cliffhanger back in the day. I miss Vu. That ride was fun despite it's short comings.

[yankee Clipper91]

If I end up going to California's Great America I guess I can take Deja Vu and Powerdive off my list, since they have rides there just like Vu and powerdive.

[bigb7965]

invertigo?? seriously those are nothing like vu

why is this thread so wide?

[Demon_07]

If you really want Vu off your list, why don't you go to Magic Mountain and ride the real thing

[[jonrev]]

There's a few rides that were at Great America I would've loved to ride.
Cajun Cliffhanger
Bottoms Up
Rolling Thunder
Yukon Yahoo
Z-Force

And for the hell of it...
Riverview Bobs
Crystal Beach Cyclone

[Galvan316]

Power Dive
Turn of the Century
Tidal Wave

All are rides that I would have loved to have ridden, TW I was too short for and was removed by my next visit. (However I have ridden GL at SFKK)