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Santa Clara, United States

Riders sit in one of six gondolas arranged on tracks around the tower. A catch car latches onto the top each gondola and is winched to the top.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Drop Tower California's Great America

Drop Tower does what it says on the tin.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Drop Tower California's Great America

Riders straddle a saddle (Similar to a motorbike) with a front chest guard, and a pad on an arm flips up from the floor and holds them in by pressing on their back.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Tiki Twirl California's Great America

The track curves up to elevated dead ends at each end, with a camel hump in the middle.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Tiki Twirl California's Great America

Queue line theming.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Tiki Twirl California's Great America

The main entrance.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Tiki Twirl California's Great America

Tiki Twirl is a Disk'o "Coaster". It spins around whilst gliding along a short length of roller coaster style track.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Tiki Twirl California's Great America

Barney Oldfield Speedway is a typical vintage car ride.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Barney Oldfield Speedway California's Great America

Technically speaking, the ride is known as an Intamin "Looping Starship".

by Gazza, 10 years ago

HMB Endeavour California's Great America

In the loading position.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

HMB Endeavour California's Great America

Centrifuge is a rather fast rotating flat ride.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Centrifuge California's Great America

This New Orleans inspired ride building houses the bumper cars.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Rue Le Dodge California's Great America

Rue Le Dodge = Auto-tamponneuse.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Rue Le Dodge California's Great America

Carousel Columbia is a rare example of a double decker carousel.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Carousel Colmbia California's Great America

Clutches at the pivot points on the gondola allow it to be locked in position to hold riders parallel with the arms. When the clutch is released the gondola can swing freely, and sometimes flip depending on ride programming.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

FireFall California's Great America

In the loading position.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

FireFall California's Great America

FireFall holds a swinging gondola between two arms, flips riders, and occasionally dunks them into the line of fountains.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

FireFall California's Great America

Berserker is one of the few remaining Schwarzkopf "Bayern Kurve". Essentially a train of "bobsleds" is powered by an electric rail and speeds around the circular track.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Berserker California's Great America

Orbit is a common Enterprise type ride.

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Orbit California's Great America

by Gazza, 10 years ago

Flying Eagles California's Great America

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