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Yeah this ride will be great for Challenge Park, I can't wait to ride it.

Great addition for Challenge Park, but my goddaughter will miss the Trampolines. :(

I hope that they are moved to Michigan's Adventure.

Also, on a side note, 2008 is the year of the "USED".

Ok Adam... scary clown picture really needs to go... is that your Avatar or something?

Yes, completely and totally scary. Although it is Adam we're talking about here, Josh...does it surprise you that much? ;)

I have never ridden one of these. I have passed by a ton of them, but can never seem to cough up the extra money for the ride, or better yet... i can never seem to get the balls to ride one!

I will for sure have to give this one a go!

I can't wait to ride this one again! Here is a video I found of someone riding it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLHNkSBBN3I&feature=related

I rode one in Pigeon Forge, TN in 2000 and again in 2005. They rock. Every part of your body feels like it's going to DIE!

The trampolines were a pain. Seemed like maintenance was constantly over there fixing the motors. I highly doubt CP made any signifigant profit from them. Ive never been on a skyscraper but it looks to be pretty wild... looking forward to this one.

^^If you rode the same one I rode in Pigeon Forge (there are two), then you probably felt like you were going to die because of:

1.) the crazy way that hobo carny that was running it strapped you in (I would not call that a proper OTSR...it looked more like an tie-down strap off an 18-wheeler!).

or

2.) you heard that strange popping sound and then noticed all the ungreased fittings and duct tape! The ride was great...the only scary part was wondering if I was gonna survive!

Is this the same type of ride? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzS-OdWVpHo

No, that's a slingshot ride. They have those in Sevierville Tennessee outside of the Smokey Mountains, near the "Million Go-Karts Area".

Here's another one... http://youtube.com/watch?v=hPvDu4ewMsE

This one just makes me laugh :)

Hopefully the skyscraper won't meet the same fate as Vertigo :)

I am quite excited about this attraction for 2 reasons, one because I haven't ever been on one before and it looks like it will scare me. That is something I miss from when I started riding coasters.

I just watched the You Tube videos of the Skyscraper ride. That thing looks incredible. I can't wait to ride it.

CP4eva'04 said:
I am quite excited about this attraction for 2 reasons, one because I haven't ever been on one before and it looks like it will scare me. That is something I miss from when I started riding coasters.

Was there a "two"? :)

Josh M. said:
Ok Adam... scary clown picture really needs to go... is that your Avatar or something?

lol! Yeah, I was shooting for scary after all. That was my makeup for my haunted house.

We need to work with you on scary clown make up.

Your first assignment is some video research.

Ah you got me. ;)

But add me to the list of Obama supporters, and unlike many I have supported him for almost a year now.

Finally ive been waiting to ride this type of ride since the fair here dont offer this ride anymore.

I have seen video of one of these before on TV. I have never seen one in person though, but I am looking forward to. I have never made my way over to challenge park, maybe I will this year.