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- From: rivit@shell.portal.com (Russell Michael VanTassell)
- Subject: Re: Six Flags buys another BATMAN -- THE RIDE
- Message-ID: <BzHLKu.C88@unix.portal.com>
- Keywords: Batman, over-used name
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- References: <1992Dec18.161203.4521@pmafire.inel.gov> <1992Dec18.205152.17007@grouper.mkt.csd.harris.com> <1992Dec18.213834.16905@pmafire.inel.gov>
- Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 03:26:54 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec18.213834.16905@pmafire.inel.gov> geoff@pmafire.inel.gov (Geoff Allen) writes:
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- >Farm, which is flywheel-driven. I rode the Tidal Wave (weight-driven)
- >at Mariott's (yes, Mariott's!) Great America in Santa Clara California
- >and remember really enjoying it, but any memories of shuttle loop ride
- >details are from Montezooma's Revenge, which I've ridden several times
- >and much more recently.
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- The Paramount/King's/Santa Clara/Marriot's Great America Tidal Wave
- is a cam/flywheel driven shuttle looper... I'm pretty sure. They're
- <continually> back there tweaking on the system back in the employee
- roads...
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