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I don't think the ride rotation program ever really 'ended', but it did seem to go away for a few years throughout the late 90's/early 00's. It seems like most of the relocations happened around the late 80's, and then randomly thoughout the mid to late 90's. It seemed to really fire up again around...

Here is a picture of the Gurnee Fiddler's Fling from 2004. The centerpiece is gone, but the roofs are still on the cars.

http://www.sfgamworld.com/gallery/FFlin ... ersFling02

I found a site that has tons of SFGAm pictures from 1999. On one of the Batman pages, there are a few pictures that show the Yankee Harbor tower for the Delta Flyer/Eagle's Flight still standing as of May 1st, 1999. http://www.angelfire.com/mn/sfgam/sfgam.html **For some reason, it wouldn't link rig...

Wow! Thanks alot for sharing!

Reading your post is the first thing that has really made me stop and realize how much I do miss that ride.

Shockwave may of never come. I remember reading somewhere that Great America got Shockwave at the last second. What I read, was that Great Adventure was supposed to get SW, but I guess that park was really in deep trouble after the Lightning Loops accident happened in 1987. Six Flags decided to sen...

redfishpaw wrote:SC Whizzer footings photo
http://www.srcphotography.com/gallery/d ... -40&pos=25

Sad pictures. I'm so glad we still have our Whizzer; but who knows for how much longer.

I remember when we went for our 8th grade trip back in 1999. One guy in my grade (the one that liked to shoot his mouth off), threw up all over the car and the front of his shirt/shorts!! That was mere minutes after overhearing him say he could handle any ride in existence. I remember passing by it ...

Thanks Steven

I've been really into the history of SFGAm for a few years now, and there are a few things I've been trying to figure out, and that was one of them.

Thanks for your help!

^As well as Rue Le Dodge, Great American Raceway, and Ricochet/Big Top.

**Quick Question: Did the Six Flags takeover happen before, during, or after the 1984 season? If it was during or before, wouldn't Roaring Rapids(Whitewater Rampage) be a Marriott ride?