Gurenee TRIPLE PLAY Gone?
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Gurenee TRIPLE PLAY Gone?
Maybe this has been covered before but after looking at the park map for the gurnee park, there is a blank spot where the Triple Play should be. Any info on this???
- jonrev
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Triple Play was cannibalized by SFOT (they took our center piece) and will return in 2007. The rumor is that SFOT was supposed to get SFAW's Trioka but the truck that was carrying it crashed and destroyed the ride. So SFOT took parts from La Ronde's Trioka and the center hub of Triple Play and are using them now. HUSS is currently making a new center hub for their Trioka and Triple Play gets its center hub back for next season.
Gurnee Ride Op - 2007
- Glorfindel7
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Probably because the fact that the new hub might not work with the current setup, seeing that there's already some wear and tear involved between the hub and arms. Not much different than moving an appliance to a new home after its been in service at the old home for a couple of years (It might work, but why take the chance?)RLAiello wrote:Why can't SFGAm get the new hub? It's the least they could do, since they lent it out...
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2006 TRIPLE PLAY PIC ON WIKIPEDIA
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No offense, but everytime I get sad about the rides they removed from Gurnee, I always think that it could be alot worse- we could have the Santa Clara park. Great America just wouldn't be the same without the Whizzer, Yankee Clipper, train, etc.PGA ROCKS wrote:Lucky you. Here at Santa Clara, Triple Play was removed in 2005. I miss it so much.
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