Gurnee Bone Yard for Shockwave

JW65 · Post by **JW65** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:00 pm

Related to the topic of bone yards used for dismantled rides...This picture shows how massive a ride can be after it has been dismantled. While Shockwave was not part of Marriott's heyday, it is worth a look see.

How shocking!

http://www.coastergallery.com/1999/SFGA21a.html

And before the teardown!

http://www.coastergallery.com/1999/SFGA19.html

Post by **steven** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:40 pm

SHOCKWAVE was built over what was originally the bus and trailer section of the guest parking lot. Employees were instructed to park in that section while "playing" in the park. A key difference between Gurnee and Santa Clara was that a road connected the employee lot to the guest lot in Gurnee. Santa Clara did not have that direct connection between the two lots.

Steven