SC Sky Whirl replacing

PGA ROCKS · Post by **PGA ROCKS** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:44 pm

Do you think Invertigo is better than Sky Whirl?

Personally, I prefer Invertigo.

Post by **steven** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:53 pm

No, Invertigo is not better than Sky Whirl. That's my opinion, obviously. The question really shouldn't even be "Is Invertigo better than Sky Whirl?". The park could have had both. They could have shoehorned Invertigo into another spot. Adding Invertigo did not have to mean the removal of Sky Whirl.

There actually were plans to relocate the Sky Whirl (actually the Triple Wheel, as it was called in Santa Clara in its final years) to Paramount's Carowinds. That would have been a better outcome than scrapping the ride. Unfortunately, those plans were never carried out.

Steven

jonrev · Post by **jonrev** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:05 pm

SKY WHIRL!!

that_guy · Post by **that_guy** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:09 pm

I believe Sky Whirl would have been a Great ride to keep, i mean the SC park does not have any real relaxing rides at the park anymore, I really wish they kept it

JW65 · Post by **JW65** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:24 pm

Yes,

Carowinds and Sky Whirl (not triple wheel) have a nice ring to them. It would have been a good place for relocation. Of course they would have renamed the ride again....Wonder what it would have been that time?

PGA ROCKS · Post by **PGA ROCKS** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:52 pm

Now that I think about it, I agree with Steven. I did enjoy Sky Whirl a lot. Even though the last time I rode it, I was like 5 years old, it was a fun ride. I agree that they could have put Invertigo in another place. In my opinion, they should have removed Vortex, and put Invertigo there. Besides, I never existed when PGA was MGA. I was born in 1991.

redfishpaw · Post by **redfishpaw** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:52 am

I will also go with Skywhirl, for both parks. SFGA duplicated PGA's mistake. Deja vu is nothing more that a giant lawn ornament. I wonder how long that thing is going to stand there.

BrianPlencner · Post by **BrianPlencner** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 9:59 am

Skywhirl as well for me.

m11stephen2 · Post by **m11stephen2** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:46 pm

Whatever happend to that third skywhirl that was made for that park that was never built?

jonrev · Post by **jonrev** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:17 pm

I believe it was scrapped. Are there even any more triple wheels in the world?

Post by **steven** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:48 pm

I am fairly certain that the orders for rides for the third Marriott's GREAT AMERICA park were never placed. It would make sense for them to wait until they had an approved site for the park before ordering the rides.

As far as I know there were only two other "Sky Whirls" (actually called Tree Triple Wheels by Intamin) in the world. There was one in Japan and one in Korea. Both have been taken down in recent years. I don't know if they were scrapped or relocated. I've not heard of them popping up in another location, so my fear is that they are also gone for good.

Steven