Power Dive
Being a ride op at Endeavor is kind of a hassle and you need a lot of patience. Guests always want their shoulder harnesses, so we have to use the "claw" (manual release) to make them looser. And if they want their lap restraints looser, there is a manual release for those also, but we're not allowed to use that and I don't know why. And the spitting thing is kind of a pain in the butt, but we have to deal with that. I have asked a lot of my friends which rides at Great America they thought were the scariest, the order of their answers typically went: 1) Drop Zone 2)Xtreme Skyflyer 3)Endeavor. I think it's just the fact that it hangs upside down for a long time.
- xxlatinogueroxx
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I loved the Power dive! The line was always short by the time I got to ride it! It was sooo much fun. Going upside. I love King Chaos too but that has nothing on powerdive!
I remember when the shoulder restraints would come down i would lift my hands up so it wouldnt squeeze my chest so hard. But for guys, it was no mercy for the lap restraints. It was soooo hard!
I remember when the shoulder restraints would come down i would lift my hands up so it wouldnt squeeze my chest so hard. But for guys, it was no mercy for the lap restraints. It was soooo hard!
- tillenterprises
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You can also go to Six Flags Over Texas to ride the Acme Rock N Rocket- it's the old Looping Starship (the same ride as Power Dive) from Six Flags Over Georgia. They did a nice job theming and painting it to Acme rocket red- They put alot of work into it- looks like it will be there awhile!dpxtreme wrote:For anyone who likes the Power Dive, you can still go to Great America in Santa Clara to ride Endeavor!
- yankee Clipper91
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- yankee Clipper91
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- ttd rox
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Power Dive, my dad told me a story about this ride. He said he saw a bigger guy in line just in front of him shoving as much food as he could in his mouth. He said he saw him on it next just before he wwent on it then the guy started throwing up as it went upsidedown and stuff. It was hitting people my dad said and people were swearing and stuff! I though it was halarious! Ofcourse my dad didn't know the name of the ride but I assume it was Power dive since he said it's no longer at the park anymore and the way he described it.
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- yankee Clipper91
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- Cheesehead Dave
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Power dive was easy though... We just broke out the hose and sprayed everything away.yankee Clipper91 wrote:I hate it when people throw up on the rides.
Out of sight, out of mind.
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(1990-Demon, 1991-Power Dive/Cajun, 1992-Loggers, 1993-Eagle, 1994-Space Shuttle, 1995-Iron Wolf)
(1990-Demon, 1991-Power Dive/Cajun, 1992-Loggers, 1993-Eagle, 1994-Space Shuttle, 1995-Iron Wolf)
- ttd rox
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My sister was on Revolution just as someone got off throwing up on it and they sprayed it down really fast and let them on. Guess what, the puky water sloshed all over them! I was looking at old pics of Power Dive and everybody riding it looked very uncomfortable!
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- yankee Clipper91
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- jonrev
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Power Dive commercial is now on YouTube!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EOs0Fqa8pyA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EOs0Fqa8pyA
Gurnee Ride Op - 2007