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1. Houdini's Great Escape
Opening Day Status: Under Construction |
1. On opening day, the
wall outside of Houdini still displayed the "Mad House" sign used to
identify the multiple construction sites. |
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1. Houdini had the least amount
of construction work behind it on opening day. The ride wouldn't
open until Memorial Day weekend. |
2. Jumpin' Jack
Flash
Opening Day Status: Open |
2. From the
beginning, Jumpin' Jack Flash was a big draw with its bright colors and
prime location on Dream Street. The ride was installed in time for
opening day, however a formal queue line wouldn't be installed until the
following season. |
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3. Escape from Dino Island II - 3D
Opening Day Status : Open |
4. Great American Road Race
Opening Day Status: Under Construction |
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4. The newly arrived cars were
parked under the unfinished load/unload area. |
4. The Road Race ride replaced
the themed queue bunker and test engine areas of the Right Stuff Mach1
Adventure ride. |
4. Not yet ready for
opening day, the Great American Road Race would be set for drivers the
following weekend. |
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4. The Big Wheel provided an overview of how the balance of the former
Shockwave site was used for the winding racetrack. |
5. Twister
Opening Day Status: Under Construction |
5. Workers continued to install the walkways and platforms around the
Twister ride. Before it would actually open, the newly installed
staircase on the left side of the ride would be removed and
replaced by a handicap accessible ramp. |
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6. Daffy's Duccaneer
Opening Day Status: Under Construction |
7. Speed Trap
Opening Day Status: Closed |
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8. Rodeo Stampede
Opening Day Status: Testing |
8. Electricians checked the
circuit panels of the Rodeo Stampede. Later that day the ride was
being tested. |
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9. Medusa
Opening Day Status: Open |
9. The brightly painted
track of Medusa marked the first addition to the Frontier Adventures
(Best of the West) area of the park since it opened in 1974. |
9. Normally a ride the size
of Medusa would have been the solo new addition for the park.
However, in 1999 dozens of additional new rides also dotted Great
Adventure. |
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9. Screams of joy
filled the air as riders experienced the world's first floorless
coaster. |
9. For the first time
Medusa's lift provided a great view of the Wild Animal Safari Park's
monkey section. |
9. Medusa was one of three
coasters installed as part of the "War on Lines." |
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10. Time Warp
Opening Day Status: Closed |
10. The only things missing from the Time Warp on opening day were the
decorative clock themed elements. |
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11. Black Beard's Lost Treasure Train
Opening Day Status: Under Construction |
11. Black Beard's station remained uncovered during the first
several weeks of operation. |
11. Instead of nautical themed elements planned for the ride, a wide
variety of trees and plants were added to the landscape. |
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11. For the first time, The
Lakefront (Neptune's Kingdom) was home to a roller coaster. |
12. Spinnaker
Opening Day Status: Testing |
13. Pirate' s Flight
Opening Day Status: Open |
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13. Strangely, the Pirate's
Flight
swing ride was installed right next to the Flying Wave swing ride. |
14. Jolly Roger
Opening Day Status: Under Construction |
14. The central skull still
needed to be installed on the Jolly Roger. |
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14. The Jolly Roger replaced
the themed queue line of its neighbor Skull Mountain. |
15. Evolution
Opening Day Status: Under Construction |
15. The Evolution was
assembled quickly. One week earlier it was on flatbed trailers and two
weeks later it was being tested. |
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16. Looney Tunes Seaport (Front
Section)
Opening Day Status: Open |
16. Taz Trucking,
Sylvester's Pounce and Bounce, and Elmer Fudd's Weather Balloons
were ready to go on opening day. |
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16. After a 24 year absence, the
Taz Trucking Company offered guests the first auto track ride experience
since the Antique Cars departed in 1975. |
16. Scenery was still under
construction on the season opener. |
16. The ride would open the
following weekend. |
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16. Elmer Fudd's Weather
Balloons were ready to take flight. |
16. The Looney Tunes themed
fountain found at the entrance to the Seaport was transplanted from the
area outside of Rolling Thunder. |
17. The Big Wheel provided a
great view of the huge Looney Tunes Seaport addition. |
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17. Looney Tunes Seaport (Back
Section)
Opening Day Status: Under Construction |
17. Not yet open on April
2nd, several rides in the back section of the Seaport were actually
moved around within the area before it opened to the public. |
17. The Bugs Bunny Fun
Factory was the largest children's soft play area installed to date. |
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17. The old
entrance to the North American Rivers dry slide became a service
entrance for the work area located towards the rear of Looney Tunes
Seaport. |
17. The new
Looney Tunes Seaport ride package surrounded the Riptide flume ride.
Actually, the Riptide ground-level flume track was altered to
accommodate some of the children rides. |
17. The
entire Seaport would be open by the end April 1999. |
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18. Chaos
Opening Dat Status: Open |
18. Chaos proved
that new rides could be added to the most quiet corners of the park. |
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18. At night, the brightly
colored lights of Chaos complemented the beautiful lights of Granny's
(Ginger Bread Fancy) nextdoor. |
18. Riders enjoyed their first
spins on Chaos. |
19. Pendulum
Opening Day Status: Open |
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19. The Pendulum spent the
entire morning testing but before the day was over welcomed thrilled
riders. |
19. The Pendulum was one of four
Huss Rides installed as part of the War on Lines. |
19. Located behind the Autobahn
bumper car ride, the Pendulum won the "most oddly placed attraction"
award. |
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