Where is aftershock roller coaster

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Alaska Wildlife Trooper to resign after reporting false sale of plane. The rumors were met with more skepticism than excitement. And there was no way on earth that even if they were adding a coaster, that it would be a used Vekoma GIB?

The subsequent months saw the coaster begin to take shape in — naturally — the Roller Coaster Alley section of the park, just Southwest of Tremors. The green and blue track made its way skyward, and guests began to realize that this was something on an entirely different level from anything Silverwood had ever done in the past.

The park sponsored a contest to name the new ride, and the winning entry was a fitting compliment to the earthquake-themed Tremors coaster that raced nearby: the new ride would be dubbed Aftershock.

It would stick out like a sore thumb among the existing wooden coasters, and look like something out of a dream to drivers heading up Highway Silverwood would never be the same.

As the spring turned to summer, it became quickly apparent that the new coaster would not be ready for the peak crowds that start arriving around the Memorial Day weekend. Rumors circulated. Something was wrong with the coaster.

Silverwood was having second thoughts. Parts were missing. After a couple of additional weeks of delays, Silverwood opened its fifth coaster yes, we do technically count Tiny Toot as a coaster, folks on July 21, And the ride was of course met with rave reviews.

The first train of guests included the winner of the contest to name the ride, along with other key players and members of the Silverwood team. Slowly, and surely, the ride made its climb up the initial foot spike — backward. Riders screamed as their feet dangled below them, facing straight down toward the earth, climbing higher and higher into the sky.

Soon, they were staring straight down at the top of Tremors. A moment of pause, and then, the release. The coaster free-falled down the spike, reaching a speed of 65 miles per hour, tearing through the loading station, and soaring up into the massive foot boomerang element.

Aftershock is a steel inverted shuttle roller coaster built by Vekoma. In March , the name of the ride was revealed as Aftershock following a competition to name the coaster. Light green track and blue supports. Single train with 8 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 32 riders per train. Navigation Main page Random page Help Style guide. Portals World records Roller coasters Coaster types Ride types.

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