@Redyetz > Hey now...don't be hateful! GASM was a classic coaster...it broke records in it's prime, it has thrilled countless riders and it is(and always will be)respected by coaster enthusiasts as one of the best coasters ever. GASM may have been old, but it was thrilling people long before these new fancy coasters were even thought of.
This was replaced by Green Lantern: Stand Up To Your Fear!, which was relocated from Kentucky Kingdom where it was called Chang. Chang originally opened the same year Don Bluth and 20th Century Fox’s Anastasia came out. Anastasia is now an official Disney Princess.
I learned that there were three sister coasters. The Shockwave at great America, G A S M at great adventure, and Viper at Magic Mountain. All three were identical except the viper is slightly taller, faster, and a bit longer. Shockwave was built in 1988 and torn down in 2002 due to structural problems. G A S M was built in 1989 and torn down in 2010 for money for the Green Lantern ride. Viper was built in 1990 and is still alive and running. I really hope they keep it up. If they tear it down. All three will be history. In addition, it's an arrow dynamic built coaster. Arrow dynamic built coasters are slowly becoming rare as the company that made them went out of business in 2002. I hope the roller coaster industry comes to their senses and keeps them up. The arrow dynamic built coasters are the corkscrew style coasters, the hyper coasters, and the multi dimensional coasters. Magnum XL 200 at cedar point is a hyper coaster built by arrow dynamics. Viper obviously is a corkscrew style coaster from that company. X2 at magic mountain is a multi dimensional coaster from that company. Six flags decision to tear the G A S M was a poor one. Ah well, too late now.
Actually some Hyper Coasters by DH Morgan are mistaken for Arrow. Wild Thing at ValleyFair, Steel Force at Dorney Park, and Mamba at Worlds of Fun have often been mistaken for Arrow, but Wild Thing has probably the most because it's the only completely DH Morgan made coaster (Not Phantoms Revenge bc that is part Arrow) because it doesn't feature the Red Track with Gray supports
This was the last full circuit roller coaster that wasn’t a hypercoaster to have the record for the tallest roller coaster in the world before Cedar Point’s Magnum XL-200 opened the month after this ride first opened.
god when this was finished there was three of the generally same design that were the arrow megacoaster triplets for six flags. the first was the Shockwave at Six Flags Great America (R.I.P. 1988-2002) the second was the Great America Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure (R.I.P. 1989-2010) the last remaining is the Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain.(1990-still operating).
Bad choice getting rid of GASM, Green Lantern isn't that impressive...though it goes as fast as GASM which is 63 mph... It has 2 less inversions and is 19 feet shorter, not to mention the actual coaster isn't brand new. It was formerly known as Chang and it came from Kentucky. It's an ok ride but I expected something better esp for a new ride for SFGA.
@TheEpic22 no it was scraped. many coasters have been built with the same name. the scream machine had the same design and viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain was slightly modified version.
@CoasterFreak765 are you sure we are talking about the same ride? because i know that the shockwave i am talking about sat in a field behind superman at Six Flags Great America for 3 years and the was scrapped
@lirr56890 They need to put in a 400 foot plus roller coaster....not a Kingda Ka type deal but something like Millenium force but 400+ feet. That would be wicked!
the lawl something I like when people reply to comments I made over a decade ago because it brings back old videos I enjoyed watching back then. It’s a nice way to reminisce. Thank you.
you can hear some on scream KEEP IT!!
Thanks for posting this so fast. GASM's time has long since come and gone, but this is still a sad event. It was my first real coaster!
Are you sure you want to completely demolish Corkscrew Coaster 1?
hey thats not funny at all
@@brogaming7393was quite funny
this is just sad
RIP scream machine. One of the best roller coaster ever made!
@Redyetz > Hey now...don't be hateful! GASM was a classic coaster...it broke records in it's prime, it has thrilled countless riders and it is(and always will be)respected by coaster enthusiasts as one of the best coasters ever. GASM may have been old, but it was thrilling people long before these new fancy coasters were even thought of.
This was replaced by Green Lantern: Stand Up To Your Fear!, which was relocated from Kentucky Kingdom where it was called Chang. Chang originally opened the same year Don Bluth and 20th Century Fox’s Anastasia came out. Anastasia is now an official Disney Princess.
I don't think this was the last ride. After the ride returned to the station, riders began chanting "One more time!", so they did it once again.
I learned that there were three sister coasters. The Shockwave at great America, G A S M at great adventure, and Viper at Magic Mountain. All three were identical except the viper is slightly taller, faster, and a bit longer. Shockwave was built in 1988 and torn down in 2002 due to structural problems. G A S M was built in 1989 and torn down in 2010 for money for the Green Lantern ride. Viper was built in 1990 and is still alive and running. I really hope they keep it up. If they tear it down. All three will be history. In addition, it's an arrow dynamic built coaster. Arrow dynamic built coasters are slowly becoming rare as the company that made them went out of business in 2002. I hope the roller coaster industry comes to their senses and keeps them up. The arrow dynamic built coasters are the corkscrew style coasters, the hyper coasters, and the multi dimensional coasters. Magnum XL 200 at cedar point is a hyper coaster built by arrow dynamics. Viper obviously is a corkscrew style coaster from that company. X2 at magic mountain is a multi dimensional coaster from that company. Six flags decision to tear the G A S M was a poor one. Ah well, too late now.
Actually some Hyper Coasters by DH Morgan are mistaken for Arrow. Wild Thing at ValleyFair, Steel Force at Dorney Park, and Mamba at Worlds of Fun have often been mistaken for Arrow, but Wild Thing has probably the most because it's the only completely DH Morgan made coaster (Not Phantoms Revenge bc that is part Arrow) because it doesn't feature the Red Track with Gray supports
Brady Pelletier and rough coasters aren't necessarily bad.
Brady Pelletier it looks rough
This is sad. They closed it on my birthday... Sucks...
Yoooo we have the same birthday
Happy birthday
VIVA LA SCREAM MACHINE!!!!!!!!
This was the last full circuit roller coaster that wasn’t a hypercoaster to have the record for the tallest roller coaster in the world before Cedar Point’s Magnum XL-200 opened the month after this ride first opened.
Also, Great Adventure didn’t hold the tallest full-circuit roller coaster title again until 2005, with the opening of Kingda Ka.
Viper is now the only rollercoaster of its kind in the whole world at suxflags magicmountain
The lifespans of each Arrow Dynamics MegaLooper:
Shockwave - 14 years
Great American Scream Machine - 21 years
Viper - 33 years, still counting
@lirr56890 ,They are replacing it with Chang, formerly at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom.
god when this was finished there was three of the generally same design that were the arrow megacoaster triplets for six flags. the first was the Shockwave at Six Flags Great America (R.I.P. 1988-2002) the second was the Great America Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure (R.I.P. 1989-2010) the last remaining is the Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain.(1990-still operating).
Both Shockwave and Great American Scream Machine were replaced by B&Ms themed after specific DC characters.
@dcsmooth its already decided whats going there. a 150 foot B&M standup. its moving from six flags kentucky kingdom where it was Chang
R.I.P ]=
Bad choice getting rid of GASM, Green Lantern isn't that impressive...though it goes as fast as GASM which is 63 mph... It has 2 less inversions and is 19 feet shorter, not to mention the actual coaster isn't brand new. It was formerly known as Chang and it came from Kentucky. It's an ok ride but I expected something better esp for a new ride for SFGA.
Shockwave was replaced by Supes and GASM was replaced by Lantern. Obviously GASM sat right next to Supes.
@Redyetz the oldest rid is runaway mine train
@TheEpic22 no it was scraped. many coasters have been built with the same name. the scream machine had the same design and viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain was slightly modified version.
@Redyetz i no but ir needed to ocme down it was getting very rickety!
I was on it the last year it was open
There is a replica at sixflags magic mountain it's fun
@DBblondie ,Look it up. If you research enough you could find it.
@MrLaxdude89 Its gone already man. :( its gone
sad=(
they better replace this with something good
@kaboda317 is that a stand up coaster
@CoasterFreak765 are you sure we are talking about the same ride? because i know that the shockwave i am talking about sat in a field behind superman at Six Flags Great America for 3 years and the was scrapped
I'm entitled to my own opinion of the choice made. There was no reason to curse at me for simply stating my opinion.
@lirr56890 ,Yes.
@woodcoasterdude shockwave is still around, just in a different park
@dcsmooth millenium force is better then i305 they need some thing like force 500 feet
@lirr56890 ikr
WHYYYYYYY?????????
@lirr56890
They need to put in a 400 foot plus roller coaster....not a Kingda Ka type deal but something like Millenium force but 400+ feet. That would be wicked!
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the lawl something I like when people reply to comments I made over a decade ago because it brings back old videos I enjoyed watching back then. It’s a nice way to reminisce. Thank you.
@kaboda317 how do you know that?
i was on that last ride
fanwatson how was it?
@@r32fan92 good
it hurt like a bitch though.