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#REDIRECT [[Pandemonium (roller coaster)]] |
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| name = Tony Hawk's Big Spin |
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| image = [[Image:Bigspin.jpg|240px]] |
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| caption = |
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| location = 1. [[Six Flags Fiesta Texas]] ''(pictured)''<br/> 2. [[Six Flags St. Louis]]<br/> 3. [[Six Flags Over Texas]]<br/> 4. [[Six Flags Discovery Kingdom]] |
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| type = [[Steel roller coaster|Steel]] - [[Spinning roller coaster|Spinning]] |
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| manufacturer = [[Gerstlauer]] |
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| lift = Chain [[lift hill]] |
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| status = 1: Operational<br/> |
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2: Operational<br/> |
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3: Operational<br/> |
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4: SBNO |
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| opened = 1: March 10, 2007<br/> |
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2: <br/> |
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3: May 17, 2008<br/> |
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4: May 23, 2008 |
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| height = '''1, 2, & 3:''' {{convert|53|ft|m|1}} |
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'''4:''' {{convert|49|ft|m|1}} |
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| drop = '''1, 2, & 3:''' {{convert|27|ft|m|1}} |
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'''4:''' Unknown |
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| length = '''1, 2, & 3:''' {{convert|1351|ft|m|1}} |
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'''4:''' {{convert|1302.5|ft|m|1}} |
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| speed = '''1, 2, & 3:''' {{convert|31|mi/h|km/h|1}} |
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'''4:''' {{convert|34.2|mi/h|km/h|1}} |
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| duration = '''1, 2, & 3:''' 1:51 |
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'''4:''' 1:00 |
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| restriction = {{convert|42|in|cm|1}} |
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}} |
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'''Tony Hawk's Big Spin''' is a [[Gerstlauer]] [[spinning roller coaster]] at [[Six Flags]] Theme Parks. The rides are located at [[Six Flags Fiesta Texas]] (opened March 10, 2007), [[Six Flags St. Louis]] (opened 2007), [[Six Flags Over Texas]] (opened May 17, 2008), and [[Six Flags Discovery Kingdom]] (opened May 23, 2008). |
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The ride has been billed as the "total Tony Hawk experience" and is designed to have the look and feel of a giant red-and-black [[skatepark]]. It offers a full "[[extreme sport]]s" experience, with monitors in the queue lines displaying highlights of the history of action sports and a large spinning [[Tony Hawk]] figure crowning the ride, as well as ''Tony Hawk's Big Spin'' merchandise available at the ride exit. The original 2 rides at [[Six Flags Fiesta Texas|Fiesta Texas]] and [[Six Flags St. Louis|St. Louis]] as well as the ride at [[Six Flags Over Texas]] are exact clones with heights of {{convert|53|ft|m|abbr=on}} and speeds of {{convert|31|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. Discovery Kingdom's ride is a smaller, more compact model that is approximately {{convert|40|ft|m}} shorter in length, stands {{convert|49|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall, and travels at {{convert|34.2|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}; it replaced [[Zonga]], which stood at the location until 2006. |
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The ride is named after the skateboarding trick of the same name, which is a body varial with the skateboard rotating fully once, or 360 degrees. |
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[[Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom HuckJam]] toured through several Six Flags parks in 2006 and 2007. |
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== Auxiliary equipment == |
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Because of the unusual car design, traditional track-mounted cameras cannot be used with ''Tony Hawk's Big Spin''. The latest installation, at [[Six Flags Discovery Kingdom|Discovery Kingdom]], <!--and others?--> instead uses a wireless video system permanently affixed to each car. Six Flags contracted with CDR!de, a coaster memorabilia company, to install and maintain the system. However, due to company internal problems, the video ride contract was canceled and will no longer be available. |
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! Location |
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! Open |
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! Operating |
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| Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
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| 2007 |
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| '''Yes''' |
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|- |
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| Six Flags St. Louis |
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| 2007 |
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| '''Yes''' |
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|- |
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| Six Flags Over Texas |
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| 2008 |
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| '''Yes''' |
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|- |
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| Six Flags Discovery Kingdom |
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| 2008 |
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| '''Yes''' |
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|} |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.sixflags.com/fiestaTexas/rides/TonyHawksBigSpin.aspx Official Six Flags Fiesta Texas website] |
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*[http://www.sixflags.com/stLouis/rides/TonyHawkBigSpin.aspx Official Six Flags St. Louis website] |
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*[http://www.sixflags.com/overTexas/rides/TonyHawksBigSpin.aspx Official Six Flags Over Texas website] |
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*[http://www.sixflags.com/discoveryKingdom/rides/TonyHawksBigSpin.aspx Official Six Flags Discovery Kingdom website] |
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*[http://www.tonyhawk.com/ Official Tony Hawk website] |
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