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impression that Thorpe Park was not planning to open the ride anytime soon. For Fright Nights in 2013, the ride was completely removed from the actual park map which suggested the ride was going to close. However, at the start of the 2014 season, the ride could be seen testing with sand-filled dummies, suggesting that the ride would open again.
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When the Sky
Swatter began operation, the arm was lifted to the top of the towers, where it then began to spin. As the arm spun between the two towers, riders orbited either up or down around the center. After a few flips, the ride reversed and flipped in the opposite direction. Riders reached speeds
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Slammer was closed for the season, likely due to continued technical issues. On May 4, 2017, after 12 years service at the resort, Thorpe Park stated Slammer would be closed permanently and instead would be removed to make way for
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Slammer was operational for the 2015 season starting in May, opening later than the rest of the park and closing when the park closed. The ride was also closed at 3 pm for a 15-minute inspection. Even though the ride was operational, Slammer ceased operation in the park occasionally due to technical
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Swatter was developed by S&S CEO Stan Checketts starting in 1993; the restraints took an entire year to design, while the structure and ride only took five months. The Sky Swatter featured a long arm which sat between two towers, on either end of the arm were four rows of
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Slammer was closed before the end of the 2010 season and had faults preventing the full lift of the arm at the start of 2011. Between 2012 and 2014, Slammer went through major downtime. For 2012, Slammer did not open until
October. All signage for the ride was removed at the end of 2012, giving the
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Slammer was plagued with reliability issues starting from its opening in 2005; the ride would get stuck with the arm locked at the top of the tower. The opening of the ride was delayed from the park's opening day (March 26) to March 28, and shut down for more than two weeks following a fault on the
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acquired a majority share of the company from Stan
Checketts and S&S Worldwide discontinued the Sky Swatter. Following the loss of support, Catapult at Six Flags New England was removed in March 2013, prior to its 2013 operating season, leaving Slammer at Thorpe Park as the only operating Sky
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six seats; total throughput was estimated at 800 to 900 riders per hour. The restraints consisted of a side-lowering lap bar and partially over-the-shoulder restraints, a restraint system also found on other S&S's attractions,
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s were manufactured. The first installation of a Sky Swatter was as
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531:"Two New Thrill Rides Announced For Six Flags Astroworld"
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from 2005 until the ride closed permanently in May 2017.
1280:"First Look at Black Mirror Labyrinth Entrance Portal"
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1030:"Park closes ride after 41 trapped"
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909:. December 20, 2007. Archived from
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1004:"Broken ride traps thrill-seekers"
925:"Slammer ride leaving Thorpe Park"
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1874:The Dark Knight Coaster
1827:New England SkyScreamer
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457:From 2021 to 2023, the
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1411:Air-Launched Coaster
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1890:Holiday in the Park
1776:The Riddler Revenge
1766:Quantum Accelerator
1655:Taz's Texas Tornado
1620:Holiday in the Park
1446:Current ride models
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121:500 riders per hour
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3129:William F. Mangels
3089:Universal Creative
3079:Tivoli Enterprises
2815:Eli Bridge Company
2811:Dynamic Structures
2680:Haunted attraction
2080:Big Easy Boulevard
1494:Screaming Squirrel
1432:Mine Train Coaster
1056:"Slammer Downtime"
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1082:"Slammer Reopens"
704:Coasters and more
618:. October 8, 2002
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2474:Power Surge
2469:Pirate Ship
2464:Paratrooper
2319:Double Shot
2294:Cliffhanger
2289:Caterpillar
2274:Bumper cars
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1951:Flying Fish
1937:Thorpe Park
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1807:Gotham City
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1761:Pandemonium
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2559:Super Shot
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1966:Tidal Wave
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2013:Samurai
1956:Stealth
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3099:Vekoma
2939:Kumbak
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2227:Rides
1944:Amity
1685:XLR-8
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1237:Tweet
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