Greezed Lightnin - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
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Greezed Lightnin' at (then-Six Flags) Kentucky Kingdom. It originally opened in 1976 at Six Flags Great America as Tidal Wave. In 1991 it closed and re-opened 4 years later as Viper at Six Flags Over Georgia. In 2002 it was removed and sent to Kentucky Kingdom and named after its cousin that used to be at Astroworld.
Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: jonrev
Length: 01:42
Rating: 4.5555553
Views: 62736
Video Comments
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MeDiGr0wEr (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
no dude..... this was the viper @ sfog built in the mid 90's... one badass rail i might add!
biggsterboy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I rode this ride (Tidal Wave) at Great America in Cali, and also as The Viper at SF over Georgia. One of my favorite rides, I was so bummed when they took it down to build Superman - why couldn't they have taken down Ninja - the WORST ride of all time instead of the Viper??
catsrule2themax (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
god, that was fun! i'm going to miss it.
AsItNeverSeems (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@michaeljacbabe15 i agree. but we have to keep batman so it cant go there. or they could move batman and but tidal wave back to were it once was. what to do :[]
AsItNeverSeems (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i see that you in kuntucky have taken good care of what was once our Tidal Wave. im from gurnee illinois. i miss the tidal wave. ;_;
jonrev (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@Coasterfreakboyman01 The loop was at Marriotts/Paramount's Great America in Santa Clara, CA, on their version of Tidal Wave. Around 2005 or 2006 it was transplanted onto Greezed Lightnin, which originally started as Tidal Wave at Marriott's Great America in Gurnee, IL. Afterward it went to Six Flags over Georgia as Viper, then came to Kentucky Kingdom.
Coasterfreakboyman01 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
actually, sfkk is staying open, just not in 2010, and will have new ownership
Coasterfreakboyman01 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@DrummerXbk6e4XDanno no, it was in california somewhere then georgia then here.
ernstwhere (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Hey Drummer, this coaster debuted at Marriott's Great America in 1978 as the awesome Tidal Wave. It was removed from the park in 1991 to make place for the first B & M inverted coaster Batman in 1992. It had a short life at Six Flags Atlanta then moved again to Kentucky Kingdom where you see it now. Hopefully it will find a new home when Six Flags and the local community can work things out.
Sirfire98 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
R.I.P Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom 1987-2009 it was fun..... |
