![]() ![]() Perry likened Aquaman: Power Wave to riding a big boat on a roller coaster track. "You get propelled backward up an incline, and then you go forward up an incline, and then you come back and go even higher, and then the pool at the bottom, when you pass it that last time, valves open and immediately fill with more water so when you come back down, you hit the water and there's this huge splash," he said. Description: Riders are launched forward and backward on what Six Flags Over Texas calls the "first ride-of-its-kind" in North America, with a 90-degree dive into a "massive splashdown.".What's new: Cedar Point, Knott's Berry Farm among parks debuting upgrades in 2023 Aquaman: Power Wave at Six Flags Over Texas Making waves: SeaWorld debuting 3 groundbreaking new roller coasters this year You don't have to be that dedicated, though, to appreciate all the new ground-breaking rides opening across the country as early as this weekend. Here are 12 of the most anticipated roller coasters of 2023: "And then, with the new coasters, everyone wants to get on those coasters as quickly as possible." Serious fans like Perry, who serves as communications director for American Coaster Enthusiasts, the "world's largest club of amusement ride enthusiasts," plan whole trips around "which coasters they can hit or which coaster they haven't been on," he said. "It's a really exciting time to be a coaster enthusiast." last year, and he can't wait for what's next. “The state guys said, ‘You guys are to be commended for going above and beyond,’” said Reithoffer.Derek Perry rode every new roller coaster that opened across the U.S. No one was hurt on the ride and it was operating normally soon after. “Fireball” is 5 to 6 years old, according to Reithoffer. State inspectors tested the ride Wednesday, and found it in excellent condition. Patrick Reithoffer, the owner of Reithoffer Shows, reported that “Fireball” was shut down early afternoon Tuesday due to the ride operator detecting an unfamiliar noise coming from the ride. The state of Massachusetts has a very stringent inspection program and all of our rides passed that thorough inspection before the fair opened.” Popovich commented further that the rides are periodically inspected during fair hours. “There was no “incident” and the ride did not “snap”. the ride section was re-assembled, test run and then re-opened,” she said. ![]() During one of these inspections our employee dismantled the track of the ride purposely in order to do a thorough inspection of the section. She reported that “.Reithoffer Shows employees are required to inspect each and every ride prior to opening each day. Sharon Popovich, of the Reithoffer Blue Unit front office, responded to the post in an email. Sue Rodrigues, Operations Coordinator for the Brockton Fair, said that the poster had witnessed “routine maintenance,” and that the ride was not, and had not been broken. “Garcia-Cintron” did not respond to the Enterprise’s multiple requests for comment on Wednesday and early Thursday, and the Enterprise was unable to corroborate the claims after a thorough search of the post on Brockton Hub and several personnel interviews. It appears the post was taken down off Facebook some time overnight Wednesday. The post had been shared by 999 Facebook users by 7 p.m., Wednesday, and yielded 255 comments, mostly concerning the operational safety of the fair rides. ![]() I was right next to it when that cable came undone and crashing down and the track broke apart, I was 2 feet away saw the whole thing, I already said no one was on the ride when it happened.” The caption read, “Wow failed ride at the fair, just snapped right in front of us.” Subsequent replies by the poster claimed to show pictures of the ride being fixed, culminating in a post that read, “Yeah. BROCKTON – It seems the city now has it own version of Fake News.Īn accusation posted on a local Facebook group’s page claiming that a carnival ride at the Brockton Fair had dangerously failed erupted Tuesday evening, spurring fierce denials from the fair operations coordinator and Reithoffer Shows, the fair’s carnival ride provider and operator.Ī picture of the ride, called “Fireball”, was posted on the Brockton Hub Facebook group by a Facebook user with the screen name “Eva Garcia-Cintron,” in which the track for the circular roller-coaster is ajar.
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