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Ride Names: Powder Keg (1996) ; The Hannibarrels (1971-1995)

  • Ride Type: Intamin Drunken Barrels
  • Opetated: 1971 to 1996, SBNO since 1997 season
  • Park Section: France
  • Other Notes: The ride will never operate again and is waiting for a need to be removed.



Ride Names: The River King Mine Train (1971 and 1984-1988) ; River King Run-Away Mine Train (1972-1983)

  • Ride Type: Arrow Dynamics Mine Train
  • Opetated: 1971 to 1988, was SBNO for 1988 season
  • Park Section: France
  • Other Notes: Was the 1 st roller coaster to open at the park (the current Mine Train was not ready opening day).
  • Had a different layout than the current Mine Train, only similarity was the final drop on the two rides.
  • Station is used for a Haunted House for Fright Fest and for other storage.
  • Ride was moved to Dollywood when it was removed, operates at Magic Springs as Big Bad John today.
  • Removed For: Condor and Ninja



Ride Name: Mississippi Adventure

  • Ride Type: Arrow Dynamics Boat Ride
  • Opetated: 1971 to 1982
  • Park Section: Spain
  • Other Notes: Station was where Villian's is today.
  • Ride went the opposite direction Thunder River does.
  • Modeled after Disney's Jungle Cruise ride.
  • Removed For: Thunder River



Ride Name: Super Sports Car Ride

  • Ride Type: Arrow Dynamics Car Ride
  • Opetated: 1971 to 1979
  • Park Section: USA
  • Other Notes: Sport car style cars.
  • Track was a figure-eight layout.
  • Ride had two separate sides and tracks.
  • Removed For: The Bucaneer and Jet Scream



Ride Name: Pet-A-Pet

  • Ride Type: petting zoo
  • Opetated: 1971 to 1985
  • Park Section: England
  • Other Notes: Contained two main buildings with a wide variety of animals.
  • Removed For: Colossus



Ride Names: Tiltmore Hotel (1975-1982) ; The Funn Family Place (1973-1974) ; Angle Tangle (1971-1972)

  • Ride Type: walk through crooked fun house
  • Opetated: 1971 to 1982
  • Park Section: England
  • Other Notes: Similar to Casa Magnetica at SFOT.
  • Entrance was where the entrance to Thunder River is, ended where season pass processing is upstairs.
  • Removed For: entrance to Thunder River



Ride Name: The Sky-Way

  • Ride Type: Von Roll sky ride
  • Opetated: 1971 to 1981
  • Park Section: Illinois and USA
  • Other Notes: Illinois station was where Xcalibur is located today (The Great Escape arcade building) and the USA station was where Axis Arcade is today. Accident killed 3 people and 1 other person was injured when a sky car fell off the cable behind what is Wok & Roll today on July 26, 1978 .
  • The three footers for each of the towers are still at the park today – one is behind Wok & Roll, one behind the airbrush shop near The Hannibarrels and one is behind Miss Kitty's.
  • Removed For: Ride was likely removed because of low ridership after the accident.



Ride Name: Mule-Go-Round

  • Ride Type: mule powered circular ride
  • Opetated: 1971 to 1972
  • Park Section: Illinois
  • Other Notes: Mule walked around in a circle, which caused the benches to the outside of the mule to go around in a circle.
  • Located at the exit of the current Mine Train.
  • Removed For: New expansion up past the railroad tracks in 1973 and low ridership.



Ride Name: Mo-Mo The Monster

  • Ride Type: Eyerly Aircraft Company Monster
  • Opetated: 1973 to 1994
  • Park Section: Illinois
  • Other Notes: Ride was originally painted red, the painted black sometime around 1990.
  • Operated where Riverview Racer is today.
  • Removed For: ? - rides' location sat empty in 1995, until the swings were moved in 1996.



Ride Name: Fort Funtier

  • Ride Type: kiddie playground
  • Opetated: 1975 to 1984
  • Park Section: Goodtimes Hollow
  • Other Notes: Kiddie play area was a fort with slides, swing sets, teeter totters and more.
  • Removed For: Elmer Fudd Constwuction Company



Ride Name: Happy Hotrods

  • Ride Type: kiddie spinning car ride
  • Opetated: 1975 to 1984
  • Park Section: Goodtimes Hollow
  • Other Notes: There is a chance this ride was refurbished as the Speedy Gonzales Speedway ride that opened in 2002. I've never seen a picture of Happy Hotrods to know if they are the same or not, but they are similar rides.
  • Removed For: kiddie carousel was moved to it's location in new Looney Tunes Town



Ride Name: Sky Chuter

  • Ride Type: Intamin 250ft. tall parachute drop
  • Opetated: 1978 to 1982
  • Park Section: England
  • Other Notes: Is the tallest ride the park has ever had and the tallest parachute drop ever.
  • Operated behind/beside Highland Fling (open space in front of Dragon's Wing and Go-Kart entrance).
  • Removed and moved to Six Flags Great Adventure in 1983.
  • Removed For: Aero Flyer; but the main reason the ride was removed is Six Flags Great Adventure wanted a parachute drop ride and it was cheaper to move the Sky Chuter up there rather than build a new one, still operates at SFGAdv.



Ride Name: Haunted House

  • Ride Type: walk through haunted house
  • Opetated: 1980 to 1983
  • Park Section: Illinois
  • Other Notes: Was free to walk through?
  • Operated where Tidal Wave is today.
  • Removed For: ?, ladder climb game opened in it's place



Ride Name: Ball Crawl

  • Ride Type: kiddie ball crawl
  • Opetated: 1981 or 1982 to 1984
  • Park Section: Goodtime Hollow
  • Other Notes: There is a chance this attraction became Foghorn Leghorn Funasium in 1985, but I have never seen a picture to comfirm or deny it.
  • Removed For: ?



Ride Name: Jet Scream

  • Ride Type: Schwarzkopf Looping Star roller coaster
  • Opetated: 1981 to 1988
  • Park Section: USA
  • Other Notes: Operated where Batman: The Ride is today.
  • Ride was removed and moved to Six Flags Astroworld in 1989 where it operated as Viper until 2005.
  • Removed For: The ride was indirectly replaced by the bigger Ninja across the midway.



Ride Name: Elmer Fudd Constwuction Company

  • Ride Type: kiddie sandbox
  • Opetated: 1985 to 1989
  • Park Section: Looney Tunes Town
  • Other Notes: Operated where Fort Funtier was located
  • Removed For: Speedy Gonzales Speedway



Ride Name: Foghorn Leghorn Funasium

  • Ride Type: kiddie ball crawl with slide
  • Opetated: 1985 to 1996
  • Park Section: Looney Tunes Town
  • Other Notes: There is a chance this attraction was the Ball Crawl, don't know for sure.
  • Removed For: Looney Tooter



Ride Name: Porky Pig B-B-B Ball Park

  • Ride Type: kiddie ball crawl
  • Opetated: 1985 to 1999
  • Park Section: Looney Tunes Town
  • Other Notes: Area of the attraction was cut in half in 1990.
  • Removed For: Marvin's Maze (Crazy Maze)



Ride Names: Road Runner Rally (1990-1999) ; Tasmanian Devil Taxi Company (1985-1989)

  • Ride Type: kiddie roller racers/scooters
  • Opetated: 1985 to 1999
  • Park Section: Looney Tunes Town
  • Other Notes: Originally operated where the kiddie swings are locted today.
  • Moved to part part of Porky Pig B-B-B Ball park structure in 1990.
  • Removed For: Marvin's Maze (Crazy Maze)



Ride Name: Yosemite Sam Summit

  • Ride Type: kiddie ball crawl with summit
  • Opetated: 1985 to 1989
  • Park Section: Looney Tunes Town
  • Other Notes: Located in the back of Looney Tunes Town .
  • Removed For: Character dressing room and other storage is located here today.



Ride Name: The Condor

  • Ride Type: Huss Condor
  • Opetated: 1988 to 1988
  • Park Section: USA
  • Other Notes: Opened where the scrambler was originally located (near where the Ninja station is today, behind Wok & Roll).
  • Was never supposed to be at the park longer than one season.
  • Removed For: Part of the ride rotation program Six Flags had at the time.



Ride Name: Speedy Gonzales Speedway

  • Ride Type: kiddie battery powered jeeps
  • Opetated: 1990 to 1996
  • Park Section: Looney Tunes Town
  • Other Notes: Operated where Elmer Fudd Constwuction Company was located.
  • Removed For: Looney Tooter



Ride Name: Castaway Kids Comic Book Sdventure (1997 - 1999) and Castaway Kids Jungle Adventure (1992-1996) 

  • Ride Type: Dark Ride
  • Opetated: 1992 to 1999
  • Park Section: Spain (originally), then DC Comics Plaza
  • Other Notes: Ride uses boats to navigate the course (same boats as Injun Joe's Cave).
  • Ride Was themed as an adventure with six kids and their zany zebra through the Jungle.
  • Ride was closed during the 2000 and 2001 seasons due to low ridership
  • Removed For: Scooby-Doo! Ghostblasters - The Mystery Of The Scary Swamp.


Ride Name: Eagle's Bluff
  • Ride Type: Extra charge rock climbing wall
  • Opetated: 1998 to 2005
  • Park Section: Choteau's Market
  • Other Notes: Required an extra fee to climb
  • Removed For: movement of lost parents caboose


Ride Name: Marvin's Maze (2002 - 2005) and Crazy Maze (2000-2001)
  • Ride Type: kiddie maze
  • Opetated: 2000 to 2005
  • Park Section: Looney Tunes Town
  • Other Notes: became a kiddie haunted house for Fright Fest.
  • Removed For: Expansion of Moon Cars Track, improvements of the kiddie area.

Ride Name:  4-D Theater (2005) and Virtual Theater (2001-2004)
  • Ride Type: Ham On Rye VR, extra charge
  • Opetated: 2001 to 2005
  • Park Section: Warner Bros. Backlot
  • Other Notes: None.
  • Removed For: New Long Range Baskeball game.

Ride Name: Rockin' Roller (2006-2007) and Acme Gravity Powered Roller Ride (1985-2005) and Rock Candy Express (1975-1984)
  • Ride Type: Bradley and Kaye Little Dipper (Kiddie Coaster)
  • Opetated: 1975 to 2007
  • Park Section: Looney Tunes Town, :"Fairgrounds", Goodtime Hollow
  • Other Notes: Closed in the 2007 season, before being removed late in the season
  • Removed For: Evel Kneivl


Ride Name: Kiddie-Go-Round (2006-2007) and Merry Melodies Go-Round (1985-2005) and Last Roundup (1975-1984)
  • Ride Type: Herschell Kiddie Carousel
  • Opetated: 1975 - 1984)
  • Park Section: Looney Tunes Town
  • Other Notes: May Return in 08 near Log Flume
  • Removed For: Evel Kneivel

Ride Name: Twister Swings (2996-2007) and Tasmanian Devil Twiseter (1990 - 2005)
  • Ride Type: Zamperla Swings Ride
  • Opetated: 1990 to 2007
  • Park Section: Looney Tunes Town
  • Other Notes: Closed for 2007 and removed late in the season.
  • Removed For: Evel Kneivel

Ride Name: Great Race Speedway (2006-2007) and Speedy Gonzales Speedway (2002-2005)
  • Ride Type: Hampton Amusement Kiddie Spinning car ride
  • Opetated: 2002 to 2007
  • Park Section: Looney Tunes Town
  • Other Notes: Closed for 2007 and removed late in the season.
  • Removed For: Evel Kneivel
 

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