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| location = Canada's Wonderland |
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| location = Canada's Wonderland |
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| section = Grande World Exposition of 1890 |
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| section = Grande World Exposition of 1890 |
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| status = Operating |
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| opened = 1996 |
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| opened = 1996 |
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] owns and operates many ]’s. They are (known as '''Xtreme Skyflyer''' at ], ], ] and ], (known as '''RipCord''' at ], ], ] and ] <ref>{{cite news|last=Herlad|first=Rock Hill|title=2014 Carowinds season opens today|url=http://www.thestate.com/2014/03/29/3355399/2014-carowinds-season-opens-today.html|access-date=April 6, 2014|newspaper=The State|date=March 29, 2014|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6OdvbrBWL?url=http://www.thestate.com/2014/03/29/3355399/2014-carowinds-season-opens-today.html|archive-date=April 6, 2014}}</ref> ), and also (known as ''' Professor Delbert’s Frontier Fling ''' at ]) i The Carowinds and ] models opened in 1995, while the ], ], ], ] and ] models opened in 1996 followed by ] which opened their model in 1997 and followed by ] which opened their model in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carowinds.com/public/park/rides/thrill_rides/xtreme_skyflyer.cfm |title=Carowinds Xtreme Skyflyer |publisher=Carowinds |access-date=October 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107083157/http://www.carowinds.com/public/park/rides/thrill_rides/xtreme_skyflyer.cfm |archive-date=November 7, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitkingsisland.com/public/park/rides/thrill_rides/xtreme_skyflyer.cfm |title=Kings Island Xtreme Skyflyer |publisher=Kings Island |access-date=October 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901215149/http://www.visitkingsisland.com/public/park/rides/thrill_rides/xtreme_skyflyer.cfm |archive-date=September 1, 2011 }}</ref> In order to ride the attraction, guests must pay an extra fee. As of 2020, this attraction changed from its 48" height restriction to 42" across all parks. |
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] owns and operates many ]’s. They are (known as '''Xtreme Skyflyer''' at ], ], ] and ]), (known as '''RipCord''' at ],], ] and ] <ref>{{cite news|last=Herlad|first=Rock Hill|title=2014 Carowinds season opens today|url=http://www.thestate.com/2014/03/29/3355399/2014-carowinds-season-opens-today.html|access-date=April 6, 2014|newspaper=The State|date=March 29, 2014|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6OdvbrBWL?url=http://www.thestate.com/2014/03/29/3355399/2014-carowinds-season-opens-today.html|archive-date=April 6, 2014}}</ref> ), and also (known as ''' Professor Delbert’s Frontier Fling ''' at ]). The Carowinds and ] models opened in 1995, followed by the ], ], ], ] and ] models in 1996, followed by ] which opened their model in 1997, and followed by ] which opened their model in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carowinds.com/public/park/rides/thrill_rides/xtreme_skyflyer.cfm |title=Carowinds Xtreme Skyflyer |publisher=Carowinds |access-date=October 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107083157/http://www.carowinds.com/public/park/rides/thrill_rides/xtreme_skyflyer.cfm |archive-date=November 7, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitkingsisland.com/public/park/rides/thrill_rides/xtreme_skyflyer.cfm |title=Kings Island Xtreme Skyflyer |publisher=Kings Island |access-date=October 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901215149/http://www.visitkingsisland.com/public/park/rides/thrill_rides/xtreme_skyflyer.cfm |archive-date=September 1, 2011 }}</ref> In order to ride the attraction, guests must pay an extra fee. As of 2020, this attraction changed from its 48" height restriction to 42" across all parks. |
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The ones at Kings Island, California’s Great America, Kings Dominion, Cedar Point and Carowinds are 153 ft(46.6 m) tall. |
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The one at Worlds of Fun is 189 ft(57.6 m) tall. |
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The one at Canada’s Wonderland is 173 ft(52.7 m) tall. |
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The one at Michigan’s Adventure is 183 ft(55.8 m) tall. |
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The one at Valleyfair is 180 ft(54.9 m) tall. |
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== Structure == |
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== Structure == |
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Xtreme Skyflyer is mainly made up of 5 parts. The first part is the "arch". This is where the cables holding the riders are attached to. The second parts are the two towers which hold the lift cables. When riders are ready to release the cable, they are at the top of either tower. The third part is the scissor lift which brings up and down riders from the cables. The fourth parts are the cables that hold the riders during the entire cycle. The final part is the lift cable which brings riders to the top of the ride giving riders the maximum experience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.panoramio.com/photo/4353717 |title=Canada's Wonderland Xtreme Skyflyer Photo |publisher=JunSuk (Panoramio) |access-date=October 24, 2011}}</ref> |
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A Skycoaster is mainly made up of 5 parts. The first part is the "arch". This is where the cables holding the riders are attached to. The second parts are the two towers which hold the lift cables. When riders are ready to release the cable, they are at the top of either tower. The third part is the scissor lift which brings up and down riders from the cables. The fourth parts are the cables that hold the riders during the entire cycle. The final part is the lift cable which brings riders to the top of the ride giving riders the maximum experience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.panoramio.com/photo/4353717 |title=Canada's Wonderland Xtreme Skyflyer Photo |publisher=JunSuk (Panoramio) |access-date=October 24, 2011}}</ref> |
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==Ride experience== |
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==Ride experience== |
The ones at Kings Island, California’s Great America, Kings Dominion, Cedar Point and Carowinds are 153 ft(46.6 m) tall.
The one at Valleyfair is 180 ft(54.9 m) tall.
A Skycoaster is mainly made up of 5 parts. The first part is the "arch". This is where the cables holding the riders are attached to. The second parts are the two towers which hold the lift cables. When riders are ready to release the cable, they are at the top of either tower. The third part is the scissor lift which brings up and down riders from the cables. The fourth parts are the cables that hold the riders during the entire cycle. The final part is the lift cable which brings riders to the top of the ride giving riders the maximum experience.
Riders first step onto a scissor lift, where they are raised into the loading position. Operators then hook the riders onto a cable that brings the riders to the top of the tower and a cable that holds the riders during the free-fall. Once the riders are securely attached to the cable and the operators say it is safe to operate, the scissor lift is brought down and the riders are pulled to the top of the tower. Once the riders reach the top, they must wait until the operator at the bottom says to "pull the cord". The operator will usually say "tower one / two: 3, 2, 1, fly." At this point, the rider at the far right (unless there is a single rider) must pull the cord releasing them from the lift cable. During the first drop, riders experience about 3 to 4 seconds of free-falling. After about 10 swings, an operator will lift a hydraulic cable with a loop at the top which then a rider will have to grab and hold on to. After grabbing the cable, the riders will come to a stop just above the scissor lift. The next riders will step onto the lift where the previous riders will be unloaded and they will be attached to the lift cable where the cycle begins again. One cycle can last anywhere between 3 and 5 minutes.
The "arch" in 2011 at Canada's Wonderland
Single rider line available
This is a pay-per-use attraction