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month apart on July 24 and August 18, 1976. A total of 31 riders were injured in the Gurnee collisions. Then on March 29, 1980, a 13-year-old boy was killed and eight others injured after two trains collided at the station on the Santa Clara Whizzer. Following the accident, both rides underwent several changes. Seatbelts were added, the braking system was modified and the number of trains that could be run at once was reduced from five to three. Willard’s name was also dropped, leaving the ride’s name as simply "Whizzer". Marriott never reported the potential safety hazard to the
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to collide in the station. In one four-year period, from 1976 to 1979, there were at least 11 recorded instances of station collisions on the version in Santa Clara, resulting in an unknown number of injuries. There were also two station collisions on the version in Gurnee, which occurred less than a
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After loading, riders turn left out of the station and into an electric spiral lift hill, where an electric contact rail powers a motor which moves the train up the lift hill. At the top of the 70-foot (21 m) spiral, the train slowly picks up speed as it travels down the first drop at a shallow
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on March 20, 1976, and it operated until 1988. The second opened with Six Flags Great America on May 29, 1976, and remains in operation. Both were the last Speedracer models ever built by Schwarzkopf, and the remaining Whizzer installation is one of only two Speedracers left in existence – the other
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is located. Riders then drop into a 270° helix to the right which closely hugs the terrain and has strong banking. Afterwards, the train climbs another hill into the midcourse brake run. Riders then turn about 200° to the right, directly around (and within a few feet of) the spiral lift hill.
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Directly after this, the track banks left and dips down over a small pond, then rises once more, turning to the left to cross over the initial drop, then turning to the right to cross a pedestrian path below. The ride ends with a large 560° helix, then the final brake run into the station.
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was looking to extend its hotel and restaurant operations into the amusement park industry. They began planning the construction of three parks in separate metropolitan areas throughout the United States. Their goal was to have them open in time to celebrate the nation's
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The ride's queue is made up of several switchbacks beneath the station, then a staircase up to the loading area. Riders are seated two per seat, with the taller person sitting in the rear and the shorter person sitting in front.
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angle. At the bottom of the first drop, the track banks sharply to the right and turns around approximately 200°. Next, the train ascends a hill and completes a large left turn where a
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Six Flags Great America's Whizzer was nearly closed in August 2002, fueled by increasing maintenance costs, to make way for
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From the start, both Whizzers suffered from problems with the braking system that would sometimes allow the
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3 trains with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 1 across in 6 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
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Both parks were named Marriott's Great America, and the first opened in
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The Whizzer as it appeared in 2005, showing its unique lift hill.
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History of the Gurnee and Santa Clara Whizzer roller coasters
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in time for the debut of their Great America parks in 1976.
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Additional Santa Clara Whizzer photos and information
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Whizzer (disambiguation)


Six Flags Great America
Hometown Square
Coordinates
42°22′06″N 87°56′08″W / 42.368199°N 87.935659°W / 42.368199; -87.935659
California's Great America
Coordinates
37°23′46″N 121°58′29″W / 37.396057°N 121.974689°W / 37.396057; -121.974689
Whizzer at California's Great America at RCDB
Steel
Anton Schwarzkopf
Werner Stengel
Inversions
Official website
Flash Pass
Whizzer at RCDB
steel roller coaster
Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Illinois
Werner Stengel
Anton Schwarzkopf
Marriott Corporation
California's Great America
Parque del Café
Montenegro, Quindío
Marriott Corporation
Bicentennial
Santa Clara, California

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