Beep! Beep! Buggies
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| Manufacturer | Hampton Rides | ||||||||||
| Product | Umbrella Ride | ||||||||||
Beep! Beep! Buggies was a Roundabout built by US manufacturer Hampton Rides previously located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA.
History:
The ride first opened with the park on July 1, 1974 as Cars! Cars!. It was situated in the park's Ride-a-Rama children's area.
In 1976, the Ride-a-Rama area was removed for a new park entrance and the ride was relocated to the new Kiddies Kingdom children's area and renamed Jackson 500. It would later be relocated within the area in 1979 becoming Happy Hotrods.
In 1984, the Kiddies Kingdom area was renamed to Shirt Tales Land after the Shirt Tales TV series and the ride was renamed to Rick's Raccoon Raceway, after the Shirt Tales character Rick Raccoon. The new theme of the area would not last long, as the Shirt Tales characters were soon replaced as Six Flags acquired the rights to the Looney Tunes characters upon acquiring Six Flags Great America during the same year from Marriott.
In 1985, Shirt Tales Land was renamed to Looney Tunes Land and the ride was renamed to Road Runner Raceway after the character Road Runner.
In 1988, Looney Tunes Land became known as Bugs Bunny Land and the ride was renamed to Beep! Beep! Buggies.
The ride would continue to operate at the park until Bugs Bunny World closed after the 2004 season to make room for the new Golden Kingdom area in 2005. After closure, the ride was removed from the park with its fate unknown.[1]
References
- ↑ "Cars! Cars!". Great Adventure History.