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| Manufacturer | Chance Rides | ||||||||||
| Product | Red Baron | ||||||||||
| Capacity | 16 per cycle | ||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 208 | ||||||||||
Bugs Bunny Ranger Pilots is a Junior Jets ride built by US manufacturer Chance Rides currently located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA.
History
The ride originally opened at Six Flags AstroWorld as Red Baron in 1975.[1] It was originally located in the park's Children's World section. By 1980, the Children's World area was rethemed to The Magical World of Marvel McFey and the ride was renamed to Beethoven's Barnstormers after the Marvel McFey character, Beethoven Bear.[2][3] In 1984, the Children's World area was closed to make room for XLR-8 and all of the children's rides were relocated to a plot of land vacated adjacent to the European Village area on the former Le Taxis site. A new children's area opened, known as Enchanted Kingdom featuring all these children's rides.[4] As a result, Beethoven's Barnstormers was renamed to Foghorn Flyers after the character Foghorn Leghorn at some point around 1985 when the Marvel McFey characters were replaced by the Looney Tunes characters following Six Flags acquisition of the rights from Marriott upon acquiring Six Flags Great America in 1984.[5] By 1995, the Enchanted Kingdom area was renamed to Bugs Bunny World and Foghorn Flyers was renamed to The Magical Airplane Ride.[6] In 1996, Bugs Bunny World was renamed to Looney Tunes Town and the ride was renamed to Looney Tunes Airlines.[7][8] It would continue to operate until Six Flags AstroWorld closed on October 30, 2005.[9]
Six Flags would relocate many of the park's rides to other properties, including the children rides in Looney Tunes Town. Looney Tunes Airlines was relocated to Six Flags Great Adventure in 2006 and installed as part of the new Bugs Bunny National Park area. It was renamed to Bugs Bunny Ranger Pilots.
References
- ↑ "Article clipped from The Daily Advertiser". The Daily Advertiser. 1975-06-15. p. 44. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ↑ "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.
- ↑ "Marvel McFey". Flickr.
- ↑ "AstroWorld". Theme Park Timelines.
- ↑ "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.
- ↑ "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.
- ↑ "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.
- ↑ "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.
- ↑ "For AstroWorld, the ride is over". Chron.
External links
- Bugs Bunny Ranger Pilots on GreatAdventureHistory
- Image of the ride at Six Flags AstroWorld