Colossus (Six Flags New England)

Colossus

Six Flags New England Location Agawam, Massachusetts, USA Status Defunct Operated 1987 to 2005
Magic Harbor Name Giant Wheel Location Surfside Beach, South Carolina, USA Operated 1983 to 1986 Morecambe Pleasure Park Name Big Wheel Location Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK Operated March 1980 to October 1982 Cost £500,000
Statistics
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Product	Ferris Wheel
Type	Ferris Wheel
Height	150 feet

Colossus was a Ferris Wheel built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma that was previously located at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA. It carried 240 people at a time.

History

The ride first opened in March 1980 as Big Wheel at Morecambe Pleasure Park in Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK.

The ride was controversial when it was installed and located at the park due to complaints from local residents due to its height and privacy concerns. Another problem encountered were disagreements with local town planners and the park's owner Geoffrey Thompson whether or not the ride needed planning permission for installation and for park operation.

As a result, It operated until October 1982, after which Geoffrey Thompson decided to relocate the ride to brief sister park Magic Harbor in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, USA, where it opened in 1983 as Giant Wheel.

After park owner Blackpool Pleasure Beach closed the park by 1986 due to uncertainties with its lease (and later sold the lease in 1993), the ride was later sold and was purchased by Riverside Amusement Park in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA in 1986. It reopened there as Colossus in 1987. It continued to operate at the park, which later became Six Flags New England in 2000, until it closed in 2005. It was then scrapped.

External links

• Images of the ride on NFCA Digital.

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