Eagle's Flight (Six Flags Great America)
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Eagle's Flight, also known as Delta Flyer, was a Ropeway built by Swiss manufacturer Von Roll previously located at Marriott's Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, USA. The ride would transport guests between Orleans Place and County Fair. The park was also home to a second, taller ropeway, Southern Cross.
History
At the end of 1984, the Delta Flyer / Eagle’s Flight was removed due to high maintenance costs. For a brief period of time, the tops of the ride's towers were cut off and had floodlights installed temporary. The ride’s station in County Fair still stands today but has since been repurposed as a funnel cake shop. Meanwhile, the station in Orleans Place was replaced with the relocated Yukon Yahoo from the park’s Yukon Territory section where it operated under the name Delta Flyer as a tribute to the fallen Sky Ride. It operated there from until 1990 and was replaced with Condor in 1991 in which that ride still resides on that spot today. One of the ride's footings can be found between the nearby Dippin’ Dots stand in Orleans Place and the pathway leading into the Mardi Gras section of the park.[1]
After it closed, many of the ride’s gondola’s were sent to Six Flags Great Adventure to be used as spare parts and replacement vehicles for Skyway, with the remainder being sent to Six Flags Over Georgia for Skybuckets.[2]
References
- ↑ "Delta Flyer / Eagle's Flight". GreatAmericaParks.
- ↑ "Sky Ride". Great Adventure History.