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| Manufacturer | Zamperla | ||||||||||||
| Product | Samba Balloon | ||||||||||||
| Capacity | 32 per cycle | ||||||||||||
Flying Ace Balloon Race is a Samba Balloon built by Italian manufacturer Zamperla currently located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. The ride originally operated at Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom in Aurora, Ohio, USA.
History
The ride was new to Six Flags Ohio in 2000.[1] It was located in the Looney Tunes BoomTown area and was known as Wile E. Coyote Canyon Blaster, themed after the Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote. It featured Looney Tunes character theming, including Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner.
When Six Flags sold the park (later further rebranded to Six Flags Worlds of Adventure) to Cedar Fair in March 2004, the attraction was stripped of its Looney Tunes theming and was renamed to simply Hot Air Express due to the loss of the Looney Tunes and DC Comics licenses by Six Flags, now located in the rethemed Kidworks Playzone area when the park was rebranded back to Geauga Lake. The themed references to the Looney Tunes franchise were completely removed.
In September 2007, Geauga Lake was permanently closed by Cedar Fair, who subsequently distributed the park's rides to other parks. All of the rides in the Kidworks Playzone area including Hot Air Express were relocated to Cedar Point as part of the brand new Planet Snoopy area. As part of the move, the ride was given an Peanuts theme and was renamed to Flying Ace Balloon Race, themed after Snoopy the Dog's flying persona. It opened on May 12, 2008.[2]
References
- ↑ "Zamperla to Debut Seven Family Rides at Six Flags Ohio". Zamperla. 12 April 2000. Archived from the original on 25 April 2001. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ↑ Creager, Ellen (2008-05-31). "Peanuts-themed rides amuse youngest pups at Cedar Point". Savannah Now. Retrieved 2025-01-25.