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| Manufacturer | Intamin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product | Freefall | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 131 feet | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Hyde's Nasty Fall (previously called The Edge and Freefall) was a freefall ride at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, USA. It originally operated at two other amusement parks in the United States.
History
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The Edge opened on May 7, 1983 at Six Flags Great America.[1] A similar ride opened at California's Great America the same year.
The Edge was dismantled in March 1986. The park cited declining ridership following the 1984 incident as the reason for its removal.[2][3] It was later sold to and rebuilt at Rocky Point Park in Warwick, Rhode Island in 1988, where it was called Freefall.[4] Freefall closed with the park in 1995 and was subsequently sold in an auction to Premier Parks in 1996. It reopened in 1997 at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio as Mr. Hyde's Nasty Fall.[5][6] The ride was ultimately removed after the 2005 season, after being on sale for several months. Components from Mr. Hyde's Nasty Fall were sent to Cedar Point for use as spares on their Demon Drop freefall ride.[7]
Design
The ride was 131 feet tall, with a 60 foot tall vertical drop plus another 33 feet freefall including the curved track. Riders reached a maximum speed of over 50 mph.[8]
Incident
On May 22, 1984, a car carrying three riders fell nearly 60 feet. Nobody was seriously injured.[2]
References
- ↑ Beauparlant, Bonnie (May 7, 2003). "Thrill seekers will fall for park's newest ride". Wausau Daily Herald. p. 22. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Six Flags Dismantles The Edge". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ "Public's safety concerns force Great America to scrap ride". Chicago Tribune. 1986-03-12. p. 17. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ↑ "Mr. Know-it-all: Taking a nostalgic ride to Rocky Point".
- ↑ "Geauga Lake offers 100 choices for fun".
- ↑ "1997 Geauga Lake Park Guide".
- ↑ Booth, John (2006-01-16). "Geauga Lake ride a real downer". Crain's Cleveland Business.
- ↑ "Intamin 1st Generation Free Falls". Shane's Amusement Attic.