Rampage (Alabama Adventure and Splash Adventure)

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Rampage

Alabama Adventure and Splash Adventure
Location	Bessemer, Alabama, USA
Coordinates	33°22′45″N 86°59′50″W / 33.379241°N 86.997338°W / 33.379241; -86.997338
Status	Under refurbishment
Operated	May 23, 1998 to 2023
Cost	$4,300,000 USD

Statistics

Builder

Custom Coasters International, Inc.

Designer / calculations

Dennis McNulty, Larry Bill

Type

Wooden

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Serial number

#32

Height

120 feet

Drop

102 feet

Top speed

56 mph

Length

3500 feet

Inversions

0

Rolling stock

Manufacturer

Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters

Riders per train

24

Rampage is a wooden roller coaster located at Alabama Adventure and Splash Adventure in Bessemer, Alabama, USA. The ride opened with the park on May 23, 1998, along with Marvel Mania. It is the tallest wooden coaster in Alabama, at 120 feet tall.^[1] It is currently being refurbished with steel track.

History

Rampage opened with the park on May 23, 1998.^[2]

The amusement section was closed in 2012, leaving the water rides open.^[3]

Work on re-tracking Rampage began in 2014.^[4] The ride opened for a preview event for members of American Coaster Enthusiasts in October 2014 and was reopened to the public the following year.^[5]

Alabama Adventure announced that Rampage would be closed during the 2024 season to begin work on re-tracking the ride.^[6]

References

↑ "Record Holders".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "Theme Park Opens in Alabama". Los Angeles Times.
↑ "Alabama Adventure to Become Waterpark Only". Coaster101. April 5, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
↑ "Under New Management: Alabama's Splash Adventure Opens for 2014". NewsPlusNotes.
↑ "The Rampage Rides Again at Alabama's Splash Adventure". NewsPlusNotes.
↑ "After spending over $500,000 every year to keep our incredible wooden roller coaster "Rampage" running, we have decided it is time to begin work on". Facebook. Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

External links

Rampage on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Present

Coasters

Centi-SPEED Cheddar Chase Rampage

Attractions

Drop Zone Galleon Little Harbor Scrambler Tilt-A-Whirl

Former

Coasters

Marvel Mania Zoomerang

Attractions

Buzzsaw Falls Fender Bender Giant Wheel Helicopter Heroes StratosFear Screamer

(2001–2011)

StratosFear Screamer

(2001)

[1] "Record Holders".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "Theme Park Opens in Alabama". Los Angeles Times.

[3] "Alabama Adventure to Become Waterpark Only". Coaster101. April 5, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

[4] "Under New Management: Alabama's Splash Adventure Opens for 2014". NewsPlusNotes.

[5] "The Rampage Rides Again at Alabama's Splash Adventure". NewsPlusNotes.

[6] "After spending over $500,000 every year to keep our incredible wooden roller coaster "Rampage" running, we have decided it is time to begin work on". Facebook. Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

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