FAILED Roller Coasters: Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

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  @ThemeParkCrazy · 4 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Note: YouTube no longer demonetizes videos for having the word "pandemic." The information I looked up when making this was outdated and I now have clarification that YouTube doesn't do that anymore. I cut that word here because I wasn't sure if they still did it and I couldn't find any new information on that policy. I wanted to get the video out without worrying about it being demonetized. I said that word in my new Ball Pit video and it didn't get demonetized at all.

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  @serendipitousmonk · 4 years ago

  I actually worked at Discovery Kingdom during highschool, and I was assigned to the crew of this ride! The ride was broken more often than not, and when it was running it was hell. The noise was BONE CRUNCHINGLY loud leaving me with a headache every shift. On top of that, I never saw a guest get off the ride happy, so I only rode it once and yeah it was bad. A fun fact: during the fall and winter of 2018 there was a pretty heavy rain season and the ride vehicles rusted completely and shut down for months. ANOTHER fun fact is that the second of the two "cars" didn't work. The restraints were completely broken and once unlocked couldn't relock. The ride permanently ran at half capacity after opening day. It was the biggest mess in the park, and I got transferred to wonder woman lasso of truth not long after the rust-related closure.

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  @BinniesDwaekki143 · 4 years ago

  The whole dynamic of Harley Quinn was very aesthetically pleasing. Let's just save face and call it a flat coaster.

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• JA

  @jake9500 · 4 years ago

  Six Flags: How do we tell our guests that we’re closing an attraction?<br>CEO: We’ll just comment on a Facebook post.<br>Six Flags: Another job well done.

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• CR

  @crazydud3380 · 4 years ago

  &quot;They saw it not as a failure, but as a learning experience&quot;. &nbsp;This is why I believe they will ultimately succeed. &nbsp;The primary difference between failures and successes is how we respond to the failures, because there will always be failures, especially at the beginning with something new and innovative.

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  @Swagmaster-oq2yw · 4 years ago

  It&apos;s clear that Skyline have learnt from their mistakes. Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster is a prime example of learning from failures and building them into successes. All in all, I&apos;m sure Skyline will soon prevail in the theme park industry.

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• BA

  @backgroundcharacter2615 · 4 years ago

  They could’ve given the Harley Quinn name to something so much crazier. Some huge, wacky, fast rollercoaster like what Skyline does.

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• TH

  @ThemeParkAvenue · 4 years ago

  I feel like the concept is good but it has to be made by someone with experience with coasters and flat rides so it isn’t rough and painful.

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  @richardabkstorm9009 · 4 years ago

  It is really amazing to me that the companies involved didn&apos;t take into account the head banging or noise factor before the full build of this coaster, and it&apos;s not surprising it&apos;s now gone.

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  @isgem3718 · 4 years ago

  I have to admire their creativity! Their unique trains looking like they’re chasing each other make my eyes happy

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• SC

  @scottyjbd · 4 years ago (edited)

  I’m wearing the Harley Quinn: Crazy Coaster t-shirt right now. Nothing like walking around, sporting EPIC FAIL (errr, LEARNING EXPERIENCE) on your chest, for all to see!

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  @skylineattractions · 4 years ago

  Thanks for the fair review and history of the Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster. Although it&apos;s sad when a project doesn&apos;t go as planned, there were a lot of important lessons that we were able to take away from this ride and apply to our future attractions and products. Because of this experience, we&apos;ve been able to overhaul and improve our design processes for future rides, including the design and engineering work we do for Great Coasters International. This has allowed for incredible things like Texas Stingray at SeaWorld San Antonio, Roaring Timbers at Sun World Hon Thom Nature Park, and the exciting weld-free Titan Track (which is actually a similar design to the track on Skywarp II and P&apos;Sghetti Bowl), just to name a few. We&apos;re excited for the future of Skyline!

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