Two years later after the announcement of Six Flags Mexico addition, Six Flags announced that they would be adding yet another Funtime Star Flyer for the 2017 season after a hiatus of building the swing ride back to back. At the time of its debut, New England SkyScreamer held the title for the tallest swing ride.Īs part of its 2015 attractions presentation on August 28, 2014, Six Flags announced that Six Flags Mexico will be the next park to receive a SkyScreamer, a 242-foot (74 m) model and the only attraction of its kind in Latin America. The over 400-foot-tall ride debuted officially on in the park's North End section. On August 29, 2013, Six Flags announced that they would be adding the New England SkyScreamer to Six Flags New England in 2014. Although reports suggested it took this record from the 117-metre-tall (384 ft) Prater Turm in Vienna, Austria, Eclipse at Gröna Lund actually held the record for a period of a month standing at 120 metres (390 ft), 3 metres (9.8 ft) shorter than the Texas SkyScreamer. Six Flags Over Texas' model, dubbed the Texas SkyScreamer, was awarded the title of the "world's tallest swing carousel ride" by Guinness World Records. Six Flags Over Georgia's 242-foot (74 m) version replaced the Wheelie and officially debuted on May 24, 2013, after two weekends of passholder previews. Instead, two other parks, Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Over Georgia, were set to receive SkyScreamer attractions. However, when Six Flags announced its 2013 capital investments in August 2012, the Six Flags New England Star Flyer was not included. The planning documents revealed that the ride would replace the park's Skycoaster, "Taz's Dare Devil Dive" as well as the former spot of " Catapult". The approval was granted a week later, with an additional conditional approval to build as tall as 410 feet (125 m), in case a competing park built a taller model first. In July 2012, Six Flags New England submitted plans to the city of Agawam, Massachusetts requesting special approval to construct a 385-foot-tall (117 m) Star Flyer ride, as the proposed height exceeded the city's height limit. On May 27, 2012, Six Flags Fiesta Texas opened their SkyScreamer in the Spassburg section of the park season passholders were allowed to experience the ride one day earlier. On May 23, 2012, Six Flags Great Adventure opened SkyScreamer as part of their new Adventure Alley section, which was based around the idea of retro-style amusement rides. On May 19, 2012, La Ronde opened their attraction, using the name Vol Ultime (French for "Ultimate Flight") instead of SkyScreamer.
On January 19, 2012, Six Flags announced that La Ronde would also receive a Star Flyer tower. In September 2011, Six Flags announced the addition of SkyScreamer to two more parks, Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags Great Adventure. On May 27, 2011, SkyScreamer made its debut at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, adjacent to the Medusa roller coaster. Louis, where it replaced the Riverview Racer. On May 14, 2011, SkyScreamer officially opened at Six Flags St. The first two SkyScreamers were announced in late 2010 for Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and Six Flags St. The ride is marketed to both thrill-ride enthusiasts and patrons seeking a more family-friendly experience. When the gondola reaches the top of the tower, riders are swung in a wide circle at speeds approaching 43 miles per hour (69 km/h), with expansive views of the adjacent countryside. Riders aboard SkyScreamer are carried aloft in two-person swing-like chairs attached to a rotating gondola mounted on a central tower. Since 2011, Six Flags has installed SkyScreamers in ten of their parks. Designed by Funtime, an Austrian ride manufacturer, the attraction is one of their "Star Flyer" models.
SkyScreamer is an amusement ride located at several Six Flags theme parks in North America.
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