Power Dive
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| Power Dive | |
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| Opening date | 1987 |
| Closing date | 2002 |
| Replaced | The Edge |
| Replaced by | King Chaos |
| Attraction Type | Looping Starship |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
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Power Dive was an amusement ride at Six Flags Great America, at Gurnee, Illinois. It was an Intamin Looping Starship with the body slightly modified to look like a fighter jet.
[edit] History
Power Dive was built in 1987 on the spot of the former Edge ride. The Edge was removed the year before after being shut down for years after an accident in the early 1980s.
Power Dive was removed in 2002 due to several maintenance issues. Its body could be seen from the top of the Iron Wolf roller coaster. For 7 years, it sat in the employee parking lot and rusted beyond repair due to the outdoor conditions. In 2009, it was removed and scrapped.
In 2004 King Chaos, a HUSS Top Spin ride, took over in the spot of Power Dive. From Power Dive's removal in 2002 until 2003, the building that housed Power Dive's queue was used as a mini bowling alley named Power Alley, reusing the sign from the ride. During that time, some supports and the control booth from the ride remained standing until King Chaos was built. The only remaining parts of Power Dive as of 2007 are some footers from its supports, kept out of public view.
[edit] Top Gun
The ride was criticized by many[who?] for being "A Cheap Top Gun Imitation" since Paramount owned the licensing right to Top Gun and Six Flags did not. During the ride's early years, the song "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins played over the speakers in the queue. "Danger Zone" was a song written originally for Top Gun.
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