Shockwave Removal

This shows the process, from outside of the park, of the removal of the Arrow 7 inversion coaster.
This coaster opened at the park in 1988 as the worlds tallest, 170 feet/155 foot drop.
Picture= Picture of removal | Picture when ride was open was to show the track I am referencing.
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Info Date Picture Taken Picture Picture when ride open
3rd loop is gone and the 2nd loop is almost gone including the supports. Trim/Brake track is gone, as well as the boomerang and corkscrews. Also the queue line path after the road to the station is gone too. 10/12/2002 ShckwaveStichedWeb.jpg (154002 bytes) Shockwave1999.jpg (121039 bytes)

This picture was from an older digital camera so it is blurry :(
This week saw the removal of some of the corkscrews and some of the transfer track 10/4/2002 DCP_2093Web.jpg (133635 bytes)
This shot shows the transfer track removed. Notice the path from the Queue line to the station is still here this week. 10/4/2002 DCP_2093Web.jpg (133635 bytes) Shockwave1999.jpg (121039 bytes)
They have started this week by removing most of the boomerang. 
That corkscrew after the boomerang and break are still in place. 		9-28-2002 DCP_2042Web.jpg (220352 bytes) DCP_2022_web.jpg (228142 bytes)
The last part of the signature boomerang left. Break in the background 9-28-2002 DCP_2052_Web.jpg (152556 bytes) DCP_2022_web.jpg (228142 bytes)
Picture of a piece of track placed just by the guest drop off (Yellow fence). Show how big the track actually is. 9-28-2002 DCP_2067_Web.jpg (242087 bytes) N/A
Parts of the crane arrived for the removal of the 170 lift hill and/or construction of Superman 9-28-2002 DCP_2057_Web.jpg (181185 bytes) N/A