Roller coasters come in all shapes, sizes, seating arrangements, and styles… But the best coasters – the ones that people remember – always have something extra. A “secret sauce”; a “spark” that makes them memorable, interesting, and unique. From launches to inversions; freefall drops to dark ride sections; switch tracks to broken records, those “sparks” are special. So what happens when they disappear?
Today, we’ve collected a list of three iconic, landmark coasters… that all lost just a bit of their “spark” when a major change saw the end of an era… Though these rides will forever be icons in the story of roller coasterdom and the minds of thrill ride enthusiasts, their tales always come with a caveat about the “thing” that went missing from each…
Did you get to experience any of these three rides? Before or after their “spark” was dulled? Let us know in the comments below…
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