This was one of my favorite rides, when it was in Hastings. It was so dark and spooky.
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" It was so dark and spooky"
And a big plus during the summer it was always cool there. It was much better than the same ride outside. I remember being thrown towards the weapons that were placed against the walls in near darkness.
Eric
And a big plus during the summer it was always cool there. It was much better than the same ride outside. I remember being thrown towards the weapons that were placed against the walls in near darkness.
Eric
I just had the most amazing experience.
I am at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and they have an indoor Breakdance. It was dark with dayglow paint and flashing lights. The movement is fairly similar to a Scrambler.
So, I totally just had a nostalgic, fun ride on the closest thing I may ever find to the Hastings Catapult.
Almost forgot: it was called Wipe Out.
I am at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and they have an indoor Breakdance. It was dark with dayglow paint and flashing lights. The movement is fairly similar to a Scrambler.
So, I totally just had a nostalgic, fun ride on the closest thing I may ever find to the Hastings Catapult.
Almost forgot: it was called Wipe Out.
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Holy cow! A friend went the other day and sent a video of them at this ride….. what has happened? It sounds horrible and she said that it was very “herky jerky” riding. This old girl may need some TLC.
I mean it is one of the rides that has pretty much been constantly running since reopening in 2020…
I think this ride was already making noises back in the fall of 2019, kind of like the sound of a bike chain needing oil. Rode it again Nov 2021, and definitely agree with cb0355's assessment.
It does have a chain that’s used to rotate the arms and then another to spin the cars. If you look closely at the base of the main 3 arms you can see the gear there being turned by the chain.
Rare photo of catapult back when it was located in what is now Castle O’Sullivan
Another ride sign I've never seen! Incredible find! 
I have multiple photo albums from my mother's house in my basement. Our first trip to BGW was in 1977. I desperately need to look through those photos to see if there are any gems.
I noticed that last night! It looks really cool
