EDIT: I am also not ashamed to say that the Whip was an operational and maintenance nightmare due to the way it was built. All the other ones typically run on either a wooden or steel floor but for whatever goddamn reason Hershey decided to run it on garage sealant layered concrete with metal wheels instead of any sort of rubber or plastic. Created the most god awful noise in the world that even ear plugs failed to properly filter out and I would not be shocked if ops have some sort of permanent hearing damage because of that ride.
Good. Riddance.
Considering I can’t remember ever seeing the ride full, I’m not sure this is a big missing announcement. HP did announce Wildcats closure, so I can give them a pass on this.While I’m not really lamenting the loss of the whip I hate the Hershey doesn’t really announce stuff ahead.
IIRC falcon was known by enthusiasts but not in general. CRR, Giant Wheel, the old slides. All things removed without notice. I’m glad they said something on Wildcat but that was the exception not the norm.Considering I can’t remember ever seeing the ride full, I’m not sure this is a big missing announcement. HP did announce Wildcats closure, so I can give them a pass on this.
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