Scream if you want to go higher! The world's highest swing ride
opens in Texas to take thrill-seekers up to 400 FEET in the
air
The world’s tallest tower swing ride, which sends those
foolhardy enough to get on-board a whopping 400 feet up in the air,
was officially opened on Saturday at the Six Flags Over Texas
amusement park in Arlington.
The Texas SkyScreamer allows up to twenty-four riders to sit
in open-air swings while spinning in a 124-foot circle at speeds up
to 35mph.
At its 40 story peak - and if the riders still have their
eyes open - they can see not only Arlington, but also Dallas and
Fort Worth.
‘We are thrilled to add the tallest swing ride in the world
to our premier line up of rides and attractions,’ said Steve
Martindale, park president of Six Flags Over
Texas.
‘It offers the most unique ride experience for an attraction
of this kind, and also lives up to the Texas mantra that everything
is bigger in the Lone Star state!’
There are seven SkyScreamer rides located at theme parks
throughout the U.S. but this latest one dwarfs the competition, the
next tallest is in Georgia and is a mere 242 feet
tall.
Due to the far greater height though, riders are spun at a
reduced speed of 35mph compared to the usual 43pmh.
