Ug Land : Bone Shaker
(Energizer 1995 - 2000)
Why?, Where?,
When?
Bone Shaker (AKA Energizer), is a Super Nova thrill ride manufactured
by Mondial. Originally sited in Festival Park, behind what
is now the Corkscrew On-Ride Photo booth. With the creation
of X-Sector in 1998, Energizer was relocated into X-Sector,
and also given a paint job, of silver and black to make it
fit in with the colour scheme. It stayed here until the end
of 2000, when it was again moved back into Ug Land, the new
Festival park. Again, the ride has been repainted, and this
time looks better than it ever has before, with the supports
painted blue, and a large bone forming the top support of
the gondola.
But What
Is It Like?
The ride itself is a long gondola, supported by two large
arms. These arms can rotate independently of each other, thus
allowing the ride to move in pretty much any direction, and
creating slight feeling of weightlessness. Standard lap restraints
are used to stop you being thrown around too much. The ride
program varies, and sometimes it can be quite a thrilling
ride, but other times it can be pretty tame.
It has been
said that Bone Shaker has been made into even less of a thrill
ride in 2001, with ride programs being slower and less intense
than ever before.
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Pictures
from the past
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Construction
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Submit
your photos
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If you have photos
we can use, especially from the past or construction
periods, then please email them to us at pictures@towersalmanac.com
(No bigger than 100k please)
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Ride Information
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| First
Installed: |
1995 as Energizer |
| Location: |
Ug Land |
| Manufacturer/Designer: |
Mondial |
| Track
Length: |
NA |
| Ride
Time: |
Varies on program |
| Queue
Time: |
10 - 30
minutes |
| Throughput: |
1,400
people per hour |
| Seating
Arrangement: |
11 rows
of 4 people |
| When
To Ride: |
Anytime |
| Restraint
Type: |
Lap Bars |
| Height
Restrictions: |
1.2 metres and over |
| Property
Security: |
Place bags on exit
side of gondola |
| First
Timers: |
Ride in the middle
of the gondola, inside seats |
| Thrill
Seekers: |
Front or back of
gondola, outside seats |
| Ride
Photos: |
No |
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Ride
Ratings
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| Thrill
Rating |
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| Family
Rating |
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Rating |
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| Theming
Rating |
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| Popularity
Rating |
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Overall
Rating: 60%
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