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We were sad, distraught even, when Six Flags announced that it was closing the Flashback last summer. The news that it would be replaced by the 400-foot Texas Skyscreamer, and that the Skyscreamer would stand as the tallest swing ride in the world, failed to move us. No matter how tall, we thought, a swing set is still a swing set.
We’ve since come to terms with our loss and are ready to give the Texas Skyscreamer a second chance. The ride had its ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday. (It was really more of a ribbon-branding since the fabric was severed using a Texas-shaped branding iron.) Video of the ride is after the jump. It’s missing the Flashback’s stomach-churning loop, but the views are fantastic.
See also
One Month Before Six Flags Shuts it Down, an Ode to the Flashback
Six Flags’ New Texas SkyScreamer a Poor Substitute For the Flashback
