Nightmare at Crack Axle Canyon (formerly known as Starchaser and Nightmare at Phantom Cave) was a
twister roller coaster at
Great Escape amusement park in
Queensbury, New York. The relatively simple steel coaster was enclosed in a warehouse-like building allowing the cars to run in the dark giving a heightened sense of disorientation around sharp twists and turns. The ride was situated in the park's Ghosttown area and was appropriately-themed to the
Old West.
History
Before arriving at The Great Escape, Nightmare at Crack Axle Canyon was located at
Beech Bend Park
Beech Bend is an amusement park, campground and automobile race track located in Warren County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky, just outside the limits of the city of Bowling Green.
History
The park takes its name from a bend in Barren River whe ...
,
Kentucky Kingdom as Starchaser and at
Darien Lake as Nightmare at Phantom Cave. The 2006 season was the last season that the roller coaster was open at The Great Escape. The park later confirmed that the coaster had been scrapped, possibly shortly after its closure. In 2013, at The Great Escape during Fright Fest (Halloween event) the building is used for a haunted house.
Capacity issues
The trains were single cars with two rows of two riders each, for a total capacity of four riders per car. The low capacity could result in long wait times. To remedy this, the new Flash Pass system (named for the Flash, a licensed
DC Comics character) was introduced in 2006. Riders arriving at the attraction were given a ticket and asked to return at a designated time, when lines were noticeably shorter.
References
Nightmare at Crack Axel Canyon listing at RCDB.com
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Roller coasters operated by Six Flags
Former roller coasters in New York (state)
The Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor