New for 2007, The Giant Swing takes the hands-on, old-fashioned fun of a barn swing and gives it giant-sized, high-tech thrill power. This $6 million ride launches riders more than seven stories in the air — and nearly upside down — at roller-coaster speeds for barn-bursting, high-flying, super-swooping thrills. The Giant Swing will officially open April 5th at the theme park near Branson, Missouri.
Set within a massive hay barn in the new Great Barn area of the park, The Giant Swing’s two colossal arms hold back-to-back seat rows, so riders soar backward as well as forward. Compressed air power launches the swings, sending riders 75 feet high in opposite directions and through the barn roof before powering them back toward the ground and past each other at speeds up to 45 miles per hour. The swings then soar 75 feet skyward, high above the trees on the other side, arcing almost 230 degrees so riders are nearly upside down. The tremendous acceleration produces back-to-back G-force kicks and sensations of weightlessness for a full-throttle, high-flying thrill ride. The Giant Swing seats 16 riders on each swing arm, with a ride capacity of 640 per hour. The height requirement is 48 inches, roughly the height of a six or seven-year-old. The Giant Swing is created by S&S Power of Logan, Utah.
For further information or to purchase tickets by phone or on line, call 1-800-451-3791 or click here. To visit the the Silver Dollar Cioty web site click here. For season passes, call 1-800-888-PASS.