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* In 1997, Knott's Berry Farm opened '''''Windjammer Surf Racers'''''. Built by TOGO, this was a surfing-themed dueling coaster that was intended as a tribute to the beloved but by-then dated ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCARcjduziY Wacky Soap Box Racers]]'' coaster that it replaced. However, when the ride opened, everything that could have gone wrong ''did'' go wrong. Firstly, the ride would have a habit of continuous breakdowns. And ironically, it was especially prone to breaking down in winds as low as ''three miles an hour''. But even when it did operate, the ride was nowhere near a pleasant experience; despite the dueling feature being a large part of the ride's appeal, the trains almost never raced. Not to mention, the attraction was incredibly rough with tight restraints and jittery track, the layouts were very dull beyond the loops above the water; with lots of long, slow turns and precious little airtime or forces to speak of. Riders would spend less time enjoying the ride and more wondering if the train was going to drop off the track. Upon opening, [[ReplacementScrappy the ride was immediately hated by park-goers and coaster enthusiasts]]. This all culminated in Knott's suing TOGO for the coaster's poor engineering. Finally, in 2000, Windjammer was closed for good -- much to the sadness of no one -- and after being torn apart for scrap, would soon be replaced by the ''Xelerator'' in 2002. Needless to say, the new launched coaster received a far more positive reception than its predecessor; and the park would eventually revisit the idea of a surfing-themed thrill coaster, opening the considerably more successful ''[=HangTime=]'' in 2018.
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* In 1997, Knott's Berry Farm opened '''''Windjammer Surf Racers'''''. Built by TOGO, this was a surfing-themed dueling coaster that was intended as a tribute to the beloved but by-then dated ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCARcjduziY Wacky Soap Box Racers]]'' coaster that it replaced. However, when the ride opened, everything that could have gone wrong ''did'' go wrong. Firstly, the ride would have a habit of continuous breakdowns. And ironically, it was especially prone to breaking down in winds as low as ''three miles an hour''. But even when it did operate, the ride was nowhere near a pleasant experience; despite the dueling feature being a large part of the ride's appeal, the trains almost never raced. Not to mention, the attraction was incredibly rough with tight restraints and jittery track, the layouts were very dull beyond the loops above the water; with lots of long, slow turns and precious little airtime or forces to speak of. Riders would spend less time enjoying the ride and more wondering if the train was going to drop off the track. Upon opening, [[ReplacementScrappy the ride was immediately hated by park-goers and coaster enthusiasts]]. This all culminated in Knott's suing TOGO for the coaster's poor engineering. Finally, in 2000, Windjammer was closed for good -- much to the sadness of no one -- and after being torn apart for scrap, would soon be replaced by the ''Xelerator'' ''Xcelerator'' in 2002. Needless to say, the new launched coaster received a far more positive reception than its predecessor; and the park would eventually revisit the idea of a surfing-themed thrill coaster, opening the considerably more successful ''[=HangTime=]'' in 2018.
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Disney is considered the indisputable king of themed entertainment. However, a consistent pattern in their over six-decade history is that, in the rare occasion they fail with an attraction, they often fail spectacularly.
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Disney is considered the indisputable king of themed entertainment. However, a consistent pattern in their over six-decade history is that, in the rare occasion they fail with an attraction, they often [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible fail spectacularly.spectacularly]].
