Negative-G - Six Flags The Great Escape 2014

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Imagine you ran an amusement park for a minute. One of your rides reaches the end of its life span. Would you remove it or do something interesting with it? The Great Escape chose the latter and turned what looks to be the ride platform from a Paratrooper and turned it into a dining location right across from the Skillet Marketplace.

The Alpine Bobsled at Six Flags The Great Escape, Queensbury, New York

Speaking of old rides that may be on their last legs. I was unable to get on the Alpine Bobsled the last time we were here because it was down so I was curious if Bond and I were going to take one of the few remaining Bobsled Coasters that appeared at amusement parks in the 1980's for a ride.

The Alpine Bobsled Coaster at Six Flags The Great Escape, Queensbury, New York

I actually got to ride this coaster when it was at Six Flags Great America as Rolling Thunder and really enjoyed it. Rolling Thunder was long gone from that park as it was replaced by Viper before Bond was even born. It came to The Great Escape in 1998 and in addition to the change of location it received a new name and what looks to be a used bobsled probably from the nearby Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex.

The Alpine Bobsled roller coaster at Six Flags The Great Escape, Queensbury, New York

I have heard rumors from numerous sources saying that Alpine Bobsled might soon go to the big coaster graveyard in the sky with many others like it. With all of the rust on the track...

The Alpine Bonsled roller coaster at Six Flags The Great Escape, Queensbury, New York

...and the way the paint is peeling off of it I'd have to say that there is not a whole lot of care for this ride in The Great Escape's budget. I can understand as it is not the most thrilling ride out there but upkeep has to be less expensive than removal. Unfortunately when we walked by the entrance for the Alpine Bobsled an employee was standing there informing us that it was not running and that he did not know when it might be. We figured that we would stop by once more before heading out of the park to see if we could ride it.