News: Cliff's to add three rides for 2005

Posted at 2:47 PM EST (1947 GMT)

Mar. 5th, 2005 -- Cliff's Amusement Park is adding to their collection of traditional amusement park rides with Musik Express and Falling Star. Cliff Hanger gives Cliff's a thrilling complement to the New Mexico Rattler, the only wooden roller coaster in New Mexico.

Cliff Hanger is a 132-foot-tall drop tower that features an 80 foot drop. It will carry 12 passengers per cycle and drop them in a complete freefall. The ride promises to give great views of the entire park and the city of Albuquerque. Cliff Hanger looks to be like the A.R.M Drop Towers that were installed at Castles n' Coasters in Phoenix and Bell's in Tulsa last season.

Musik Express is the second of the additions. This Mack-built Musik Express will feature over 2000 lights and an impressive sound system, according to the park. From a picture on the website, it looks as though this could be the Musik Express that operated at the now defunct Miracle Strip amusement park.

The final of the three new rides is the Falling Star. The 65-foot tall Falling Star will give great positive and negative G Forces during the ride and was manufactured by Chance Rides.

Cliff's Amusement Park opens for the season on April 2nd. See their official Web site for times, dates and prices. Stay Tuned to ThrillNetwork for a review of Cliff's Amusement Park in May.

Thanks to Lichele at Cliff's for sending along the information about the new rides.