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WindSeeker (known as SteelHawk at Worlds of Fun) is a swing ride at several Cedar Fair parks. The rides are Wind Seeker models manufactured by Mondial.〔 They opened for the 2011 season at Canada's Wonderland in Ontario, Cedar Point and Kings Island in Ohio, and Knott's Berry Farm in California. Carowinds in North Carolina and Kings Dominion in Virginia opened their WindSeekers in 2012. The first four each cost US$5,000,000, and the next two each cost $6,500,000. Cedar Fair relocated the Knott's Berry Farm WindSeeker to Worlds of Fun in 2014, where it is known as SteelHawk.〔 The three-minute ride features 32 suspended twin seats (64 seats altogether) spinning around a central tower. A lighting package was installed on all four WindSeekers,〔 consisting of strips of LED lights mounted on the arms that support the swings and (except at Knott's Berry Farm〔) colored floodlights to illuminate towers from above. Canada's Wonderland was the first of the four parks to open its WindSeeker in 2011. On May 24, 2011, the ride was only open for a brief time before problems caused it to be closed for repairs;〔 it re-opened the week of June 10.〔 The second WindSeeker was opened to the public at Cedar Point on June 14, 2011,〔 the third on June 21, 2011, at Kings Island,〔 the fourth in mid-August 2011 at Knott's Berry Farm,〔〔 the fifth WindSeeker to open was Carowinds' model which soft-opened on March 30, 2012〔 and officially opened to the public on March 31, 2012〔 and the latest one to open was the sixth WindSeeker at Kings Dominion which officially opened to the public on April 6, 2012.〔 On September 21, 2012, Cedar Fair announced the temporary closure of all WindSeekers in response to two incidents at Knott's Berry Farm.〔 All the installations, excluding Knott's Berry Farm, later reopened.〔 The Knott's Berry Farm installation remain closed for 11 months until it was announced it would be relocated to Worlds of Fun.〔 ==History== On their Facebook pages throughout August 2010, several Cedar Fair amusement parks hinted frequently at a new ride to be opened in 2011. On August 24, 2010, Canada's Wonderland, Cedar Point, Kings Island, and Knott's Berry Farm all announced that they would be adding a Mondial WindSeeker, to open sometime in spring 2011.〔〔〔〔 Construction of the WindSeekers at Canada's Wonderland, Cedar Point, and Kings Island began in late October and early November 2010. To install them, Canada's Wonderland's Jet Scream ride was removed and Cedar Point's Ocean Motion was moved to the former Demon Drop site.〔〔〔 Construction was scheduled to begin around the same time at Knott's Berry Farm, where the Sky Cabin observation tower was to be removed to make way for it.〔 On January 7, 2011, however, it was announced that their WindSeeker would not replace Sky Cabin but instead be located in the Fiesta Village section of the park.〔 Work began almost immediately after this announcement.〔 Kings Island's WindSeeker was originally scheduled to be the first to open, on April 30, 2011,〔 but the opening was delayed because of bad weather〔 and eventually took place on the morning of June 21, 2011.〔 It was the first WindSeeker to use the ''Fast Lane'' program.〔 The WindSeeker at Canada's Wonderland was originally scheduled to open on May 8, 2011, one week after that of Kings Island.〔 On May 24, 2011, after problems were discovered during testing, Canada's Wonderland announced on their Facebook page that it would open to the public later that day,〔 but it was quickly closed again when further mechanical problems were discovered.〔 From May 24 to mid-June 2011, the ride was intermittently closed because of a variety of problems, most of which have since been resolved. At the beginning of October 2011, the hydraulic dampers used on the Knott's Berry Farm model were added to reduce the amount of swing movement even more. Cedar Point's WindSeeker was originally scheduled to open on May 14, 2011, two weeks after that of Kings Island.〔 After almost a month delays in construction and testing due to bad weather, it opened on June 14, 2011.〔 Before the decision to keep the Sky Cabin at Knott's Berry Farm and to place its WindSeeker elsewhere, their WindSeeker was to have the same color scheme as others.〔 Also, instead of there being the red "UFO" on the top of the tower, original promotional materials show that a large purple "K" was to be placed on the top of the ride. The ride opened in mid-August 2011 after three months of delays.〔〔 In late 2011, Fast Lane became available on the Knott's Berry Farm WindSeeker.〔 On September 7, the ride stalled for nearly three hours, and on September 19, it stalled again at the top of the tower for three and a half hours. Both incidents prompted Cedar Fair to close all other WindSeekers until an internal investigation is completed.〔 After the investigation was complete, all WindSeekers reopened except Knott's' model which was dismantled by December 11, 2013 to be sent to Worlds of Fun. Throughout August 2011, the Carowinds web site had six different QR codes, each of which led the user to a web site giving a clue as to what the 2012 attraction might be.〔 When all six clues were put together, they made a picture that read "Voiceless it cries, wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters, fun soars to new heights... August 24".〔 On August 24, 2011, it was officially announced that Carowinds would receive the fifth WindSeeker,〔〔 and on September 1, 2011, Kings Dominion officially announced that the sixth would open at the park in 2012.〔〔 The WindSeekers at Carowinds and Kings Dominion will have the same appearance as those at Canada's Wonderland, Cedar Point, and Kings Island and are expected to open in 2012.〔〔 Their construction started in early November 2011, after the parks closed for the season. At Kings Dominion, El Dorado was removed at the end of the 2011 season to make room for WindSeeker. The first WindSeeker tower piece was installed there on January 20, 2012, and at Carowinds on January 23, 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150551946873599&set=a.125492718598.106289.91085023598&type=1 )〕 Carowinds soft-opened their version on March 30, 2012 to media and invited guests;〔 it opened to the public on March 31, 2012.〔 Kings Dominion officially opened their model on April 6, 2012.〔 On August 30, 2013, Worlds of Fun announced that they would be adding SteelHawk, the relocated WindSeeker from Knott's Berry Farm. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WindSeeker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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