Six Flags Marine World refurbished and installed Zonga in 2003, but the coaster had been well-traveled by that point. The ride originally opened in 1986 as Thriller, a traveling coaster in Germany owned by showman Oscar Brunch. It has also operated at Grona Lund in Sweden, and Six Flags Astroworld in Houston Texas. But at Marine World, two of the ride's loops had been re-engineered at a different elevation by Premier Rides. As a result, the ride did not live up to the park's (and the public's) expectations.
Zonga was removed during the 2006 season (it was closed the year before), and is now the home of Tony Hawk's Big Spin at the park. The coaster moved on to Mexico, where it continues to operate today during the La Feria de San Marcos national fair.
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