Blackbeard's Revenge

History
In 1979, Nationwide was hit with a notice that the coaster was having noise complaints, so for the 1980 season, the park added a tunnel on the first drop, which they put to it's benefit, by marketing it as having a "New Dark Plunder Drop", avoiding the necessity to add anything really new for 1980. Additional (albeit partially enclosed) tunnels were added in 1996 due to the construction of the Pirate's Cove waterpark, with the slides now towering over some of the smaller airtime hills, to prevent accidental decapitation or hand injuries for taller guests. The original 1977 PTC trains were destroyed in 1999 during the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, leading to PTC providing replacement trains with extra padded headrests and individual lap bars for the 2000 season.

Trivia

 * The layout is extremely similar to Blue Streak, except that it has a helix at the end.