The Official SFGAm GM / SF CEO Thread

[RagingBullFan]

Think you'd do something different than the park General Manager? Post it here.

[Coaster Justin]

Well... I'm Scared to Answer but:

- Remove Ragin Cajun
- Add an S&S Screaming Swings where SSAm is/was (800rph, 48 Height Requirement)
- Make the Entrance to Hurricane Harbor in Carousel Plaza and NOT Southwest Territory
- Have Mack Rides Refurbish Whizzer and rework the Cog Motors/ Spiral Lift into something like Eurosat at Europa Park Uses http://rcdb.com/ig973.htm?picture=4
- Turn the Pictorium into a 4D Simulator (That Way you don't need to buy Expensive IMAX Equipment)
- Add a Sally Interactive Dark Ride where Trailblazer/ the Arcade is
- Add new Timberliner Trains to Viper and American Eagle
- Increase Banking in Problem Areas to Viper and American Eagle
- Give Giant Drop Acrophobia Like Seating http://www.themeparkreview.com/laborday ... /sfog1.htm
- Fill the Lake Under River Rocker Or Rename it
- Replace Dare Devil Dive with an S&S Sky Sling (Higher Capacity, Faster Loading, 4 Different Ways)
- Give Demon Lap Bar Only Trains http://rcdb.com/ig1093.htm?picture=21
- Repaint Iron Wolf (Blue Track and White Supports Maybe?)
- Add New B&M Trains to Iron Wolf
- Have Chance Rides Rework Great America Raceway so It Uses Electricity and Not Gasoline (Or Whatever it Uses)
- Remove Wilderness Theater with Either A New Indoor Theater or Some New Rides
- Add a New Lighthouse to Yankee Harbor
- Send King Chaos back to Huss so It Works Properly and Doesn't Screech (Also Splash Guests with Water too)
- Add a Tunnel Or Fire To Superman (Like X2. It Isn't Very Superman Themed but it would be Cool.)
- Add a Master Blaster/Deluge/Zip Coaster to Hurricane Harbor
- If You're Going to Show Videos in Grand Music Hall... PLAY THE ENTIRE PERFORMANCE AND NOT JUST A 25 SECOND PART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Add a Ferris Wheel
- Offer a DJ in the Queue Lines
- FIX THE KARAOKE (Have the Lyrics in front of You, Have Newer Songs)
- Extend Hurricane Harbor Hours to 8pm if Possible
- Annouce before the Beginning of the Season if A Ride is Going to Be Removed so everyone can get their Last Ride
- Have a Time In April, May and/or September where if you bring a Can of Food worth 20 Dollars, You Get 25 Dollars off Admission with all the Food going to Charity
- Offer Single Rider Lines
- Use the Train and Roaring Rapids for Fright Fest
- Expand Fright Fest with New/More Houses and Scarier
- Add More Park Commercials on Youtube.com
- Have an Enthusiast Event
- Offer an Admission and Meal Package (Cedar Fair Parks do this)

[Galvan]

If I was a park GM id never let Coaster Justin come up with ideas.....

[ben_the_bear]

I kind of like some of coasterjustin's ideas. Here are the ones I like:

- Add an S&S Screaming Swings where SSAm is/was (800rph, 48 Height Requirement)

One of these would be good anywhere. I think if they're going to put anything near SSAm, they should put at least two good rides, not just have one flat and the sky tower.

- Add a Sally Interactive Dark Ride where Trailblazer/ the Arcade is

That would be cool. Maybe something that goes indoors and outdoors and has two levels would be cool.

- Fill the Lake Under River Rocker Or Rename it

Yeah. I'm guessing that the reason they don't do that already is because of the foundation or because they don't want to waste money. I'm not a civil engineer so I wouldn't know.

- Repaint Iron Wolf (Blue Track and White Supports Maybe?)
- Add New B&M Trains to Iron Wolf

I think that a transformation of Iron Wolf would be cool. They could do what they're doing to X2 and Medusa (sfgadv) to Iron Wolf and readvertise it as a new ride. Maybe paint it a new color, new name, new trains, and something like a tunnel and/or waterfall effects. They could take advantage of the trees in that area and put in a waterfall on one of the turn arounds and rename it timberwolf or something like that. Giving rides the feeling of being in a forest being chased by some wild animal would be kind of cool. I really like terrain/ forest coasters like boulder dash and the beast and I think Iron Wolf could be really good with some cool theming and fixing up the roughness.

[demonbulleagle]

Well some of you can sort of guess what one of my ideas will be.

-Call up intaman and design a Sky Whirl 2.0 and put it in SWF site.
-And Major overhaul on both Iron Wolf and Demon.
-Add a show type thing on the train, like SDC does.
-Major Overhaul of both flumes so they can operate both chutes again.
-Major Overhaul of Columbia.
-Add either an S&S El Loco, Euro Fighter, or a Maurer Sohne X-Coaster in SSA's spot.
-S&S Screamin' Swings go somewhere.
-Offer a "behind the scenes" tour of the Bone-Yard.
-Get Powerdive back.
-Take out Wilderness Theater and add a MACK Bob Sled or S&S Free Fly Coaster.
-Rename ERC to The Lobster
-Add a Dual FlowRider in Hurricane Harbor. (with extra fee!)
-Get PTC 2-seat Trains for Viper
-Make both of the lifts on Eagle be at or near the same speed.
-Repaint Eagle every 3 years.
-Re-establish Last Blast.

Add there are my ideas

[monsterfan99]

Here are my ideas

- Add a break run before the corkscrew on Iron Wolf to save everyone's head
- Add 2-3 rides that are indoors or cover 2-3 rides to give people something to do during the rain
- Lower the price of a bottle of soda to $2.50
- Turn the lockers that you must put your stuff into in front of each ride into a 5 dollar, day long pass that works at each locker set via swipe card
- Place 2-3 flat rides in the SSA space
- Add something in the stadium near the Southwest Territory
- Add some park specific merchandise like postcards, pins, or posters.
- Make the Fright Fest cycles that are used on some flat rides the year round cycles
- Remove the Old Cars and add a Euro Fighter coaster

[Ilovthevu']

If Raging Bull has a 20 minute line, you should be running 3 trains.

For Whizzer, don't wait until the next train gets back in order to send another one when you are running 2 trains.
Make a line in the Viper station instead of the cramming of people.

For Batman the Ride, separate the front row line line, and other rows right before you get into the station. Put an extra rail in there. The same thing goes for Iron Wolf.

For Superman, add a block brake after the pretzel loop so you can send a train out faster, change the control box to how Batman is, and instead of two people checking each row, have a person walk acrros the row, and check all 4 seats. Walking to most of the train takes more time than going across a row.

[Coaster Justin]

If I were Mark Shapiro, I would do the Following to Improve the Company:

- Sell The Great Escape
- Sell La Ronde
- Sell Six Flags Mexico
- Sell Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
- Sell Six Flags America
- Add a 500+ Room Hotel to SFGAd
- Add a Great Wolf Lodge Like Resort to SFStL
- Add a Great Wolf Lodge Like Resort to SFNE
- Heavily Invest in Gravity Group Timberliner Trains
- Add New Schafer Rides Trains to Arrow/Vekoma Coasters http://rcdb.com/ig1093.htm?picture=21
- Add New Vekoma SLC Trains to Vekoma SLC Coasters http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... 7%26sa%3DN
- Relocate some of the Coasters from SFMM to Other Parks
- Start Investing in Flat Rides and Waterpark Attractions
- Don't Spend over 85 Million a Year on Additions
- Take Rides from SFNO and SFAm to Other Parks
- Invest in Renewable Energy

[monsterfan99]

If I were Mark Shapiro, I would do the Following to Improve the Company:

- Sell The Great Escape
- Sell La Ronde
- Sell Six Flags Mexico
- Sell Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
- Sell Six Flags America
- Add a 500+ Room Hotel to SFGAd
- Add a Great Wolf Lodge Like Resort to SFStL
- Add a Great Wolf Lodge Like Resort to SFNE
- Heavily Invest in Gravity Group Timberliner Trains
- Add New Schafer Rides Trains to Arrow/Vekoma Coasters http://rcdb.com/ig1093.htm?picture=21
- Add New Vekoma SLC Trains to Vekoma SLC Coasters http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... 7%26sa%3DN
- Relocate some of the Coasters from SFMM to Other Parks
- Start Investing in Flat Rides and Waterpark Attractions
- Don't Spend over 85 Million a Year on Additions
- Take Rides from SFNO and SFAm to Other Parks
- Invest in Renewable Energy

Umm, so you are saying the chain should sell 2 of the most profitable parks to survive?

[DejaVu2001]

^ I can't comment on Six Flags Mexico, but La Ronde is a total dump except for Goliath. Le Monstre's queue has vandalism everywhere. Atleast half the coasters need paint. Their mouse is a POS that has a random tire part way up the lift that jolts the car. Their observation tower has fallen in to such a state of disrepair that they cant run it anymore.

[Ilovthevu']

Mexico may get 2 million people a year, but they are charging so cheap to get in, in regards to American dollars. It's around $30 without a coupon or discount!!

[monsterfan99]

Mexico may get 2 million people a year, but they are charging so cheap to get in, in regards to American dollars. It's around $30 without a coupon or discount!!

Getting people in is 90% of the battle.

[Galvan317]

Their observation tower has fallen in to such a state of disrepair that they cant run it anymore.

When did this happen? I rode it in 2008...although some of the windows were duct taped on .

[DejaVu2001]

^ It was closed in August when I was there.

[Jerrykoala2112]

I would want another launch in the park. A motocoaster, or a Kanonen type coaster. Kings Dominion has 2 launches, Cedar Point has 3! A new launch would be great.

I would also was an S&S Drop Tower, but we already have Giant Drop.

Definately Repaint American Eagle, and retrack it kind of what they did on Rebell Yell....

At a way to get from County Fair to Mardi Gras area without walking around the park, maybe a chair lift?

[Coaster Justin]

Six Flags Mexico and La Ronde are the Chains 2 Most Profitable Parks??????!!!!!!!!!!!!! I though it was SFGAdv, SFMM, and SFGAm.

Wait wasn't Six Flags Mexico closed for about a Week due to the Drop of the Peso and The Swine Flu.

[Jerrykoala2112]

Six Flags Great America is the most profitable followed by Six Flags Over Georgia.

Although the highest attendance in 2008

1. Six Flags Great Adventure
2. Six Flags Great America
3. Six Flags Mexico
4. Six Flags Over Georgia
5. La Ronde
6. Six Flags Magic Mountain
7. Six Flags Over Texas

But most profitable doesn't mean most attended.

[Coaster Justin]

Where did you read that?

[cowboy1192]

The reason Great Adventure and Great America had the two highest attendances in 2008 is only because they are close to New York City and Chicago. (duh!) lol

[Coaster Justin]

What Shapiro/ Snyder needs to Do is "Do the Kings Dominion Route."

What I Mean by that is, After a Major-Intense-Thrill-Ride, The Next Year, add a Family Attraction. Here's What I Mean:


2000- 4 Waterslides (Family)
2001- S&S Air Launch Coaster (Thrill)
2002- Mack Wild Mouse & Huss Troika (Family)
2003- Intamin 300+ft Drop Tower (Thrill)
2004- Sally Interactive Dark Ride (Family)
2005- Huss Top Spin (Thrill)
2006- Premier Rides LIM Family Coaster (Family/ Thrill)
2007- Waterpark Expansion (Family/ Thrill)
2008- B&M 5 Looping Floorless Coaster (Thrill)
2009- Magic Carpet & Ferris Wheel (Family)


THE END!!!!!!!!!!!

[vprlvr456]

My ideas are

-Retheme Logger's to go with one of other kiddie areas
-Retheme Orleans Place into, like, superhero land ( what do you think Mardi Gras is for?)

I've got nothing else

[neil]

If money isn't an object, I would tear up some of the parking lot (where SSA is) and put in a Medusa clone.

But being realistic, I would revamp Iron Wolf (new trains and paint it purple track with silver supports), repaint American Eagle (same colors), and repaint V2 (navy blue track with light blue supports) and add some good flats.

[Coaster Justin]

-Remove Ricochet and the Southwest Games gallery for a southwest themed shooting dark ride of some kind.

Couldn't they Just Use Trailblazers Unused Space instead of Ricochet? The Facade and the Queue Line is already there.

I really like the Superman Idea.

[david]

Sure, some areas of Eagle need some TLC, but the ride was retracked and repainted in ?2004? If I'm not mistaken. It's funny, The ride is retracked in certain areas EVERY YEAR. Do you notice? No, because it's not that big of a deal. Eagle is not nearly as bumpy as some Woodies are.

Something I would really love:

If you've been on the mine elevator at The Science and Industry Museum, something like that themed to a crashing mine shaft, and you get to ride a giant mine train. ALL UNDERGROUND. This would fit nicely if you removed Giant drop. But the shaft would go up 200ft, freefall down 210ft. I WOULD LOVE IT. Having random mist coming out and such would be awesome. Capacity, I assume, would be horrendous, but it would be fun as hell.

[Cole]

Some of these are questionable... but here we go.

Get Chang, make it a floorless. Two Chocies.
A: Put it in SSA and Go Carts Place, paint Orange with Blue Rails and Blue Supports, Name Bronco or Colt.
B: Put in Wolfs spot. Paint it Dark Green with Light Green supports and Dark Green Rails. Name Green Lantern, put special effects as in green smoke or mist?

Add a S&S Eurofighter to either A or B's remaing place.

Paint V2 dark blue with light blue supports
More to come