I honestly do not love the trend of constantly adding D.C. themed rides to the Six Flags parks. There's no originality. It's one of the reasons I like Cedar Fair more. You aren't being bombarded with cartoon sponsorships.
Well, they make more money by using D.C. themes. Believe me, I'd love to see more generic themed coasters, but it doesn't seem like that's what's going to happen. I'm not a huge fan of comic themed rides either, but I'm a bit more lenient than I use to be. I was really disappointed by the announcement of Justice League: Battle for Metropolis but after riding it I thought it was fantastic and a wonderful addition to the park. I do like SOME of the DC themes. Mr. Freeze, Riddler, and Lex Luthor for example, but there's also a select few that I would rather not see come to our park like Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and The Joker. The third of which obviously is coming into play, which I'm not too thrilled about, but theme aside, I am moderately excited for the actual coaster opening, though more so for The Lobster XD. Anyways, while I'd prefer generic themes, I am okay with DC themes as long as the ride itself is good. For example, I wouldn't mind if we got a Wonder Woman themed Zamperla Giant Discovery. (But I WOULD like it more with a generic theme )
I found that survey interesting, especially how it compared a Wonder Women Coaster vs. Justice League. We already have the dark ride so I don't know why they would do a coaster though... maybe for a different park that doesn't have the dark ride.
Favorite Coasters I've Ridden: Steel:1.Maverick2.Steel Vengeance3.X24.StormChaser5.TwistedColossus Wood:1.The Voyage2.Renegade3.MysticTimbers4.TheLegend5.The Beast Great America:1.Maxx Force2.Goliath3.Raging Bull4.Batman: The Ride5.X-Flight
Yeah, it was just one of those universal surveys they send to everyone in the Survey Panel, so the coaster remark was not directed towards us specifically. I definitely agree that it was rather peculiar. If I remember correctly, one of the questions was literally "Do you think a Wonder Woman coaster or a Justice League coaster would have more turns and flips?" I mean, I get that it was geared towards the general public and not coaster enthusiasts per say, but certain bits sounded like they were written by an eight year old, lol. I think the point of the survey was to see which characters were most recognized/liked by the general public. I feel like the purpose of the Wonder Woman/Justice League coaster questions was to see if people would see a Wonder Woman themed coaster as a more inferior and less intimidating/interesting/marketable ride than the JL one or not. Makes sense
RollingCoasting wrote:Yeah, it was just one of those universal surveys they send to everyone in the Survey Panel, so the coaster remark was not directed towards us specifically. I definitely agree that it was rather peculiar. If I remember correctly, one of the questions was literally "Do you think a Wonder Woman coaster or a Justice League coaster would have more turns and flips?" I mean, I get that it was geared towards the general public and not coaster enthusiasts per say, but certain bits sounded like they were written by an eight year old, lol. I think the point of the survey was to see which characters were most recognized/liked by the general public. I feel like the purpose of the Wonder Woman/Justice League coaster questions was to see if people would see a Wonder Woman themed coaster as a more inferior and less intimidating/interesting/marketable ride than the JL one or not. Makes sense
Yeah I think you're absolutely right. The Justice League ride is somewhat marketable I think because of all the characters involved - Joker, Batman and Superman are all recognizable characters. Plus, all of the dark rides have seemed to do well with the GP. I completely agree that Six Flags is trying to figure out if a solo Wonder Women ride would be marketable. I think that if the movie does well later this year, there is a good possibility for a ride being themed to that. But yes, some of those questions also seemed like they were written by an eight year old.
Favorite Coasters I've Ridden: Steel:1.Maverick2.Steel Vengeance3.X24.StormChaser5.TwistedColossus Wood:1.The Voyage2.Renegade3.MysticTimbers4.TheLegend5.The Beast Great America:1.Maxx Force2.Goliath3.Raging Bull4.Batman: The Ride5.X-Flight
RollingCoasting wrote:Yeah, it was just one of those universal surveys they send to everyone in the Survey Panel, so the coaster remark was not directed towards us specifically. I definitely agree that it was rather peculiar. If I remember correctly, one of the questions was literally "Do you think a Wonder Woman coaster or a Justice League coaster would have more turns and flips?" I mean, I get that it was geared towards the general public and not coaster enthusiasts per say, but certain bits sounded like they were written by an eight year old, lol. I think the point of the survey was to see which characters were most recognized/liked by the general public. I feel like the purpose of the Wonder Woman/Justice League coaster questions was to see if people would see a Wonder Woman themed coaster as a more inferior and less intimidating/interesting/marketable ride than the JL one or not. Makes sense
Yeah I think you're absolutely right. The Justice League ride is somewhat marketable I think because of all the characters involved - Joker, Batman and Superman are all recognizable characters. Plus, all of the dark rides have seemed to do well with the GP. I completely agree that Six Flags is trying to figure out if a solo Wonder Women ride would be marketable. I think that if the movie does well later this year, there is a good possibility for a ride being themed to that. But yes, some of those questions also seemed like they were written by an eight year old.
Well they renamed a ride to Wonder Woman at SFMM in 2011 and are debuting 2 Woman Woman rides in 2017. I think Six Flags' believes that a Wonder Woman ride will work. Now what can they do for PowerGirl?
I would love a major Wonder Woman attraction. I think she's iconic & recognizeable. I said in the survey that a powerful ride themed to a woman is much needed for the park. For more women, I think Poison Ivy & Catwoman would be pretty great. As for other villains, Mr. Freeze would be incredible. But I'm really thinking that simply based on the two equally fantastic launched coasters the chain has. Both are so damn good but I do like the character himself.
I have this funny idea about what they could do to re-modify a ride: they could convert Sky Trek Tower to a drop ride that has seats encircling the tower, similar to the one at King's Island. The ride could rotate counter-clockwise until it reaches the top, then go for its slow descent (not) to the ground.
R.I.P. Splashwater Falls and Space Shuttle America. Deja Vu, enjoy Idaho.
Hear ye, hear ye: "After 45 years, Six Flags has stopped smoking."
Some minor things I hope they add to the park is that the lobster gets a new ride pad and does not reuse orbits old concrete, Triple Plays new exit that they poured last year is finally used, firehouse pizza is actually used, and some of the buildings in Yukon territory are repainted.
great america fan wrote:Some minor things I hope they add to the park is that the lobster gets a new ride pad and does not reuse orbits old concrete, Triple Plays new exit that they poured last year is finally used, firehouse pizza is actually used, and some of the buildings in Yukon territory are repainted.
Amen about Firehouse Pizza. Strutter's isn't more popular than Aunt Martha's, It just seems that way cause food ops are slower & Firehouse Pizza is closed 1/4 of the year.
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