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by [jonrev] on November 9th, 2004, 6:08 pm
When I got off Eagle, I didn't see the on ride photo devoloping area in Eagle Plaza. All I saw was a soda machine. Was it removed?
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It hasn't been there all year. They put a few crane game machines where the photo booth once was.
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Yea, they have been removed since the beginning of the season, the pictures have been replaced with claw machines and other prize machines. They removed them because they weren't selling any pictures on Eagle as much as there used to.
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by SFGA 11 on November 9th, 2004, 6:15 pm
Yeah, they probably werent good sellers. They have a photo at Viper now, makes sense because it is a more popular ride.
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but still, they are a great way to make an income
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But when rides are down because the park is understaffed, 2 people becomes more important for rides than profit.
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ye, your right
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And nobody ever bought their pictures. They also had too many tv's to view them on. Viper only has 3 screens.
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We bought photos of the Eagle. We have like probably 3 or 4.
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I noticed on Opening Day when we were riding Eagle, they had the Killer Bee B96 banner where the photo booth used to be. They used the spot for the Bash I guess. Unless they just threw up a banner there for Advertisement?
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I really hate that area under the tent, I wish they could fix it up alot!
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^Agreed. They should really do something under there to make it look a little nicer.
On opening day when I noticed the photo booths were gone, it just made me happy that I bought one last year, and not decided to wait another year like I did for Shockwave.
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mulletman13 wrote: But when rides are down because the park is understaffed, 2 people becomes more important for rides than profit.
Because, what with the new lessee in charge of photos for 2004 (and that company's propensity to hire 15 year olds), those who are neither old enough to operate nor employed by six flags
will be running rides. Face it, very few employees who are not in rides get certified to operate rides - almost non-existant are certified seasonal employees in neither rides nor maintenance/landscaping. Other than fastlane at relevant rides, no one exists to help run the rides.
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by [jonrev] on November 11th, 2004, 10:52 am
Wasn't that tent where MGAm had unicyclers riding in there?
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by SFGA Bob on November 11th, 2004, 11:57 am
they had a circus in there until the elephant escaped.
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by [jonrev] on November 12th, 2004, 4:27 pm
An elephant escaped?
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by SFGA Bob on November 12th, 2004, 9:43 pm
no, it really happened. thing went down Washington St. as I recall.
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by [jonrev] on November 13th, 2004, 3:52 pm
Never though it could happen. Is there a news article?
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by SFGA 11 on November 18th, 2004, 11:29 pm
^A couple times this season Ive seen guests posing for the camera even though its turned off.
Pretty funny once they realize that there was no picture.
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As for fixing up the tent, they could start by removing the empty TV holders.
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Personally, I think they should lose the tent. They don't need all those switchbacks in there. They should redo the queue with maybe 2 or 3 switchbacks and then they could put a flat ride on each side of the entrance.
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i like your idea but i remember going durring fringht fest and 75 percent of the switchbacks were in use.
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Yeah, I remember seeing that once during Fright Fest 2003. I also saw it pretty full on June 27th this past season.
It would be nice if they got rid of all those switchbacks though. Keep some of them, though.
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