New Ride(s) for 2014

[BLADE]

I think for either 2014 or 2015 we will get a Texas Giant rebuild of the Eagle. I expect 1 a year to be rebuilt throughout the chain.

[rb1]

Gosh I hope not that will ruin one of our original rides but with SF thinking its more economical to just metalized tracks for wooden coaster and reverse seats on a ride it might happen instead of buying a new original coaster. I still think for 2014they should focus on adding a new high capacity roller coaster on the old IW site that would be a good addittion for the 2014 season.

[MForce4ever]

I heard we were gonna get both the tidal wave and z force back

[DejaVu2001]

^ Yeah, they're going in a new themed section called "Lost Great America", which will also feature a brand new Deja Vu

[Goku1910]

I heard we were gonna get both the tidal wave and z force back

While we're at it, let's get Deja Vu and Iron Wolf back.

[DeathbyDinn]

You're both wrong. Clearly it's Gulf Coaster thats making a come back.

[B&MGuy35]

Damn, I was hoping for Davy Jones' Dingys!

[xcheetaht]

Look, Six Flags Great America doesn't want to bring any rides back from other park(s). It prefers to get a new ride(s) every year.

Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags, The Great Escape, Six Flags New England, Six Flags America, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, and Six Flags Mexico CAN get an used ride(s) from our park.

[Goku1910]

And do you know why? Great America is a cash cow. But thanks for pointing out the blatantly obvious.

I also enjoyed how you personified Great America.

[FParker185]

Except SFGAm being a cash cow can get a used boomerang from another park and the park attendance will still rise or worse case scenario stay level and profit will be made. SFGAm has no say in what they get.

[Goku1910]

People have been complaining about it for years. Corporate spoils the bigger parks and gives the rotated crap to the others. Eventually Great America will get a rotated POS. It's only a matter of time.

[DejaVu2001]

Look, Six Flags Great America doesn't want to bring any rides back from other park(s). It prefers to get a new ride(s) every year.

Um, Chang? Revolution? Rolling Thunder?

[MForce4ever]

I've got my money on SFGAm buying Big Dipper from Geauga Lake

[Goku1910]

I've got my money on SFGAm buying Big Dipper from Geauga Lake

.....And putting it where?

Plus, that ride has been sitting there so long it's probably not worth fixing.

[MForce4ever]

They could fit it in Iron Wolf's spot. And that was a great ride that managed to run fine from 1925-2007, I'm sure another 7 years couldn't hurt that much.

[Goku1910]

7 years sure. But 7 Years with no TLC?!

[MForce4ever]

^As if it ever received TLC from cedar fair. It would be fine, Leap the Dips was SBNO for 12 years and now operates fine. Giant Dipper at Belmont Park was SBNO for 14 years and now operates fine. Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake was SBNO now operates. And those are just three examples. Hell, Twister at Knoebel's was SBNO for a couple years before it was moved and rebuilt.

[Goku1910]

And how many of those currently operating required extensive rehab? Wooden Coasters are especially susceptible to decay.

[MForce4ever]

And how many of those currently operating required extensive rehab? Wooden Coasters are especially susceptible to decay.

Of course it would require a lot of work, just like when they moved/rebuilt little dipper

[IzCoaster]

And how many of those currently operating required extensive rehab? Wooden Coasters are especially susceptible to decay.

Of course it would require a lot of work, just like when they moved/rebuilt little dipper

Ok, Little Dipper is a kids ride and is very, very tiny. You're talking about a massive (compared to Little Dipper) wooden coaster.

[DeathbyDinn]

Except SFGAm being a cash cow can get a used boomerang from another park and the park attendance will still rise or worse case scenario stay level and profit will be made. SFGAm has no say in what they get.

Every interview I've heard with the parks recently have said the exact opposite. Under Shapiro parks were told what they got, with the new management five year plans are being made with the parks so they can have a say in what they get.

[MForce4ever]

And how many of those currently operating required extensive rehab? Wooden Coasters are especially susceptible to decay.

Of course it would require a lot of work, just like when they moved/rebuilt little dipper

Ok, Little Dipper is a kids ride and is very, very tiny. You're talking about a massive (compared to Little Dipper) wooden coaster.

Ok but nobody has been able to yet refute that its a reasonable option which I'm sure is it a better price point then a new ride.

[DeathbyDinn]

^ It might be a reasonably price option, but why on earth is it something the park would want? We already have two fantastic major wooden coasters. The next coaster we get should be something that fills a gap in our line up, not more of the same.

[xcheetaht]

I don't think the park would get another coaster, BUT it would get more flat ride(s) for next year.

So, the park would buy a new coaster with seven rows and four seats per train cars for Iron Wolf's spot because its station still exist since Iron Wolf was relocated for other park.

My dream is the park needs to refurbish American Eagle for next three years because it would be 35th anniversary. This ride would be renamed Iron Eagle. It would be added one or two inversion(s) like the Outlaw Run from Silver Dollar City and be a "high-five" coaster like Dauling Dragons from Happy Valley Wuhan. I think this ride would be awesome!

[monsterfan99]

Ok but nobody has been able to yet refute that its a reasonable option which I'm sure is it a better price point then a new ride.

Land would be the issue. At park that is near it's breaking point on where they can build, where would it go? And even more so, you are already have a racing out-n-back, why buy one that has not ran in over 5 years? Get a GCII that takes up an ultra small footprint and does much more that the public wants.