Deja Vu officially dead

[Demon_07]

LOL!!!!! Wouldn't have flashback been a more appropriate name for that than Z-Force

[Danhockey04]

Hey, if I win that contest, I could be the first public ride on it in its new location with the last public ride in its old location. I'd probably enter, but not accept the prize if chosen, and highly doubt it be chosen.

[Demon_07]

lol. I'm not good at naming things. My fish ended up being Mr. Blue

[DejaVu2001]

I'm tempted to enter the contest with the name "Deja Vu" Seriously though, I don't see this being open even in July. I do not get what on earth is the delay taking the ride down, why did they not start taking it down in November? Oh well, not my problem.

[Trailblazer Tony]

^^

I'm going to give some semi-serious thought to this, it'll be fun! I like the idea of a name contest for a new coaster. I like the mention of Fan Sites/Forums on their influence on the public opinion on the ride....apparently we make a difference to those at Silverwood!

[Danhockey04]

I know of quite a few people that put Deja Vu.

[Chitown]

^Which would be in good fun naming the coaster, but if people put that with seriousness, I hope they know SF owns the rights to that name for a coaster.

Silverwood isn't the first park to hold a naming contest for a ride. Stormrunner at Hershey Park was a name selected from a contest they had. I am sure other parks have done this also.

[Demon_07]

I'm tempted to enter the contest with the name "Deja Vu" Seriously though, I don't see this being open even in July. I do not get what on earth is the delay taking the ride down, why did they not start taking it down in November? Oh well, not my problem.

Sounds like road construction. They do absolutely nothing during the beautiful fall days but then when it's like Alaska and they have to be done with it by spring, they're out there in -10 during a blizzard.

[FParker185]

if they expect to open it in July I have to assume they are getting SFOG's. Will take at least a month if not 2 to tear down our DV, then few weeks to ship, and then a good 2-3 months to build up again.

And SFOG's has been disassembled for sometime now.

[Demon_07]

hmmmmmm. I don't think so.

[Chitown]

^^It says in the article they purchased the one at SFGAm.

If the target is July, they still have 7 months which to me is plenty of time.

I am sure Silverwood has been busy prepping the site where DV is going to be put at.

[cycamps]

^I agree. As long as de-construction stays at a rapid pace, I can see it getting done.

[FParker185]

guess that's what I get for not reading the article. if de-Construction stays at the same pace it's at now, it will be gone about 2015 or so

[Demon_07]

I say they get it up on time but getting it open....... whole different story.

[Trailblazer Tony]

^And we all know that Deja Vu's biggest issue is the actual opening of it. Now, i know it's been working REALLY well lately, but does that 2% sound like an accurate statistic to you?! I was thinking maybe 10%

[tp41190]

^ They probaly didnt include when it was closed for weather reasons or breakdowns. They also probaly didnt start counting open days until the ride actually opened in mid June.

So out of maybe 100 days where the ride didnt have weather issues, staffing issues, or days after mid June.....it was open (even if it broke down, or at least opened for a little bit) 98 days.

Now, I dont think this is that acurate....but they correct [/i]

[Demon_07]

I doubt it'll open much in 08 .

[tp41190]

^It wont at all

[bigb7965]

just thought that some people might want to see the article about silverwood purchasing deja vu
Roller coaster from Six Flags Great America will cost about $4 million

COEUR d'ALENE -- Silverwood Theme Park is adding the largest, most expensive roller coaster it has ever purchased: A 191-foot steel ride almost twice the height of the park's next highest roller coaster, Tremors.

"It's going to make the Corkscrew look like a tinker toy," said Nancy DiGiammarco, marketing, sales and public relations director for Silverwood.

The ride -- to be named by the public through a contest -- will be assembled this spring. The park plans to open it in July, locating it behind Tremors. No exact date has been set for it to begin taking passengers. It will cost about $4 million, maybe more, including the price of installation.

The giant, two-towered inverted boomerang will pull riders up a 90-degree incline before dropping them 177 feet at speeds of more than 65 mph. Riders will experience the pull of 4.5 positive G forces, according to a press release.

Riders will go through a cobra roll and loop at more than 100 feet in the air.

Upon reaching the second tower, the ride will hoist them again up a 90-degree incline to stare at the sky before they drop backward down the track.

"It is not only going to turn your world upside down, but also turn you backward," DiGiammarco said Wednesday.

Thirty-two riders can go at once on the one and a half minute ride, which has a capacity of 750 people per hour.
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The ride is far more complex than anything Silverwood has installed before, said Silverwood founder Gary Norton.

The roller coaster formerly resided at Six Flags Great America near Chicago, under the name Deja Vu. Four of this kind of roller coaster were made by a Dutch company called Vekoma. Norton said Silverwood found out about the opportunity to buy it in November. Six Flags is getting rid of it in the midst of financial trouble.

"It just turned out we had the right spot," he said.

The ride will fill 50 truckloads in the move to Idaho.

DiGiammarco said that adding the roller coaster is "kind of the next leap" in Silverwood's progression. The theme park has become a destination, she said, and the time is right to add the ride --especially with exchange rates favorable to drawing Canadian tourists.

"It will affect the whole tourist industry," she said.

Coeur d'Alene Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jonathan Coe said Silverwood's announcement made at the Best Western Coeur d'Alene Inn was exciting. Silverwood's continued investment is important to the area, he said.

"The park just keeps getting better and better and better," Coe said.

Competitive Edge Racing School owner Randy Koch was also enthusiastic.

When dad comes to the area to learn race car driving, "this gives the whole family a reason to come," he said.

"I think this is going to be a situation where our customers are going to spend more days."

Sterling Bank employee and "roller coaster enthusiast" Mark Butera said the ride would "push the thrill ride envelope." He came to hear the announcement, he said, because Sterling would like to finance the ride.

"A 200-foot roller coaster is a big deal," Butera said.

It's difficult to say how many more people the ride will draw, Norton said. Last year the park had 550,000 visitors.

A name for the new roller coaster will be chosen from entries by the public. Ten finalists will be chosen, and will be among the first to ride the roller coaster. The winner will get a 2008 gold season pass. More details will be released on Silverwood's Web site, http://www.silverwoodthemepark.com.

With the added attraction, the admission price for adults will go up to $36.99. Children and senior admission will remain $19.99.

Silverwood Theme Park has more than 65 rides and attractions, and has maintained a continuous program of expansion and improvements. Its most recent project, at $5 million, doubled Boulder Beach last year.

Other Silverwood plans call for ongoing infrastructure improvements and beautification. Norton said his goal is to make Silverwood approach the famed Butchart Gardens, on Canada's Vancouver Island.


http://www.cdapress.com/articles/2008/0 ... news02.txt

[cycamps]

I never realized how small that park actually is.

[sfgam1]

take a look at this
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4lG4lQQdPmY
read the side article too.

[Danhockey04]

I hope they were joking about the 750 riders per hour. If they can manage that, then there is something wrong with all SF ride operators, but I highly doubt, highly highly doubt that they will get that, if even 400.

[cycamps]

Maybe they just have the magic touch...

[FParker185]

It wouldn't be that hard to get 700 pph on DV, SF just had some retarded policies, like checking seat belts then the harnesses. SFOG's opened without the belts, SF had seat belts put on all the DV's for reasons that relate to "percieved" safety. But if at Silverwood they check everything in one shot, and perhaps if have better sinage to direct people to the correct seats, 700 would definately not be out of the question.

[Trailblazer Tony]

I'm pretty sure they just did what every commercial does, they go on statistics that were established before the ride actually opened back in the day cause they look and sound better.