Minor Updates, Rumors, and Happenings

[CoasterRiderSC]

I"m very fine with Hurricane Harbor being annexed into the dry side! How many acres is it?

JackGlass - what coasters and thrilling flats will fit in its footprint?

[JackGlass]

I"m very fine with Hurricane Harbor being annexed into the dry side! How many acres is it?

JackGlass - what coasters and thrilling flats will fit in its footprint?

Oh boy, the possibilities would be endless

[GreatAmericanfox]

I"m very fine with Hurricane Harbor being annexed into the dry side! How many acres is it?

JackGlass - what coasters and thrilling flats will fit in its footprint?

I'd use it for a Road Runner/Wile E Coyote dulling family launch coaster, ambitious but it would be cool, and it could be it's tied with a cartoony desert area to contrast Southwest Territory

[Dan The Coaster Man]

Add Titan at SFOT to the list of legacy Six Flags hypers getting repaints. Really hoping Raging Bull gets it soon!

[GreatAmericanfox]

Add Titan at SFOT to the list of legacy Six Flags hypers getting repaints. Really hoping Raging Bull gets it soon!

Maybe for the 50th if that's one of the "minor updates"

[Dan The Coaster Man]

Add Titan at SFOT to the list of legacy Six Flags hypers getting repaints. Really hoping Raging Bull gets it soon!

Maybe for the 50th if that's one of the "minor updates"

Fingers crossed!

[CoasterRiderSC]

Add Titan at SFOT to the list of legacy Six Flags hypers getting repaints. Really hoping Raging Bull gets it soon!

Maybe for the 50th if that's one of the "minor updates"

Fingers crossed!

When I first read your post, I thought it said 'Restraints' lol!

[Coaster Justin]

I think Orange and Maroon work with Southwest. I'd rather see Superman

[GreatAmericanfox]

I think Orange and Maroon work with Southwest. I'd rather see Superman

They do, it's just that the paint is chipping away, that's what we mean by repaint

[HCF]

Even funnier I wouldn't mind Hurricane Harbor kicking the bucket entirely. Which will never happen.

I'm also in that small group that wouldn't mind it being bulldozed either

That small group is growing. I’m joining it!

Happy 4k!

With the surge in repaints happening across the chain, do you all think that more repaints are to come to Great America? The only coasters that actually need it are X-Flight and Raging Bull, but honestly I am not a fan of many of the new paint schemes many coasters are getting, something like Medusa at SFDK and Batman at our own park I think were done well, as they just got a new fresh coat while SFOGoliath got brand new colors and in my personal opinion, looks super boring, there is a growing trend in the company that seems to prefer modern boring monotone colors over the vapid and vibrant color schemes of the 2000s, hope X-Flight can keep its colors and if raging bull changes, keep the orange track and maybe change the supports to an almost maroon like color it had when it opened?

[Dan The Coaster Man]

I think Orange and Maroon work with Southwest. I'd rather see Superman

Not calling for a new color scheme. I do like the colors. Just extremely faded in many areas.

Superman still looks great right now in my opinion. It had a repaint recently, can't think which year specifically.

[GreatAmericanfox]

Happy 4k!

With the surge in repaints happening across the chain, do you all think that more repaints are to come to Great America? The only coasters that actually need it are X-Flight and Raging Bull, but honestly I am not a fan of many of the new paint schemes many coasters are getting, something like Medusa at SFDK and Batman at our own park I think were done well, as they just got a new fresh coat while SFOGoliath got brand new colors and in my personal opinion, looks super boring, there is a growing trend in the company that seems to prefer modern boring monotone colors over the vapid and vibrant color schemes of the 2000s, hope X-Flight can keep its colors and if raging bull changes, keep the orange track and maybe change the supports to an almost maroon like color it had when it opened?

Could care less about X-Flight, but Raging Bull i hope keeps its Southwest/Desert like colors

[Dan The Coaster Man]

With the surge in repaints happening across the chain, do you all think that more repaints are to come to Great America? The only coasters that actually need it are X-Flight and Raging Bull, but honestly I am not a fan of many of the new paint schemes many coasters are getting, something like Medusa at SFDK and Batman at our own park I think were done well, as they just got a new fresh coat while SFOGoliath got brand new colors and in my personal opinion, looks super boring, there is a growing trend in the company that seems to prefer modern boring monotone colors over the vapid and vibrant color schemes of the 2000s, hope X-Flight can keep its colors and if raging bull changes, keep the orange track and maybe change the supports to an almost maroon like color it had when it opened?

I agree that (generally speaking) I am not a huge fan of all the recent repaints that have significant color changes. Maybe this is because I don't really like change overall - I still can't get over Phantom's Revenge repaint for example. Much more a fan of repaints with the same colors like Batman, or repaints where the colors are not drastically different like Diamondback at KI or Montu at BGT. Something not nearly as egregious as Goliath at SFOG or Titan at SFOT.

I'd say Raging Bull could use it the most. X-Flight looks okay in my opinion, but it does look worse than others like Batman, Superman or Flash. AE's lift is already a bit dirty but that's just so much work when hopefully some kind of large reno is around the corner. Goliath's orange is already a bit faded and it would be a smaller repaint project, but being running rails it's just going to get dirty again quickly. Whizzer could maybe use one, but being in the forest and the most secluded coaster in the park (besides Dark Knight) won't work in it's favor. I've seen a bit of chipped paint on Demon but it doesn't seem worth it to repaint an old arrow. Anything I did not mention doesn't need it, at least that I can think of. Just spit balling thoughts

[JackGlass]

American Eagle definitely needs a major rehab. I liked the refurb they gave to Ghost Rider at Knotts Berry Farm about 8 years ago, I hope Eagle gets the same treatment

[Dan The Coaster Man]

American Eagle definitely needs a major rehab. I liked the refurb they gave to Ghost Rider at Knotts Berry Farm about 8 years ago, I hope Eagle gets the same treatment

While the GhostRider refurb was fantastic (at least coming from someone who did not ride it beforehand - I've heard some people preferred it beforehand), it kinda seems like it was a one-off from GCI. Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think Gravity Group's retracking was around at the time. GCI has since leaned much more heavily into their Titan Track since doing GhostRider. RMC and GCI get the steel/hybrid projects while Gravity Group gets the wood projects.

[staticshadows]

The Village Board approved the solar project tonight. The contractor said they plan to build as much as they can during the offseason, but they might not be done before the park opens for the season.

[CoasterRiderSC]

The Village Board approved the solar project tonight. The contractor said they plan to build as much as they can during the offseason, but they might not be done before the park opens for the season.

How tall are these things going to be? Will it be safe to park under them?

[staticshadows]

Tall enough for emergency vehicles to drive under. 13.5 ft tall on the low end of the panels and 22.1 ft tall on the high end of the panels.

[CoasterRiderSC]

Tall enough for emergency vehicles to drive under. 13.5 ft tall on the low end of the panels and 22.1 ft tall on the high end of the panels.

Will they emit any kind of unsafe radiation such as EMF, etc?

[GreatAmericanfox]

Cool, but rip the uninterrupted park views

[Blue_Toad_Coasters]

American Eagle definitely needs a major rehab. I liked the refurb they gave to Ghost Rider at Knotts Berry Farm about 8 years ago, I hope Eagle gets the same treatment

While the GhostRider refurb was fantastic (at least coming from someone who did not ride it beforehand - I've heard some people preferred it beforehand), it kinda seems like it was a one-off from GCI. Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think Gravity Group's retracking was around at the time. GCI has since leaned much more heavily into their Titan Track since doing GhostRider. RMC and GCI get the steel/hybrid projects while Gravity Group gets the wood projects.

Speaking of American Eagle and Gravity Group, I am a firm believer that they should be the ones to American Eagle and not GCI or RMC. Obviously RMC already has a presence in the park, but GG's retrack would be all wood, which would obviously keep American Eagle as a wooden coaster. Not to mention that GG actually has a good relationship with SF in Bobcat and GG has experience with large-scale wooden coasters like this, unlike Zamperla before Top Thrill 2.

[GreatAmericanfox]

As long as American Eagle sticks around and stays as a Wooden Coaster, i'm happy

[Goku1910]

I'd only be okay with RMC Eagle if:
- It's on the level of Steel Vengeance in terms of insanity.
- It's NOT a Mobius loop. (Twisted Colossus)

Otherwise then I want to see a total rehab, maybe even adding an extra airtime hill at the end since the brake run is way longer than necessary now that it runs two trains. The main problem I see with rehab or even new trains is the Barrel. It's so high up and the trains need to maintain enough speed to make it up there. Using more lightweight trains will not make it up there.

[Dan The Coaster Man]

Cedar Fair had/has an excellent relationship with GG.

[Blue_Toad_Coasters]

I'd only be okay with RMC Eagle if:
- It's on the level of Steel Vengeance in terms of insanity.
- It's NOT a Mobius loop. (Twisted Colossus)

Okay, if it was like a modified Steel Vengeance, I would totally take that over a GG retrack unless GG retracks it into a sister of Voyage. Both have spectacular airtime (or so I've heard at least for Voyage). We would finally receive a coaster that all enthusiasts could agree is the star of our show. (Some debate whether it is Raging Bull or Goliath. I'm leaning into Bull.)

Completely against a Mobius Loop as well.