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Postby CoastsToCoasters on August 4th, 2024, 2:13 pm
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Postby Tidal_Waver on August 5th, 2024, 10:42 am
It’s been really quiet since yesterday’s junkie picnic lol. The trolling on Reddit has been fun to read.
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on August 5th, 2024, 10:47 am
I didn't even know there was trolling. They posted the QR code. I solved it shockingly quick which was surprising to me cause I never play this crap haha. That final clue makes me think Tilt coaster. Idk how it could be a dive after that. But I know nothing. [emoji23]


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Postby SFGAM_Hog on August 5th, 2024, 11:04 am
I didn’t even know about this picnic event. Does anyone have any information worth sharing? I don’t even want to read that Reddit thread [emoji24]


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Postby Tidal_Waver on August 5th, 2024, 11:05 am
gottastrata33 wrote:I didn't even know there was trolling.


Dudes getting eaten alive for posting “ it’s gonna be super awesome!!! Everyone’s gonna love it. But I’ve been sworn to secrecy and cannot say a peep!”

It’s actually kinda funny. But not as funny as the Banshee line fighting posts on the Kings Island sub recently. That stuff was hilarious!

https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters ... ame=iossmf
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Postby briphotoguy on August 5th, 2024, 11:16 am
SFGAM_Hog wrote:I didn’t even know about this picnic event. Does anyone have any information worth sharing? I don’t even want to read that Reddit thread [emoji24]


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I just quickly read through. It was all crap. Supposedly a QR code with the word ‘break’ was involved.


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Postby SFGAM_Hog on August 5th, 2024, 11:26 am
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SFGAM_Hog wrote:I didn’t even know about this picnic event. Does anyone have any information worth sharing? I don’t even want to read that Reddit thread [emoji24]


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I just quickly read through. It was all crap. Supposedly a QR code with the word ‘break’ was involved.


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Oh pleeeaase lol. So we know it’s going to break some sort of record which was already a given knowing SF. Most inversions on a dive coaster, fastest dive coaster, who knows.

I don’t know much about the permits and regulations the park needs for height requirements but is it too late for them to be filing for this new ride? It’d be great to have another hyper in the park but we haven’t heard anything yet. Does the park need to go to the village board for all the new rides? If so I don’t remember hearing anything about Maxx Force or Sky Striker before they were announced.
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Postby briphotoguy on August 5th, 2024, 11:41 am
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SFGAM_Hog wrote:I didn’t even know about this picnic event. Does anyone have any information worth sharing? I don’t even want to read that Reddit thread [emoji24]


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I just quickly read through. It was all crap. Supposedly a QR code with the word ‘break’ was involved.


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Oh pleeeaase lol. So we know it’s going to break some sort of record which was already a given knowing SF. Most inversions on a dive coaster, fastest dive coaster, who knows.

I don’t know much about the permits and regulations the park needs for height requirements but is it too late for them to be filing for this new ride? It’d be great to have another hyper in the park but we haven’t heard anything yet. Does the park need to go to the village board for all the new rides? If so I don’t remember hearing anything about Maxx Force or Sky Striker before they were announced.
Nothing above sky trek tower and I believe it’s anything above 125 ft has to have a permit.


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Postby Tidal_Waver on August 5th, 2024, 11:48 am
briphotoguy wrote:I just quickly read through. It was all crap. Supposedly a QR code with the word ‘break’ was involved.


Oh yeah while definitely not newsworthy, I did find it somewhat entertaining. But hey, Reddit gonna Reddit.
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Postby ChicagoCoasterGuy on August 5th, 2024, 11:49 am
briphotoguy wrote:
SFGAM_Hog wrote:
briphotoguy wrote:[quote="SFGAM_Hog"]I didn’t even know about this picnic event. Does anyone have any information worth sharing? I don’t even want to read that Reddit thread [emoji24]


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I just quickly read through. It was all crap. Supposedly a QR code with the word ‘break’ was involved.


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Oh pleeeaase lol. So we know it’s going to break some sort of record which was already a given knowing SF. Most inversions on a dive coaster, fastest dive coaster, who knows.

I don’t know much about the permits and regulations the park needs for height requirements but is it too late for them to be filing for this new ride? It’d be great to have another hyper in the park but we haven’t heard anything yet. Does the park need to go to the village board for all the new rides? If so I don’t remember hearing anything about Maxx Force or Sky Striker before they were announced.
Nothing above sky trek tower and I believe it’s anything above 125 ft has to have a permit.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk[/quote]It’s anything above 200ft. It was changed back in 2015 which is why MaxxForce didn’t need a variance. As for the highest, that has always just been speculated and never confirmed that nothing over the height of STT can be built. I actually did some digging and the FAA are the ones who determine that and in part of the park it is actually 500ft. Now that doesn’t mean the village would let them build that high but I guess anything is possible.


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Postby SFGAM_Hog on August 5th, 2024, 12:45 pm
Demolition of Buccaneer Battle seems to be moving fast. Seems like the last thing remaining is the station building.

https://x.com/william65106994/status/18 ... 18575?s=46


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Postby Blue_Toad_Coasters on August 5th, 2024, 2:33 pm
SFGAM_Hog wrote:Demolition of Buccaneer Battle seems to be moving fast. Seems like the last thing remaining is the station building.

https://x.com/william65106994/status/18 ... 18575?s=46


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Wouldn’t be surprised if they kept the station building and just rethemed it.
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Postby CoasterRiderSC on August 5th, 2024, 4:09 pm
SFGAM_Hog wrote:Demolition of Buccaneer Battle seems to be moving fast. Seems like the last thing remaining is the station building.

https://x.com/william65106994/status/18 ... 18575?s=46


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Postby briphotoguy on August 5th, 2024, 4:10 pm
CoasterRiderSC wrote:
SFGAM_Hog wrote:Demolition of Buccaneer Battle seems to be moving fast. Seems like the last thing remaining is the station building.

https://x.com/william65106994/status/18 ... 18575?s=46


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Good riddance, Suckaneer Battle!
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Postby ChicagoCoasterGuy on August 5th, 2024, 4:12 pm
Blue_Toad_Coasters wrote:
SFGAM_Hog wrote:Demolition of Buccaneer Battle seems to be moving fast. Seems like the last thing remaining is the station building.

https://x.com/william65106994/status/18 ... 18575?s=46


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Wouldn’t be surprised if they kept the station building and just rethemed it.
You can clearly see in the video that the station has already started to be demolished. The whole front of it is missing so unless they’re leaving only the framing it looks like it’s not being reused.


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Postby SFGAM_Hog on August 5th, 2024, 4:31 pm
Definitely not being reused now

https://x.com/william65106994/status/18 ... 79067?s=46


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Postby JackGlass on August 5th, 2024, 6:20 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FoKQFqjgIo This man is probably smiling right now! :lol:
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on August 5th, 2024, 7:57 pm
There was a massive part of me that was thinking this could have been a Demon refurb until right now, that all blew out of my mind. Wow.


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Postby Goku1910 on August 5th, 2024, 8:05 pm
SFGAM_Hog wrote:Demolition of Buccaneer Battle seems to be moving fast. Seems like the last thing remaining is the station building.

https://x.com/william65106994/status/18 ... 18575?s=46


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Postby GreatAmericanfox on August 6th, 2024, 10:06 am
NGL there's a part of me thinking they're trolling us with the new coaster thing, but we'll see, thank good for Buccaneer being demolished now
Old Great America was better, however I hope just a bit of that charm comes back
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Postby Galvan on August 6th, 2024, 1:18 pm
JackGlass wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FoKQFqjgIo This man is probably smiling right now! :lol:



Considering that's me in that video...


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Postby Goku1910 on August 6th, 2024, 2:01 pm
I think everyone here smiles when they think of Buccaneer Battle's demise.

It was never a worthy replacement to Sky Whirl or Deja Vu.
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Postby Falcon on August 6th, 2024, 2:16 pm
Even when it was open, I often forgot it existed.
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Postby briphotoguy on August 6th, 2024, 2:20 pm
Falcon wrote:Even when it was open, I often forgot it existed.
Considering I think I can count on one hand how many times I’ve been at the park since it was built I could give a rats tootie patootie about it. Such a wasted space for so long. Did not do justice for Deja / Sky whirl / Hay Baler. Especially Deja.


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Postby CoastsToCoasters on August 6th, 2024, 2:24 pm
It would have done very well in Hurricane Harbor. I could see Hurricane Harbor getting a variation of BB with those splash battle tea cups as well. I'm all for water parks having rides that fit the water park model.

As for the new attraction, whatever it is, BB was taken out QUICK. I would hope that if work is this underway already, it's going to be a big ride. Let's hope.

What I'm interested in right now though is wanting to know wtf the front entrance plans are! I want to see a rendering. I'm hoping what's up now is just the skeletal structure & it will be an actual building soon.


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