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by ttd rox on February 1st, 2008, 4:33 pm
This is most most likely old news but I found this kinda interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumper_cars
The last paragraph states that Rue Le Dodge is the largest bumper cars in the world. California's Great America use to be but addeda island in the middle of the floor. Sorry if this is really old news but found it really interesting that we have the largest.
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I never knew that. Interesting if true. Does it also hold the record for having 30 or so cars, but only having like 15 running?
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Until I see a source or citation for that statement I will not take it as fact.
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by ttd rox on February 1st, 2008, 5:25 pm
Tell me SFGAm offical email address and I'll ask them.
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by BP317 on February 1st, 2008, 5:50 pm
Rue Le Dodge does have the largest bumper car floor in the world, it runs up to 35 at a time.
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by ttd rox on February 1st, 2008, 6:32 pm
RagingBullFan wrote: http://www.sixflags.com/greatAmerica/footernav/contact.aspx That is the contact page, you can e-mail them from there, I don't know if they'd know for sure as it is a rather obscure record.
Thanks! I just submitted my question so expect a long to for a true reply or I might never get a reply like I usually get from them.
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that is pretty obscure, though cool nonetheless
The traveling ones in Germany look alot bigger, not sure on car count though, though they seemed to run around 30 or so cars, if I remember I'll take note of it in 09 when I'm back in Europe for a month long trip. (yep, 32 part trip report will start about a year and a half from now)
Wish SFGAm would get a new set of cars, the ones there now are pretty tired looking and feeling, easily the worst I've ridden with very slow speed and forceless bumps, unless you happen to get to ride it with less than about maybe 10 cars drawing power.
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by cycamps on February 2nd, 2008, 12:20 pm
That would be pretty neat if we actually had the largest.
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by Demon_07 on February 2nd, 2008, 1:43 pm
cycamps wrote: That would be pretty neat if we actually had the largest.
Sure would.
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by ttd rox on February 5th, 2008, 8:36 am
A guy contacted me from Saidix Flags and said it is the largest in the world!
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by Demon_07 on February 5th, 2008, 7:03 pm
Well, that about raps up that question then.
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by ttd rox on February 6th, 2008, 11:48 am
^Yeah, but it still is interesting that we have the largest!
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by Demon_07 on February 6th, 2008, 7:33 pm
lol, I guess. I don't know but I don't find these type of discussions too interesting.
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by Chitown on February 6th, 2008, 8:33 pm
^Then don't participate in them.
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Maybe they should start marketing Rue Le Dodge as the largest? When I go on it there never seems to be a line. If they said it was the world's largest it might draw more people to it.
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by Demon_07 on February 8th, 2008, 10:14 pm
Coastermonkey61 wrote: Maybe they should start marketing Rue Le Dodge as the largest? When I go on it there never seems to be a line. If they said it was the world's largest it might draw more people to it.
I agree. Things like that draw people to the ride. I say, have three facts about the ride in the queue that will interest people. For instance, the sign in the eagle's line about the gallons of paint and how many bolts it took to build it.
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by cycamps on February 9th, 2008, 12:11 am
^There would be a difference though. Eagle's facts were ads. Supposing they would put them out without an it being an ad would be neat.
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by Demon_07 on February 9th, 2008, 10:13 am
cycamps wrote: ^There would be a difference though. Eagle's facts were ads. Supposing they would put them out without an it being an ad would be neat.
^agreed.
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by ttd rox on February 9th, 2008, 11:18 am
I have to agree to that Ru Le Dodge should be advertised that way at the ride entrance and on the website when it list the details about it.
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by Demon_07 on February 9th, 2008, 11:22 am
ttd rox wrote: I have to agree to that Ru Le Dodge should be advertised that way at the ride entrance and on the website when it list the details about it.
That
would make sense
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by ttd rox on February 9th, 2008, 11:47 am
Well it should because it would attract more people.
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When was the last time the Six Flags Corporation did something that made sense?
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by ttd rox on February 9th, 2008, 11:56 am
Ummm... Wow I really don't know.
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by Demon_07 on February 9th, 2008, 6:46 pm
lol. I'm against wiggles world so that doesn't count for me.
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