^ Actually thats not the case at all, the accident happened because the ride didnt have any anti-rollbacks installed. So basically when the ride went up the tower, it fell back down into the station injuring some of the riders.
Coastermonkey61 wrote:Oh Sky Whirl, how I miss thee.
A big ass ferris wheel would be nice, something that will drastically alter the skyline of the park without costing the amount of money a coaster would cost, and could really become the second focal point of the park behind the carousel. Hell, name it Sky Whirl 2 or something of that nature as an homage to the classic.
The problem is that these two rides leaving is such an awkward layout with the midway splitting right down the middle of them, the only way a coaster would work is if it was extremely compact or it went underground. A dive coaster would satisfy the second part, but a really lame one would satisfy both. A halfpipe ride might work (see Nickelodeon Universe), but once again, I'm not sure how worth it it would be.
As far as the wooden coaster would go, SFGAm has a nice 1-2 punch, but the style they're lacking is one that harkens back to the old fashioned wood coasters. I'm thinking of Wildcat and Lightning Racer at Hershey. Swooping drops, curves, and airtime. I'd be a fan of one of those if they could make it work in this area of the park.
And please, for the love of all that is good and holy on this Earth, NO THOMAS.
So, my preferences: 1. Big ass ferris wheel + one, maybe two flats 2. Woodie 3. Dive Coaster (only if it topped 200 ft.)
The problem with a halfpipe coaster would be capacity. I think with Ragin Cajun, Deja Vu, V2, and possibly Dark Knight, we don't want or need another rather low capacity. That was one of my favorite things about Griffon, it pumped out people like crazy, and it had a single rider lane as well. Just a really good all around ride for a park like ares and it would satisfy the park's positive image of B&M.
RIP: Trailblazer and Deja Vu...heck, even Alien Encounter
Trailblazer Tony wrote:The problem with a halfpipe coaster would be capacity. I think with Ragin Cajun, Deja Vu, V2, and possibly Dark Knight, we don't want or need another rather low capacity. That was one of my favorite things about Griffon, it pumped out people like crazy, and it had a single rider lane as well. Just a really good all around ride for a park like ares and it would satisfy the park's positive image of B&M.
Yeah, I agree. But it's a smaller ride that could easily fit in this space. I just don't know if a ride like this would even be worth it, I've never been on one before.
