About time someone noticed BBNP is missing from the website If you click on "All Food and Fun", BBNP is still listed, but the description is blank, and the Learn More button leads to a "missing page" page.
It's possible that we're converting it into a mini-Thomas Town? I think that would be very nice, actually. The area is just good for that. And you could kinda shimmy in Dipper behind BB.
david wrote:It's possible that we're converting it into a mini-Thomas Town? I think that would be very nice, actually. The area is just good for that. And you could kinda shimmy in Dipper behind BB.
If they were, they would have announced it and marketed the hell out of it for 2010.
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Even though no one really goes back in BBNP there are still quite a few rides still there. I can see Little Dipper going back there but don't know why they would remove the area from the site. Do they still have that foam ball play area or am I thinking of somewhere else?
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Very suspicous indeed...and it is so like Six Flags to not announce BBNP being dismantled and replaced with Dipper...And why doe sit say HH is open early May to early September? It always opens late May during Memorial Day...
The press release came out like a day after they bought the ride. They had no way of being sure they'd get the ride so I doubt they made any plans. Though I heard basically right after closing day (before even Kiddieland knew there would be an auction), they tore down the ball pit structure and perhaps some other stuff in that general vicinity.
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How many more parks would want a ride from the 50's with terrible capacity? They were lucky to get $33,000 for it. You don't buy a ride and THEN think where to put it. You should have a good idea of where there is space or where an area needs change.
There were at least 2 other parks/people there bidding on the coaster and one more on the phone. The only reason they stopped bidding was cause it was clear that SFGAm had a black check and wasn't going to back down, first bid was around $1000.
The park sent a person during the preview and measured out the entire ride and checked the condition of everything, meaning they did not necessarily intend to buy it, it passed their inspection and they went ahead with the purchase.
Also the cars on that ride are worth somewhere between $30,000 and $75,000. Also it's capacity is on par with other Kiddie Coasters. (A single 4 bench PTC car new costs alittle over $20,000 last i heard). Junior of course would be less. I think Kiddieland got screwed and SFGAm walked away with an incredible deal, but that's how auctions go most of the time.
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david wrote:I've noticed that people ask a lot of questions around the forum, And I think a good way to control the topics (and my own) is to create one large topic of Ideas/Questions that don't really need their own topic.
To assure the topic doesn't get cluttered, before answering a question quote the person's post, and answer the question.
I'd like to start us off:
Does anyone know how many people attended the "Thrill The World" thing?
I think after this point (from my post), it would be better for a question to be answered to use bold? A lot of people will ignore posts, not see a question, and they will never get it answered.
Heck, I don't think your question got answered and you are the first post of this topic. Does anyone know how many people attended the "Thrill The World" thing?
No one answered this guys question by Goku either: does anyone think they'll fix Batman's train that makes the really loud click on the lift?
I don't know either answer, but I do enjoy loud clicking noises on Batman the Ride.
onyxhotel08 wrote:How many more parks would want a ride from the 50's with terrible capacity?
It's a wooden coaster, and parks can always replace pieces of the track that not be up to the parks standards. Look at the Coney Island Cyclone, and how that's a landmark. Much OLDER Steel Coasters parks probably wouldn't want to spend a lot of money on them and put up at there park because steel is much more expensive, and these companies could have been gone. I remember someone buying a "Tidal Wave" coaster from AstroWorld, and that park has yet to put it up. I wonder why? Also, The Little Dipper was a little famous around here as a good kids coaster. It has publicity going for it. $30 some thousand is dirt cheap for a wooden coaster. Sure, it's a kiddie one, but Holiday World bought the Voyage (which again is much longer and not a kiddie coaster) for $8.5 million.
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Greezed Lightning from Astroworld was not put up at Wonderland due to an issue they found after buying the ride involving the local water table/soil samples. They did fully refurbish the ride and it's up for sale.
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^Sure they could. Would they? No, to expensive to redo everything. Besides rebuilding the entire station they would have to staff both sides which doesn't usually happen. If you want to see a sweet Superman crew, check out this vid. http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastert ... _crew_app5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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david wrote:Is it possible for Great America to implement the dual loading stations for S:UF? This would help the lines, no?
I don't even know if it's possible, but I highly doubt it. It would cost a lot of money, time, and effort, all for just shortening the line. Even if it did have a dual-loading station, it most likely wouldn't be put to full use most of the time anyway. But, knowing Six Flags, they'd rather spend their money building a new attraction to bring in guests, and a dual-loading station is not going to do that.
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david wrote:Is it possible for Great America to implement the dual loading stations for S:UF? This would help the lines, no?
While possible, it would be pointless and expensive. It would require them to destroy a wall on the station, some how re-route the queue line and maintain the same exit line.
The one at SFOG is almost never used anyways. With only one train on the track at any one point, the time savings would not be that much at all. Plus it would require them to have 4-5 more employees at any one time (3 in the station and 1 for the FP line) which is a waste of money.
Isn't this extra area only for people to exit the ride? So all that would be required is for the exit line to connect to this one. Not to hard? Actually, this would be beneficial for Raging Bull, or if Chang goes floor less, it would be nice to see this if there is a three train operation.
They wouldn't do the duel loading station. It would better to change how they load (as I always say to) than get a duel loading. They wouldn't want to spend the money to hire maybe 3 more employees in the station.
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I have a question when did the park stop selling real food and moved into all of this pre-packaged, ready-made, fast food stuff? And when did they stop selling candles, sand bottles, leather jackets, and housewares, does anybody know maybe someone who used to work there? Please Comment.
I have a question when did the park stop selling real food and moved into all of this pre-packaged, ready-made, fast food stuff? And when did they stop selling candles, sand bottles, leather jackets, and housewares, does anybody know maybe someone who used to work there?
Never worked at Great America, but I can tell you that it is far cheaper, and far more likable for families, than custom foods. If they sold only spicy food in Mardi Gras / Orleans Place, why would a child want that? It's all a money game, sir. Also someone in Six Flags owns Johnny Rockets, I think.
It is ALL about the cheap food, the food that is quick to make, the HEAVILY processed food and the food that people feel like they SHOULD eat the nasty food they serve at a place like Six Flags (pizza, shakes, hamburgers). People have made fast food diets SO common if they don't find it at a park like SFGAM they think WTH?!
If you click on "All Food and Fun", BBNP is still listed, but the description is blank, and the Learn More button leads to a "missing page" page.
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