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Postby bizarroboy on June 24th, 2010, 9:27 pm
david wrote:It could be marketed as, "THE ALL NEW ______ COASTER!" ahhaha

I can think of one, but, a moderator would probably lock this topic, I think you know. lol
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Postby onyxhotel08 on June 25th, 2010, 11:28 am
time is still running out for Wolf. Shockwave broke records too but when people stopped riding it and they needed room they go rid of it. Wolf, Demon, Whizzer are in jeopardy and will be the first big rides to go when they need budget cuts/extra room for expansion.
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Postby bizarroboy on June 25th, 2010, 11:40 am
onyxhotel08 wrote:time is still running out for Wolf. Shockwave broke records too but when people stopped riding it and they needed room they go rid of it. Wolf, Demon, Whizzer are in jeopardy and will be the first big rides to go when they need budget cuts/extra room for expansion.

Whizzer seems like it'll go soon, Im sure it will be impossible to find some parts in a few years.
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Postby david on June 25th, 2010, 12:57 pm
Actually, I thought either S&S or someone was still making parts for Shwarzkopf's. Not sure on that though.
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Postby monsterfan99 on June 25th, 2010, 1:50 pm
bizarroboy wrote:
onyxhotel08 wrote:time is still running out for Wolf. Shockwave broke records too but when people stopped riding it and they needed room they go rid of it. Wolf, Demon, Whizzer are in jeopardy and will be the first big rides to go when they need budget cuts/extra room for expansion.

Whizzer seems like it'll go soon, Im sure it will be impossible to find some parts in a few years.

Finding parts is not so much an issue as you can always custom make them. It's more of if the ride is still worth it to the park.
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Postby david on June 25th, 2010, 2:49 pm
If the park has an option, I don't see them ever removing Whizzer. It's a family favorite, and has long lines daily.
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Postby bizarroboy on June 25th, 2010, 3:02 pm
It cannot last forever though... You can do surgey on a person, but eventually they will die. I LOVE whizzer, I just feel like at most it has 10-15 years left.
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Postby david on June 25th, 2010, 3:22 pm
30 years for a steel coaster is astounding! Including Demon! I mean, no one could expect a coaster like whizzer to have lasted SO long. Kudos to the park for keeping up maintenance. And like you said, no one lives forever. But, the park is taking a very good approach to whizzer.
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Postby bizarroboy on June 25th, 2010, 3:31 pm
david wrote:30 years for a steel coaster is astounding! Including Demon! I mean, no one could expect a coaster like whizzer to have lasted SO long. Kudos to the park for keeping up maintenance. And like you said, no one lives forever. But, the park is taking a very good approach to whizzer.

I know that, they did a fantastic job on maintaining it! I hope to see the whizzer last for many year.
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Postby Coastermonkey61 on June 25th, 2010, 3:38 pm
Whizzer is still beloved in this park. The uproar the park got when they first wanted to put S:UF in that spot was massive. I think they'll certainly work harder to keep Whizzer going than IW or Demon.
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Postby david on June 25th, 2010, 3:41 pm
Also, the internet is far more widespread now, look at all the Chang fanboys on the Six Flags wall on facebook. Imagine that x50. ahahah
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Postby FParker185 on June 25th, 2010, 4:43 pm
Intamin, Gerstlauer and W. Schwarzkopf all produce parts for older Schwarzkopf attractions including Whizzer. Despite the name and being Antons son, Gerstlauer the most direct descendant of Schwarzkopf even moreso than Wieland Schwarzkopf, in fact using the same factory that Schwarzkopf was in, and Hubert Gerstlauer was the senior plant manager for Schwarzkopf, so parts aren't all that hard to come by.
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Postby bizarroboy on June 25th, 2010, 10:55 pm
Some day the whizzer WILL be removed, and no matter what uproar the GP causes it will not matter. It will never be here forever. I love the whizzer but you have to realize that you can't have it forever and ever.
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Postby david on June 25th, 2010, 11:14 pm
Imagine the park fakes an accident during testing? Great excuse to remove it.
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Postby onyxhotel08 on June 26th, 2010, 12:35 am
I'd do it.
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Postby Ace on June 26th, 2010, 12:37 am
david wrote:Imagine the park fakes an accident during testing? Great excuse to remove it.


This is perhaps the dumbest thing I have ever read. If you have a popular ride and its running well why would you ever fake an accident to remove it? I understand from reading your posts that you like tossing scenarios around, but this is ridiculous.
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Postby monsterfan99 on June 26th, 2010, 12:45 am
david wrote:Imagine the park fakes an accident during testing? Great excuse to remove it.

And when it would come out it was fake, the company is done for.
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Postby [jonrev] on June 26th, 2010, 3:48 am
david wrote:Imagine the park fakes an accident during testing? Great excuse to remove it.

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Postby Freakdaddy on June 26th, 2010, 9:23 am
david wrote:Imagine the park fakes an accident during testing? Great excuse to remove it.


David please tell me you were joking here? Six Flag's would not do something this stupid on their worse day. If they want to get rid of a coaster they will just do it. I don't post hear very much, but I know you like to flame to get a reaction, but on occasion you have some good posts. This type of post just makes people want you to leave and totally hurts your credibility. :idea:
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Postby Freakdaddy on June 26th, 2010, 9:33 am
bizarroboy wrote:
onyxhotel08 wrote:time is still running out for Wolf. Shockwave broke records too but when people stopped riding it and they needed room they go rid of it. Wolf, Demon, Whizzer are in jeopardy and will be the first big rides to go when they need budget cuts/extra room for expansion.

Whizzer seems like it'll go soon, Im sure it will be impossible to find some parts in a few years.


I will sure miss Whizzer when it is gone, but they could soften the blow by putting in anther similar family coaster when they do it. I hope they update IW if they keep it, but part of me wants to see IW go for something new. Either way IW or Whizzer will probably get the axe next.
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Postby Ilovthevu' on June 26th, 2010, 10:31 am
^Soften the blow of Whizzer leaving - Like Little Dipper, Ragin Cajun, and Dark Knight. "Family" coasters. :lol:
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Postby Freakdaddy on June 26th, 2010, 10:59 am
Ilovthevu' wrote:^Soften the blow of Whizzer leaving - Like Little Dipper, Ragin Cajun, and Dark Knight. "Family" coasters. :lol:



My kid was scared of Ragin’ Cajun and TDK. The Little Dipper is much smaller. While they are family coasters, they are not exactly like the Whizzer. You know what I mean and I am not sure why you have to be sarcastic and have to imply that I am too dumb to know that there are other family coasters there. I stand by my opinion. This is why I don’t post here very often.
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Postby onyxhotel08 on June 26th, 2010, 11:03 am
True or false? Shockwave's early morning accident in 2002 put the final nail in the coffin.
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Postby BLADE on June 26th, 2010, 11:10 am
onyxhotel08 wrote:True or false? Shockwave's early morning accident in 2002 put the final nail in the coffin.


As far as I know this is true. I've heard an axle broke and would have hurt someone if the seat over it had been occupied.
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Postby bizarroboy on June 26th, 2010, 12:40 pm
onyxhotel08 wrote:True or false? Shockwave's early morning accident in 2002 put the final nail in the coffin.

What accident? Was someone injured?
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