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Postby anewman35 on August 8th, 2016, 1:28 pm
I still don't think anything can necessarily be ruled out, except maybe a 200+ ft ride. Just because it would be hard to make a particular ride fit doesn't mean the park isn't willing to move other things we're don't know about yet, or that there won't be some new model coming next year that would fit in the space better. Or just because you think we're getting a few flats doesn't automatically mean it's going to be Gotham City or Bugs Bunny Boomtown. Until we get a little more direction, I still feel totally confused as to what it's going to be (and that's exciting!)
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Postby JaminOut on August 8th, 2016, 1:31 pm
maxwellt wrote:Do you remember the thread the markers were talked about last year Ben?

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I think it was in the New Ride(s) for 2016 forum.


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Postby WolfRaging95 on August 8th, 2016, 1:32 pm
anewman35 wrote:I still don't think anything can necessarily be ruled out, except maybe a 200+ ft ride. Just because it would be hard to make a particular ride fit doesn't mean the park isn't willing to move other things we're don't know about yet, or that there won't be some new model coming next year that would fit in the space better. Or just because you think we're getting a few flats doesn't automatically mean it's going to be Gotham City or Bugs Bunny Boomtown. Until we get a little more direction, I still feel totally confused as to what it's going to be (and that's exciting!)

I feel the same exact way. I'm sure we will be hearing from the park soon.
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Postby SFGAM_Hog on August 8th, 2016, 1:35 pm
Wow. I haven't seen a thread get so many new pages in a day.
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Postby jmanporty7 on August 8th, 2016, 1:37 pm
^ and it's only 1:30! [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES]


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Postby maxwellt on August 8th, 2016, 1:39 pm
And if a teaser is released today, we will basically break the forums lol

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Postby staticshadows on August 8th, 2016, 1:39 pm
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Postby JaminOut on August 8th, 2016, 2:07 pm
St. Louis doesn't have a Superman coaster, and their Superman drop tower is down for the count...


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Postby jmanporty7 on August 8th, 2016, 2:09 pm
Hooray Six Flags St Louis is going to get yet another clone to their lineup that's exactly what need!


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Postby anewman35 on August 8th, 2016, 2:20 pm
jmanporty7 wrote:Hooray Six Flags St Louis is going to get yet another clone to their lineup that's exactly what need!


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I would suspect the vast majority of people who visit Six Flags St Louis in a year never go to another Six Flags park, or even another theme park in general. So why should they not get a ride just because another park had it first?
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Postby jmanporty7 on August 8th, 2016, 2:21 pm
It's just a joke geez!


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Postby Nightmare31sfgam on August 8th, 2016, 3:36 pm
No teaser. ok I think we will get a double feature, super loop in rc old spot, and a Zamperla endevor in erc spot, I think jesters will stay, new coaster either 2018 or 2019
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Postby WolfRaging95 on August 8th, 2016, 3:49 pm
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Postby anewman35 on August 8th, 2016, 4:01 pm
I really wish people (here and elsewhere) were clearer about what's a "rumor" from a possibly credible source and what's just an idea totally from their own head. To me, any "rumor" that does nothing but take what we already have heard and slightly adds to it, and doesn't give a source at all, is just total worthless fantasy...
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Postby Nightmare31sfgam on August 8th, 2016, 4:13 pm
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Postby coasterfanatic on August 8th, 2016, 5:18 pm
Okay...so one member was asking to differentiate the rumors:

My "rumors" come from a credible source! These are not just things made up in my head!

•Orbit and jesters permanently removed
•ERC and Train temporarily close with ERC relocating to Orbits spot.
•ERC, Cajun and Jesters spot used for a new 4D Zacspin style coaster (might not be the Zacspin model but that type of Free Fly model)
•might be another flat as well but not sure about that.

Very highly doubt they retheme Mardi Gras cause a Gotham theme doesn't fit with Great America. Great America is suppose to highlight different parts of our country, Gotham doesn't fit that.

It's possible that there's more to it than just the 4D coaster since that's a lot of land. But Orbit and Jesters should have closed permanently today. ERC and train as well but only for remainder of year.

Not announcing Orbit is really no big deal. The general public is not going to flock to great America to ride a 40 year old ride that can be found at any carnival. Jesters was the biggest waste of space in the park. Glad that's gone.
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Postby JaminOut on August 8th, 2016, 5:32 pm
Can you site your credible sources?


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Postby Nightmare31sfgam on August 8th, 2016, 5:44 pm
coasterfanatic wrote:Okay...so one member was asking to differentiate the rumors:

My "rumors" come from a credible source! These are not just things made up in my head!

•Orbit and jesters permanently removed
•ERC and Train temporarily close with ERC relocating to Orbits spot.
•ERC, Cajun and Jesters spot used for a new 4D Zacspin style coaster (might not be the Zacspin model but that type of Free Fly model)
•might be another flat as well but not sure about that.

Very highly doubt they retheme Mardi Gras cause a Gotham theme doesn't fit with Great America. Great America is suppose to highlight different parts of our country, Gotham doesn't fit that.

It's possible that there's more to it than just the 4D coaster since that's a lot of land. But Orbit and Jesters should have closed permanently today. ERC and train as well but only for remainder of year.

Not announcing Orbit is really no big deal. The general public is not going to flock to great America to ride a 40 year old ride that can be found at any carnival. Jesters was the biggest waste of space in the park. Glad that's gone.

It would make more sense to install an s&s free spin because six flags knows it works, i doubt the zac spin will ever be installed again.
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Postby RollingCoasting on August 8th, 2016, 7:38 pm
Not buying this Free-spin rumor at all. SFGAm doesn't need a coaster like this. SFGAm all ready has X-Flight, which is slightly similar (The wing feature :p).
There are parks that could really benefit from a coaster like this. (SFSTL, La Ronde, Great Escape)
Then there's park that just haven't gotten a coaster in a really long time (SFOT) who deserve one.

I'm not going to lie, I kind of wish Ragin Cajun never left. I know it had terrible capacity, but I really enjoyed my one ride on it during Fright Fest 2013, plus had really nice theming (Station, queue, cars, etc.). If the park thought for two more seconds before deciding to add a second wild mouse in the same park, let alone 500 feet from each other, then we wouldn't have this problem.
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Postby anewman35 on August 8th, 2016, 7:44 pm
RollingCoasting wrote:Not buying this Free-spin rumor at all. SFGAm doesn't need a coaster like this. SFGAm all ready has X-Flight, which is slightly similar (The wing feature :p).
There are parks that could really benefit from a coaster like this. (SFSTL, La Ronde, Great Escape)
Then there's park that just haven't gotten a coaster in a really long time (SFOT) who deserve one.

I'm not going to lie, I kind of wish Ragin Cajun never left. I know it had terrible capacity, but I really enjoyed my one ride on it during Fright Fest 2013, plus had really nice theming (Station, queue, cars, etc.). If the park thought for two more seconds before deciding to add a second wild mouse in the same park, let alone 500 feet from each other, then we wouldn't have this problem.


It's silly to say that X-Flight and a Free-spin are too similar when the park has four wooden coasters which are all more similar to each other than X-Flight and a Free-Spin would be.

As for Ragin Cajun, what is "this problem" that you're referring to? There was no problem that forced them to remove Ragin Cajun, it was just a money thing. Do you think that would have been any different if they had built TDK somewhere else in the park?
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Postby RollingCoasting on August 8th, 2016, 8:14 pm
That's not what I meant. I meant the park could've just kept Ragin Cajun had TDK not been built and we wouldn't have to worry about it's spot being filled.
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Postby Nightmare31sfgam on August 8th, 2016, 9:42 pm
RollingCoasting wrote:That's not what I meant. I meant the park could've just kept Ragin Cajun had TDK not been built and we wouldn't have to worry about it's spot being filled.

I personally like TDK better, rc was fun but it hurt
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Postby jmanporty7 on August 8th, 2016, 9:45 pm
The last time I rode TDK, I thought it was a little painful. But that was last year, so it could be different this year.


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Postby JaminOut on August 8th, 2016, 9:57 pm
jmanporty7 wrote:The last time I rode TDK, I thought it was a little painful. But that was last year, so it could be different this year.


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Postby RollingCoasting on August 8th, 2016, 9:59 pm
JaminOut wrote:
jmanporty7 wrote:The last time I rode TDK, I thought it was a little painful. But that was last year, so it could be different this year.


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If anything, it's worse. I hit my head on the side, and it poked a hole in my lip.


I feel like you think almost every coaster besides Demon is rough in someway. (Opposite of me lol)
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