RollingCoasting wrote:The announcement is in a little more than 2 weeks. We've had no clues so far. It's very likely we won't be seeing a coaster next year. Unless SFGAm's PR Department just sucks now.
Ever since Brandon left we've gotten less and less from them...so yes it basically does suck!!
With him we would get daily posts on twittter and Facebook. Now we're lucky if we get something once a week.
RollingCoasting wrote:The announcement is in a little more than 2 weeks. We've had no clues so far. It's very likely we won't be seeing a coaster next year. Unless SFGAm's PR Department just sucks now.
It's possible it just sucks now. Remember, we've seen elaborate campaigns for tiny additions.
Has any Six Flags been doing any teasers so far? Maybe it was a chain wide decision to cut back?
I have to recant what I said about taking down Eagle! I just rode it with my 6 yo daughter last night (her very first time on it) and she LOVED it! We did it 4x in a row after an hour weather delay to close out the night!
I do have nostalgic feelings about the ride and can see (after last night) that it's still a great ride!
So, yes, if my kid loves the ride, then we should keep it (like Demon)
So, here are some other "ideas" of mine:
1) Take down the pictorium, Hometown and that concessions/souvenir shop right by Pictorium and there's the space for a Free SPin or find a way to cram a B&M dive coaster there!
2) Convert Sky Trek into a Sky Screamer!!! I don't know if that's possible but if it is, it would be amazing.
Unless they can find a purpose for that Pictorium, it's sitting on an awful lot of real estate and Hometown takes way too long to load. FF is a way better ride anyways.
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Realistically, if the Pictorium would ever be removed, it would be for a water park expansion.
The flumes are really starting to rot away. Mind as well take them out along with wilderness theater and replace them with a nice huge Mack/Premier launch coaster, maybe even get the record for the worlds tallest loop.
The park has steadily removed theaters over the last decade or so, but I have to assume Wilderness is staying (or they'll build another small one somewhere) because they have a lot of events and competitions that use it. I assume Gtand Music Hall isn't an option because it's usually used for shows, and I also assume the Pictorium is too weiedly shaped for dancing or cheers or anything.
While I do think STT needs updating, a Sky Screamer replacement wouldn't really do that well. Replacing a gentle 'Everyone' ride with a Thrill ride isn't a good idea in the long run. Even then, they are 2 completely different ride systems and manufacturers. I do know that Orbit's spot can have a Sky Screamer. However, I think Condor would be a better 'replacee'
[/quote] Recall was on the trains and only LR/Wildfire ran the affected models. They were closed for about 3-5 days until replacement parts arrived, were installed and tested.[/quote]
I guess I'm just salty towards RMC for ripping apart wooden coasters so I overreact to all of their problems.
Today I had some friends who went to park and know the ride ops. Some ride ops that they talked to about the new attraction for next season will be a coaster.
I don't think the Ride-Ops know what the new attraction is for next year. I'm sure it'd have all ready been leaked by a 16 year old employee a while back.
RollingCoasting wrote:I don't think the Ride-Ops know what the new attraction is for next year. I'm sure it'd have all ready been leaked by a 16 year old employee a while back.
I know nobody's mentioned one in a while, but this is what I want to say to someone when they say that we're getting a Free-Spin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYo_-Jj2SX8
(Minus the death wishes, mainly the cussing I guess )
Recall was on the trains and only LR/Wildfire ran the affected models. They were closed for about 3-5 days until replacement parts arrived, were installed and tested.[/quote]
I guess I'm just salty towards RMC for ripping apart wooden coasters so I overreact to all of their problems.[/quote] I would say some deserve to be ripped about but then I see your username. Carry on good sir, carry on.
Guy_With_A_Stick wrote:I do know that Orbit's spot can have a Sky Screamer. However, I think Condor would be a better 'replacee'
Agree about Condor, but since Orbit looks like it's out, throw a Sky Screamer down in that spot and call it Sky Whirl.
I don't want to see a Ring of Fire or S&S Free Fly- but if you're doing the Free Fly, Ragin' Cajun's spot makes sense. It's just a spinning wild mouse tipped on it's side anyway. Can't wait till Six Flags stops sentencing crap that makes sense at smaller parks to larger parks like Great America that are already bumbling and incompetent with lines.
Muck Finnesota wrote: Can't wait till Six Flags stops sentencing crap that makes sense at smaller parks to larger parks like Great America that are already bumbling and incompetent with lines.
I agree with this. I think a 4D looks interesting and kinda fun, but I believe it would be a capacity nightmare for our park. It seems like we have enough of those already. Hopefully in the next couple years we can get another large people eating coaster like Bull. Probably doubtful, but one can always hope.
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