Pictures from the buy out.

[Ron/Wolf]

I have read many comment about Batmans paint job, Question is rust and dirt plus the smell better? From what I can see the park is doing a wonderful job bringing back the charm. A reminder Great America is for people of all ages not just teenagers. Viper shading a great idea, a long time coming. Look at how well the Revolution fits in. What I'm saying is stop complaining it will be different but it will be alright. To compete with other parks like Kings Island this is the correct direction to go. They had colors and now we do too. But, on our side we have more flat rides in The Southwest Territory then K.I. has throughout the whole park. As for kid type rides (if they even are) look at that kids section at K.I. ours is sad compared to theres. A cleaner friendlier park I,m all for that. I can't wait for Saturday.

[SFGAmfan]

Does anyone have any pictures from the buyouts besides Chitown?

[Papas]

What does PKI have to do with SFGAm?
Whatever, I personally dont care what they do I will still go a lot, new stuff and improvements never hurts .

[planea380]

IS Shockwave still on the hill?

The question was bound to come up.

[Papas]

Most likely.
I'll bet the only reason it's there is cause SF wants to put it in another park, if SFGAm had their ways it would probably be melted by now, lol.

[planea380]

I think Tim Black likes the arrow mega loopers.

[Papas]

I don't think ANY gm's have a reason to like Arrow mega loopers at a park like SFGAm .

[planea380]

You got me there, but if Winthrope was still in charge he would have that thing melted already; so you never know.

[greatamerica2003]

Papas. PKI is competion as they are a regional theme park destination.

Yes, Shockwave is still on the hill

[RagingBullFan]

Jim has no say on what happens to Shockwave. Its SF corporate who makes those calls. Its not coming back to GAm.

[w00dland]

^I think we closed that book a while ago^

in my opinion Shockwave would fit in great in a smaller parkthat doesn't have a real big steel coaster. Not everyone is as lucky as we are.

[Papas]

Papas. PKI is competion as they are a regional theme park destination.

How many people in the Chicagoland/Gary/Milwakee area drive down to PKI for there "family day at an amusement park" instead of SFGAm? I know a lot of people around here have never heard of PKI (unless they've seen that Brady Bunch episode of course, but even then sometimes they have no idea).

[zjohn1988]

[sixflagsguy5]

I hope shockwave comes back just like most of you, but stop trying to tell yourselves that its coming back. If it was, they would have kept it and put superman in the parking lot. But theres always a chance.

[Drkstarboard]

What I'm saying is stop complaining it will be different but it will be alright

Who said that we were complaining? I mean I love what SFGAm is doing and I'm not complaining one bit. Everyone else is just posting what they think. That doesn't mean that they are complaining.

in my opinion Shockwave would fit in great in a smaller parkthat doesn't have a real big steel coaster. Not everyone is as lucky as we are.

I agree 100%. Everyone at the other park will LOVE Shockwave just like we did (in Shockwave's good way people will love Shockwave.)

[Chitown]

If Shockwave ends up at another park and the coaster rides exactly the same, I don't think it will stay popular long.

The killer is the MCBR after the 3rd loop. If they modified that, the coaster would improve greatly to alot of people.

[Drkstarboard]

^^^ Unless Shockwave ends up at a park that is less fortunate than us.

[Chitown]

Why would that matter?

If a coaster is causing people pain, they aren't going to ride it wherever it is.

[twixmix0303]

They could take the first half of it (the "shock" part, if you will) and then redesign the second part of it (the "wave" part) to make it have a nice long course with a variety of loops instead of the quick stopping it has now.

[Great America Guy]

Or they could just make a completly new coaster which would be much smoother

[twixmix0303]

Then why would they bother to save Shockwave?

[FParker185]

While I found ShockWave to be quite fun and intense towards the back, and I believe it could make a decent new ride at some smaller park that may not be high enough of SF's list to get a jamor capital expenditure, though I feel I should point out that SF is missing an absolutely golden oppertunity right here with Scrap Metal(alloy steel) values approaching nearly $80 per ton, that's nearly double what they got for Sky Whirl.

[mschulz5]

now to get BACK ON TOPIC, does anyone else have photos from the buyouts?

[Tek]

maybe SFKK will get Shockwave....what are the chances of making that thing fit in the spot where the Quake is

haha....but seriously SFKK needs to get rid of the Quake...maybe put a Huss Giant Top Spin.....