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2004 Rare Entries Contest I is Here!!!

Talk about anything that has to do with Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor here.
Postby DejaVu The Ride on December 18th, 2004, 3:53 pm
Answers will be up Sunday!

Sorry for the long wait.

I will finally have time to put them up.

Thanks.
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Postby DejaVu The Ride on December 20th, 2004, 12:24 am
Here are the answers that were accepted and rejected. :)

For some of the questions, people didn't answer or had an unvalid remark. Those are not being counted below. That is why some of the tallys won't add up to 22.(The amount of participants.)

1. Name a ride currently at SfGam, which has the name of a ride, currently used at another Six Flags owned park.
Accepted:
Viper: 6
S:UF 3
V2: 3
Roaring Rapids: 2
Revolution:2
B:TR: 2
Stargate: 1
King Chaos: 1
Looney Tooter Train: 1
DejaVu: 1

2. Give the name of a ride at SfGam, that has been removed since the 2000 operating season (Ride had to of operated in 2000.)
Accepted:
Shockwave: 6
Ameri-go-round: 4
Haybaler: 3
Sky Whirl: 3
Power Dive: 1
Tweety's Flying Cages: 1
Cajun Cliffhanger: 1

Rejected:
Space Shuttle America: 2(Dino Island 3d was the ride that operated in 2000. SSA has been removed since 2000, but it didn't operate in 2000. Sorry. :cry:

3. Name a member of SfGamworld.com that joined the forums between 1/20/03-2/8/03.
Accepted:
aero737: 5
sot237: 3
Timmy179: 3
SFgamFreak03: 2
SFGAmFreak1169: 1
Bob O: 1
GreatAmerica2003: 1

Rejected:
SFGAMatt1: 1
Jaso9291: 1
Holy(***): 1(One sick mind thought of this one. :wink: )
v10viper4881: 1
3Sfgam: 1

4. Name one of the members of the group the “Vengaboys." (There are only 4, but I accepted the 5th member who was once a member.)
Accepted:
Roy: 6
Kim: 3
Robin: 1
Yorik: 1
(No one said Denice)

Rejected:
Oprah: 1
Delmundo(Wessel Van Diepon): 2
Cheekah: 1
Party Boy: 1
Danski(Dennis van der Driesscher): 1
Uncle John: 1

5. Name a ride at SfGam that was designed by Huss.
Accepted:
King Chaos: 6
Triple Play: 4
Condor: 4
Revolution: 3
River Rocker: 2
Richochet: 1

Rejected:
Hometown Fun Machine(Eli Bridge Co.): 1
Sky Trek Tower(Intamin): 1

6. Name a SfGam roller coaster that can run more than 2 trains/cars.
Accepted:
American Eagle: 6(It once ran 3 trains each side, so this was counted.)
Raging Bull: 6
Whizzer: 4
Demon: 2
Ragin' Cajun: 2

Rejected:
Batman The Ride: 1(runs 2)
King Chaos: 1(is not a roller coaster)

7. Six Flags or Cedar Fair?
Accepted:
Six Flags: 18
Cedar Fair: 4

Rejected:
none

8. Give the name of one of the first three theme parks to open with the Six Flags name in it.
Accepted:
SFOT: 11(1st)
SFOG: 3(2nd)
SFStl: 3(3rd)

Rejected:
SFMM: 2
SFGAM: 1
Frontier City: 1
SFGADV: 1

9. Name one of the new for 2004 rides at SfGam.
Accepted:
Ragin' Cajun: 7
JWR: 6
BEB: 4
King Chaos: 2
Stargate: 2
Revolution: 1

Rejected:
none

10. Name a ride at SfGam where you can purchase an On Ride Photo.
Accepted:
Ragin' Cajun: 5
Raging Bull: 4
Viper: 4
Spacely's: 3
Logger's Run: 3
S:UF: 2

Rejected:
none

11. Name the color of one of the Demon trains at SfGam.
Accepted:
Black: 10
Yellow: 7
Red: 5

Rejected:
none

12. Name a date in which SfGam was open from 10am-6pm during the 2004 season.
Accepted:
10/11: 12
5/19: 3
5/18: 2
(no one said 5/17 or 5/20)

Rejected:
5/14: 4

13. Name a roller coaster at SfGam which can hold a maximum of 32 riders.(per train)
Accepted:
B:TR: 7
DejaVu: 5
S:UF: 1

Rejected:
Raging Bull: 6
Iron Wolf: 2
Demon: 1

14. Name one of the festivals/events that occurred at SfGam during 2004.
Accepted:
Joyfest: 10
Fright Fest: 4
Mardi Gras: 3
Fiesta Mexicana: 2
Coasters After Dark: 1
ACE Fat Saturday: 1
Kids Fest: 1

Rejected:
none

15. Name the color of one of the flags on the Six Flags logo.
Accepted:
Orange: 5
Yellow: 3
Pink: 3
Green: 3
Purple: 1
(no one said blue)

Rejected:
Red: 7(It is a color on the logo, but not on one of the flags.)

16. Name a corporate sponsor of SfGam, which has the color red in their printed logo.
Accepted:
Coke: 7
Doritos: 6
Tyson: 2
Hawaiin Tropic: 2
Sherwin Williams: 1
Frito Lay: 1
Corn Nuts: 1
Dannon: 1

Rejected:
Pepsi: 1(Hey, that's Cedar Fair :wink: )

17. Name a ride at SfGam which accepted Fastlane passes during 2004.
Accepted:
Roaring Rapids: 6
S:UF: 4
Iron Wolf: 2
Giant Drop: 2
V2: 2
Raging Bull: 2
Logger's Run: 1
Whizzer: 1

Rejected:
DejaVu: 1
Viper: 1

18. Name a theme/amusement park that is within 60 miles of SfGam.
Accepted:
Santa's Village: 10
Kiddieland: 5
Dinorex: 2
Safari Land: 2
Konimi Amusement of America: 1(Ok, I gave in.)
Pirates Cove: 1

Rejected:
Magic Waters: 1(Nope, not within 60 miles.)

19. Floorless or 4D?
Accepted:
4D: 13
Floorless: 8

Rejected:
Neither: 1(Come on, this was an easy question. :P )

20. What is one of the numbers that are located on top of the cars for Giant Drop? (For all those who looked too deep into this one, tough luck.)
Accepted:
76: 2
65: 2
54: 2
32: 1
21: 1
(no one said 43. Notice the pattern of the numbers.)

Rejected:
11: 3
45: 2
1: 2
36: 1
46: 1
13: 1
6: 1
4: 1
1207: 1
8: 1

21. Name a roller coaster at SfGam that was designed by B&M.
Accepted:
Iron Wolf: 12
Raging Bull: 5
B:TR: 3
S:UF: 2

Rejected:
none

22. Name a hotel/resort that is within 2 miles of the SfGam entrance.
Accepted:
Hampton Inn: 4
Baymont: 3
Grand Hotel: 3
Adventure Inn: 3
Comfort Suites: 2
Country Inn and Suites: 2
Holiday Inn: 2
Fairfield Inn: 1

Rejected:
Marriott: 1

23. Give one of the dates in which Coasters After Dark occurred at SfGam during 2004.
Accepted:
August 11: 7
July 21: 4
June 16: 3

Rejected:
July 16: 1
July 11: 1
August 21: 1
June 8: 1(Nice try, but it is my sister's b-day :D .)
June 21: 1
July 17: 1

24. Name a roller coaster that was in the top 3 for SfGamworld’s August 2004 Coaster Survivor contest.
Accepted:
Raging Bull: 12
B:TR: 4
Viper: 3

Rejected:
DejaVu: 2
American Eagle: 1

25. Tim Black or Ronald Sevart?
Accepted:
Black: 16
Sevart: 5

Rejected:
Winthrode: 1(Not one of the 2 choices :wink: .)

26. Name a ride that didn’t operate on Opening Day 2004 at SfGam.(Ride had to of operated at least once in 2004.)
Accepted:
King Chaos: 5
Triple Play: 4
Logger's Run: 2
Ragin' Cajun: 2
JWR: 2
BEB: 1

Rejected:
DejaVu: 3(I know it's an obvious choice, but it did open at 4pm.)
Hometown Fun Machine: 1
V2: 1
SWF: 1

27. Name a ride who’s name changed during 2004’s Fright Fest at SfGam.
Accepted:
Iron Wolf(Iron Werewolf): 5
Giant Drop(Hellevator): 4
Fiddler's Fling(Fiddler's Flung): 3
East River Crawler(Monster Mash): 3
Chubasco( Terror Twister): 3
SplashWater Falls(Slashwater Falls): 2
Roaring Rapids(Blood Rivers): 1

Rejected:
none

28. Name one of the writers for “We Like To Party.”
Accepted:
Danski(Dennis Van der Driesscher): 4
Delmundo(Wessel Van Diepon): 4

Rejected:
Venga Boys: 4
Roy: 1
Yarik: 1
Uncle John: 1
Windtrode: 1

29. Name one of the Looney Toons who performed at Six Flag’s Party.
Accepted:
Bugs: 10
Sylvester: 6
Foghorn Leghorn: 2
Taz: 1
Daffy: 1
Arvin Martian: 1(did at least one show that I saw)
Beaky Buzzard: 1(I saw a picture of this purple bird performing. It was a rare occurance though.)

Rejected:
none

30. Give the URL of a website/webpage devoted to SfGam. (I must be able to access it and it must have been made on/before 11/19/04.)
Accepted:
Sfgamworld.com: 7
Sfgamplanet: 4
sfgamnews: 4
coasterchild.com: 2
greatamericaparks.com: 1
sfgreatamerica.com: 1
netfiles.uiuc.edu/dnewman2/www/wallpaper.html: 1
sfgam.thrillnetwork.net: 1(It was something like that. It did work.)
whiskerscomics.homestead.com/SFGAFOTOS.html: 1

Rejected:
none

31. Name a character from Love at First Fright.
Accepted:
Jack: 6
Darcula(Drakie): 4
Ghostina: 2
Witchie: 2
Katie: 1
Frankie: 1
Vampira: 1
Igor: 1

Rejected:
Jenny: 1(Not an official character)
Vampire Guy: 1(Maybe you were thinking Drakie? He is not a vampire.)

32. Name a roller coaster at SfGam that interacts with a water feature. (Ig lake, pond, ocean, fountain.)
Accepted:
Whizzer: 9(pond)
V2: 4(pond)
B:TR: 4(pond)
Demon: 3(waterfall)
American Eagle: 1(swamp inside the double helix)
Ragin' Cajun: 1(Directly overlooks Roaring Rapids)

Rejected:
none

33. Mooseburger Lodge or Firehouse Pizza?
Accepted:
Firehouse: 16
Mooseburger: 6

Rejected:
none

34. Name an act/group that performed during Gospel Fest.
Accepted:
Fred Hammond: 7
Unity Youth Ministries: 2

Rejected:
Relient K: 2
Soul: 1
Third Day: 1
God Spell: 1
Espana Extreme: 1(Nice Answer, but they didn't actually perform as a part of Gospel Fest. Sorry. :cry: )
News Boys: 1
Christian Gods: 1
The "really holy and we aren't afraid to sing about it group.": 1

35. Name an attraction that was featured(6 rides were featured.) on the Discovery Channel’s ‘Extreme Rides: 2003’.(FYI: Doesn't specifically refer to SfGam.)
Accepted:
S:UF: 5
TTD: 4
Swat: 3
Delerium: 2
(no one said Thrill Shot or Xcellerator)

Rejected:
S:TE: 2
X: 2
Millennium Force: 1
Ghostrider: 1
Giant Drop: 1
Raging Bull: 1

Again, Everyone did such a good job, and I had such a fun time holding this contest. I'm not sure when the next time there will be a Rare Entries Contest, but when I do hold one, will you have what it takes? :wink:
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Postby monopotassium on December 20th, 2004, 4:04 am
DejaVu The Ride wrote:2. Give the name of a ride at SfGam, that has been removed since the 2000 operating season (Ride had to of operated in 2000.)
Accepted:
Haybaler: 3
Tweety's Flying Cages: 1


What? "Tweety's Flying Cages"? Haybaler operated in 2000? madness.

5. Name a ride at SfGam that was designed by Huss.
Accepted:
River Rocker: 2


No.

15. Name the color of one of the flags on the Six Flags logo.
Rejected:
Red: 7(It is a color on the logo, but not on one of the flags.)


it was on the logo. There wasn't a stated limitation on current logo.
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Postby DejaVu The Ride on December 20th, 2004, 2:16 pm
I won the bet, I won the bet!

You monopotassium made me a wealthy man! :D
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Postby w00dland on December 20th, 2004, 4:35 pm
The "really holy and we aren't afraid to sing about it group.": 1


What kind of idiot would post that? :D
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Postby BMRider on December 21st, 2004, 12:00 am
River Rocker was made by Zamperla
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Postby InsaneNewman on December 21st, 2004, 2:22 am
Also (though I now realize it's wrong this website (SFGAmWorld.com) has Iron Wolf's capacity listed at 32 riders.
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Postby CoasterDave316 on December 21st, 2004, 3:03 am
:oops: OOPS!

Thanks for pointing that out InsaneNewman!
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Postby Aero737 on December 21st, 2004, 5:38 pm
DeJaVu The Ride wrote:3. Name a member of SfGamworld.com that joined the forums between 1/20/03-2/8/03.
Accepted:
aero737: 5
sot237: 3
Timmy179: 3
SFgamFreak03: 2
SFGAmFreak1169: 1
Bob O: 1
GreatAmerica2003: 1

8)

Hey, although I didnt play, I would definiatly say DO IT AGAIN! It gave the members something to do and it was fun to laugh at their expense at their wrong answers. (Aww...comon, I love you all....Except you Timmy :wink: ) Anyways, I look forward to the next one.
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Postby LAFFfan4lyfe on December 22nd, 2004, 3:12 pm
Definetly do it again Jeff it was fun
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