Rumor :: Whizzer to be Removed after this season

[colincoon]

Whizzer IS fun! You cant beat a coaster where you can not only touch the ground, but collect foilage at the same time! Plus its a Shwartzkopf so you can't go wrong!

Colin C

[CoasterDude12-2]

Whizzer has not BECOME a fun ride. It's always been a fun ride

This has been the most entertaining coaster thread that I have ever read! Period.

I second that.

[EagleFan344]

Whizzer was awesome today. Broke down when I was on the lift hill for 5 min and I got an exit pass

[Raging_Bull]

okay well I know what is going in for next year, here goes. Whizzer will be removed, replaced by Project Tumbleweed: a 476ft Stand-up floorless wooden coaster that will travel through interlocking loops and a cobraroll. It may be a launch coaster ill check with my sources (screamscape) to see if this is indeed true. If so it will be 140+ mph.

[EagleFan344]

okay well I know what is going in for next year, here goes. Whizzer will be removed, replaced my Prjoect Tumbleweed: a 476ft Stand-up floorless wooden coaster that will travel through interlocking loops and a cobraroll. It may be a launch coaster ill check with my sources (screamscape) to see if this is indeed true. If so it will be 140+ mph.

[RBull4life]

Whizzer IS fun! You cant beat a coaster where you can not only touch the ground, but collect foilage at the same time! Plus its a Shwartzkopf so you can't go wrong!

Colin C

Right on my man!!! All without a lap bar.

The Whizzer is going to be 30yrs old next year. Tearing it down is no way to celebrate that anniversary. I have found a new found love in this coaster ever since I started taking my daughter on it. You can;t beat the sound it makes when going down the hills. Like a steam locomotive chugging down the tracks.

[Coaster Alex0805]

Six Flags great america is going to be 30 next year! I think they have a new coaster planned! Come on there not going to celebrate there 30th with A new water slide!!!!! There is something gonig on. But they might not even thouch Whizzer what if its IMS and LR you never know until they tell us! I think Six flags g a doesnt need water ride because they have the water park! So we will have to wait and see. I wish they saved Shockwave and took out Iron Wolf and re built it there!!!

[RBull4life]

I wish they saved Shockwave and took out Iron Wolf and re built it there!!!

Shockwave wouldn't fit in Iron Wolfs spot.

I have come across reliable information telling me that this will be the Whizzers final season.

See, my brother-in-laws cousin's freind's husband has a freind who knows this girl who's brother's girlfriend's cousin, on her fathers side, knows this woman, who has a son that has a friend who's mother's brother works at the Six Flags corporate headquaters. Well, one day, while cleaning out the toilets, he over heard two big wigs talking about how Six Flags Inc wanted something big to celebrate GA 30th anniversary. They said that they would take out the Whizzer and install a 500ft rocket coaster, that would go 200mph, and have 10 inversions, and it would be a B&M. They big shots then left.
I trust my source, so bye, bye Whizzer.

[Binks Drake]

^ Okay, Your fitting a bit too much sarcasm in this topic...

We have reached our BAD sarcasm quota...

[RBull4life]

Sorry, got alittle carried away.

[Raging_Bull]

Screamscape knows nothing..check out this rumor they posted a while back about SFGAm

"A spy with a crystal ball tells us that the park is planning on adding martekable new attractions each year for the next several years in an effort to bring attendance levels back up to past record highs. Nothing is set in stone yet, but we may see some kind of dark ride added to the park in 2007 while 2008 is earmarked right now for a possible new coaster. Again... these are very long term plans and anything can change between now and then."

[Binks Drake]

^ I'm not defending Screamscape, but, how do you know that's not true.

[DejaVu The Ride]

Screamscape knows nothing..check out this rumor they posted a while back about SFGAm

"A spy with a crystal ball tells us that the park is planning on adding martekable new attractions each year for the next several years in an effort to bring attendance levels back up to past record highs. Nothing is set in stone yet, but we may see some kind of dark ride added to the park in 2007 while 2008 is earmarked right now for a possible new coaster. Again... these are very long term plans and anything can change between now and then."

Actually, I remember reading an article with a quote from corporate stating something similar to that.(Marketable attractions in the top parks.) It's actually kind of funny this was on Screamscape..

[CoasterDude12-2]

Screamscape now says that trees have been removed between HH and Whizzer and some of whizzer's trees. Can anyone confirm this?

[E.R. Webmaster]

Well, I haven't been online for a few days, but from the looks at how this thread has gotten, sorry I mentioned it...some people just can't handle talking about a topic without making it pathetic.

[DejaVu The Ride]

Screamscape now says that trees have been removed between HH and Whizzer and some of whizzer's trees. Can anyone confirm this?

I've seen some trees trimmed. But not removed. People are jumping the gun that may not fire.

[regulator0407]

I think the whizzer should be removed, and built into another park, it is just another kiddie ride and we have enough of those already. I know it is the last of its kind so i think being rebuilt into another park would be best. I would rather have shockwave here than the whizzer so i dont want another good roller coaster to go down because of the whizzer

ah...no. My 3 year old daughter just took her first ride on the Whizzer, and it is a perfect beginers coaster for young kids like my daughter, who now, can't get enough of it.

HAHA, i think the whizzer is a waste of time, its so non intense that you dont even neep a lap bar, i think that the perfect beginner roller coaster is the demon,after all that was the first coaster i liked...

i think Whizzer should be taken down and i think that we should get a new coaster, something crazy that SFGA has never had...

[Binks Drake]

I am so....Outraged...I can't even come up with something Sarcastic. Please read the whole topic to find out why...

[CoasterDude12-2]

Yo regulator! The whizzer was never meant to be intense. it's a FAMILY coaster. Though that may be, I still like whizzer's turns, they are somewhat intense. As for something crazy we've never had, I don't think SF is in a position to do that. Unless, of course you mean a Floorless as we've never had one of those.

[Moo]

I really wish this is incorrect. Why tear it down? You just adressed the need for more family friendly attractions over the last two years, so why subtract from it? Is Six Flags really that lazy? Be creative! Other parks do it. An example would be Indiana Beach. The place is soo small, but they have fit five rollercoaters, a water park, and many flat rides in there. In my opinion, taking out the Whizzer would be like taking the beating heart out of Great America.

[mschulz5]

I concur, Moo. I believe that Whizzer and Demon are the two roller coasters that identify Great America as Great America. These rides have been with the park since the beginning and it would be a SIN to remove either of them. I also agree with your views about creativity. I mean, someone please point out to me where it says in the coaster-building handbook that one roller coaster has to be removed in order to build another.

[DejaVu The Ride]

Moo,

Why do you think they added so many family attractions in the last couple years?

I like your beating heart analogy for Whizzer. It is basically the staple of the front of Great America. That and Columbia Carousel.

Lets say your heart is bleeding and not working correctly. It has become irreplaceable and you need a new one. What do you do? If you keep it as is, then you would probably die. If you replace it with a new and better heart, then you will hopefully strive and live on. It's a chance that has to be taken, but sometimes, things only work out for the better.

If Whizzer is to be removed, it is for a good reason. Replacing it would mean upkeep of the ride was just too challenging.

[Moo]

You have a point there, DejaVu, if the Whizzer is repleaced by something of better quality, I will be happy, but I am frightened that it might be some unorginal clone claiming to be a great thrill or the world's _____ coaster, and I really do not want to see that, but that is just me. If the big mauchos think it will be better for the park, then I guess I will just have to bite my tounge and deal with it.

[ihauntu2]

The greatest asset that Whizzer provides is its unique riding experience. You can have your child sit directly in front of you, so they feel secure in their parents arms. The spiral lift is smoother and less intimidating than a chain lift especially to a child. Then you have the moderate speed with exciting curves combined with the terrain and trees. All of this combines to make a great experience for parents and their kids. This then breeds future generations of coaster lovers that continue to ride without fear and continue to spend money / time at Six Flags.

The only problem is that if Whizzer is replaced by something of better quality that new ride will more than likely have a higher height requirement (More than likely around 54"). The more rides you have with higher height requirements, the more likely you are to have an issue with riders having a fear of riding because thet weren't exposed to roller coaster at a younger age and lower height.

There is no way that you could replace it with something that even comes close to accomplishing what the Whizzer does in terms of creating a newer more loyal fan base for your product. I would hope that this type of future revenue generation is worth the extra cost of maintaining such a ride.

Instead of marketing the worlds fastest or tallest, how about marketing the last remaining coaster of its type in _________.

One last thing, the unique ride experience can also apply to couples young and old alike. In response to the outrage (which I share) mentioned above, I would suggest that those who think whizzer is a waste of space simply think that because they haven't found out how to appropriately use it with a member of the opposite sex.

[da rcman2001]

I really wish this is incorrect. Why tear it down? You just adressed the need for more family friendly attractions over the last two years, so why subtract from it?

The only reason I think is a good reason to get ridd of the wizzer is to expand hurricane harbor, and I think that that is a very possible scenario. If they remove it for a coaster, I feel your pain. But if they remove it to expand hurricane harbor, you have to agree with me that there is a much larger demand for a family waterpark than for the wizzer.