ericthewanderer

Paying extra for FrightFest in general is pointless.However,if they were charging extra for special attractions-like they did with Brutal Planet 10 years ago-that's a different story.Having a special "upcharge attraction" with tons of good effects and lots of in-your-face actors/stuntpeople might generate revenue and publicity for the park.

I think Intamin could do just that:the Parachutes tower pulls "double duty"-the parachutes part stays for the kids,but the "drop tower" is built along the main spine(basically Intamin could put 4-seater sections along the tower). And how about a topple tower in Giant Teepee's old spot and a suspended flying carpet from Zierer?

I know they fenced in the monkey area for a reason,but I think the Safari area would be better if visitors got to ride open-air vehicles. And speaking of the monkeys,how about if the Safari put the monkeys in a special walk-thru section,like The Monkey Jungle in Miami?There the visitors got to go thru chain-link "tunnels" while the spider&squirrel monkeys climbed around you and reached for food(which was sold by the park specifically for those animals). And the Miami Metrozoo had an amazing Gorilla exhibit:part of it was a man-made "cave" that visitors could go into and get a close-up look at the Gorillas thru plate glass.How about something like that at Great Adv.?

Obviously you never rode Two-Face!!!Admittedly Vekomas aren't as perfect as B&M or Intamin,but Two-Face certainly felt like a B&M compared to Mind Eraser!!!!

I say Scream Machine was the bigger loss,mostly because I think Great Adv. could've done better as far as Motion Simulators go.

I'm all for them using the Jersey Devil as an inspiration for a coaster:how about a custom 10-loop Vekoma launched coaster?-like R-N-R Coaster but bigger and badder?Vekoma-for-a while-advertised such a thing on thier website...

My first coaster at Great Adv. was Scream Machine,during my first-ever Coaster Celebration in Sept.1999.I remember coming into the parking lot and seeing GASM looming there,and I said to myself,"I'll start with that one!".

I would love the chance to get on Lightning Loops and UltraTwister,since I only got to see them rot at SFA.Of the rides I HAVE been on,I would take one(and only one)last ride on Viper,followed by Freefall and the Batman side of Chiller before the restraint change.