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Memories are sometimes linked to songs. What song reminds you of Great Adventure?

Mine is "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green. It's music video got played A LOT on the TVs in the lines over the 2011 season.

I don't know if I'd consider "Superman Ultimate Flight" a waste of space. It's squandered opportunity. The ride would be better placed in "Movietown", or remain as part of an expanded "Golden Kingdom". There's enough land there to infuse trees and landscaping to make it look less like a lawn ornament. Dropping the "Superman" theme and re imagining it would work wonders. Having 4 staff members checking restraints would work too. Trees aren't that expensive, and "The Golden Kingdom" was made to look like a jungle vs. it's original concrete carnival theme (Kiddie Kingdom).

 

The entire "Boardwalk" games section is a waste. Move the games elsewhere, like the abandoned storefronts along "The Golden Kingdom: Outpost". Expand both"The Golden Kingdom" and "Plaza de Carnival". Keep the "Parachute" as is (with a repaint to one color besides yellow or blue). Use the original Premier Parks vision and expand on it. Take "The Dark Knight" out of its box and relocate it as an "open air family coaster" within "The (expanded) Golden Kingdom". Add a "Jungala" element too, and add real sit down restaurants and a Mariachi Stage.

 

"Skull Mountain", "Green Lantern", and "The Dark Knight" are far more offensive to the eye than "Superman". I would be willing to trade both "Superman" and "Green Lantern" for a new, record breaking "B&M Dive Machine". A "Port Royal" retheming of the current "Skull Mountain"/"Neptune's Kingdom" area would also be required. A lot can be done with little money, especially with losing two marquee attractions to smaller parks.

How would a flying coaster fit into the Golden Kingdom? Your idea is great, but I can't think of much for a jungle flying coaster

I would volunteer to dismantle that building myself if they opened up Dream Street again!

Yeah! It doesn't fit in next to the tents.

I've noticed a lot of people are picking Superman. It's Ok, but like Yoshi said, it has a HUGE line for a short ride.

Too many of the old rides have been taken out, I can't see anything there, except for Superman: Ultimate Flight, that should be removed.

 

If anything, they should bring back Fantasy Fling, Musik, Autobahn, all the classic rides. XD

Maybe have a survey or something on which old ride was best. Autobahn is coming back in the form of some new bumper cars. And the advertising on Fantasy Fling/Tornado is helping to keep it running. But I do agree with Musik.

I agree. RT needs a huge rehab.

I don't think there is any ride that needs to be removed IMHO. Shapiro removed more than enough rides during his tenure. For awhile GADV was losing 4 old rides for every new ride it got. As of now, GADV has plenty of empty spaces for new rides without removing older rides to make room. Heck there are two large empty ride buildings in the park (Chiller station and sim theater) that could be used for something or cleared out to make room for something.

Good point.

The plane that was in front of The Right Stuff is the plane in Green Lantern's queue, isn't it? As of the date of the picture, it would still be in the boneyard.

When I first saw the Green Lantern plane, that's what I thought too. It looks like they made several mods to it though.

*Edit* I saw it from a different angle. You're right, it is the F-104 from the right stuff.

For some reason my mom (yes I'm an early teen) decided to open up her window while we were driving through the white-tailed section. She wanted my sister to get a better view of the deer so she could film it! The stupid part is, though, that she was scared as hell when a deer walked by us when our windows were closed.

If I had to choose a ride to remove, it would have to be Superman: UF. The ride isn't that great to me. It never has been. I just don't like how the ride feels when your traveling down the track. It's too cramped and when you try to look up it cramps your neck. That's just my opinion. I'd replace it with another suitable coaster for that "parking-lot" space. As for the whole abandoned area (Old Country) I'd refurbish that whole area and add it to Movietown. I would like to see the addition of movie simulators and attractions like the ones at Universal. It would actually make Movietown, Movietown.

Superman is ok, not really my favorite. But I agree with Old Country. Put in a new musik express, bumper cars and a few other flat rides and theme them to some movies and people might be happy. Plus, it's sorta useless just sitting there.

What would you remove, and what would you replace it with? For me it would be Skull Mountain, and I would replace it with a dark ride. GAdv lacks one, and they could probably keep the warehouse the Skull Mountain was in, just redo the scenery.

If you look at the extra picture you can see what looks like a plane in the bottom right. I heard that the F-104 from The Right Stuff simulator ride was there, but that looks more like a WWII era trainer. (C-45: look it up)

Is it bad that I remembered how to get to Movietown from going on BTR so much?

The Right Stuff pennant looks awesome!

^^^^ AGREED! I think it would be cool to have webcams from other SF parks. Just relax and watch the rides. And name it "Park Views" or something like that.

2007 or so..... Blackbeards Lost Treasure Train. Still ride it!

That's cool! I'm interested in the SBNO type of stuff.

My favorite coaster. I have to admit that the cop car / random junk must have added to the experience.