jollyroger

With Facebook compared to Discord, you can have topics similar to the forums on discord, and you can search for stuff, I like the GAH forums more too, but just would be nice to keep the GAH forums going in some sort of capacity.

Possibly we could try to restart the forums to something free to run like a Discord or a Facebook group and have the website direct you there, it could be an alternative if the forums has to go. 

On 1/22/2024 at 5:17 PM, GAcoaster said:

As far as we can tell it was a Zamperla Mini Teacups-- they seem to have made a bulk purchase of rides from Zamperla for the whole LTSP.

 

https://www.zamperla.com/products/mini-tea-cup/

 

It would make sense to be Zamperla as they did buy in bulk, but it is strange the inspection list claims Rideworks, it is also built different, more the size of a Midi? The Zamperla's seem to have gates that locked, Great Adventure's you lift and open.

Maybe a partnership like Wonder Woman is with Zamperla and Soriani? Although a little tea cup ride would be a strange model to do that with. 

Question about the spotlight: What made this ride labeled as Zamperla on here? The NJ inspection list labels it as Rideworks, and Drummer Boy at Michigan's Adventure always seems to be known as a Rideworks, and is built just like this one that was at Great Adventure. 

I do see it's on a Zamperla advertisement on the spotlight though, but still odd that could be Rideworks in some sort of way.

On 1/15/2024 at 4:48 PM, GAcoaster said:

I assume this is the first of the rehabbed gondolas being reinstalled:

 

Maybe its referring to the cars were removed. and it's just posted late, you'd think the wheel would need a paint job too, and it would be easier without the cars. 

I do agree with it, but get Mine Train painted first, especially for its 50th anniversary. Most of Nitro is far away from the path anyways.

I just hate being forced into a locker on four coasters anyways, Great Adventure is the only place I know you have to put all pocket items into a paid locker. 

I kinda wish it was an option to buy one drink plan and use a paper cup or your plastic cup on one plan, Hersheypark kind of does that, you can scan your pass with the drink plan and get a paper cup or just use your plastic cup. 

8 hours ago, Yoshi said:

The Log Flume is one of my top 3 favorite non coaster rides in the park. I like the multiple drops and that you get cooled off and not soaked. It always seemed like a popular ride with a long line on almost all warm or hot days. I hope the full restoration still happens.

Not soaked you say? I've sat in the front of the boat and got absolutely soaked on this before, multiple times. The final drop is fine, it's just a random area before you go past the Off-Road Adventure Queue, it just hits a spot of water and pours over the boat. Between that, massive lines when the weather is ok, and them squeezing more people on your boat (when you already have 3) it's rare to ride their flume much. Coal Cracker all the way, that's been the superior flume for me. 

Though I do really want them to restore the log flume, I'd choose Skyway and Mine Train to stay any day. 

Yes, it's been too long since there was a indoor show all summer!

Can we have hours like May 26th and June 5th and 19th again? That is a loong day. 

The lack of a Showcase show is a shame, but I shouldn't complain too much, I'm glad they have the event in general.

Eh, Flying Turns may not have as much of a moisture problem, but it doesn't always open. The Mack bobsled seems to be the most reliable, example being Kings Dominion's Avalanche. 

Don't know if the New England version had a different version originally or not, but that one has narration, but he sounds evil on that one, the Great Adventure one is much better and makes more sense than the New England one. Like Houdini is not a bad guy. 

It's interesting to know it was different its first year. 

Can't always trust a Six Flags website since Mind Eraser, Rodeo and all of Thomas Town isn't on Six Flags America's website. But St. Louis has everything labeled as reopening 2023, and I feel Xcalibur rarely opens, it was closed when I went for a couple days in 2021 and 2022, might have hit it at the wrong time, but still it was middle of the summer.

1 hour ago, Gyrotron said:

 

That is another option! I think a custom coaster could be squeezed into a few different locations with some creativity. Regarding the Northern Star Arena, I think it was being removed if I'm not mistaken? I remember the front being boarded up, but I don't have any further information.

I mean I don't know what they're doing this offseason, but as far as I know it was still standing when the park was open last, but they did board up the front. 

On 12/15/2022 at 2:37 PM, Gyrotron said:

Here's my wildcard guess! In 2024, the chain's second B&M dive machine is added into the area where the amphitheater once stood in Frontier Adventures. It wouldn't be too shocking, considering rides that are experimented in Fiesta Texas oft make their way to Great Adventure.

I prefer if they started having concerts in Northern Star again, how about the rest of the Rolling Thunder plot?

On 1/28/2023 at 12:21 PM, Yoshi said:

 

The Whip is being removed. It was least favorite version compared to Knoebels and Dorney but I still liked it and rode it almost every trip. It vibrated a lot with the caster type wheels on the metal floor compared to the classic Mangels versions. I would like to see another company try a modern version.

Someone would have found out eventually, but this is the Facebook post that brought the removal to everyone's attention. Plus, there are pictures of it dismantled.

American Amusement Park Museum - Posts | Facebook

Off Road Adventure isn't very useful anymore as of nowadays it seems anyways.

When they rip this stuff down, couldn't anyone taken the sign down, that would have been at least a reminder of it, instead it got ripped down with the structure.

Keep it Nitro and paint the whole thing pink and purple, the tubular part of the track is already pinkish, so just go with that and call it a day.

Honestly the ride doesn't look that bad as is and you can't see most of it from the path, the flaking station supports, and the queue and exit railing looks bad anyways.

Also give it some color changing stage style lights and party lights in the station, already has techno music, so let's go with that.

One problem is now they still sold a pass for $70, but I have to pay $200+ to go to all Six Flags, I really don't think their bad crowd they get sometimes are the ones traveling hours away who live near another Six Flags park. 

It's not just generic pop, they play some great 2000's emo rock, it's not great adventure without some Boys Like Girls, Paramore and others, but it would be nice to theme the sections and keep the regular music in just one area. 

Its good some areas do keep the themed music as is, like Movietown plays songs known for being in certain movies, and some movie scores.

It actually held up really well for 21 years without a repaint and most of the ride you don't see up close from the pathway, however the grey station supports and the railing look pretty terrible. Mine Train needs it first though, it seems like a much easier project too, aside from the water portion. 

Honestly most people would rather get slightly wet than soaked at a dry park, that's why I like Hershey's Coal Cracker, I know I am never going to get soaked on it.

Yeah, it needed a renovation as it was stripped a little since the Character Cafe stuff left, but they made it really plain since the renovation it's mostly just a new floor, a nice ice cream candy look inside to match the exterior would be great. Some people may think its a big ice cream shop and not a restaurant, but you gotta match its exterior.