Pineracer

1 hour ago, Coaster Justin said:

Hopefully Jersey Devil will have one

Probably not because it only has 1 seat per row

Just now, Pineracer said:

I thought about Bizarro get rethemed to another mythical monster that would better fit the wild west theme, the Chupacabra, Rapids upgrade, and a story-based show in the Showcase Theater. Chupacabra is marketable, Rapids upgrades could be marketable depending what they plan to do (like if its getting a new name, for sure). Entertainment expansion may be something of note, but not in the video (if those continue).

The only reason I say that as after Nitro, they announced "new coaster" for back to back years: Kingda Ka/El Toro, Dark Knight/Bizarro (re-do of Medusa), Looping Dragon [El Diablo] (not a coaster)/Total Mayhem [The Joker], why should 2020/2021 be any different?

I thought about Bizarro get rethemed to another mythical monster that would better fit the wild west theme, the Chupacabra, Rapids upgrade, and a story-based show in the Showcase Theater. Chupacabra is marketable, Rapids upgrades could be marketable depending what they plan to do (like if its getting a new name, for sure). Entertainment expansion may be something of note, but not in the video (if those continue).

6 minutes ago, Medusa42 said:

Sesame Place Philadelphia is getting a new ride for 2020.

 

"A 2020 Season Pass is the gift that keeps on giving! Save 20% on 2020 Season Passes and visit Sesame Place NOW for A Very Furry Christmas, and in 2020 when we celebrate our 40th birthday with festive décor, the Neighborhood Birthday Party Parade, our all-new ride, Big Bird’s Tour Bus, and more! "

https://www.facebook.com/SesamePlacePhiladelphia/videos/580547019395293/

 

The park later added that it will be over by Wacky Taxi. Now I want a Driving School over in the handicap lot (turn the Preferred lot into Handicap and buses and then a parking structure and bridge across the street). It's an idea I had back around when the Big Bird Steps were removed. That and another water ride either behind The Count's Splash Castle or between Peek-a-Bug and Monster Mix-Up would be good.

The seats are a little dated, and it would make me more likely to get a season pass/membership to the park in the future.

1 minute ago, Coaster Justin said:

Maybe retheme it to Penguin's Blizzard River? If you've been on the former SFKK one, I got drenched in 03.

I kind of want that too, but then I feel Nitro would get rethemed to Catwoman. Wonder Woman would be cool too, just retheme Wonder Woman to Two-Face...like why have they not reused the name "Two-Face: the Flip Side"?

1 hour ago, Louisatsweetlou said:

With Jersey Devil opening up right beside it, this is the PERFECT time to revitalize Congo Rapids! I think a refurb of the rockwork- at least paint would be nice. I would also reintroduce the fountains that have been turned off and, if we want to get greedy, add a waterfall that goes straight down over the entire boat so everyone is guaranteed to get wet!

Yeah, right now you're either drenched or dry from the experiance

Yeah, a snowflake design for Holiday in the Park would be awesome

I saw on Social Media that Sesame Place did, and that's not that far north of the PA Turnpike (which the weather people were saying it would be worse above that line), so I felt it would make sense for GA to being (according to Google Maps) about 33 miles North East (saying the 276/295/95 interchange is the start of the PA Turnpike, but that's getting technical).

Last night, I went over to Holiday in the Park. This was mainly to ride Wonder Woman, which I missed out on back in July, as well as Frost and get a general look of the environment. There were not checking parking which was odd as you could get day tickets online so I couldn't have crashed a pass holder event. 

Speaking of Wonder Woman, I went over there first. They were not using the switch backs or the "on deck" spots, so the line was just outside the entrance. I could see them not using it as Wonder Woman gives a strong gust as it goes over the cattle pen-which I feel was the worst part. You have too much going beyond horizontal (?) to care if you are prepared. 

Next stop was dinner. This was the first time I had been inside Granny's and it was so Packed my dad and I had to share a table with a group of siblings. Is Swashbucker the round up that is in the photo?

Since that took us past 6, I ended up catching the tail end of Holiday Harmonics.

Ride 2 was Justice League. It was probably around 2 loops of the pre-show (1.5 once inside). There was also a spill in the queue that messed things up. This is the first time I ridden a shooting dark ride a second time (as I have done Test Track and It's a Small World on both of my visits to Disney in Aug. 2013 and Dec. 2014). My score was 77,300.

Since the show and Justice League took most of the time for my dinner to digest, next stop was Batman. I got row 6 to myself (my dad got the walk of shame, even w/o his jacket).

Since there was still time better not wasted waiting to get into Frost, I decided to get more ambient footage, Swashbucker looks good at night. Got some fun photos in the light tunnel and at the entrance to Snowman City. I skipped Joker and Superman thinking they'd be torture when it feels like 30 degrees. Superman was actually stuck between the brakes and station as I was leaving.

Anyways, It was already busy outside the Showcase theater 30mins before showtime, with Diamond/Diamond Elite going in about quarter til.

Frost is a magic and acrobatics show, with dance numbers as transition. I don't know if that is similar or different to what the SFNE show was, but it was fine-the venue could use a renovation.

I didn't seem to find any Holiday in the Park merch on the Coaster Candy side of the Main Street, but since there is the unused parking, just might go back on a (hopefully warmer) day before the year is out.

You can only read it if your a subscriber, which is unfortunate.

With Discovery Kingdom going solar and the rumor that the next season of Super Sentai (Mashin Sentai Kirameiger) may start with 3 female rangers, it makes me think back to 2015 when Great Adventure's solar farm was in the planning stages discussing that and spending my whole semester (for College Composition II) to go back to that Power Rangers was a game changing show and that if Nickelodeon (where the show is currently broadcast) is doing a show (The Loud House) with LGBT characters, and you already hired a bi/lesbian executive producer (Melissa Flores), why not go in this direction-Toei doesn't have to control what you can and cannot do (ok, those Megazord fights are expensive so you might want to keep those stock footage).

Japan doesn't like to break the status quo, but we might know this time next week if Toei is taking a chance on a show that has been in a rocky place (in terms of toy sales).

At least that's better than saying "this is the 6,500th reply to this thread".

I'm glad Wonder Woman is on the list. I was hoping it would have been open for Worldwide Koaster Kids Day back in July. The only thing variable is weather for the 29th (for me at least).

3 minutes ago, Yoshi said:

It feels strange that yesterday I was walking around Great Adventure with the temperature close to 70 and now today there is snow on the ground.

Could be worse, Minneapolis has already had 6ins of snow this season. My professor said that before an exam-which started before the snow started at 11, it was snowing at 11:35 when I left.

9 hours ago, 29yrswithaGApass said:

^ They anticipate 12 passenger trains (6 cars) not 12 cars.  

Excluding the Tivoli's (like Harleyquinn with 20 cars and 1 train) GCI's  arethe only major coasters with 12 cars/train (or more) right?

It seems Wonder Woman is not on the Holiday in the Park Ride list

18 hours ago, 29yrswithaGApass said:

Google Earth has updated their images of SFGA.  Here is an aerial of exactly where the solar panels have been installed at Great Adventure.

 

The probably should have waited till Jersey Devil went vertical to update it

On 10/31/2019 at 9:31 PM, Medusa42 said:

It is rumored that the ride will have a DC Comics name/theme when it reopens in 2020.

Joker's Wildcard? They don't have a Joker coaster so its possible as Fiesta Texas used that for their Zamperla Discovery

Probably the entirety of Scream Machine's existence (Green Lantern was relocated to GA, Joker is a cheap clone, and I don't feel Jersey Devil will be a huge change for the park-New coasters will probably replace older ones for the time being).

-Dark Knight did step out of Six Flags comfort zone with a very detailed indoor coaster (not Disney or Universal level by any means, but it was more of a transition coaster from Six Flags height to the park in the 2010's)

Is February "Really Soon" or "Someday"?

On 10/24/2019 at 4:59 PM, 29yrswithaGApass said:

Please don’t switch from Coke to Pepsi.  

What the heck is wrong with Pepsi? (I honestly don't care because I don't drink either brand's titular beverages)

12 hours ago, Six Flags FUN! said:

Maybe Great Adventure could have Adriondack Outlaw now as Lex Luthor Kryptonite Kollider from Great Escape as second 2020 addition in Metropolis section along with Jersey Devil Coaster.

Maybe swat Catwoman Whip (Over Georgia) and Adirondack Outlaw, but Outlaw would get the Catwomen theme like the St. Louis version

S&S Free spin meets a Flying Dutchmen?

13 hours ago, Yoshi said:

I wonder if the timed tickets are just for the preview or will be the standard and if there will be annual passes or the option to pay per ride.

 

If this is how tickets will be sold all the time, $50 for 4 hours on the weekend seems like a lot although I guess it was to be expected with it right next to NYC.

 Agreed

2 hours ago, GAcoaster said:

When H-Partners took control of Six Flags after the bankruptcy they had been in talks to merge the two companies. Rehan Jaffer showed me pictures of his meeting with Dick Kinzel out at Cedar Point back then. It's an interesting idea to merge the two, lots of cost savings could be found, I just wonder whose culture wins out?

 

Mergers are always tricky and don't always turn out in ways you expect. In my work life I've been through several mergers, and sometimes the company acquired ends up making big changes to the company that acquired it. 

 

If it does happen, it will be good for Six Flags passholders. 

Six Flags and Cedar Fair are owned by the same company (like SeaWorld and Merlin)?