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I can only imagine the potential consequences of the same accident happening in 1 week. Glad the ride was stopped. Seriously, did he not hear about what happened at CP? It was number 1 trending on FB for 2 days. Plus, i'm pretty sure your life isn't worth a $5 basketball

^I saw that after looking at CP's, and I was surprised; that's a lot more capital spending than anyone's estimates.

The National Coaster Day ERT event today was great. In only 30 mins I managed to get in 4 rides on El Toro, and I could have gotten more but I wanted to move on, plus my thighs were aching from all of that glorious ejector airtime. I had a fantastic time, and I hope the park has more ERT events next year!

^Which ones?

^Anything low to the ground would be great. That way, it doesn't lose speed till the very end. Plus Gadv has lots of trees so that would make a great experience. As for whether the plans changed or not, the announcement is close enough (19 or so days left) that I don't care and I'll wait until then to make judgement

I've heard rumors of American Eagle getting re-tracked (NOT RMC'd) so that's what I predict.

Now i'm hearing that plans may have changed, maybe all the negative feedback worked. And that would explain why there have been no clues. Who knows.

 

Because complaining is always the answer

Lightning Rod was also leaked the day before too. People are getting too good at finding out what these rides are, it kinda takes the fun out of it.

 

Not sure if this is just a typo or intentional, but I love it; gOLDen Kingdom is a very apt name given what they've let that area become.

My bad, I meant Old Country.

^well said. The whole point is to bring a dead (in terms of revenue) part of the park back to life. I think after the lakefront will be Old Country, which could theoretically mean 2 good coaster years in the near future

El Toro's rails are exactly the same size as Ibox rails and Topper track, shows RMC had a plan from the start. Also, interestingly, apparently El Toro's chassis can run backwards. Backwards El Toro would be freaking insane but too much for like 90% of people, mostly the GP

I hope they post the full pov animation so I can really see where everything is. The lack of a shot that showed everything in detail makes me a bit confused about the order of elements, and a lot of people are also confused.

^I've seen that picture a million times today and I'm still stunned that that's going to even exist!

2 Words I though I'd never hear: QUADRUPLE DOWN

^Supposedly, Cedar Point's dive machine is going to be massive and still cost ~$15 million. Now, since those figures are speculation, don't take them seriously until the date of the announcement, but if it's true it's definitely within our price range. I'd love to see one, other than Kingda Ka with it's vertical drop it would be a new experience, plus it's more different to other B&M Coasters than a wingrider could be

Also of CP got a dive coaster and we got one a few years after, people would whine and say "Gadv copied CP again" and it would be TTD vs KK all over again, and I pray that never happens because after 10 years of that, you can only take too much lol

^Yeah but; Price Tag > $20 million, unless Dollywood is doing something really spectacular. Then it would be possible.

Have any of the Park's done any hint's other than Fiesta Texas? If we don't get any hint's at all for Great Adventure, it will be sort of a "tell" because of what's been posted and out there already. If we don't get any hint's in the next few week's, the lack of a hint, will be a hint.

SFOG has posted a few pics on Facebook or Instagram a while ago, but that's it.

Right when Premier was replaced is when they finally started doing things right, unfortunately too late. I believe they had a 5 year plan to add sections like GK and PDC (two of the best themed sections of any SF park) , and I'm not sure if that included 3 more coasters, but imagine the level of theming we could have had if they had a little more time. And yes, I do miss being spoiled by Premier.

I'm hearing rumours that it's going to be extensively long, perhaps even going after "The Beast's" record. I do agree that $20 mill is crazy but I really believe it's going to be the worlds first launching woodie; anyway, we'll see tomorrow at 10:30

Try it in the back and you'll change your mind. When I rode it in the front I really didn't think it was much and I can see why you think like that, but in the back for some reason you get DRAGGED down the drop (I'm not exaggerating) and it's just stupidly fun getting whipped around and not really seeing it.

Now that I've read up on speculation, I actually doubt it will be a steel coaster. The "first launching wooden coaster" gimmick is a huge marketing advantage and they're probably going to use Topper track like on Outlaw run IMO.

That wingrider rumor started YEARS ago back in 2012 or 2013 when some guy said he got a survey about demolishing Bizarro, and with the ride rotation program sending it somewhere else, and replacing it with a wingrider. There was never any evidence at all, and the only thing that makes a wingrider possible is the fact that Six Flags trademarked/bought the rights (something like that) X-Flight's layout. I just don't see it happening.

As for DC's 2 year deal with Intamin theory, I can see how that's possible because it's happened before, though in completely different circumstances. Multi-year deals happen more often than you think, and although it would be a slightly expensive concept, it wouldn't necessarily have to break the bank and go past $20 million. X Flight was $15 million dollars, and that's a B&M. Six Flags is pretty good at cutting costs so I wouldn't worry about that.

Also Geuga Lake wasn't all CF's fault (though they "did the deed" , ending it for good), by the time they got their hands on the park SF had already destroyed all income sources. It's a really controversial story but in reality both companies are responsible for the downfall of that legendary park.

EDIT: I'm stunned how quiet Gadv has been for this year, there's less than a month until the announcement and there hasn't been a single trustworthy leak, hint, or teaser at all.

^I was about to bring up Great America. They actually have a pretty solid lineup now so they're in the elite class of Six Flags parks in my opinion

Yeah, but in almost every matchup we win.

El Toro >>> Apocalypse

Bizzaro > Scream

Kingda Ka > Superman

Nitro >> Goliath

but,

Tatsu > Superman

Riddlers Revenge > Green Lantern

Our lineup, though smaller, is far superior to Magic Mountain's and I appreciate that

If we get a wingrider I hope it focuses more on ride experience than being photogenic like Gatekeeper at CP. It slowly goes through it's elements, but X-Flight looks like it has better pacing. I think if done right wingriders can be a great experience, but because of the exaggerated heartline the designers have to be very careful with the intended forces