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It could also be an environmental measure, however I find the app maps to be inconvenient because then you have to budget cell phone battery; also you have to stow your phone away periodically before rides. A possible solution would be to have the park maps visible on picture boards around the park, and also sell the souvenir posters in the gift shop as others have suggested. The days of the mass printed pamphlets are no longer, I believe.
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New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
That would be awesome. I never knew about the lost dip until reading about it here on GAH. Reminds me of that indoor drop on Splash Mountain in WDW -
New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
I wonder how the queue and entrance plaza is going to look for the new coaster. Really hoping this path stays open, seemed like it could be fenced off from the rendering: -
New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
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Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
I find it very interesting that it says the attraction is in Movietown and not Metropolis. Looking forward to seeing some official renderings to get more information. -
New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
If it is a Super Boomerang, what do you guys think the position will be in Metropolis? They said "What's missing?" in one of the first teasers, would it be clearly visible from that vantage point? Seems it could run parallel to the entrance walkways without interfering with them -
New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
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New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
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New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
Abyssus was built in 2021 and costed 11,000,000 €, I'd assume the manufacturing plant being in The Netherlands has some effect on pricing for American parks interested in Vekoma. I still stand by my original point that this is an ominous sign for future additions if considered a "splurge" -
New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
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New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
Definitely, that should have been the final teaser and the 436 could have been omitted (as the defining number with the rest being ambiguous). Does anyone know the cost of the Super Boomerang? Lech Coaster costed €12M (roughly $13M) in 2017, but also features twice the track length of this. My ballpark guess would be $15M, so I'm not understanding how this was addressed as a huge increase in Capex. Perhaps the entire GADV allocated budget was supposed to be for renovations/TLC and then this was thrown in there as an added "gift"? Ironically it'll be the best part of the new season. -
New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
Fiesta Texas really missed the mark on their teasers for 2024, and honestly this campaign hasn't been great either (but it's justifiable considering the whole park is being renovated). The giveaway of the ride stats happened far too early.. Jersey Devil had an awesome teaser campaign that was actually engaging and interesting -
New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
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New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
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New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
It's time for a fun fact! The Vekoma Super Boomerang first inversion is listed as 30 m (98.4 ft). This makes the stall taller than the dive loop on Medusa (96 ft), the first drop on Batman (84.5 ft) and the pretzel loop on Superman (78 ft). It's going to be a large attraction, albeit on small footprint -
Six Flags Additions for 2024 (Not Great Adventure)
Gyrotron replied to Medusa42's topic in Industry Rumors
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New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
Great Adventure ride ops can be pretty speedy honestly, I could see one minute load/unload times for the train with a fast team. Then add the ride cycle time for a total ~2 min 12 sec and at least gets us closer to 700 RPH. The theoretical 800 might come from test runs where they didn’t have to cycle people haha -
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Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
Joker has an advertised 720 riders per hour. This would actually be better with 800 RPH -
New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
https://www.vekoma.com/sitdown-thrill-coasters/super-boomerang -
New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
AFAIK Cyborg's future is questionable but not for 2024, the markers are nearby but don't seem within Cyborg's plot itself. Old Country has a lot of room to work with behind the walls in catering section as well as a possible station in the clearing next to JL:BFM. Nothing is established until an official announcement, however -
New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
I'm so glad GADV decided to not remove Cyborg; I personally felt it was the spiritual successor to Twister. Now it's going to have a neighbor so maybe it'll get more love from park goers in 2024 -
New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
Of course it's possible. It could be an RMC T-Rex for all we know, GADV is extremely good at keeping things under wraps -
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Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
Instead of the cancelled coaster theory, what if GADV was willing to buy something that was already in development but had no buyers? -
New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
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New for 2024- Flash: Vertical Velocity & More!
Gyrotron replied to 29yrswithaGApass's topic in The Future of the Park
A roller coaster over the entrance would be a great facelift for the park in the same way Gatekeeper was for Cedar Point and Fury 325 for Carowinds