29yrswithaGApass Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Click here to see the whole Spotlight! Comments and discussions welcomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulieGBones Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 (edited) Great spotlight. I never did get a chance to ride this one. What was it like? I doubt I would be able to handle it from the looks of the video. Edited November 27, 2007 by PaulieGBones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted November 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I thought the Evolution was a rather relaxing ride. The speed was constant and the motion was smooth. It was much less intense than the Enterprise (Spinmeister) and provided a great view. The strangest part of the ride was that the cars faced outwards at the bottom so you only saw the people in your own car. However, when the cars got to the top they all faced inwards and you saw everyone seated in a gigantic circle. Pretty odd ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulieGBones Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Thanks for describing it. It was always closed when I was there and it just looked to intense for me. Sorry I missed out on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 When Evolution was added to Six Flags St Louis it looks like it may have lost most, if not all, of the thousands of miniature lights that made this ride a great spectator attraction at night. It seems that so many rides are loosing these types of lights and instead just using flood light type lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Just another casualty of cost effectiveness unfortuantely. So mnay parks and attractions have gotten so far away from that carnival like atmosphere in lighting their attractions up. While some newer guests today may not really know any better, those of us who have seen these rides in their glory days of being lit up know how great it can make both the attraction and the park at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 I never got to ride Evolution either, I remember seeing it runing only a handful of times. I did saw it running once from a top one of the water slide towers over in HH. When I was at SFStL a few years ago I saw Evolution there but I did not get around riding it there either. So many of those 1999 rides are gone now the only ones left are Medusa, Blackbeards train, Jolly Rodger, and Houdini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ^ Don't forget Twister (Huss TopSpin), the Great American Road Race (go-karts), and all those kiddie rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted May 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 I thought the Evolution was a rather relaxing ride. The speed was constant and the motion was smooth. It was much less intense than the Enterprise (Spinmeister) and provided a great view. The strangest part of the ride was that the cars faced outwards at the bottom so you only saw the people in your own car. However, when the cars got to the top they all faced inwards and you saw everyone seated in a gigantic circle. Pretty odd ride. I just found this POV video of Xcalibur (Great Adventure's Evolution) at Six Flags St Louis. It's funny... the rider describes it the same way I did in November... "relaxing"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Wouldnt have made sence to just make the mods here at GA instead of moving it and giving away another flat? Seems like they spent more money to relocate it then just repair it on site. Looks like a totaly awsome flat though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted October 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 I just found this POV video of Xcalibur (Great Adventure's Evolution) at Six Flags St Louis. It's funny... the rider describes it the same way I did in November... "relaxing"! I doubt Six Flags installed audio when they relocated the Evolution to St Louis and installed it as Xcalibur, but the music on this video truly enhances the ride experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Surprisingly they did install audio on the ride when they brought it here to SFSTL! Each car has it's own speaker and it really adds a lot to the overall ride experience. I agree, 29yrs, Evolution/Xcalibur is a pretty mellow ride. It's bark is much worse than it's bite! I've read a few comments where people say more than any other this is the ride they wish GA still had, but honestly you're not missing much. It's a fun ride, definitely, but I'd sacrifice it in a heartbeat for an El Toro or a Nitro lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 That is so cool that they added audio to the ride in St Louis. I would assume the music in the video is the actual ride soundtrack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 It's been a couple of seasons since I've ridden Xcalibur so my memory is a little fuzzy but I'm pretty sure that's the same music played on the ride. If not then it's very close to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Sigmund, if you have any photos of Xcalibur at St Louis we would love to add a couple of them to our Spotlight - Extras Albums. We like to include photos of rotated GA rides before and after they were in our park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 The YouTube video below features the same model ride as Great Adventure's Evolution with the same elaborate lighting package (with the exception of the name). Seeing the ride operate at night at GA was a very rare event, but here is what it would have looked like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) I still regret not riding it when it was at the park. Evolution's old spot would still be good for a new ride in the future. Edited June 5, 2009 by The Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Out of all the War on Lines rides, I think the removal of the Evolution was our biggest loss. I have to go to St Louis! Does anyone know the name of the song or what movie the soundtrack to the ride in the first YouTube is from? I wouldn't mind downloading that song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 You should get the iPhone app that finds the song title. We have a few songs we'd like to find names for (like the music in the Golden Kingdom). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 I'll have to check into that. There seems to be an app for everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BMax Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 I really wish we could have rides like this back... and just the old six flags atmosphere in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees99 Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Bmax, I completely concur. VARIETY brought the people to GA in the 70s and early 80s. I live about 20 minutes from Magic Mountain. Every time I drive past it, all I see are roller coasters all over the place. Love roller coasters (all kinds), but I'm looking at more variety when paying those kind of ticket prices. When the guys put up these spotlights of some of those classic rides in GA's history, it brings a great big smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 (edited) That's how I feel as well. I really like the coasters at Great Adventure but sometimes I feel like taking a break from the coasters and want to ride something else and with so many non coaster rides either removed, SBNO or closed there leaves very little to choose from. My last visit to the park I didn't go on anything else besides coasters because there are so few flats left and of those rides left, some were closed. I'd be happy to not get a new coaster for 5+ years if it meant we could get back some of the flat/non coaster rides we lost or get replacements for them. Edited October 11, 2010 by Yoshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Nothing really draws me to the park besides the coasters. With the shows cut back, flat rides almost non-existant, water rides down to 2, and high prices, it's hard to justify bringing anyone to the park that isn't under 5 or over 10, which means you cut out a huge amount of families. Rides like Evolution allowed those kids in the 5-10 age range go on rides while their older siblings go on coasters or allowed everyone to ride together. If you're not riding a coaster in the park, you aren't doing anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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