Andrew M Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Hey why not add floor less trains? If mantis/rougarou turns into a success I could see GA jumping at the opportunity to do the same. We did retheme medusa to bizarro and (I assume) we are still planning on turning batman to NATMAB which we will obviously market as a "new" ride. You wouldn't need to retheme GL but I could see people not minding since a lot of people are fed up with the super hero themed rides. So my point being... Why not? How much exactly would new trains even cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truepolak90 Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 I think Apocalypse at SF America and Georgia Scorcher would benefit with floorless trains even though they only have two inversions each. If GL got modified then corporate won't see the need for Bizarro or to have two floorless coasters in one park. If GL were to get floorless trains its only because Bizarro would be moving to a new park, or vise versa (which would be okay with me, send GL off and keep Bizarro) :-) . ( It would be a win win for them but not so much for us). I don't mind having it the way it is now. I don't care much for stand ups but it offers variety for our coaster line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 (edited) I also say it's a bit early for them to change GL. Maybe in a couple of years they'll consider it, but it's still a "new" ride for many. I'd love a change to sit-down trains, and It would be nice to see them walk away from the superhero theming. And yes, shockwave at KD is a nightmare. The transitions are brutal to begin with, and it being a standup makes it 10x worse. At least GL has nice, silky smooth B&M transitions, and it's only the trains that make it rough Edited September 19, 2014 by KK456 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlee Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 well, it would no longer be "stand up to your fear". Mantis was hard on the head but not on the legs, Green Lantern is rough on the legs but not so much the head. My friend was wearing earings on mantis and her ears were bleeding after the ride. I think it's too soon to change Green Lantern. It would be a shame to change Bizarro since it was the first ever floorless. Can't Green Lantern be a regular sit down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkj3322 Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 I hope not. I personally like Green Lantern and how smooth it runs. I don't think the little bit of pressure put on your legs while entering the incline loop is bad. Standing up is something small to differentiate it from other coasters around the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 The roughness on the head depends on how tall you are. Shorter people will have a smoother ride. But put in tall people like me, and you get a headache on that ride. I literally have to put my hands on the side of my head so it doesn't hurt as much. The corkscrews are brutal to me. But my brother, who is shorter than I, says it's not so rough on the head, but he still says his ankles hurt. It's not a sharp pain, but a pressurized pain on the ankles due to the g-forces put on them. I think they should leave bizarro as-is and make GL a sit-down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew M Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 There's no reason why we can't have two floor less coasters. In fact we could advertise "Six Flags Great Adventure!!! The only park with two floor less coasters in America!!!!!" Lmfao.. Unless I'm wrong n there's another park... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Ehh.. Would be cool but I don't think management would do that. The GP would see it as redundant, even though it's 2 different experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkj3322 Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 That's probably why I like it. I'm not too tall and I have strong legs so it makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANofNJ Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Hey KK456, a ride built in 1997 is not a new ride, and it wasn't new when it was installed at SFGadv, it was used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew M Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 We've established this^ but whenever SF relocates, rethemes, or "re-trains" (NAMTAB) a coaster they will try to beat it into your head that it is a brand new ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) ^^Yeah I know that. But Im not sure if repainting it made it a bit smoother because I never rode it when it was Chang. I like to call relocated rides "new" with the quotation marks instead of used . But then again, I rode GL within the opening month, and it was already a bit rattly. ^It's not just six flags who does that, but Six Flags really emphasizes that it's a new ride lol. And they do a pretty good job at it, because for the most part, the GP doesn't know it was a relocation. Edited September 20, 2014 by KK456 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew M Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 I remember people talking about how upset they were that they "tore down Medusa to build Bizarro because the thought Medusa was a better ride." I'm not even kidding those are the exact words I overheard. I just silently laugh to myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) ^Yup. I heard that all the time, and Im sure people will think the same about Rougarou. EDIT: 100th post in 21 days! Edited September 20, 2014 by KK456 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RADZADcoasters Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Here's an idea, make green lantern a wing rider.... Redo the loop, and make the ground lower. That would be AMAZING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 ^Would be cool but the heartline difference in the two types of trains are too drastically different for it to be possible. I believe the heartline of a standup is about 1.5 meters, and for a wingrider, 0.5 meters. The ride would be VERY different. It might be possible, but it would be rather complex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHdas Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I'd turn it into a wing/sitdown, repaint it, and have it over with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I'd rather see it as a sitdown. If they decide to do something similar, let's hope their marketing is good enough to pull it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANofNJ Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 just tear down GL. its a horrible coaster. waste of space 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RADZADcoasters Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Green lantern would be the best wing rider ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 ^That title belongs to Thunderbird! They would have to significantly modify the track transitions and perhaps the trains too though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHdas Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Actually, turning Green Lantern into a floorless is a terrible idea, mainly because we have another one (Bizarro). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew M Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 There's nothing wrong with two floor less coasters. If we got another hyper nobody would complain that we already have nitro, if we got another wooden nobody would complain that we already have el toro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro#1 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 just tear down GL. its a horrible coaster. waste of space Just send it to The Great Escape where all of Six Flags' coaster rejects go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 ^lol I actually think it would be redundant to have 2 floorless coasters in one park. The loopers are all very similar already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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