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...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 I love the flying wave. As stated in the spotlight I was guilty for many years of calling it just the swings as that was the best way to refer to it as a whole. I don't really get on this much anymore, but as a youngster it was definatelyt a must ride during each visit to the park. Definately a shame that noone saw fit to give the ride a sign until 2005 considering it is another of those rides that is basically a park staple to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted January 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Even with the addition of The Dark Knight coaster, Movie Town will be hurting for attractions in 2008. I still wonder if the Flying Wave will be relocated to Movie Town and rethemed as Crime Wave like at Six Flags Over Georgia. (Especially since the paint job on ours is so faded and the lights are in such poor condition.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Awesome Idea. I still am curious to see if Movietown is going to be completely rethemed into more of a Gotham City role or whatnot, but I think this could be a good addition. I think they still are going to need antoher big attraction in Movietown simply because with the Dark Knight being a modified/intricately themed Wild Mouse, it is still going to be missing that certain something. The wave is definately due for some nice repainting, maybe some nice bright LED's, and a brand new setting. It would definately bring me back to the ride, and movie town can use all the rides to keep people in the area as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 I certainly hope that news of this thing being taken away is not true but I have a feeling it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycloneMan Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 The Flying Wave flew away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 The Flying Wave has been removed for 2008 and will be replaced by Turbo Bungy. Turbo Bungy's space is vacant. Fantasy Fling will not be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Well until that news there was still hope for a non-removal closure for the time being. Quite disheartening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 This ride looked classy in its prime. It was sort of like the Giant Wheel's little sister. We need a new one again soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 (edited) I hope they put a new Flying Wave ride in, at least put something better than turbo bungy there. Edited April 25, 2008 by The Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Combine the two... TURBO BUNGY!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkridedan Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Waveswingers look nice! I wonder if the park would consider a Yo Yo swing because of their 42'' height requirement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 With the removal of the Flying Wave we are down to just six original rides from 1974. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterloverx13 Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 im glad fantasy fling is still around but why'd they have to remove the flying wave a rethemed movie town to gotham city and a rethemed flying wave to a crime wave like SFoG would be an excellent idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkridedan Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 If Six Flags places a swinger in Movietown, I hope they would put it in the trees near Chaos! Hot sun + spinning = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 I would love to see this ride ov er in movietown as now its laying in the bone yard. i cant see how this ride needs to be refurbished so often? they did it many times over the years and it lasted this long. lets do it one more time and retheme it to fit in movietown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 I suppose we could see a new swing or a rehabbed original swing return to the park, but if that is the case it's a closely guarded secret right now. The rehab to a "crime wave" would probably work at this point in Movietown with everything else being Batman at the moment, but anything would be nice. We can keep hoping though for a swing to make a return to the park. Everytime I look over at the Turbo Bungy and see a whopping 1 maybe 2 people using them I feel like "wow the Swing always had more than this riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Unfortunately, the Flying Wave was a very troubled ride mechanically. I wouldn't expect to see it return, but I would think a NEW one could easily be added in the next season or two. If I had to guess, there are probably more complaints at GR about the park not having swings and bumper cars than anything else, and probably 100x more complaints about not having those rides than the removal of Chiller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railer Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 I think they know they need a new swing ride in the park. They are staples of an amusement park, just like a Carousel and a Ferris Wheel. Especially with the park's new emphasis on family attraction's. I don't think we'll wont have to wait long for a new one, the even left up the post for the sign. Does anyone think they will restore the original if possible? That would be the classier move in my book. *R* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 (edited) Even if they put a new model swing ride that would be great. I still don't know why the park did not move the bumper cars during the off season. Those are two staples GAdv is really missing out now. Edited June 4, 2008 by The Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkridedan Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 The swings had been making some pretty scary sounds the past ten years. SFGAdv's lack of a replacement *may* have been a result of the changes in GM's the past few years. By 2008 however, somebody at Six Flags is dropping the ball. GAdv should have its swings, (and bumper cars, Houdini, Musik Express, a scrambler and a couple of other rides) open or replaced, before some other parks received 2008 additions. SFoT has 12 family spin rides to SFGAdv's 6, and received Tony Hawk for 2008. The coaster is the 5th 42'' coaster to co-exist with 4 48'' coasters, 3 water rides and 8 "other" flat rides. SFStL has received it's second coaster in as many years and it's third 48'' coaster. SFStl has 3 42'' coasters, 12 "flat rides" and 3 water rides. The additions are great for their parks. SFGAdv's replacements may not have brought in as many people as a new coaster at these other parks but it would have made the park more competitive in its two huge markets. What SFoT and SFStL wouldn't have received in 2008 wouldn't have hurt them as much as what has been removed from 2001-2008 has been hurting SFGAdv. Philly's market is larger than Houston or St Louis and New York is larger than all three. I'm not sure I understand SF's logic. Maybe SFoT and SFStL will have other 42'' and 48'' coasters removed in the future. It seems like SF's attitude is that El Toro, Kingda Ka and Nitro can sustain SFGAdv through anything. The economy has already helped lower admission prices and I hope the sagging attendance figures over a 6 season period will make SF take another look at removing so many family and flat rides. I don't notice the missing rides at this stage of the season because I have my season pass holder blinders on. I hope the everday guest is with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 The big difference is those parks in those markets don't have the same costs that GA does. GA has higher labor and maintenance costs than ANY non-Disney park anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkridedan Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 GAdv has the potential to bring in the most. I think it's good karma to invest the most into it. It has become a good destination park for coaster lovers. I would love to see it become a better-value local park with more staple rides. All of the expensive labor exuses has been bad karma for the park. I wouldn't have wanted to be the executive to make the decision to green light Kingda Ka, but if I knew it would bring the end to SO many rides, it would have been an easy decision to pass on. But I'm not crazy over Kingda Ka; It's easy for me to see it as a big maintenance budget buster. I would rather ride Flying Wave, Autobahn, Musik Express, Spin Meister, Movie Town Water Effect, Houdini, a scrambler, monster or a flying carpet and as a coaster enthusiast I would be just as happy with El Toro, Nitro, Batman and GASM, and Rolling Thunder, Runaway Train and The Dark Knight. I think every amusement park that I've ever been to has a set of swings, bumper cars and a Musik Express/Flying Bobs ride for a reason. I hope Six Flags starts to take the flat ride loss seriously for that reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkridedan Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I didn't know I was in a bad mood yesterday until I came back to look for respsonses. Sorry for the double post, but I also wonder if they would go with another Zierer waveswinge. Knoebel's Zamperla model was a little slow, but the same model at Holiday World is one of the best rides at the park. The Yo Yo swings are allot of fun too. Indiana Beach's model is on a small pier over the lake and SFoT has the same ride and they call it Gunslinger. That could be a neat idea for Frontier Advengtures. The Yo Yo Swing has a 42'' height requirement to Zierer's 48''. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Six FLags better do something soon, like 09 season to replace flats asafp, because if they dont there going to loose the family aspect buisness there tring to gain. I have 2 kids one is only 3 and he other is 11 and she isnt going on any mega coasters. She used to go for the flats, and now there are none. The swings are a park staple and must be returned. or updated, no excuses this time! We want the swings back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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