GAcoaster Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Between the wood coaster going into SeaWorld San Antonio, the launched steel coasters going into BGW and SeaWorld Orlando, and the RMC coaster replacing Gwazi at BGT, there'll be a bunch of great new coasters coming next year to compete for "best new coaster". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 This is a great chance for the park to fill in a lot of blanks. With a any kids flats being removed. They dont really need to be in one spot. spreed them here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitr0o Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 11 hours ago, EasternThrills said: Hopefully JD will win the GTA for best new ride of 2020! Unfortunately the SeaWorld Entertainment parks really killed it this year, it may be tough to beat them. Kings Island's Giga doesn't actually look that impressive, so I'm gonna say if anything it's between SeaWorld's additions between all their affiliated parks, most likely the RMC Gwazi at BG Tampa..... however if the airtime on Jersey Devil is as crazy as we all assume, I think it may have a shot! We just gotta wait and see..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Drama Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) I think its worth noting that "Best New Ride" , as of this year's awards, been split into two separate categories.. - Best New Roller Coaster (Steel Curtain) - Best New "Attraction Installation" (Hagrid ride) Granted, it doesn't really make a whole lot of sense considering both awards this year were given to coasters. But not only that, Steel Curtain finished second in the new attraction poll and Hagrid finished second in the new coaster poll... I know, I know. Its wild. Doesnt make the most sense. I think the intention of it was just so that they could give out another award to someone (as arbitrary and meaningless as they are to begin with). As was mentioned earlier, GTA loves KI. But they also love Busch Gardens and SeaWorld too. If I had money on it, my bet is that Pantheon wins "Best New Attraction installation" (assuming it has significant theming elements), and the "Best New Coaster" a toss-up between RMC Gwazi or Orion. As great as JDC will likely be, I just dont see it winning... But at the end of the day its important not to take too much stock in these awards anyway, as they for obvious reasons aren't the best metric for giving credit where it is due... Edited September 11, 2019 by Llama Drama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternThrills Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 Will anybody be attending the planning board meeting for Jersey Devil on September 16th? Hopefully somebody can and will report back to this GAHistory forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa42 Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 So it’s 126 ft tall instead of 130 ft tall. Only 13 ft taller than Wonder Woman and 20 ft taller than Railblazer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coliwood_studios Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 It would be really cool if they left Roadrunner Railway in the same area, repainted it and renamed it "Little Devil" (using the tiny toons taz character). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Medusa42 said: So it’s 126 ft tall instead of 130 ft tall. Only 13 ft taller than Wonder Woman and 20 ft taller than Railblazer. The drop is going to be 130ft tall. The station isn't going to be ground level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pineracer Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 11 minutes ago, Tower said: The drop is going to be 130ft tall. The station isn't going to be ground level. This is exactly what I was thinking, It's kind of like is the new episode of Power Rangers at 8a or 8:30a on Saturday? (don't answer that, end of tangent) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 5 hours ago, coliwood_studios said: It would be really cool if they left Roadrunner Railway in the same area, repainted it and renamed it "Little Devil" (using the tiny toons taz character). That would be cool but of course there will definitely be parents who won't want their toddlers riding a devil themed coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa42 Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Tower said: The drop is going to be 130ft tall. The station isn't going to be ground level. Am I missing some sort of terrain change? 126 ft tall to a flat piece of land isn’t a 130 ft drop. The press release said: “Tension-building ascent up a towering, 130-foot lift hill”. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190829005027/en/Jersey-Devil-Coaster-Shatter-World-Records-2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted September 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Dig a four foot ditch under the top of the lift and you’re back to 130 ft! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternThrills Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 2 hours ago, 29yrswithaGApass said: Dig a four foot ditch under the top of the lift and you’re back to 130 ft! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericthewanderer Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 31 minutes ago, EasternThrills said: Lol Guess what? SFA did just that for their S:ROS:at the time the park had a 200-foot height limit, so the lift hill was built to 198,and the first drop went down 205 feet into a below-grade ditch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyrotron Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 I am very happy with this addition, but a part of me wishes they could have reached 150 feet with the height. When they say that records are being "shattered", you'd hope they'd leave a decent enough margin between the previous record-holder and the new addition. Being around 20 feet taller than the clones, it isn't going to be that much bigger comparatively. Regardless, I am very impressed with the lengthened layout they went with, and absolutely thrilled for Great Adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 7 hours ago, Gyrotron said: I am very happy with this addition, but a part of me wishes they could have reached 150 feet with the height. When they say that records are being "shattered", you'd hope they'd leave a decent enough margin between the previous record-holder and the new addition. Being around 20 feet taller than the clones, it isn't going to be that much bigger comparatively. Regardless, I am very impressed with the lengthened layout they went with, and absolutely thrilled for Great Adventure. In the future, the record is obviously going to be broken. Especially with the T-Rex’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternThrills Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 8 hours ago, Gyrotron said: I am very happy with this addition, but a part of me wishes they could have reached 150 feet with the height. When they say that records are being "shattered", you'd hope they'd leave a decent enough margin between the previous record-holder and the new addition. Being around 20 feet taller than the clones, it isn't going to be that much bigger comparatively. Regardless, I am very impressed with the lengthened layout they went with, and absolutely thrilled for Great Adventure. The height does not matter to me, as the ride will be absolutely fantastic! I just can't wait for construction to be well underway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyrotron Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, Mr.Six said: In the future, the record is obviously going to be broken. Especially with the T-Rex’s. That wasn’t remotely my point! I’m saying that this isn’t much larger than the clones. 11 hours ago, EasternThrills said: The height does not matter to me, as the ride will be absolutely fantastic! I just can't wait for construction to be well underway! I agree with you. I think that height is arbitrary for the overall impression of the attraction. The way it just goes straight into dropping (rather than a pre-drop turn around, in the same vein as Green Lantern and Wonder Woman) makes it pretty menacing. It will look GREAT as you approach it from a distance. Edited September 13, 2019 by Gyrotron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternThrills Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 16 hours ago, Gyrotron said: It will look GREAT as you approach it from a distance. It will look so good upon arriving to the ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Personally I won't really care about any ride specs as long as this ride doesn't get cloned throughout the chain. GAdv is SF's second biggest park that ranks near the top in population center and in attendance, so it makes an addition like this being added to our park justified, a Raptor that's larger scale in almost every way. I think the smaller parks will likely see the Wonder Woman clones due to their cheap cost, and considering that they were able to put one it at a small to moderately sized park like Fiesta Texas makes that addition justified. This is also why I don't think we will see a TRex in the chain either. From what I've heard they will likely be very expensive, and considering the fact that GAdv and SF were willing to go all out on the Raptor concept instead of waiting a few years for the TRex concept to be ready for production makes me think that we won't see one in the chain anytime soon due to SF's budget friendly business model, especially since their model has no plan of changing even after JRA's retirement next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternThrills Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 It looks like Road Runner Railway is the first ride to be getting deconstructed! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyrotron Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) Interesting to see Road Runner Railway being dismantled, LTSP is a thing of the past I guess. I’m really hoping it is moved to a different part of the park. Edited September 14, 2019 by Gyrotron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternThrills Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Six Flags FUN! said: When the park closes in January, could Great Adventure have a deal with EarthCam to use webcam for Jersey Devil Coaster construction just like Green Lantern construction webcam in 2011. Fingers Crossed! I don't know where they would place the LiveCam if it were to happen (GADV if you see this, please add in a live camera for the Jersey Devil Coaster). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternThrills Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 That actually brings up a good question. IF Great Adventure did a live camera for Jersey Devil, where/what do you think they would place the camera on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pineracer Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 15 hours ago, EasternThrills said: That actually brings up a good question. IF Great Adventure did a live camera for Jersey Devil, where/what do you think they would place the camera on? Nitro's lift hill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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