GASM Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 I believe the GASM sign was donated to the Roller Coaster Museum.Ah, ok, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railer Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) If anyone want's to see Collins Key the magician in Showcase next weekend, they are reserved seating (free & meet and greet) you MUST go on Ticketfly to get ticket's to Showcase (again,free) you will not be able to go to the show's without reserving a seat. It's already up to the Sunday 7pm show, i just got 4 tickets. You can print them, or get ticket's on Mobile. Link's are under the "events" tab on the park's site. Correction : 30mins prior to the show anyone that reserved a seat and is not seated yet, will lose the reserved seat. Meaning if you have reserved a ticket, and are NOT more than a half hr early, your seat will be open to any Guest without a ticket. And if everyone that reserved a seat shows up on time, no Guest's without a ticket will get in. Edited June 1, 2015 by Railer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyferry Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) I just read on a FB page that El Diablo's train is off (sitting next to the loop), and that Ka is having work done and is closed for a few days. Any info on that? Just curious if there was a problem, if it's the weather, or just routine maintenance. I'm living vicariously through here as I broke my ankle and won't be at the park for another 5 weeks. Sigh. Edited June 2, 2015 by hollyferry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANofNJ Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Someone on a FB page wrote that Ka's cable launch cable broke. Seems kinda way early for that to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 I hope it isn't anything that major and it reopens soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Ka's cable has indeed snapped, and I'm hearing that they covered up some of the track with tarp. I think this is a major malfunction, as they will have to wait for parts from Switzerland to make the repair. My guess is about a month of downtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlee Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 OH NO!! Major disappointment for coaster con if Kingda Ka is down. I will be attending Coaster Con and was wondering if i was to park in the main lot, go into park, then go over to Hurricane Harbor, I can take the shuttle, but how would re-entry work? I assume i can use my season pass to get into Hurricane Harbor but i thought season passes could not be used for re-entry. That you need a wrist stamp. Wouldn't the wrist stamp wash off in the water? I have never done this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlee Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 was anybody on the ride when it happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertleax Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 OH NO!! Major disappointment for coaster con if Kingda Ka is down. I will be attending Coaster Con and was wondering if i was to park in the main lot, go into park, then go over to Hurricane Harbor, I can take the shuttle, but how would re-entry work? I assume i can use my season pass to get into Hurricane Harbor but i thought season passes could not be used for re-entry. That you need a wrist stamp. Wouldn't the wrist stamp wash off in the water? I have never done this before. On ROTB event last year we went to Gadv 1st, took the shuttle over to HH for a few hours and then then took the shuttle back to Gadv later that day. We have done this several time before also; had our hands stamped and never had a problem re-entering the park. Even though you can not hardly see the stamp, the light they use to look for it picks it up fairly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railer Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 ^ Just don't use ANY kind of sunscreen on your rt hand with the stamp. It will wash the stamp off, or cover it so the blacklight does not see it. They tell you that sometimes when you get stamped, depends on who is working that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Kingda Ka just tested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railer Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) Just saw a very cool new commercial for "El Diablo" in the Philly market. "Go eye to eye with your worst fears" with a very cool "Eye od Sauron" looking red eye, and a "fiery" font on ther lettering. 1st time i have seen it. They always run commercials during "Big bang Theory" on PHL 17. Edited June 4, 2015 by Railer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc12192 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Kingda Ka just tested I saw it test today as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogolo Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Looks like it is El Toro's turn for some major maintenance. There was a very large cranes nearby. They were getting ready to replace the upper pulley. There were also some rather large weights on flat bed trucks. I'd say expect it to be down for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 That is tricky timing especially with the ACE Convention coming to town! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachos Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Anyone notice the new trim on bizarro after the Immelmann? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) The park is really letting the poison ivy take over. It is really bad in GK, now with large batches of poison ivy over growing the landscaping right up to the walkway pavement. Even KK'S queue had poison ivy growing between the fence and walkway, where people who are not looking can brush against it and get rashes. I have not seen other parks let poison ivy take over so much like GADV has, the park needs to spray it back. Stay on the lookout for it when you visit the park. Edited June 9, 2015 by The Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReptileGuy Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Thats ironic you mention poison ivy now. The other day me the group i was with decided to walk back up to the pick-up area, rather than take the shuttle bus since it had easily a 3 bus wait. On the way back, my ankles almost got destroyed by poison ivy. Luckily i figured out what it was and avoided it. I guess my two years in boy scouts was good for one thing lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks for the warning, I'll be careful when walking around the Golden Kingdom. I also hope El Toro is open by next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrpq Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 shouldn't that type of work on el toro been done before the park opened? I would think something that could cause that large of an item to be replaced should/could have been notice on the inspections of the rides pre park opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Well since they're replacing the upper pulley and probably other cable lift mechanisms, maybe they won't have to slow the cable lift at the top anymore! It would be insane speeding around the curve and being dragged down the drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcji Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 ^ my initial thought was that too....but I'm not confident they'll change it back :-( Those days were the best when you fly around the turn and drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogolo Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 I believe they slowed it down because it was doing some bad things to El Toro's first drop structure. I doubt you will see it come back and obviously makes little difference to quality the rest of the ride. Be glad they scheduled major maintenance instead of waiting for something to break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railer Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 They pulled off one of the Trains on Batman getting ready for NAMTAB, just saw a vid of it on FB. It is open with only 1 Train on the circut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReptileGuy Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Can you link the video please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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