No-Coaster Con wrap-up for Six Flags Great America

Did they say anything about themeing or colors of track for these rides?

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Jack, who can't wait for Opening Day 2001...

They did not announce the names at the event. The park's PR person said there is still bugs they must work out for the final design of the Boomerang. Not names or colors as of yet

when will the anouncement be???

Anything else discussed at the No-Coaster Con? Such as the American Eagle running backwards?

If the boomerang is somehow finished before Deja Vu, will Deja Vu be considered a clone?

Krazy --

When asked "Would Eagle Blue run backward this year" park President, Jim Wintrode, said "Next question."

What this mean, I do not know.

Overall I thought it was a great convention, even though there really wasn't any "new news." It, however, was worth it to see that X Video. O M G. This, no doubt, will be the scariest ride in A LOOOOOOOOONG time!

Words cannot describe what this will do to your body.

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techniccly we knew about great americas super boomerang first and it isnt as tall as sfmm so it isn't a clone.

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bhilk

Did they announce opening day or when season passes go on sale?

The only other offical thing was the use of the field across the Express War that they indeed bought.

Any information about placing a mid park path by Batman and the new Invertigo? This would be pretty cool IMO.

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BMCOASTER

bmcoaster@wi.rr.com

In answer to inverted_one's question about opening day and season passes, here is what they told us about that:

NOTHING

As of this point in time, SFGAm could not tell the people at No Coaster when the park would open for the 2001 season, how much season passes were, how much main gate ticket prices would be, or any other information about the operation calendar for the 2001 season.

I guess what gets me is that almost 90% of the parks have already announced this information on the web, or you can find it out by calling the parks. In fact, about 1/2 of the 90% have been selling their 2001 season pass since BEFORE CHRISTMAS! If memory serves me correctly, you could by a CP or PKI pass BEFORE THE 2000 SEASON ENDED!!!!! What really makes me mad is that SFGAm waits so long before they allow people to purchase a pass from their park. It would be one thing if the other parks were part of the Cedar Fare, or Paramount...but parks like SFO, SFKK, SFSTL, have already announced their operating dates/times, and are selling season passes.....so it's not just a SF thing, but a SFGAm thing. Why wait so long?


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Brian A. Plencner
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SFGA and it's president Jim Wintrode always prided themselves on not having any clones. Now they have two. Pretty sad.

What do you mean "not having any clones. Now they have two." Now I'm as much an SFGAm fans as the next person, but these are not the first cloned coasters in the park. There is a certain smallish woodie that is a clone of a coaster from back in the 1920's. Gosh, ppl make it seem like clones are a bad thing for coasters. Get over it.
lata,
jcsn

The Invertigo isn't a clone of anything unless you're counting Deja Vu as already built. This coaster is similar to Boomerangs but it has some very distinct new features. Vertical towers, powered launch (I could be wrong here but isn't Deja Vu supposed to have a powered launch? If our Invertigo is a clone then it should be powered launch), and it will be taller than all past Boomerangs. When you said they have 2 clones were you referring to Viper and S:UE as the two clones? Then you would be pretty much right.
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Jack, who can't wait for Opening Day 2001...

Maxim, when has SFGAm or its president ever prided itself on not having any clones? Never have they ever even mentioned that. I think this has been created more amongst SFGAmites over the years.

I just want to say that I'm proud to consider Six Flags Great America my home park, IMO it is the best SF park around. SFGA always seems to be the first to do things, set new records. We have always been lucky to get new coasters, and chances to build first of the kind, state of the art coasters..
Check this out:
*When Tidal Wave opened in 1978 it was the tallest rollercoaster in the world (142 ft)
*When American Eagle opened in 1981 it was the worlds tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster. It remained the fastest for a long time (I believe it is 66 mph)
*In 1988 SHockWave, tallest, fastest Roller coaster in the world...at 170 feet 65mph and the first coaster in the world with 7 loops
*1990 Iron Wolf, worlds first and tallest stand up coaster
*1992 BATMAN the ride, the WORLD'S first invered outside looping roller coaster
*1999 RAGING BULL...THE WORLD'S first hyper twister roller coaster....according to SFGA the toughest coaster in the midwest...
and now in 2001 we get 2 more roller coasters...

This is off the topic a little, it is about the land accross the park..this construction company my grandpa worked for built southwest terr. and the gaint drop and the company was told about 3 years ago there were putting in a water park...I kind of wish they would build more coasters...but oh well--


AND FOR THE RECORD...lets hope SFGA builds more R.C. in a new part of the park-- rather then taking out old ones to build more--

I would just like to add one thing that makes me mad...considering the fact the SFGA was the first to build ShockWave (TALLEST, FASTEST, first 7 loop r.c.) and Batman....First inverted coaster...


WHY DO THEY always show VIPER from SFMM (the same as shockWave, SFMM cloned our Shockwave, put in in a parking lot...just like what we did and painted it ORANGE and called it VIPER)rather then showing ShockWave from SFGA? Wouldn't you show the original? And then they always show SFMM BATMAN the ride vs. showing SFGA Batman....(I THINK OUR BATMAN is WAY better themed....This is one ride we didn't put in the parking lot...THEY did)
ANYONE else notice this?

coasterdemon@aol.com

I was talking about show where they talk about the best roller coasters...

like on the travel or discovery channel...

Hello? This Super Invertigo is listed in CB SFGAm info as Two-Face for 2001 and 9 members have included it in their track records!!!

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I don't know what your talking about. First of all, neither Viper or Batman is anywhere near a parking lot. Batman's in the back of the park, Viper sits alone on top of a hill. Secondly, these coasters are shown because SFMM is located in LA county, what better way to get people into your flagship park, than to make sure it's always on television? As I say all the time, this isn't a popularity contest, it's a business.

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