Complete Flops?

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Just some pictures of the "Wacky Driving Machines" I wonder how much all that scenery costed. Its amazing it never ran. Just eye candy ;)

I would agree with that, coasterfile. It's failed in that we all invisioned it as the next B&M invert. A smash success that other parks would be fighting over who got the next one. But it is a success in that it's a good ride (though been through some TOUGH times!) *** Edited 3/19/2005 5:16:58 AM UTC by Peabody***

Deja Vu is definately a flop. I could probably name off about fifty people I know who have never ridden because it's closed every time they go.

Me personally? Only seen it running twice in six visits since it opened.

The Bat was a complete engineering flop.

Then there is that one in (I think) Edit: South America by Intamin that never got an electrical system and still hasn't opened.(Vertigorama)

Then there is that one in Australia that still hasn't opened...(orphan rocker) *** Edited 3/19/2005 5:49:06 AM UTC by TeknoScorpion***

Vertigorama in South America. Built but never opened! And a HUGE coaster!!

So thats the name of it!!!... sorry, inside thing.

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Corkscrewy said:
... I wonder how much all that scenery costed...

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Costed?

Are we 7 years old again?

lol Gonch, I remember passing by Wild Wind several times after it was built. It looked like it would be REALLY painful. The inversion was way too sharp and the ride itsself was too small. The kiddie coaster thingy is better :)

I think that maybe son of beast could fit into this.

How can SoB fit? It runs (rough) fairly consistantly, they've modified it to keep it running, and they spend money on it every year to keep it going. And as I've said recently, the GP seem to like it. Go on a Tuesday when there is over an hour wait for the ride (seen it myself) and tell me it is a flop.

Just cause you, him, or her don't care for it, I wouldn't necissarily consider it a flop in the terms we've been talking about here.

Just because there are people who want to try a ride, even just once, doesn't mean it is, or is not, a flop.

I have heard many mixed reviews on SoB, but have never ridden myself. I am going to try to this summer, but we'll see what happens. From what I have heard and read about it, I would consider it a flop of a ride.

If you goto any park on a busy enough day and look at their biggest ride, you can see lengthy wait times. The wait time does not necessarily reflect the quality of the ride, but rather the will of the person who wants to try the ride.

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Mamoosh said:
SFMM and SFGAm's Deja Vu's were open all summer and the one in Germany hasn't had any problems.

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I think that one in Europe is in Madrid/Spain (For a moment there was hope - a Deja Vu in Germany? But no.......)

:)

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Out of all the coasters ive ridden, I would have to say the one that really didnt do any good to me was Viper at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey. That one was a really painful one. Also I dont care for Son of Beast, I get thrown around in the darn train sooo bad, it hurts. *** Edited 3/19/2005 7:18:33 AM UTC by DisasterAmy63***

Come to think of it, the idea behind Z-Force, or Flashback by Intamin never caught on. I'd say that would qualify it as a flop.

I would consider Deja Vu a flop since I'm sure Six Flags would've built more by now if they considered it a success

Ditto for X

The Vekoma Fliers were made pretty irrelevant after B&M introduced their version. Stealth didn't even stay in it's original location 5 years.

Drachen Fire was given up on and demolished

Ditto Wind Jammer

Ditto Hercules

Ditto Bat

Ditto Viper SFGADV maybe

Flashback/Z Force as stated above

Those coasters listed above that never opened *** Edited 3/19/2005 10:46:01 AM UTC by john13601***

@Mamoosh:

If there is a Deja Vue in Germany, it must be the best kept secret of the amusement industry.

I am pretty sure you meant the one in Spain (I know, I know... all this euro-confusion :))

Anyway, the chances to get a ride on Stuntfall are iffy. The ride suffers at least 50% downtime (from what I have heard and experienced myself).

I would add the first suspended coaster "Alpenflug" (1974) on the flop list as well. It operated for a measily eleven days before it was scrapped, shredded and melted down.

Skytrak at Granana Studio Tours is another.

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-Jimvy!

Windjammer definitely a huge flop, no doudt.

Deja Vu, the biggest mistake Six Flags ever made, IMO. It would have been fine if they built 1 prototype till they fixed up all the bugs, but they built several, all of which have terrible downtime, and when they do run, they can't keep the capacity up to a decent level, so it takes forever to even ride it, and usually by the time you get to the front fo the line, it breaks down again. All Deja Vu's need to be torn down, its defintiely a coaster I will not miss if gone.

As a flop...I have a few "What were they thinking?" coasters. I define that as the park jumping building something that just doesn't quite fit. That while the ride might be nice( or not)...it just doesn't quite fit. Some examples of this would be:

Creating Disaster Transport...I still scratch my head over seeing that big building prime sandy beach...and to still say "Welcome to Alaska" with no snow theme what-so-ever.

Windjammer...well, it at least looked nice.

Superman Ride of Steel SFMM pretty much insert any SF ride here that can't run reliable.

Following the last one...any "Racing" coaster that doesn't race. If you have a "freakn" racing coaster and you marketed as such...MAKE IT RACE! This goes for PKI, SF, CP, etc. I understand if the crowds of low one side is fine, but during the middle of summer...put on a good show.

I even go as far as saying Wicked Twister at CP. That caught many people off guard when they said they were building that during the "Impulse boom." I still wonder why the park built that. I think Troika has more of line than that thing on some days. ;) While it might be a fun ride, I just don't see why the park built it, and why they built it over there...compared to what could have been?

Just to spark the conversation.

I agree with the make it race thing. That really p's me off when only one side of Gemmi isn't working. But I completely disagree about WT. I think it fit perfect into that area. maXair will really help it making that area one people go to.