I just got back from SFMM today. It was buy a day get a year free so when I went to the season pass office (right next to flashback) asked the worker who was taking my picture about it and she said that she heared her manager talking about them refurbishing it but didnt know anything else.
I hope not, they really need to just get rid of the ride. Unless they make it some kind of indoor themed attraction, I doubt it will have many riders and seems like a waste of money. Sell it to some small park that needs it.
It could be a really good ride if they got new cars refurbished it and cut back some of the trees.
When I was in lost and found (my cusion lost her hat) there was a painted picture of it with along line and the trees where all cut back. It looked really fun.
I'm sorry to inform you, but Flashback is a giant POS. There is nothing the park can do to repair, fix or mend a POS. Let it go. It will NEVER be a good ride.
^ They announced that it may be refurbed and relocated, or it may be dead. It will not reopen in its present location in the park, and I would be shocked if it reopened anywhere.
^^ and ^^^ I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that the OTSR's on Flashback are necessary due to tight clearances.
2012 SFGAm Visits: 26 2012 Season Whizzer Rides: 84 X Flight Rides: 91
The layout is fine, but the whole structure would have to be redone with higher clearances, it seems, to allow for lapbars. Or perhaps they could add high sides to the cars and cover them with a roof. ;)
It's a shame Intamin didn't take the design further and come up with a lap-bar model. I think it's a great ride concept.
Oh no. That won't be the end. Then there will be the "Whatever happened to Flashback?" threads, as well as the "Why didn't Intamin ever make anymore spacedivers?" threads.
^where would they put it the rest of the park seems to already have major improvements. I think it might go where psyclone was and the area where it is now an extention to the loonietoons kids zone place.
Also where the Season pass office is is exactly next to the entrance of the ride and it looks aweful espacialy scense its connected to the season pass office.