Japanese B&M inverter makes its way to Jazzland

This is great news...except for the peeps in Japan. No B&M deserves to be SBNO. Jazzland may just be worth the trip next year.

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My two favorite coasters are named Superman.
Nitro, Gemini, Laser, Ice, Thunder...The American Gladiators!

and now there are three (namtaB)s in the SF B&M lineup. :) SFStL, La Ronda and now Jazzland.

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Bravo to Six Flags. Giving a struggling park a coaster and saving a B&M at the same time. I give them a little more respect.

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Off with the trims!
My fellow Americans; Let's Roll!
Woodencoaster.com

That is nice for people near Jazzland. I too have a little more respect for SF now.

Somehow I doubt that they put a lot of thought into "saving a B&M" and "giving a struggling park a great coaster". Probably thought more along the lines of "oo! cheap to buy, will attract lots of people to drive up income!" But then again I'm not the biggest fan of Six Flags as a company ;)

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Steel - #1 Kumba, #2 Millie, #3 Mantis ||| Wood - #1 Thunderbolt, #2 Villain, #3 Gwazi
"The key to a happy life is moderation" -- Jon Stewart

It is great they are moving the B & M as well as several flat rides. I only wish my park had purchased the B & M as we sadly still don't have one.

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wof fan

Very nice PittDesigner, at least someone was thinking. Thats more than likely exactly what they thought. Cheap, good company, good ride and a new park.

I wish Jazzland would have gotten a NEW B&M and new rides instead of used ones, but I guess I shouldn't be complainig since I'll finally have a B&M by my house.

That news sounds better than a SLC that Jazzland has had planned for the last 2 years.

Jwbeck3 - You win! I was wondering how long it would take for someone to complain about it.

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"When will you stop all your buzzing?" - The Flaming Lips "Oh My Pregnant Head" *** This post was edited by chris on 8/7/2002. ***

darn, I was hoping The Great Escape would get it. O'well.

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Is it true its always happy hour here? If it is I'd like to stay a while....

What is the diffrence of a used and new ride? You wont be able to tell... I cant tell flashback @ SFNE is a used ride...

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Im the #1 Canobie Lake Park Fan!!!These are my top 3 coasters:
1. S:RoS @ SFNE 2. Yankee Cannonball 3. Cyclone/B:TDK

Well, a moved, used ride can only be as good as it was designed. Flashback @ sfmm is an example of this. Gambit is probably smooth so it will be smooth, it won't feel like other used rides.

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The SFMM Salvi:
"Goliath Jr. looks to intense for me"
"I want to go on something more exciting than X"

Prediction time:

In 2003, Jazzland will become Six Flags Jazzland, Six Flags New Orleans, or Six Flags Louisiana [I prefer the first option]. Since SF has already petitioned the city for the name change, this is almost certain.

A new section of the park will open, Gotham City, containing Batman The Ride and at least two new Gotham-themed flats.

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Matthew "mamoosh" Sullivan
[aka DaDoosh, thanks to pikfanatic]

Mamoosh, er DaDoosh, uh Sophia, I mean Carnac (or anyone else for that matter) - Any idea what the "Juke Box" picture in the middle is?: http://members.aol.com/arteedeco/jazzland/

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"When will you stop all your buzzing?" - The Flaming Lips "Oh My Pregnant Head" *** This post was edited by chris on 8/7/2002. ***

Yeah that definitely sounds like SF, PittDesigner.

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Six Flags, the only chain of parks that can manage to have stacking with a one train operation.

Damn, why couldnt they give it to the great ecpape. They have owned the park for a few years now, and still have given it $h*t. This would have been a great attendance booster there, and a great ride to start there expnasion.

This was a smart choice for Six Flags, it doesn't require a huge capital investment, it gives the park something new and exciting, and it should improve the ticket sales for next season which is exactly what ALL parks want to do! I mean, far be it for Six Flags to make a "business decision". Who cares if it's used or not. It's something new for the locals, and gives enthusiasts yet another credit at Jazzland, even if it is a Batman clone. It's a proven design that is still thrilling. I think locals near New Orleans are going to love this ride.

My question is this: whatever happened to the Vekoma SLC that was built for Jazzland and never arrived?