New pics of SFGAM construction!

Here is the link.

http://www.coasterworlds.cwfwrestlingonline.com/Coaster%20Photos/GreatAmericaConstruction2003/ConstructionOctober6/SixFlagsGreatAmericaConstr/index.html

Wow! Thanks for the pics. I didn't know they were that far along.

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Cornball Express- America's first stand up woodie.

The best part of the pics is the wonderful showing of SFGAm's use of Duck Tape. Hopefully during the next week we'll see more de-construction, since its stopped right now to help the park catch up with Fright Fest. ( They still need to do things such as change Iron Wolf...) It'll be interesting to see how fast it all goes though!

Brutal.

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SFGAm: 1)DV 2)V2 3)AE Blue 4)Viper 5)Bull

Kyle Rehm said:
The best part of the pics is the wonderful showing of SFGAm's use of Duck Tape.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that, since they had to cut apart the track, they are covering up the sharp edges with duct tape so nobody gets cut.

Kyle Rehm I think I saw you yesterday taking pics of the shockwave track I took some pics too. I just havent developed them yet.

They've also cut the footing bolts on the two outermost boomerang supports to remove the nuts. I suspect they'll be gone before too much more track is removed.

The duct tape is most likely to protect the cut edges of steel. Those edges aren't painted and so they have the potential of rusting very easily. This is just further proof that Six Flags plans on keeping the ride.

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James Draeger
-Captain Sarcasm

Holydumb26 - If you saw me I was with my girlfriend. As for the duct tape, its probally to perserve the edges, only funny thing is that they are blow torching the connectors between the Supports and Track. I'm not sure on how the supports connect to the track but, the cuts they are making aren't the cleanest of cuts...

Yes, some of those cuts, well, sucked.

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Never Has Gravity Been So Uplifting.

Those pieces were the spine is cut really worry me. It doesn't seem like something they would do if they really are relocating Shock Wave.

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Shock Wave R.I.P. 1988-2002

If it was heading to the dump, wouldn't they be using a wrecking ball? Isn't that how DF went?

Yeah I did see you It was about 9:50ish

I was with my Friend

Don't worry, it will not be scratched. The pieces are labled. (example: b roll entrance, b roll exit) A good sign that it will indeed be relocated.

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Never Has Gravity Been So Uplifting.

i can't wait to see that turn into the break run get the axe...

Great pictures especially #2 nice pic of our car. My hubby & I were there around 10:00 taking pictures, he had the Cedar Point Camp Snoopy shirt I had the King's Island sweatshirt on. Mark kept touching the Shockwave track I think he thought a genie was going to pop out & grant him 3 wishes. Did anyone else get asked to save Shockwave?

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"Crayons taste like purple"...Tardy

oh my!! PLEASE dont tell me that all 4 SF parks that are getting new coasters are getting the same B&M Flyer, with the same colors, and same name!! ugh!! if there is anything SF needs, its not theming or cleanliness, or capacity, its originality!

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#1-MF #2-Apollo's Chariot #3-S:RoS

-Why a car if i could have a coaster train on wheels??

Those pick are good Im going on Colombus Day. I will have my camera and i'll have pic of the deconstruction and if you want them e mail me at Blinks27@msn.com.

Later

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Top 3 coasters at SFGAm: 1. DeJavu 2. Raging Bull 3. Viper

Did anyone buy the Shockwave stat shirts they had in the Carousel Souvenirs store?

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"Crayons taste like purple"...Tardy