Coaster File said:
Sarejvo Bobsleds at Sfmm now La Vibora at Sfot.
Look up...
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Am I really that shy?
As for ride rotation, what happened with SFoG's Viper, i forget if that went anywhere. Shockwave should be sent far, far away, unless it is re-furbished with lap bars.
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I-Nar said:
But then again, there's another ride that's currently sitting, lonely in a parking lot at a certain park up here... You know, the one that isn't Superman: Ultimate Flight? :)
...does it come with a free frogurt?
--Maddie
*** This post was edited by Chernabog 4/23/2003 11:00:07 PM ***
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Who ever said coasters were dangerous?
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Summer 03-CP, HP, Canobie, SFNE, SFWOA, and SFGAm.
Patrick K said:
I wonder if a ride with bad capacity (i.e. DejaVu at SFGam) would be better at a smaller park?
Don't think of it as one ride with low capacity. There is a reason they added V2 the same year. Don't think of them as 2 rides with low capacity, but one ride with high capacity.
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Ah what the hell.....Magnum What?
S:ROS blew me away
-Nate
The people in line for V2 are keeping people out of line for Viper, the people in line for Deja Vu are keeping people out of Bull's line, etc etc etc
Each ride added makes all the lines in the park that much shorter.
You get the idea.
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Ah what the hell.....Magnum What?
S:ROS blew me away
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For the sake of yourself, don't take anything I say seriously.
Thank you for: Ultra Twister, Batman the Escape, Greezed Lightning, Viper, and Myan Mind Bender.
We borrowed the Condor for a year, and shared our first generation freefall, spinning barrel ride, and Thriller with other parks.
WE even have the Astroneedle rusting away on property for a small donation it's yours.
Now tell me we are not a real team player.
God I want a REALLY NEW coaster so bad.....
But something tells me our next will be a gift from another park, at least we managed not to get Shockwave..
We did get the S@S Swatter which is really fun.
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Are you ready to fly in '03 SFGAm??? :)
Was the Condor at Astroword not the same one that's at SFGAM now I seem to remember getting a brochure from Astroworld the year it debuted but I think the one at Sfgam was already there
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JOHN
RCT INSOMNIACS
KIMBERLY LAKE INC.
However, your "overall park capacity" theory only works if both rides are installed without removing other rides. Since Sky Whirl was pulled out for Deja Vu, then theoretically adding Deja Vu and V2 has no more effect on overall park capacity than keeping Sky Whirl and just adding V2. Of course, I'm more than happy with Deja Vu and V2 so I'm not complaining, just pointing it out.
-Nate
john13601 said:
Was the Condor at Astroword not the same one that's at SFGAM------------------
I do believe it is the same. That bird gets around.
One thing that comes to mind when speaking about coaster rotation or relocation is that is seems ususally the coaster involved has either killed someone or is having serious problems with mechanical or public perception.
Example of our coasters: Aw:
Batman - in Cali I believe someone was threwn from it and died.
Ultra Twister - People complained to the previous park about how rough it was.
Tornado - People complained about the restraints hurting them and had reoccuring drive wheel issues. People claiming injuries often.
So my point is a relocated ride can be like hiding dirt under the carpet. The True ride relocation was intended to have good rides making a circut to allow each park to have something new each year without any major investments. It was a good business strategy.
I believe that was the Warner days.
Today, under different ownership, relocations seems to be based on a parks desire to dump a trouble maker, customer complaint generator, or bodily damage creator. Just move it and may the problems will go away.
Knowing this practice I am surprised one SF's park is happy when receiving a coaster gift from another park.
I mean think about it. Your park has a great ride, people love it, and it never has any problem or injuries. Is that the coaster you want moved? No ....
If corporate says you are going to have to give up something are you not going to volunteer your trouble maker.
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*** This post was edited by Markieb 4/24/2003 1:43:50 PM ***
Think how excited some folks at Elitch might be if they see a freshly painted coaster with kewl rings and nice twisties. By the time patrons find out the ride is crap SF would have already made a profit form the attendance increase.
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Krimson n' Kream, Spr 98
You are right. the public loves a new ride and it will bring in huge crowds. I remember the Batman:The Escape year. I did not have internet access then. So I had not clue as most people did not that it came from California. All I knew was what the commercial said." Texas's only stand up coaster...."
Cool I thought. While the people over at MM were thrilled to get rid of the headbanging machine, to make room for a really great stand up, we in Houston were standing in line for over 3 Hours to ride their disgarded trash.
I guess it's just the nature of the business.
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Mike
Favorite Wood: Viper at SFGAM,Shivering Timbers
Favorite Steel: Magnum and Raging Bull
floydian slip said:
SFMM and SFMW are close and they both have floorless coasters.anyway you can check RCDB.com for a rides history it you want to know if the people here are telling the truth (which so far most of them have)
I wouldn't call an 8-hour drive close.
coaster895 said:
Markieb, I disagree with your theory. Some rides were bought intentionally for the purpose of the ride rotation program.
That may be true under the old Warner SF ride rotation, but that is not what is occuring today. Condor, Flashback and others were in the old rotations program.
I personally do not feel todays rotation is really rides purchased for that reason but rather rides needing to have investments recouped from another market because of problems or negative feedback in the market it exist.
I do not think the rides I mentioned:
Batman the Escape
Ultra Twister
Thriller
Viper
Shockwave
were purchased and installed with the intent of moving them. But I could be wrong!
*** This post was edited by Markieb 4/25/2003 8:52:23 AM ***
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