Shapiro's SFKK visit

2Hostyl, I can see your point. But I think that Disney is way beyond this discussion. Disney is a vacation destination that people plan for months, if not a year. I don't think most of the GP even equates Disney and other parks. To them, Disney isn't even a "park," it's Disney.

I'm thinking more along the lines of a park that a family can drive to within an hour or two of their house and return in the same day. No lodging involved, especially on-site resort lodging. I really can't imagine somewhat local people saving up for months to go to say, Dorney Park or just about any SF park. Or for that matter, planning to go months in advance.

Remember the pre-Premier advertisements for Six Flags (I'm talking the "Bigger, Faster, Closer" days) that showed the difference between Disneyland and Six Flags from the dog's point of view? On the Disneyland side the dog was sitting in a kennel. On the Six Flags side, the dog was chasing his tail in the back yard.

Yeah, I guess you had to be there. Same ad agency that had the kid running in slow motion, "Chariots of Fire" music going, kid unloads his lunch into a garbage can, V/O proclaims, "Another satisfied customer."

Vic_SFKK, I agree, the Himalaya is a great ride. It's just that that particular Himalaya is not. :)

Lord Gonchar, I wondered why there seemed to be a bottle missing... :)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Any himalaya with a bolt in the position the ribs rest against, Isn't a good one to me. :(

Chuck, that's not a bolt, that's the back cover over the lap bar latch. See, when Reverchon designed that ride, the lap bars weren't supposed to latch, just to lay in you lap as on a Tilt-A-Whirl. Later, (I'm talking long before the SFKK machine was built) the latch box was added on. I can't understand why they didn't reverse it and put the whole thing on the outside of the car instead of on the inside where it can gore into the outboard rider. That's the fourth point on my little Himalaya punchlist.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

But there is the fun in the box being on the inside. The inner people get to squish the outer person into that box causing that much more discomfort for said rider. ;) This from someone who is always one of the inner most riders on a himalaya. :)

Gottcha Dave. it's been a few years since I even attempted that ride. You know the once was enough? Bolt? Latch? Pain!

Thanks for the description of what it actually is though :)

Chuck

At disneyworld last year, we paid $1500 for a week there. It came with all this for 4 adults.....

1) Hotel accomidations for a week.

2) Park tickets for a week.

3) Transportation all week to and from the parks.

4) All meals and snacks,(except breakfast).

5) And 4 lanyerds(sp).

Now remember there was 4 of us....that come to about $375 a person. Not a bad deal.

Hey, what's with that, anyway? What's with all the people running around at WDW with lanyards 'round their necks, just looking for a place to get tangled up in a piece of machinery...?

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
(never understood the lanyard thing...)

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RideMan said:

Vic_SFKK, I agree, the Himalaya is a great ride. It's just that that particular Himalaya is not.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

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I guess I kind of agree....people love Himalaya, but it would be nice to have one that went backwards!

Speaking of which. I seen in person the reason many of these rides don't operate both forward and backward. At IB, while the ride was slowing to a stop to start its backwards portion of it's cycle. A person got out while the ride was still moving, thinking it was over. The operator announced to remain seated, Still obviously English wasn't in his vocabulary. That or he was deaf.

Im afraid your gonna see less flying bobs and himalayas running both cycles.

Yeah, that happened to me somewhere when I was little. I got out when it was preparing to go backwards. I stood on the platform as the ride continued its cycle and the drunken operator went about his business.

*** Edited 2/4/2006 1:03:51 AM UTC by SFNE Freak***

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RideMan said:
Hey, what's with that, anyway? What's with all the people running around at WDW with lanyards 'round their necks, just looking for a place to get tangled up in a piece of machinery...?

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
(never understood the lanyard thing...)

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They're not just lanyards, they're breakaway lanyards. That way if they get caught in something, the wearer doesn't choke.

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Charles Nungester said:
Speaking of which. I seen in person the reason many of these rides don't operate both forward and backward. At IB, while the ride was slowing to a stop to start its backwards portion of it's cycle. A person got out while the ride was still moving, thinking it was over. The operator announced to remain seated, Still obviously English wasn't in his vocabulary. That or he was deaf.

Im afraid your gonna see less flying bobs and himalayas running both cycles.

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At SFKK there is a kiddie ferris wheel that is like that. You run it both counter clockwise and clockwise, and the operator has to be careful the kids don't try to climb out mid-cycle.

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RideMan said:
Remember the pre-Premier advertisements for Six Flags (I'm talking the "Bigger, Faster, Closer" days) that showed the difference between Disneyland and Six Flags from the dog's point of view? On the Disneyland side the dog was sitting in a kennel. On the Six Flags side, the dog was chasing his tail in the back yard.

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This one: http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/924/

Good Lord, you really can find ANYTHING on the Internet! :)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

I wish the best for Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom!!!

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summer16 said:
I wish the best for Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom!!!

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Thanks! Community Support is the number 1 thing that will really help this park grow and become a park among the greats!