Six Flags agrees to invest $25 million in Jazzland

"PLEASE SIX FLAGS! Don't clone B-TDK! Keep it original and build a new custom B&M."

Yeah, let's all cry about it if they build a clone of ride that is HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY!!! Some people...

(If that was supposed to be a joke, it wasn't funny.)

"New Orleans is not really a family destination and for those who do go there, theme parks are not the attraction."

None of Louisiana is to me, and I live there. Yeah, it is a great place if you like to fish or hunt, but if you don't, there's nothing to do. And personally, I don't like New Orleans, to me it's a really trashy place...yeah it's got history but that's it.

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Sorry, I'm having a bad day...

Um DieHard:
Didnt we already establish that the price of a B:TR clone (B&M) is similar to the price of an SLC (Vekoma). How would a B&M be any more "budget busting" than the SLC that was *supposed* to be there in the first place.

The real question is, who will SF contact *for* the rides. They are pissed off with Vekoma because of Bat-Flight and Delay-Ja Vu. Not really happy with Intamin over the V2 issues (though that may change with Goliath). No one's heard from Giovanola in a minute. And while Premier has done some nice retofits, I'm sure there is some concern based on the problems with Poltergeist and Batman:The Chiller.

Personally, Methinks Jazzland would be a GREAT place for an ArrowBATic-al debut!
lata,
jeremy
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Besides, if we were really shutting down people we disagreed with, would Jeremy (2Hostyl) still be around? :) I think not. - Jeff 1/24/02

I dont want to go into what WCUSA is on this thread. Do a search for it, you'll find it.

I think SF still has viable coaster options. Giovanola is DYING to build another coaster in the US, Intamin's junior hyper and hyper will always be a park pleaser, Arrow's BATic and other upcoming innovations could help the park bigtime, and dont forget about that Morgan hyper that was supposed to go to SFM. They have already purchased it and it would be very simple to move the parts from Mexico City to New Orleans. I think they would be better off adding a looper like B:TDK rather than a hyper style right off the bat. Remember, this is my jobbie-job, my mind is always thinking about this stuff :)

I think the NBA team will help the already great tourist town be even better and draw more of a regional audience, right up Six Flags alley. NO has a wonderful mystique about it that will draw in visitors year after year. Oh, and having a Six Flags caliber park will help out tremendously. Since the GP in the New Orleans area has been coaster hornswaggled two years in a row, any new coaster will help the park on the road to PR recovery.

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WCUSA-The World's largest theme park is coming!
Theme parks will NEVER be the same! *** This post was edited by Chris Godsey on 5/1/2002. ***

Everyone is talking about new coasters and forgetting about what Six Flags does best. They will pull one crappy ride out of a few of their parks and recycle in New Orleans with an unoriginal name. That will give the locals about four very tired, very boring rollercoasters that nobody wanted at the parks they came from in the first place. I think we just found out the answer to where Python at SFA will end up.

Python? How's about the Viper, it's sssstruck twice, but sssssstill has sssssome ssssenssssational thrills left.....

I agree with you, Shy One... New Orleans and LA has never struck me as a place I would want to visit much less with a family... especially when the Texas parks aren't terribly far away.

It'll be another mediocre SF park.

Now, that you mention viper, I wouldn't be surprised to see it in the park. Heck, they could even keep the original theme if the park was called SF New Orleans.

This isn't a done deal though is it? Doesn't the small company out of Florida still have a shot at getting the park. I'd prefer it if they got it over Six Flags.

Of course I'm usually the kind of guy that will want to eat at a mom and pa owned diner downtown then a McDonald's but that's just me.

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Flume Crew for 2002!

Like I said before... On with the Six Flags mission of owning every single park in the world lol.

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Remember The Future?

2Hostyl said:

Not really happy with Intamin over the V2 issues

Yeah, but wasn't that Six Flag's fault for breaking the height restricion?

Anyway, I agree with you about the ArrowBattic. Great idea.
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SFEG awaits The Flying Coaster-coming in 2002!

PT: Not *that* problem. I meant the fact that V2 @ SFGAm had what I'm sure most would deem 'excessive' downtime and that the brake on the rear spike of the SFMW version didnt really work right all last season.

The height **** up was all on the SF shoulders
jeremy
--too twisted for TV

I think he meant the excessive overheating of the SFGam version. I think that was nothing compared to the Vekoma GIB fiasco. SF will probably never use Vekoma again after their unwillingness to fix the issue unless they received final payment. SF ALWAYS puts in a clause that they dont have to pay the final payment unless the ride is finished and running at 100%. Ask Arrow about that. Not receiving that last big payment for X caused them to file chapter 11, along with Vekoma.

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Theme parks will NEVER be the same! *** This post was edited by Chris Godsey on 5/2/2002. ***

MisterX, the only reason why you see pictures of nude girls in those videos is because of stupid tourist that pack our streets and leave filth behind. Also how do you know Soggy that we are demographically challenged. Just because all you see on T.V. is Bourbon Street is not the WHOLE CITY. There is still another 200 square miles to view. Jazzland may not be just another mediocore SF park because they have a strong backing from the majority of its citizen, but since we haven't had a ride delivered that was promised to us twice of course the attendance will drop.

Just for information.

Ohh I just see this park going into the sewer faster than Geauga Lake did...

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82 - Farewell my good friend..
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