Six Flags Great Adventure announces new "super boomerang" roller coaster
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From the official site:
Race to the sky with the Fastest Man Alive on THE FLASH: Vertical Velocity, a super boomerang coaster featuring THE FLASH. This coaster is the first-of-its-kind in North America and only the second in the world, making it as unique as the iconic speedster who inspired it.
Strap in and speed off aboard an intricately designed train inspired by THE FLASH’s suit in a race like no other. Experience micro gravity as you run upside down, almost 100 feet off the ground. Zoom through a 180-degree twisted drop followed by a Zero-G roll back to the vertical tower, reaching speeds of up to 59 miles per hour. The train pauses, and then, just like THE FLASH, you change directions on a dime and rush backwards along the track.
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I think we can all agree that parks like SFMM and SFGAd should at least be pulling in 3.5-4 million annually just given their metro regions. Between local residential population and the amount of tourism in both LA and NYC you have a huge demographic opportunity. LA of course you’re competing with Disney/Knott’s but I think by developing Hurricane Harbor into a Disney-level water park and improving the guest experience in the dry park it could be a fun 2-day visit park. Or not, who knows anymore…
I just don't see any Six Flags park pulling in major out of town tourists numbers. I know in the enthusiast community we know the difference between the parks, but is that true of the general public? Why would I go to SFMM when I can go to either Disney or Knott's? I've been to SFMM once, in 2005. On that same trip we went to Disneyland, Knott's, and Universal. Since then we've been to the LA area four times. We went to Disneyland each time, and Knott's once. And I really like roller coasters...
Mulfinator:
I just don't see any Six Flags park pulling in major out of town tourists numbers.
A lot of it is probably regional travel, but San Antonio is a tourist destination geared at families and Fiesta Texas benefits from that. They have close competitors in Schlitterbahn and Sea World and the park gets regular investment that other parks in the chain might not see. It probably doesn't hurt that the park has a dynamic and engaged general manager with broad industry experience.
PhantomTails:
Can't be any worse capacity then the hunk of junk S&S 4D. Probably 30x more fun too.
It can if it doesn't open.
It's still so weird to see the Cedar Fair font and color scheme branding style with names like Flash, Vertical Velocity and Fright Fest
"-inator. It's a branding thing."
Hobbes: "What's the point of attaching a number to everything you do?"
Calvin: "If your numbers go up, it means you're having more fun."
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