Six Flags over Texas announces S&S tower

I would of named it Superman: Krypton Tower, but atleast you guys got a new freefall type ride.

My two cents:

A 315 foot combo S&S tower. They could call it "Steaming Pile of Crap: The Ride" and I'd still go ride it.

At least this one isn't called Playstation: The Ride. I mean, come on. The general public loves Superman this and Batman that. It never ceases to amaze me that "coaster enthusiasts" don't realize, the park isn't putting stuff in for just them. Coaster Enthusiasts are famous for finding ways to NOT eat in parks, etc.. The park is catering to the teenagers who come in and spend all their parents money on all that Superman themed merchandise and then have to go buy that $4.00 soda.

Its just a like a movie theatre, folks. They don't care about showing you movies. They want you to buy from the concession stand because *that* is where they make their cash. In a theme park, the rides are there to draw you in, and then suck every cent out of your wallet. They don't care if you ride the rides, just spend your money! And if the name 'Superman' draws in a bigger crowd, thats what they're gonna do. The proof? The BIGGEST year AstroWorld EVER had was they year they put in Batman: The Escape. People saw the name Batman, and FLOCKED to it. General Public = Sheep. Name recognition is a powerful tool. In a day and age where your typical park guest says "Lets go ride the blue one with the loop-de-loops" ... but if you put something with NAME RECOGNITION .. "Let's go ride The Batman!" ... well, you've struck gold, haven't you?

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Panther Modern
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kRaXLe-

It is the tallest S&S in the country at 313'. Supreme Scream's stat is 312' tall, not 325'. This is the stat it's been given since opening in 1998.

And all three towers are not Space Shots. One is a drop, one is a shot, and one is a combo. Hopefully that clears some things up, seeing as how SFoT didn't!

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"No honey, the monkeys have already done enough damage on this trip." - Guy coming out of front gate at SFGAd

olympic,

Your "argument" doesn't hold any water. To begin with, how are they being lazy? They are using an original name! Plus, are all of those "30" Superman rides in the same park? No. This is SFOT's first Superman ride.

Also, how is this a dumb name? Superman is supposed to jump large buildings. Even though you won't be jumping (or launching) over the towers, it's still bascially the same.

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And all three towers are not Space Shots. One is a drop, one is a shot, and one is a combo. Hopefully that clears some things up, seeing as how SFoT didn't!

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According to the email I received from Sandra Daniels, PR Rep for SFOT, all three towers will run in Combo mode. Thanks for playing!

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Panther Modern
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I'm not saying what it is one way or the other, but it wouldn't make sense to run the combo if ALL the towers didn't run the combo, because then no one would want to ride the other towers.

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If the shoe fits, find another one.

Let's also not forget that Six Flags paid good money to license the Marvel superheroes' names and likenesses...hence they need to get every dollar's worth by sticking them everywhere they can.

Bass - Thought C.A.K.E. stood for "Cranky Aged Koaster Enthusiast"

Pretty sure all three are combo mode, like Scream at Fiesta. Even though I've been on Supreme Scream and Power Tower, so far I liked Scream better because of the combo program - so this ride's definitely going to be the best S&S around.

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Let's also not forget that Six Flags paid good money to license the Marvel superheroes' names and likenesses...hence they need to get every dollar's worth by sticking them everywhere they can.

Bass - Thought C.A.K.E. stood for "Cranky Aged Koaster Enthusiast"

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Well, there is that issue, too. You're paying a ton of money to license the characters, might as well use it. Except I thought it was DC comics, not Marvel.

And speaking of acronyms, doesn't ACE stand for All you Can Eat?

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Panther -

Hope you're right, as that's the only logical way to run the ride. But from the info I saw prior, it was not the case. I guess we'll see when it opens!

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"No honey, the monkeys have already done enough damage on this trip." - Guy coming out of front gate at SFGAd

I believe that all 3 towers are capable of running the combo, but can be changed at any time to just run in either space shot or turbo drop mode.

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Panther -

Hope you're right, as that's the only logical way to run the ride. But from the info I saw prior, it was not the case. I guess we'll see when it opens!

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Well, remember, Six Flags Ohio said Serial Thriller had 7 inversions when it first opened (did they ever fix that?) AstroWorld did too, except they just copied SFO's artwork and press release (we had a different person in our PR department then. Our new PR person has corrected it by saying 5 inversions) ... so we all know Six Flags isn't the smartest when it comes to facts.. just like that 200 foot tall boomerang at Fiesta Texas that the website claims they have... (laugh)

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*** This post was edited by Panther Modern on 11/13/2002. ***

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I believe that all 3 towers are capable of running the combo, but can be changed at any time to just run in either space shot or turbo drop mode.

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Sure, but why? As it was pointed out, the combo tower would be the only one people would want to ride.

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Panther Modern
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Who knows??? Sometimes at SFNE, they run all 3 towers with the combo program. Other times they run them all wither either the space shot or turbo drop.

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Don't forget that SFNE's Scream! has two combo towers and a Turbo drop in its complex. They run theirs with all three on occasion, but not sure which combinations they actually run.

And yeah, parks are great at messing up stats. The Serial Thriller one killed me because SFAW just copy/pasted Geauga Lake's! Ahhh, good times.

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"No honey, the monkeys have already done enough damage on this trip." - Guy coming out of front gate at SFGAd

What sorta puzzles me was the S&S rep saying earlier that this ride at SFOT was unlike anything they've done before, but now it looks like it's going to be exactly like what they built for Movie World Spain. What gives?

Where do you see the color scheme? I was thinking the typical white with yellow and red and blue interior piping. I think it will be a nice ride for SFOT. I want one for Great Escape but hey at least there will be something this year.

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Yeah my homepark is in Albany, NY but I always have 12 hours to go to The Point!

The correct name for the ride is double shot, please lets use it. I sent a comment to S&S Power wehn this came out that the one at Dorney Park should have that combo ride installed. No need to have a empty tower.

^^Ahhh.. You are the definition of an enthusi-ASS.

Jump in or not? What the heck...

If they're going to use a superhero name, at least use one that is relevant. Superman and Batman? Timely? Current? Not so much.

Now if SF could get the rights to Bluntman and Chronic, I'm prepared to review my position on stupid superhero ride names.