Track Pieces Seen at SFA
BTW, spelled my name wrong.
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*** This post was edited by PT300 on 8/23/2002. ***
I have absolutely NO doubt in my mind that SFA and Cedar Point are building something big. But, like I have said time and time again, IT WILL NOT BE AS BIG AS EVERYONE IS ASSUMING. I can almost guarantee that this ride at CP will be a spitting image of Xcelerator at Knott's. And this SFA thing...??? It sounds good and we all hope it will be good, but getting over-excited will only dissapoint us in the long run. Let's just wait it out and see!
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-80 tracks and going.....wait until I can provide my own transportation!
Containers full of toilets, sinks, and urinals? Maybe we are going to finally get the restrooms by Barwing and SROS.
It sounds like I'm confused in one respect. I thought that the containers referred to were the ones that have been there for some time. Apparently, some new containers have arrived. I have no idea what is in any new containers. The old containers definately contained game prizes.
A height variance would only be required for a ride over 200 feet tall. None of the rumoured additions would be likely to be over 200 feet tall. A building permit would be required from the county for any new ride.
Yes, I think I do know what is coming next at SFA (50% probability)
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Look P. I think that mountain air is getting to you. Why don't you relax and eat something other than hallucinogens.
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-80 tracks and going.....wait until I can provide my own transportation!
*** This post was edited by SFAGuy on 8/24/2002. ***
I live about 20 min from SFA and i just heard that the name of the new coaster will be......Posion Ivy!? .I too hope it will be a B&M stand-up!
I work at SFA and can tell you from first hand experience that those containers have no ride parts in them. They are merely a cost cutting move by the food and retail warehouse. The company who used to rent containers to us raised their prices and by switching companies it saved the park thousands. What a shame...i was hoping it was a B+M too. :(
hey Baritone, I'm hearing an echo....how's about stepping back from the mic and deleting two of those....j/k.....
Anyhow, if it will be called Poison Ivy - which sounds exceptionally believable...Two-Face, Batwing, now a badly needed family (ok, kiddie) coaster...."Poison Ivy", you know what other SF coaster bears that name....hmmm, .seems alot of parks are beefing up their lineup of coasters for the whole family.....(don't the Beemer hypers also qualify as "family rides"...LOL)......but I think that would be a cool addition for the park....even if it does annoy some of the thrillseekers in the short-term, what's best for the park ends up being good for everyone.....
Vipper said:
SFA is almost primarily a Vekoma park. Therefore, I see it very unlikely that it will be getting something from B&M.
If I recall correctly, SFA was supposed to get a four-inversion B&M standup coaster for the 2001 season until they decided to go with a Vekoma flying coaster instead. I'm not sure if that is the truth or just fiction, but I know of more than one person who said it was really the case.
While I'm not sure if SFA will get a coaster or not next year, I would be more confident placing my money on latrine fixtures in those specific containers opposed to coaster parts!
FICTION: the coaster was to be a B&M. Truth was other than noting a location and type of ride, there was no information about the coaster e.g. # of inversions, height, theme etc.
FACT: Batwing replaced the standup coaster in a revised version of the master plan. Therefore, as it stands, there is no stand up coaster listed on the master plan.
Now this master plan was never meant as a concrete "set in stone" document. It is more of a rough outline and is fluid. Well see what happens.
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"To get inside this head of mine, would take a monkey-wrench, and a lot of wine" Res How I Do
There were dimensions given for the stand up,the coaster if built would've been 140 feet tall & 3,000 feet long so it would've been a B&M.
This ride was replaced by Batwing for the 2001 season but if you look on the masterplan there's an attraction listed just above as "attraction # 36 an undetermined attraction" the stand up could very well be moved to that number in the future,right now it can be anything from a flat ride to a coaster,who knows.
In a way I'm glad that at least according to one source in this thread that the containers may not be holding ride parts at all so maybe we'll see a coaster from B&M at the park next season,if so it's just a matter of time before we see track & supports arriving on site.
I've also heard on another board that indeed we may be seeing a family coaster in Gotham as well,only time will tell. =) but I've also heard that SFOT may be getting not 1 but 3 new rides in 03,if that happens then it looks like most of the budget will have been spent right there. =(
Agreed PT300!
I guess the kids are bored during their last week of summer vacation. Maybe when some people are back in the 4th grade we'll have fewer annoyances around here! :)
Wise Guy: Give me a break. Let's act like grown-ups, huh?
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Well put Scoaster,we shouldn't get our hopes up just yet only to be dissappointed if nothing happens,remember how it went last year when everyone spotted the land clearing over by Batwing & S:ROS and went gaga over it speculating that a new coaster was going there? but in the end it was nothing but sewer pipes that were placed there.
I've learned over the past year not to jump to conclusions so fast based on rumors & speculation,that type of thinking only leads to dissappointment.
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