What happened to Turbulence?

There are two possibilities:

1) A ride that has been planned for, bought (I would assume it has been purchased at this point), and announced has been "scrapped" for unknown reasons.

2) A technical glitch or "human error" (No... really? does that happen?) on a website makes something "hard to find" or "Not appear."

Which sounds like the more logical reason?

Conspiracy minded individuals will say #1. Everyone else will probably say #2.

Why would they do all the promotion and not come up with the goods?

Turb. will be coming to the park. The website needs to be cleaned periodically and that was one of the things that had to be moved in order to clean up the website. It's a lot to have all the special effects and then to have Turb.'s video.

don't worry it'll be up eventually.

I just think that it may be delayed, not neccessarily scrapped.

Where can I find photos of Giant Wheel's dismemberment?

Ok I just called Hersheypark, their guest services people...they said that the coaster will STILL be coming to Hershey, and that the information should be up on the web as summertime comes closer. So who knows why it is not on the webpage, but the coaster will still be there for our enjoyment!

They DIDN'T scrap it OR put it off. If there were some problem it would be addressed, not just dropped and never spoken about. Some of you are kind of rediculous.

When I get rich and open Mooshland I'm gonna have rides randomly disappear from my website, just to "f" with enthusiasts! LOL! ;)

ROFL moosh!!!! hahaha :)

wow...Mooshland.....

*cringes at ride name ideas* ;) lol

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Now I am not saying that I prescribe to the conspiracy theory... BUT

I went to the park this past Friday for my traditional hot chocolate and to walk around and look at the lights...

I did notice that the old wheel had been removed, and there were some nice temporary walls up around the construction area.

I did think it was odd to walk the park and not see any propaganda about the new attraction. I would think they would be pushing the new ride with hopes of selling some season passes at the holiday event...

I did see some Hershey Bear signage. Could it be that it is more important to push the Bear rather than try to get some guests to return in 2005 for the new attraction?

Now I see this thread...

I'm not positive but im pretty sure that the video they had on the site was that of the company's computer rendering, not hershey's own. could this just b a way for the normal people to forget about the ride and/or so that they can theme it...maybe rename it and create a rendering of their own?

You guys realize this isn't a major coaster coming to Hershey. Perhaps they just aren't pusing it right now since it is winter time, and the rides won't be open till spring, not to mention that Turbulence isn't even built yet.

I smell ARN&R around here somewhere...

Heh, exactly. The site does seem to be pushing the Xmas event - which makes MUCH more sense that teasing for next summer right now.

Best thread reaction ever.

Really? Cause I thought the whole 'snob' reaction to your thread was pretty good, Gonch;).

No matter what event is taking place, parks are always looking for repeat visits.

It doesn't matter how far away 2005 is (or isn't) parks want you to come pack. It makes all the sense in the world to be pushing your new attraction for 2005 NOW!

Weather it be via web sites or current attractions.

If Turbulence is still on track for 2005 (and it probably still is), why aren't they pushing it at their Christmas event?

I see no reason to push it to a bunch of older, non thrill seekers that are there for XMas lights. Do you really think that GP know what is coming to their local theme park more than a week or month before it opens?

I think the weather is dry on the website. That isn't the problem.

Hey, I was there to see the Christmas lights... so, OK I happen to be older, but I still am somewhat of a thrill seeker. Heck, I brave this site several times a week.

Anyway, the wheel is gone, and the area is tastefully obscured by a plain white solid fence (no opportunity to peek through) covered with a few illluminaries and fronted by the ever resourceful "Dippin' Dots" stand. Most people probably don't bother to notice but there is construction equipment barely visible over the top of the fence.

I would think that if there were a change of plans, they could quickly cover over the former wheel site and put the Frog Hopper there, as they've usually done during Christmas Candylane. I really doubt the park is going to pull an Emily Litella and tell us "Never mind."
(dating myself again)

Don't forget that Turbulence is part of a total refurbishing of Carousel Circle, and none of the rest of that can happen until Candylane is over. Let's also not forget that few parks in the northern part of the country are open this time of year, so it pays for them to start pushing and publicizing next year's additions. Hershey still has three weeks of Candylane left to promote. So naturally, that's what its website is going to emphasize.

Construction of Turbulence will not be as involved as say, Hydra's or Storm Runner's was, especially as far as earthmoving and foundations go. Those rides got months and months of buildup what with the construction web cams and updates. There really isn't much more to say about the new ride yet. I'm sure come the beginning of the year there will be updates about the ride along with renderings of the refinished circle.

I'm sure I'll be going back to Candylane before it closes. So just to assure everyone that nothing terrible is happening, I will channel the spirit of Milton himself by his statue and ask him what's going on.

http://xtremecoasters.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=16&t=919

Not only did they NOT want to push the ride to geritol abusers on a thrill riding kick (Tekno), but they don't want to put it up at all.

This is still a rumor until Herco comes out with a press release, of course. But, I can see where Herco is coming from...not having a prototype after promising one? That sure hurts Interactive Rides. Can't remember, Is Interactive the old S&S? *** Edited 12/8/2004 6:13:28 PM UTC by Woody***

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TeknoScorpion said:
I see no reason to push it to a bunch of older, non thrill seekers that are there for XMas lights.

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I guess that makes me an old non-thrill seeker that was only there for lights. And the hordes of people that were in line for the Claw must be old non-thrill seekers that were only there to see it's pretty light package.

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TeknoScorpion said:Do you really think that GP know what is coming to their local theme park more than a week or month before it opens?

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And keeping it a secret until a week or month before it opens is a great idea! Call me crazy, but it would seem that you would want the GP to know about it in advance. If you have a swarm of people (both non-thrill seeking and thrill seeking) coming through your park, I would think that it's a great time to "push" your next big thing in hopes of increasing season pass sales.

Screamscape is reporting that some local TV stations are doing reports that the ride has been cancelled. Hershey has pulled all of the promotional material from news outlets and their website. This is not normal at all. There is a HUGE difference between minimizing the news, and then just removing it all from everywhere. Something happened, big too.

Disney always announces their new rides either right before the summer or winter holidays so all the people coming in knows whats happening. That's why they have fuge press releases during media events. *** Edited 12/8/2004 6:57:56 PM UTC by The Mole***