As for PGA, we got a good new family coaster, a great new simulator and a good Wave Swinger, among other things. The major improvement was the landscaping work and the paint job to the Carousel. PGA is a great looking park now, with nice grass and flowers everywhere, plus the large new Celebration Plaza area. If only they had better coasters, and something that was over 2 minutes long in ride time. Other than that, I have no complaints at all.
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Rollercoaster lovers do it in the front seat!
Next Year: Please.....Paint GASM and RT, Add Theming to Nitro, Open Viper
We've had several delicious eateries added to the park's already wide ranging arsenal of restaurants, the safari is free with park admission, free fastlane, season passholder's entrance and parking, preferred parking, several great new extra pay attractions like Alcatraz, Sling Shot, Euro- Bungy, and Turbo Force, the revamped Boardwalk, and the continued maximum train operation of all our coasters.
2001 was a great year, and I have no qualms about saying that 2002 will again be a great year, with an addition here, a subtraction there, and perhaps Q-Bot will make an appearance too....
-Rob Vaccaro
Next year, Tomb Raider should be yet another of PKI's trend setting rides. It is gonna be awesome. The only thing that I think they could improve on in future years is lowering the price a bit and adding another big steel coaster
Ohhhhhhh Can't Wait to see what's comin' in 2002. It better be friggin awesome. Not to mencheon the stoopid fastlane crap must go. /P
No new rides this year at SFAW.
1. The biggest improvement was with the Texas Cyclone (TC). Its Morgan cars had their coffin style headrests removed. TC also *feels* as if it runs faster now, with the proof being in the speed at which the hills are taken: it no longer feels as if we'll barely make it over the hill after the first turn.
2. Serial Thriller (Vekoma SLC) ran with one train until a few weeks ago. Its the most popular ride at the park so having only one train seriously impacted throughput.
3. Texas Tornado was down all season with the exception of running a few hours on the morning of the first operating day of the season.
4. Batman: The Escape received heavy maintenance on its train in the form of new padding for the OTSR restraint assembly and what appears to be new paint for the rest of the trains. This latter piece I am not certain of, but the trains do *look* as if they were painted. In addition, at least one of the trains received some new wheels, which dramatically improved the quality and smoothness of the ride.
5. Bamboo Shoots (Arrow flume) had some heavy maintenance and a goldfish pond was added close by.
6. Thunder River (Intamin river rapids) didn't run at all this season. Its possible that this is due to the heavy rains earlier this year (prior to the June flooding).
7. A portion of WaterWorld that backs up to Thunder River is gone.
8. Some of the theatrical props around the park have been kept in operation, such as the fake thermostats that add to themeing within the Batman station house.
In all, I can't say it was a great year. Most of the newsbits above (except #1) are items that should have been addressed during the off-season, such as Serial Thriller's & Batman's train maintenance. Still, its better to have had it done later than not at all. Next year, as is typical with AstroWorld, I expect that there will no new rides. Rumor has it that the park will get some paint for its rides that is desperately needed (and I do mean DESPERATELY).
In general, I would say that the park is being kept cleaner than it used to be in years past. Hopefully, this trend will continue into the future.
"I'm here to tell you that our improvements didn't amount TO JACK SQUAT!!!!!!
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"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away and you have their shoes."
SFMW. 6 coasters in 3 years. Thats alot! V2 is better than Medusa, and they have some great flat rides and the animals are always fun! But the park really lacked theming or an atmosphere, it just seemed dead. No music except at the front and very back were there is nothing! That whole area back there is very relaxing though. The Roar and V2 area in paticular gets on my nerves, there is no life or anything back there just 2 great coasters. I am happy to see they put alot into Shark Experience this year though, and kept there shows top notch, but the whale show is gone, and that really sucks! The Killer wales were the staple of SFMW, even with the coasters. Kong got the best improvments of all this year, possibly the worst looking coaster on the planet, is now one of the better ones with that new sleak paint job, now is there something we can do about the weeds and dirt under the ride? They slowed it down alot this year to make it smooth, but I am opposed to that alot. Yeah its not rough now but, it never was! Those great pads on the OTSR's make it like a pillow! Next year, they need to buy at least part of the fairgrounds, they really have no land what so ever. The only land is across the station from Kong were all the emplyee building are, but they would have to move them and they then would barley have room for an out and back type coaster that started and ended in Animal Adventure. Now seeing what SFMW has done adding ROAR, MEDUSA, AND V2, in the 3 years SF has owned them, we really shouldn't rule out anything.
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Not MLK's words but mine..I have a Dream! I have a DREAM! I HAVE A DREAM!I have a dream! That SFMM fans will be able to walk hand in hand with CP's!
AND no ONE cares what a coaster is and what a coaster isn't!
I haven't been to PC this year. But I have been to SFoG three times.
I think that SFoG has played a schizo year. They got two brand new, world famous rides (as seen on Extreme Rides 2001). On the other end of the spectrum, they have disappointed many in the coaster enthusiast community be getting rid of the las Schwarzkopf shuttle loop on the East coast.
I'm hoping for a B&M flyer or Intamin Anything this year.
As for PC, we know they are getting Ricochet. But I think they need something more thrilling.
Next year: AHHAHAHAHAHHH..no really..I have been told of Lap Bars on Mr. Freeze, but that is about it, and i am not even certain that will hapen.
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