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In the SFGAM Thread: http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1189771#p1189771 You just can't expect to be taken seriously after saying Mean Streak is a classic. Plus the WRITING makes my EYES BLEED.
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^ -Antique cars are parked in the same spot as last year, right next to Eagle's queue - Both train stations are opening and is doing round trips - The Pictorium really needs a face-lift. The outside looks like it hasn't been touched since it opened and the outside could really use some modernizing. I know it's tucked away so you won't see it unless you actually go to a show, but it'd be nice to see them spend a little more for it's upkeep.
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Something I think more parks need and want to see more of is entertainment outside of shows. This could range from parades, flash mobs, street actors, singers on the midway, anything like that. I know this isn't always the easiest to do if you don't have a well defined theme or park mascots, but I think it's very important to have something else to enjoy while on the midways other than looking at rides. It's also nice for the people who aren't riding to be able to see something while waiting for the riders without having to go into a production show.
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Assuming you aren't going to get a flash pass at Great America, go to Superman first. The line may long, but they don't let people in the queue right away if the ride is still finishing testing, so it is actually much shorter than it appears to be. It's line should continue to get longer as the day goes on. X Flight will have a longer line at park opening as people seem to be heading to it first, but after a while it should go down a little. Don't be deceived by it's line. The crew has been very good and the actual line itself isn't very long and usually doesn't have all the switchbacks open. I've waited in a line out the entrance for the ride and it was still just under an hour. (Make sure to ride both sides if you can and switch from front to back too!) American Eagles line can also be a bit harder to gauge as it's very hidden. I'd reccomend watching to see if both sides are open before getting in a line spilling out the entrance (although I highly doubt it would). Dark Knight, Rajun Cajun and V2 are lower capacity so I'd reccomend doing those early as well. All the other coasters have good capacity, so after that it should be up to you. If you have time and care about the past, Great America has a great movie called Screams and Dreams showcasing the parks history and rides from 1985 - 1999. All rides also have bins in the station to hold stuff if you have anything and don't want to pay for a locker.
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Inspired by the success of B&M Wing Coasters and his love of flying, CPM built Cogburn Ranch's first themed area, Cogburn Airfields around the park's newest headlining coaster Test Pilot which teaches riders how to navigate a plane upside down, over water, in between buildings and even through buildings. Game Exchange Link - http://www.themeparkreview.com/game_exchange/track.php?id=2695 SCR30.BMP Overview SCR32.BMP SCR33.BMP
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The park will be hosting a Mardi Gras event on June 23 and 24 with parades, foods, fireworks and music, all the standard stuff. However, it will also have something I've personally never seen before. They will be turning the bumper cars into a bar. http://www.sixflags.com/greatAmerica/events/2012MardiGras.aspx Also, Polish day is tomorrow.
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Fire at Qatar Mall Kills 19!
deathbydinn replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
CBS reports that the fire trapped the children and people trying to rescue them in a "child care center" which I would take to be more of a day care center rather than the park. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57442528/qatar-mall-fire-kills-19-including-13-children/ -
Not sure when this happened, but X Flight now has music on it's lift hill and has plane take off sound effects in it's queue. Batman also had new pop-rockish music really blasting in it's station. And best of all, at no point in the day did I hear move it move it playing. Just the normal queue music and original park music.
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^ And we don't even know if it's back. Remember, with the original ride rotation program, new rides were bought with the intentions of moving them around every two or three years. I don't think that's what we're seeing now. I think we're simply seeing the new management realizing that certain rides would just perform better at other parks.
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Coaster Question Game
deathbydinn replied to triggernel's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
Deja Vu, and it's at Mirabilandia in Brazil now (in storage.) Where did Marriot plan to build the third Great America theme park? Difficulty: 3 -
My problem isn't the music they play, it's just that they have such a limited amount of songs. The songs they play are fine, but not when you hear them 20+ times a day. But I do know this is probably more of a corporate than park to park thing, as Six Flags Saint Louis had the same problem. Really happy about more original park music returning though. It's nice to just walk down the midway and have nice simple music just playing in the background. Now if they would just play Demon's 20 minute long theme song...
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X Flight! After counting down the days since September first, I was able to ride X Flight this past weekend. Great America hasn't gotten a major new coaster since 2003, and has lost two since then. But would it be worth the wait? Luckily for me I just started riding in 2009, so I only had to wait three years, but it was definitely worth waiting those three years. After hearing reviews of Swarm, I did become very worried seeing how similar the two are, but one ride took away all the worries. The ride, will not Batman intense, has some good forces, good pacing and a great compact layout. From the dive loop drop to the long heartline roll every element of the ride was great. To add to the experience, it wasn't just plopped down like Six Flags has down, but actually given good theming, neat effects, a great soundtrack, themed ride spiels and themed ride uniforms to take it from just a ride to more of an experience. Was it a Disney like experience? Of course not. But for a Six Flags park it was very good, and something I hope to see continued in the future as it's something the parks could benefit from. But now, onto the pictures! (The pictures were taken on two different days, which is way some look much more dark and cloudy.) Or if you're too lazy to read, I threw together a simple video. Also, if you'd like to see it's construction in short form, I took a screenshot of the webcam every day and made a kinda sorta timelapse from them. The sign. SFMM fanboys might find it looking very similar to a certain wooden coasters sign. The track goes right over the entrance plaza. The safety sign, oddly located by the exit. X Flight does have a maximum height. The station, unfortantly much simpler than in the concept art. Control booth. Inside the station. Fun stuff. X Flight's runway. It really towers over what was once a relatively flat area of the park. Lots of hangtime on the first drop. Thrilling, yet terrifying. Following the drop is the very parabolic zero g roll. I guess immelmanns were inspired by a flight maneuver so, makes sense that X Flight would have one! View from Eagles queue. And from the station. Always nice to get a new type of inversion in the park. Still waiting for my cobra roll though. From the immelmann you dive under the mist... ...and then into even more mist! Check out the video for a better view of the water effect. Then you turn into this. What is this, zero g, corkscrew, inline? Who cares, it's fun! I get it, you wanted a tunnel, not a facade. Shut up, it's still a cool effect. Gotta love head choppers. One more big sweeping turn. The keyhole is a really really REALLY awesome part of the ride. Look at how small it is! Just barely squeezes through! It's just such a fun moment. So happy we got it. Even goes over the queue too! Can you see the "worker" inside the top? And right after it, another tight fit with even more mist. And this mist is pouring out, so when theres wind it goes everywhere. And it's continuous. Even with no trains nearby it keeps coming. A quick and intense helix to round off the end. But look how happy everyone looks! And note the lack of neon green ride op shirts! All in all, it's a great ride you need to check out if your in the area. You can even get a with profanity, why not! (Also, 13.5 stories?!) Not sure why the actual spotlights don't light up, but regardless, the sign looks very nice at night. Thanks for reading!