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michaellynn4
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12 hours ago, prozach626 said:
...the 17 million dollar budget cut to the fire department.
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My attitude is there are about 15 active posters still left on this forum, so anything that’s going to drive content is welcome at this point, regardless of how many dead horses are beaten in the process.
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The more reason to stop giving them your money. It’s a lot more freeing than you think.
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Parachutes tower is officially down.
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Bert called it. Chupacabra, coming to SFFT next year:
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Green Lantern officially being scrapped, not relocated. From Coaster Spot on Twitter:
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20 hours ago, prozach626 said:
Getting rid of the skyway is dumb. That's a good classic family ride. I wouldn't think it's too hard to maintain.
Bummed about it as well, but it was anticipated. The cables need to be completely replaced every ten years or so, and there was apparently discussion about removing them the last time the cables were redone due to the cost factor. Plus it already cannibalized all remaining parts from other Six Flags sky rides that already had fallen, like SFNE's.
That said, if the company was remotely interested in anything other than the bottom line like some other parks, I'm sure they would've been able to figure something out. Another reason why I'll gladly give my money to other parks in the meantime if I absolutely need to scratch my coaster itch.
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5 hours ago, abovethesink said:
So we will just bitch and continue to give them money.
I mean you do you, but talk about pointless…
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The only real way an opinion can matter is when it affects the almighty dollar. I haven’t been pleased with Six Flags for some time now, so I haven’t given them a dime since 2019 and don’t intend to for the foreseeable future, depending on how the next couple of years go post merger.
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Personally second-hand responses like that don't hold much weight with me - much more likely that if they DID get a response from someone, that person was also misinformed. All of this is definitely just wait and see, though, agreed.
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1 hour ago, bert425 said:
the wording is interesting. . .I'm wondering/guessing that the Kingda Ka tower will remain, and become part of the multi launch new coaster.. . thereby keeping the Zumanjaro Drop Ride intact - as that's not mentioned anywhere as leaving, correct?
I think Bert's take is the most likely - a reworking of the ride that keeps some of the original coaster intact. I think that Green Lantern also being referred to as "retired" is most likely just poor wording on the part of PR.
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Let's go ahead and actually link the press release info for reference:
We'll just have to wait and see. RIP Sky Ride, though. Was inevitable, but bummed to see it go nonetheless.
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16 hours ago, prozach626 said:
However, in the end we both think we could have had just as much fun, if not more, by watching and riding all of the bullshit rides with our daughter. For us, sharing new experiences with her is an irreplaceable feeling compared to trying to relive our past.
Hear hear.
I imagine it may change a bit for us back in the other direction as our kids get older and gravitate towards the larger stuff, but all depends.
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Great Nor'easter rides great for an SLC now, but granted that was a ground-up rebuild. Time will tell with this one I guess.
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Funnily enough, I get that way, too. For some reason I do it with animals more. Every time I see someone petting a cat in an older movie I immediately default to remembering that cat is long gone by now.
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It's a restricted video. Hosted on a page that limits access.
Appreciate you clarifying the content in your second post, but this is why it's always recommended to post a description / summary of a link's content up front within the forum in case the link is restricted, behind a paywall, or deleted.
EDIT: I see it's no longer restricted, thanks.
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I'm getting really confused as to the direction of this thread...
Appreciate the paleo book recommendation though.
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Glad you had a good time. I've been trying to keep your experiences with your daughter in mind as we've navigated new ride experiences for my daughter. She, too, is tall for her age but still young (won't be 3 until mid-November but is already almost 3.5ft tall). Fortunately, she's very brave and likes to try new rides, but has stopped short of coasters. We went to Storybook Land here in NJ last week which had a ton of rides she could do, all of which she rode enthusiastically except for Bubbles the Coaster, to which she said to us "I think I need to be just a little bit bigger first". She keeps asking about coasters, though, and asks to watch videos of coasters every now and then, so I figure it's just a matter of time so long as I don't force it.
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Plans have leaked, you can find them elsewhere on the internet. Not gonna post them here out of respect for the rules and the Alveys' relationship with the parks.
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That's an... interesting layout. Looks like a lot of fun, though. Glad something will finally fill Volcano's absence.
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16 hours ago, abovethesink said:
Well, had I done anything more than the bare minimum research, I would have learned that only the middle pier opened up at 1 PM and the outside two piers opened at 5 PM. Oops.
I was actually there yesterday with my mom and 2 year old and we made the same miscalculation. Ended up on the pier with GNE first and didn't realize it didn't open until 5 until after my daughter had already picked out with horse she wanted on the carousel. Ended up being fine, just walked down to the middle one anyway.
16 hours ago, abovethesink said:Then we walked all the way down to the far pier, which is much further apart from the others than the first two are, and my kid talked me into Dominos for lunch.
THIS, however - with all the great pizza at the boardwalk (Mack's, Sam's, Franconi's, etc.), you really chose Dominos? I mean, look, I get how kids can certainly be (and mind you I'm playfully teasing you a bit here), but at some point parents have to prevent them from making terrible, life-altering decisions like eating chain pizza at the Jersey shore.
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I see Zach is getting more and more proficient with ChatGPT.
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And apparently had nothing else worthwhile going on over the last 18 months for a throwaway comment to live rent free in their heads like that...
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Bucket List item checked off! Bert does the UK with Theme Park Review (a photo trip report)
in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
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I would've liked to have visited Drayton Manor, but I fear if I tried to cram one more amusement park into our honeymoon while in Great Britain (already had BPB, Alton, and Thorpe on the schedule), my wife would've sought to annul our marriage the moment we landed on the tarmac at JFK. Mind you we also already did Efteling and Walibi Holland in the Netherlands during the trip, as well.
Looks like you had a great time!