Captain Jack

Faster than usual blood rate is not just from "intensity" and g-forces, it's also from getting excited. I know that when I'm on a lift hill or waiting on the launch track of Storm Runner waiting for the crazy hickish voice from nowhere I'm excited and pumped for what's to come. The problem with people today is they worry too much about everything. "This causes cancer..." Soon fun will cause disease...we have to take life on, and in this case, take coasters on!

100 Years

Don't get me wrong...but there is only so much you can revolve around a racing theme. Hotels themed to Ferrari's, restaurant's themed to Ferrari's, attractions themed to Ferrari's, etc. It will become a little repititous, however they have the money to make it outstanding. If you think about it this way, if they split the theme park into sections or "lands" or different time eras. Ferrari and the world in the 20's, the 60's, the future, etc. Should be interesting...and I believe the article said open by 2008!

Hey everybody! This thread is simple! Rather than having a million little threads about everything about Ferrari World, this thread is designed to consolidate it all into one user-friendly thread. Feel free to use it to post updates, trip reports, questions, comments, and of course, general discussion. Official Park Website TPR's Park Index Page Below are some links to past announcements and updates from the park, you may be interested in. Enjoy! --Robb _____________________________________________________ 2005 November 16th, 2005 - Project based around the Ferrari brand is announced (SEE BELOW) 2008 May 23rd, 2008 - Ground has been broken and concepts 2009 July 21st, 2009 - Construction Update November 8th, 2009 - Construction Update 2010 February 23rd, 2010 - list of attractions released May 6th, 2010 - Specs for Formula Rossa issued via press release June 4th, 2010 - First time the press is only inside for a press conference June 20th, 2010 - 100 Days Before opening park releases details on more rides August 15th, 2010 - Formula Rossa pull through November 4th, 2010 - Press release from opening day 2011 January 15th, 2011 - Park is sold to Abu Dhabi May 10th, 2011 - Ferrari World to launch annual pass program December 10th, 2011 - Park makes budget cuts, reduces hours, lays off 100 workers 2012 September 17th, 2012 - New live show to debut at Ferrari World in September November 14th, 2012 - New family ride coming to the park soon! 2013 May 26th, 2013 - Park moves to a seven day operation later this year! 2014 June 24th, 2014 - Expansion announced September 24th, 2014 - New and updated shows announced for October! November 12th, 2014 - Ferrari World teases about new rides 2015 April 25th, 2015 - Ferrari World is adding three coasters May 5th, 2015 - Flying Aces announced September 23, 2015 - coaster construction photos October 14th, 2015 - construction photos 2017 January 23rd, 2017 - revised opening date for 2017 attractions 2022 December 20th, 2022 - Mission Ferrari opening January 12th, 2023! _____________________________________________________ http://www.gowealthy.com/realestate/news/620/detail.asp Link above for the article. And yes. They are serious.

To us that trailer was sh*t...no doubt about it. To us...SFMM is sh*t. Now, to the general public, this trailer was "Oh man Scottie, I got to go see that...the coaster just flew off!" To the general public..."SFMM is awesome dude...that Deja Vu is flippin' SWEET!" The number of non-coaster lovers that will be like "Well that coaster is from Canada and does not have a loop" or "All roller coasters must have a lifthill or a launch of any of the above forms of propulsion...LIM's, Hydraulic launch, etc etc etc." Teens go to see that movie to see the crappy things that happen to these people. And yes, the CG and everything about this movie better shape up otherwise I won't be seeing it. I can picture people already screaming next year on Batman the Ride or Medusa or whatever... Stoner Kid 1 "Dude we're gonna crash!" Stoner Kid 2 "DUDE! Let me pull my restraint up!" Stoner Kid 1 "O sweet brah, mine comes up without effort too!" Stoner Kid 2 "Let's jump off as the train is going through the loop." Stoner Kid 1 "O man...we like just hit a gnarley gap in the track." Stoner Kid 2 "That flippin' sucks, it's like we're gonna die or something." Stoner Kid 1 "Like woah....it least it's not a TOGO!" BTW...this movie will probably come out during an offtime during the year, which will most likely give it the hype of being "America's Number 1 Movie" for at least week!

Nitro is in the Movie Town section of SFGADV...behind it is Congo Rapids which is part of LTSP.

I was all excited until I saw a screaming resemblence between DCA's Tower and this one's structure...God, please, not again. I know this one has a new storyline, etc, but please, topping DCA's tower is not enough. Topping GOOD tower is near impossible...but if done, it may be Disney's best E-Ticket.

NITRO at SFGAdv was originally to be named Superman Krypton Coaster and was probably going to have that paint scheme. Right before the steel was painted Six Flags made a paint scheme and name switch as there would already by other Superman coasters on the East Coast and would confuse the public. However, the "confused public" idea was thrown out the window when Superman Ultimate Flight was built in '03... NITRO would've been a pretty damn cool Superman and would have fit GADV's Movietown nicely.

maybe...

crap...thanks Herc...wow, how could i forget my own rules and regulations?

4 o'clock tomorrow...by the way...I'm sorry Robb, next round I'll be more specific and run everything by you before I start a voting style thing. Thanks for letting me run this, I should have definately asked for your permission before I did this, so thank you so much.

ONE DAY LEFT!

The difference of votes in some catergories is only one to two votes! It's an intense Olympic voting thus far...keep up the voting! -Captain Jack

To those who have voted so far, much thanks! To those who haven't, please do so, it only takes a few minutes. (cough the Alveys cough) The categories so far are pretty tight excluding maybe one or two. Once again, round one ends 11/1/05. Round two will consist of the coaster segment finale and the beginning of the theme park segment. Keep voting, and may the best (or the worst) coaster win! -Captain Jack

Ladies and gentlemen...I present to you the logo for this year's Coaster Olympics...

Keep voting, two full days left! And I still need a Coaster Olympics logo and trophies for categories 1-9 that were in my original post... LOGO/TROPHIE Competition, send them to DSPrettyBoy@aol.com Coaster Olympics Logo-500x500 pixels TROPHIES AND MEDALS- Best New 2005 US Coaster-200x200 pixels Best New 2005 International Coaster-200x200 pixels Most Disappointing 2005 Coaster Worldwide-200x200 pixels Least Improved 2005 Coaster Worldwide-200x200 pixels Most Improved 2005 Coaster Worldwide-200x200 pixels Most Painful Award 2005 Worldwide-200x200 pixels Best U.S. Coaster 2005-200x200 pixels Best International Coaster 2005-200x200 pixels Most Anticipated Coaster of 2006-200x200 pixels Thanks and keep voting, Captain Jack -Coaster Olympics Founder

COASTER OLYMPICS 2005-As the 2005 season comes to a close...it's time to vote for the nominees in this year's awards genres...this will be round one, round one will be followed by round two in which the winners in this round move on to larger awards...Post your votes by copying the layout near the end of this information post, no reviews/reasons please...results from round one will be posted on 11/1/05 and voting will cease at 4:00 PM EASTERN TIME 10/31/05. Four+ nominees per category for ROUND ONE...LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!! ROUND 1=Coasters: Semi-Finals (ends 11/1/05) ROUND 2=Theme Parks: Semi-Finals & Coasters: Finals (est. to end 11/12) ROUND 3=Theme Parks: Finals Management: Finals (est. to end 11/19) AWARDS CEREMONY (est. to be announced on (12/3) I. COASTER CATEGORY: 1. BEST NEW U.S. COASTER 2005: (a) Hades of Mount Olympus Park (Wooden; Gravity Group) (b) Hydra the Revenge of Dorney Park (Floorless; Bolliger & Mabillard) © Italian Job Stunt Track of Kings Island (LIM Launch; Premier) (d) Kingda Ka of Six Flags Great Adventure (Accelerator; Intamin AG) (e) Powder Keg of Silver Dollar City (Air Launch; S&S/Arrow) (f) SheiKra of Busch Gardens Tampa (Dive Machine; Bolliger & Mabillard) (g) Space Mountain of Disneyland, USA (Steel Enclosed; AMEC) 2. BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL COASTER 2005 (non-U.S.): (a) Atlantica SuperSplash (Water Coaster; Mack) (b) G Force of Drayton Manor (X-Car; Maurer Sohne) © Kanonen of Liseberg (Accelerator; Intamin AG) (d) Raging Spirits of Tokyo Disneyland (Steel Looping; Intamin AG) (e) Rita Queen of Speed of Alton Towers (Accelerator; Intamin AG) (f) Sequoia Adventure of Gardaland (Screaming Squirrel; S&S) (g) Velocity of Flamingo Land (Motorbike; Vekoma) 3. MOST DISAPPOINTING 2005 COASTER WORLDWIDE: (a) Italian Job Stunt Track of Paramount's Parks (LIM Launch; Premier) (b) Hydra the Revenge of Dorney Park (Floorless; Bolliger & Mabillard) © Kingda Ka of Six Flags Great Adventure (Accelerator; Intamin AG) (d) Mr. Six's Pandemonium of Six Flags N.E. (Spinning Mouse; Gerstlauer) (e) Space Mountain Mission 2 of Disneyland, Paris (Steel Enclosed; Vekoma) (f) Sequoia Adventure of Gardaland (Screaming Squirrel; S&S) (g) G Force of Drayton Manor (X-Car; Maurer Sohne) 4. LEAST IMPROVED 2005 COASTER WORLDWIDE: (a) GhostRider of Knott's (Wood; CCI) (b) Iron Wolf of Six Flags Great America (Stand-Up; Bolliger & Mabillard) © Deja Vu of Six Flags Parks (Giant Inverted Boomerang; Vekoma) (d) Revolution of Six Flags Magic Mountain (Steel; Schwarzkopf) (e) Psyclone of Six Flags Magic Mountain (Wood; Dinn/Summers) (f) Flashback of Six Flags Magic Mountain (Space Diver; Intamin AG) (g) Top Thrill Dragster of Cedar Point (Accelerator; Intamin AG) (h) Steel Dragon 2000 of Nagashima Spa Land (Steel; Morgan) 5. MOST IMPROVED COASTER WORLDWIDE: (a) Space Mountain of Disneyland, USA (Steel Enclosed; AMEC) (b) Powder Keg of Silver Dollar City (Air Launch; S&S/Arrow) © Batman the Ride of Six Flags Parks (Inverted; Bolliger & Mabillard) (d) Great American Scream Machine of Six Flags Great Adventure (Custom Looping; Arrow) (e) Space Mountain Mission 2 of Disneyland, Paris (Steel Enclosed; Vekoma) (f) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril of Disneyland, Paris (Steel; Intamin AG) 6. MOST PAINFUL AWARD WORLDWIDE: (a) Manhattan Express of New York Casino (Steel; Togo) (b) Suspended Looping Coasters of the World (SLC; Vekoma) © Iron Wolf of Six Flags Great America (Stand-Up; Bolliger & Mabillard) (d) Son of Beast of Kings Island (Wooden; Premier) (e) Dodonpa of Fuji-Q Highland (Air-Thrust; S&S Power) (f) Revolution of Six Flags Magic Mountain (Steel; Schwarzkopf) (g) Psyclone of Six Flags Magic Mountain (Wood; Dinn/Summers) (h) GhostRider of Knott's (Wood; CCI) 7. BEST U.S. COASTER: (a) Superman Ride of Steel of Six Flags N.E. (Mega; Intamin AG) (b) Rock 'n' Roller Coaster of Disney-MGM Studios (Enclosed; Vekoma) © X of Six Flags Magic Mountain (4th Dimension; Arrow) (d) Millennium Force of Cedar Point (Giga; Intamin AG) (e) Kumba of Busch Gardens Tampa (Steel; Bolliger & Mabillard) (f) Storm Runner of Hersheypark (Accelerator; Intamin AG) (g) Superman Krypton Coaster of Six Flags Fiesta Texas (Floorless; Bolliger & Mabillard) (h) Raven of Holiday World (Wooden; CCI) (i) Legend of Holiday World (Wooden; CCI) (j) Batman the Ride Clones Worldwide (Inverted; Bolliger & Mabillard) (k) Dueling Dragons of Islands of Adventure (Inverted; Bolliger & Mabillard) (l) The Incredible Hulk of Islands of Adventure (Steel; Bolliger & Mabillard) (m) Revenge of the Mummy of Universal Studios Orlando (LIM; Premier) (n) Zeus of Mount Olympus Park (Wooden; CCI) (o) Kingda Ka of Six Flags Great Adventure (Accelerator; Intamin AG) (p) Nitro of Six Flags Great Adventure (Mega; Bolliger and Mabillard) 8. BEST INTERNATIONAL COASTER: (a) Goliath of Walibi World (Mega; Intamin AG) (b) Falken of Farup Sommerland (Wooden; S&S Power) © Colossus of Thorpe Park (Steel; Intamin AG) (d) Colossos of Heide-Park (Wooden; Intamin AG) (e) Balder of Liseberg (Wooden; Intamin AG) (f) Nemesis of Alton Towers (Inverted; Bolliger & Mabillard) (g) Expedition GeForce of Holiday Park (Mega; Intamin AG) (h) Silver Star of Europa Park (Mega; Bolliger & Mabillard) 9. MOST ANTICIPATED COASTER OF 2006: (a) Black Mamba of Phantasialand (Inverted; Bolliger & Mabillard) (b) El Toro of Six Flags Great Adventure (Wooden; Intamin AG) © Expedition Everest of Animal Kingdom (Custom; Vekoma) (d) Goliath of La Ronde (Mega; Bolliger & Mabillard) (e) Goliath of Six Flags Over Georgia (Mega; Bolliger & Mabillard) (f) Patriot of Worlds of Fun (Inverted; Bolliger & Mabillard) (g) Speed Monster of TusenFryd (Accelerator; Intamin AG) (h) Tatsu of Six Flags Magic Mountain (Flying; Bolliger & Mabillard) (i) "Project Stealth" (TBD) of Thorpe Park (Accelerator; Intamin AG) (j) Voyage of Holiday World (Wooden; Gravity Group) (k) Kentucky Rumbler of Beech Bend Park (Wooden; GCI) ANSWER SHEET...please copy and paste into new post and give only letters as choices. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. THE THEME PARK OLYMPICS SHALL CONTINUE AFTER ROUND ONE IS OVER...WHERE WE BEGIN PART II, THEME PARKS and the FINALS OF THE COASTER SEGMENT OF OUR COMPETITION, INCLUDING THE AWARDS SEGMENT OF PART I. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO "CREATE" Trophies 200x200 pixels large FOR THE ABOVE CATEGORIES 1-9, PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT DSPrettyBoy@aol.com Winners will be selected, acknowledgement will be given, and work will be greatly appreciated. ALSO!!! Logo needed for the Coaster Olympics of 2005!!! Photoshop, create, design, WHATEVER YOU WANT and make a logo 500x500 pixels and send it to DSPrettyBoy@aol.com and subject it as Olympic Logo 2005...DEADLINE IS 11/1/05, winner will be announced 11/1/05. Good luck, do your best, and you will receive much thanks and praise and your logo as this year's Coaster Olympics Symbol. Much Thanks!!! Let Your Voice Be Heard and VOTE! -Chris "Captain Jack" Mercaldo Coaster Olympics Founder

The park looks amazing in the 80's because then it fit with the time period...the 80's...now it looks so outdated with random cloned E-Tickets and 80's-esque 3D movies shoved wherever possible. EX. The Living Seas...o Lord...the cast members are even dressed like Michael Jackson in Thriller...

The park was only THREE YEARS OLD...awesome yet scary pics (Space Mtn being built, Space Mtn is now a word families across the world recognize) The thing I can't stand is how Walt bought all those acres in Orlando so he could isolate his new "Magic Kingdom" as far from hotels, highways, etc. as he could...and now Eisner/Iger, HOTEL, HOTEL, UNFINISHED THEME PARK, another hotel you say...PASS! Walt wanted isolation for his Florida venue as the unisolation of Disneyland angered him...back in '74, you drove through woods to the Ticket and Transportation Center and when you arrived you had forgotton the "city-like" hustle and bustle and had hit isolated magic. Now, WDW is like a city...traffic, highways, McDonalds's, etc. Amazing how PROFIT prevails over the better good of FANTASY, MAGIC, and IMAGERY. ***end rant***

KETTLE CORN!!!

You don't realize how much Tomorrowland truly was Walt Disney's "World On the Move" until you look back at these pictures...two forms of motion transport in this picture alone have been stripped from Tomorrowland.

The Skyway from Fantasyland to Tomorrowland at WDW left the park in 1998, and the loading building and area became a stroller parking area next to IASW in 1999. Trick to remembering that (if you desire to remember it?) is that in 1994 Disneyland lost its Skyway while WDW lost 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, its submarine voyage-esque attraction. In 1998, what happened in 1994 flip-flopped...Disneyland lost its Submarine Voyage as WDW lost its Skyway. PS-You said you made the video in 1998, however the 25th Anniversary was 1996 (1971+25=1996), although they did "milk" the anniversary a little bit into 1997 (Disney likes to abuse their Anniversaries). The 1996 date of video would justify the definite fact that the Skyway was removed in 1998, as saying the video was made in 1998 undoes the KNOWN fact that the Skyway got the boot. (unless it was 1996 video that you just finally put together two years later?)

Awesome pics but I have una problema...Walt Disney World's Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Celebration was in 1996, not 1991, and the parade you saw was not the Anniversary Parade, I'm pretty sure the parade for the 25th was ("It's Time") "To Remember the Magic."

LMFAO

I realize these bad boys are probably slower than the Rocket Rods, but doesn't the idea of this ride remind anyone of Rocket Rods, which DIED HORRIBLY. Disneyland said Reopening Next Summer...and did it ever happen...whcih reminds me of IOA's Summer 2000, Summer 2001, etc. However, I really respect Universal's decision to keep it closed until it is perfect. One again, the Rods needed banked turns. Pressler/Harris said "Hoooooplaaaaaaaaaaaa" and the rest is history.