DATman

obviously, because of TPR, Humdinger won, and they hated that name, so they kept it at Stealth.

We even had a topic about trying to rename it! My vote goes to Theme Park of America!

Like always, another great TR. Did you like JTA? I've never really heard anything about it.

BOO

yay for more cool emoticons!

Hope it heals soon!

^hurricane harbor?

^http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21503

::o YAY!

Florida I live in CA Would you rather fly or ride Expedition Ge Force?

woot for Wes!

^you mean errorS. Haha! Got you back!

Congrats to everyone!

Is anyone else reminded of that song?

^that'd be cool. At least it'd be better than looking at the ugly thing.

How bout TPR string Bikini's? and/or board shorts!

^I call grammatical errors evil. (joking)

To the junk yard with ye!

I wanted a medium one

Um. Because it costs a lot of money to employ workers and rent equipment to dismantle it. A lot of people tend to forget life ISN'T like RollerCoaster Tycoon - where all you do is point and click and a ride is demolished in half a second and you actually EARN money back. Dismantling a ride is a loss in two ways - the park loses an attraction and loses a good amount of money by spending it on its removal. But then your retaliation would most likely be - "That's not a good excuse to leave a ride SBNO for so long." Well, my answer to that would be, "This is Magic Mountain we're talking about here." The only possible way I could see Magic Mountain removing Flashback is if the space it currently occupies is most ideal for the next upcoming new ride/attraction. I can see the logic on the park's behalf - not a good one, but still logical. By leaving Flashback there, they don't pay thousands of dollars just to have it removed, and at the same time, they don't pay money to staff the ride and the electric bill to operate it. And because of its low key location and poor visibility in the park, combined with its apparent low popularity, the park has no real reason to bring it back to operation. I'm sure since its closing back in '03, the park has received not one letter about Flashback's closure. Honestly, how many people do you know that would have Flashback on their mental MUST RIDE LIST on the way to the park? I can't imagine too many. Simply put, Flashback is nothing more than a giant lawn ornament right now. Do any of us really even know the REAL reason why Flashback is out of operation? Is it 'cause of its close proximity to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor? Was the ride's structure or foundation discovered unstable? Did CAL-OSHA not certify the ride to operate after an failed inspection? Was ridership too low in contrast to the amount of money the park was spending on maintaining and operating it? I think all us enthusiasts have done was bash Magic Mountain for leaving the ride idle all this time, but never really knew the reason why. Is there any way to find out the real answer? Yes, but Flashback is in prime Real Estate, as it is already level for a flat, it would bring more to that area of the park, and the park would get more out of, say, a huss giant frisbee, than a SBNO ride. Besides, it wouldn't cost nearly as much as putting in multiple flats, or a coaster. I personally think it'd be worth it. (I do know that my opinon has no effect on the park). Logically, I think it'd be better to tear it down, and replace it with a good flat. Even if they put in a cheaper flat to balance out costs, it'd be better than leaving Flashback there to rust even more.

Racer There are way too many coasters that start w/ R and then end w/ r.

Make it a poll!

Simpson, Homer Simpson He's the greatest guy in history From the town of Springfield, He's about to hit a chestnut tree. AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

^my question is: Why leave a ride standing when it is painful, closed basically all year, and it just a waste of space. Heck, a wild mouse in that spot would be better.

Why would they bring Batman back to SFMM, if they took it out of that park?