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  1. There is no way to get close enough to get pics from inside except on the service rode to the back of the park and even then you can only realy see realy see Megazeph. I also posted photos here of batman being taken apart. Guess you might find the post by doing a search for SFNO since anytime i post about it that is always in the subject.
  2. Batman the ride has already been removed . Some theming that was salvageable has already been removed and re used in other SF parks.
  3. ^ Nice observation ^ Except..... SFNO won't be comming back. Batman the ride will be going to a different park. It is nice to dream though.
  4. Thanks for the update. Time for me to drive to Texas. I would have made the trip there once this summer, but was waiting for this to start up. Think i will plan to be there next week.
  5. I thought this was interesting when i saw the random bear Julie pointed out. We know that Theming has been salvaged from Six Flags New Orleans and moved to different parks. Unless someone knows this bear was moved from inside this particular park, I would say it came from SFNO. One use to live in front of cypress plunge. It was very familiar to me as soon as i saw it.
  6. Granted the screws look like crap from the angle of the photo i took. Looking at them from off the ride platform on the walkway,or from a distance around the park, they actually look good. They appear to push the rafts up the lift. They are simply theme and serve no other purpose than to just to look good.
  7. Wow, I remember hearing the advertisements for Manteka when i lived in California. Why did they go away?
  8. Yeah, we kept going back and fourth on the enterprise issue. I have never seen a portable enterprise so just figured it was a roundup when it was suggested. I just went to the website and it is not currently listed.
  9. I didn't see the blue train. I assume it was getting rehabbed or just stored. Yeah, I did not stay for ERT. Robert tried to talk me into it but i already had stuff i couldn't get out of sunday late morn and it is a 4 and 1/2 hour drive back home. Since the crowds in the amusement park was light i got in enough rides, enjoyed just being there and of course taking pictures. It was a bit of a stretch for me and i was rushed to get stuff done including taking photos but was worth the trip and short visit for me just to get some Rampage rides. I do suggest at least a one day visit for those who have not and may be close by.
  10. Rip Roarin Rampage 2007 Disclaimer and warning: I am….. Not the prettiest guy to look at and I might be two or three pounds overweight. Not politically correct. Know I have many faults. This is my PTR for TPR and I am sticking to it. If you want to send me hatemail or try to learn me some political correctness or whateva please do so by private message. I also did not spell check this cause i know my gramma and spellin are perfect. Try to enjoy it anyway. Thanks. I was at this event as a guest of Jarsh. Umm, Ok. Whatev. But thanks. Though with early planning, I knew I would be hanging out with justin and family 40 bucks included Parking, access to both parks, one food voucher, unlimited drinks and exclusive Rampage ERT. Awesome discount and well worth 40 bucks. For ACE members it was 35. It was an overcast day, extremely humid and hazy. At some point it rained. We all had a bit of trouble getting into the parking lot but managed ok. My time was very limited since I was to leave by 7pm. Due to light crowd in the amusement park, Rampage was always a one or no train wait. There seems to have been lots of trackwork done during the off season. Evident in some pictures you can see most of the first drop through the pullout has been retracked along with some support replacement. Throughout the coaster, quite a few highspeed sections and sharp curves have been retracked along with other bottoms and pullouts. As with most wood coasters your ride will vary depending on where you sit. When sitting over an axle there are a few rough spots (2) that might be a little uncomfortable. I believe the term is jackhamering. You might get three bounces. If you sit in the first seat of a car this is a non issue. There was good air on rampage this day as long as you were in the front or back. If I sat in any other car it was just an ok ride. I think if the trackwork had not been done I probably would be complaining right now. The first and last time I rode this coaster was 5 or more years ago. It was the season after it had just been completely retracked and the red/orange train was newly repainted with the flames and the blue train was still torn apart. I thought it was an awesome coaster then and I still do as long as it is a front or back seat ride. On the drive to Alabama I have to pass the Queen City Truck Stop. You may, or may not find this slightly amusing. After getting through the parking booth without paying, found a spot not far from the entrance. Totally overcast and hazy, you would think this would be great, but the humidity was so high I sweat like a pig just standing in one spot. Not far from the entrance. Just around those bushes….. The entrance and they little tin shacks where you can give them all your chedda Course we don’t do that, we give a little chedda here to be special. Here I am getting my ACE event materials Justin and his brother. Sorry I don’t remember Justin’s brothers name so he will be referred to as Justin’s brother. Hi Robert! After putting on 10 special bracelets it was time to go check out some rides. I wanted to ride Rampage first but Justin wanted to ride something else. First ride for Justin was the one called Mens room. I wonder why he looks so happy? You walk through they main street to get to the amusement and waterpark. The buildings look good, clean and colorful. Once you walk through Main Street, that particular look is gone and is not carried into the parks. Buildings on Main Street. Nice! More buildings. More buildings. When I saw this sign I first read Hor Dogs. Then you can go right for the waterpark or forward to the amusement park. Forward you pass what use to be a nice popjet but now it needs some major rehab and is pretty pathetic. Anyway, just before entering the gate for amusement park you pass they little carrotcell. Another close-up which might become a 3D. Well, that’s why I took it anyway. So anyway it was straight on to Rampage which is why we here. This might turn into 3D soon First ride of the day. Justin and Bro in front. Paintjob on trains still look pretty good considering it was done quite a number of years ago. Next up was ZoomaHeadbanger. On the platform, once you step in, they lock you behind bars so you can’t excape when you hear it gonna hurt like hell. Justin’s brother is getting worried and tries to excape I convinced him it was a great ride While those two suckers rode I watched and laughed at they pain. Yeah, it is freakin humid and I am sweating like that just standing around. So Justin’s brother says it like broke his spine here I wonder if it possibly had a little to do with the wheels being worn down to the rims Flames seem to be very popular here Next up was they shot tower. This one was ok with decent air at the top. They once had a drop tower but it is gone now. Oh yeah, There are some nice views around the park. Here is looking out from the shot tower area. Leaving zoomaheadbagner you pass the left side of Rampage. Kinda sucks that it is difficult to photograph this coaster due to limited access. Next up……. CREDIT WHORE! After the whorein was done we wandered round the flats. I am not a flat person cause I get sick too easy. Justin and Bro decided to do the Mind Splinder. What eva the hell that means Oh yeah, this is why we came here tho Did I mention how nice some of the views are? Here is they Sizzler, which they named Sizzler. The boys passed on this one. Here is they musical express tions I think these are always so purdy Picking up speed. Can you find the person NOT having fun? By the way, this is why we all here Here also be various kiddie rides n stuff. This little gurl got off sayin it sucked and she wanted to go back to ride Rampage again. Next up, Log Ride Here is the line. While we were waiting, a log got stuck and the ride shut down. We had to wait about fifteen minutes for them to reset it. While waiting in line I mentioned to Justin’s Bro that I did not see any attractive peeps in the park. Just then I found one. The line started to become shorter as they sometimes do when rides go down. Now we were able to get a closer look at the hot gurl in front of us. Oh Dang, she decided not to wait! Who knows how long it has been now. This guy had the right idea and relaxed for a bit. Then again he might be trying to keep his feet dry. So we finally get on, and the boat is not draining and full of water, the ride is very short and the drop is very wimpy. Sorry but I think you should pass on this ride. The landscape and trees are maturing very well though. The park looks great! Did I mention there are some nice views around the park? This be they ferris wheel. The gondolas actually spin. If you want the operator will get you spinning before he starts the ride. Next up was they rapids ride. It has two nice fast sections but for the most part it is quite tame and you won’t get very wet. Here is the screws errbody been sayin they like so much. It would look WAY better if they were not totally enclosed in fence Did I mention how nice the park is maturing? Here is an Enterprise. Seems it is in rehab. The front was covered so we could not see in but I waited for Maint to both turn their backs then held my camera over the fence to give you this one and only exclusive behind the scenes photo. Did I say how nice the park is maturing? Here is Rampage. This is why we came today Anyways, they be some more kiddie rides tucked into an area surrounded by nice landscape and mature trees. I didn’t even have time to step foot into the waterpark which I have NEVER even seen yet. I left at 7pm after dinner and a visit with Robert and family. If you have never been to Alabama Adventure it certainly is worth at least one trip to ride Rampage. As you can see by some of the photo the park looks realy good. From a distance I saw the top of a waterslide and judging from the line leading up to it and the full parking lot, I suspect the bulk of the crowd was in the waterpark.
  11. So what, they slowed it so it does not break an axle and go rolling down the midway? Nice to hear people complain about other park management besides SFI.
  12. Yup, Thats City Park. That belongs to New Orleans. The city does not own Six Flags. Six Flags New Orleans won't be coming back.
  13. XtremE is now open at Blue Bayou. It officially opened Sat March 26th. My intention was to go ride Xtreme and take lots of photos around the park. A friend of mine works at the park and what happened was we hung out, rode the coasters a few times, took a little tour of the construction sites and just hung out. By the time we finished it was very late and i had only taken a few photos earlier. XtremE does not have a sign yet. The original sign is Extrem. What i hear is the sign is in the shop now. The E is suppose to be moved to the end and an X is being added to the front. If that is the case then it's name is XtremE. Although the website says Extrem. Currently the ride is having a few small tech difficulties which haults operation temporarily. Hopefully these bugs will be worked out soon. As far as the spin goes, it depends on the weight distribution. My first ride was with two kids in front and myself in back. The car hardly spun. Secontd was just my friend and I in the front. the car spun like crazy. Another time it was us, with two small girls and it spun like mad again. It seemed that off center weight to one side causes LOTS of spin, even weight, not so much. This ride will jerk you around a bit and sometimes certainly jar you, but every ride is different. When it happened at it's worse it didn't "hurt", but was very uncomfortable. Your milage may vary depending on your tolerance level. Here is XtremE Ride Fault! Why? Because of this. This is how they stow the ride unit covers. Sometimes they might hang them on the rails. A local told me they probably do that so if it rains, they are right there to grab and cover the ride. I thought that was so funny. Like i said, not much in the photo department. I did get a good look at the shot tower which is a combo. It gave real good air going up and down. What i like about it is the tubes in the center are decaled and it looks great. There are also some animated signs on each side at the top of the tower alternating between flames and the name Hot Shot. The signs down at the bottom of the ride do the same. Looks very good. And one in 3D which require red / cyan 3D glasses to see the 3D effect. Thats it for now. In the near future i will have lots of pics of the park and a video.
  14. You guys are something else. It does not matter how fast or slow the train was going. The system should not have let two trains get near each other. The system failed. Period. Only way it could have been human error is if maint had it on maint or manual mode and that would never be done with passengers on board.
  15. I do have quite a bit more. They are in production and packaging process for future sale so i can't post much. Here is one more and that will be all i can put up for now. Remember, you need red/cyan glasses to view. Red on left eye. If you don't see clear defined depth between objects you don't have the proper colors on your glasses. You will also notice that my 3D photos look almost like a regular photo. When viewed through 3d glasses you will see awesome depth. That comes with lots of practice and experience. Enjoy
  16. By the way, I have tried a few diff paper and plastic glasses but the best are these particular ones if you are interested enough to buy a pair. These are what i use. They realy do make a huge difference in the quality of the photo and 3d viewing. Not sure what the best price is but i think they are generally 7 dollars. http://www.rainbowsymphony.com/professional-3d-glasses.html
  17. Yeah, the second one has depth but does not hurt. Honestly i never looked into doing it with photoshop, but i don't think you can get good 3D with photo shop or everybody would be doing it. It took me a few hours or more to do that last photo of the bird with special software to manually create the depth within a single photo. That just happens to be my style of doing 3d and i could have spent at least another hour on it and made it even better. As i said in the first post, it is a long process. Either you use the camera to take two photos which does most of the work or you create a depth map and apply to a single photo to get good 3d. There is software you can find free on the net that say you just drop a photo in and it will automatically make it 3d. That does not do a good job. It makes a 3d like the one you did in photoshop Do a google search on how to make anaglyph 3d. Then you will have to do a lot of reading. Or do a google search for how to make 3d from 2d. Again you will have to do a lot of reading then do what they say and get experience doing it. It is just to much to be able to explain how to do it. Until now, how many times have you seen or heard about it? See, thats what i mean. Just remember, if it does not take you at least an hour to create, it ain't very good. Dropping a pic in software and one mouseclick does not do anything worthwhile.
  18. It does, but it is not aligned very well which makes eyes feel real bad instantly.
  19. But america greatest coaster is not the proper glasses. You are not seeing it 3D Those particular glasses give the apearance of 3d on fast moving objects in video. You need red/cyan glasses
  20. I forgot i had these on webshots. I did these by having the camera on a stand i made. I took the 1st pic then slid the camera over to take the second pic. All these where made with the left/right eye photo method. You need to have the Red / Cyan glasses. If they don't clearly look 3D then you have the wrong color glasses. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/554639850MrACDY
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