chickenbowl Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 ^ Your source is your dad that sells stuff to the park or something? How confident are you that it will be Premier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousReed Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 ^ Your source is your dad that sells stuff to the park or something? How confident are you that it will be Premier?100% it is a Premier. And yes, my father sells screws and bolts to the park. Fastenal is stealing most of his business sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cockblock Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 100% it is a Premier. I guess the Intamin gods didn't answer our prayers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 ^ Your source is your dad that sells stuff to the park or something? How confident are you that it will be Premier?100% it is a Premier. And yes, my father sells screws and bolts to the park. Fastenal is stealing most of his business sadly. Â Or maybe he's losing business cause he's telling park secrets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousReed Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Or maybe he's losing business cause he's telling park secrets? I'll shut up now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammmmmy Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Even though if its true it isn't an intamin, I'm still super excited. Seeing premiers recent stuff, we could have an insane coaster on our hands if it is indeed 'record breaking.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuschini Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 100% it is a Premier. Â Maybe this means we'll finally have a looping coaster with lapbars! Here's hoping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Saw this on Screamscape, this is typical and kind of funny at the same time if it comes true...  Six Flags Great Adventure Giant Drop may be added to Kingda Ka  2013/2014 - Giga Drop - Rumor - (2/27/12) Rumor has it that Six Flags Great Adventure has a new world record ride plan in the works that may shock you. If they go ahead with it, look for it to come in either 2013 or 2014, and will involve somehow mounting a Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom style ride system to the 456 foot tall Kingda Ka tower structure. Looks like poor SFMM wont have the drop tower record for very long.  Wow, that is just crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolercstrluvr Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 ^ Why do I not really believe this, sounds like a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrad Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Well there is an elevator that goes all the way up, so maybe it will just be an elevator drop ride. Â It will be the REALLY 'good' tower. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydraglow Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 So, I've got a quick question for anyone that pertains to Batman. Â I'd have to say it's one of my favorite rides at the park. I'm still in awe to the size/intensity ratio that thing delivers, but there is only one part of it's design I find somewhat odd. I'm curious to why the turn is so wide after the helix and before the first corkscrew. For me, it's kinda the only dampener out of the entire layout, and it makes it's very compact footprint somewhat "stick out" in that location. Not sure if anyone would know anything about it, but you never know with this site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMapa Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Photo TR time! From yesterday, 2/26/2012: Log Jammer Updates Pump House Tarps over the dirt View toward the tunnel Grunt Lantern! Getting more and more painful by the minute! (And less flippy) Cool Batman Photo! Green Lantern line wasn't too bad today! Still running an empty car though.. Far shot of the new Lex Luthor graphics on the wall. Another attempt. Riddler's is still running one train.. YAY for single rider! But I can say that they have swapped the trains. The recently rehabbed train with new restraints (the ride is much smoother now) is running. Now to Samurai Summit clearing on the back side of the mountain. With Superman closed, the walkway in Samurai Summit was dead at 4PM. The other side of the tunnel. Hill clearing on Samurai Summit. Saw this near the restrooms near Laughing Dragon.. interesting.. Side of this building Not a bad wait for Tatsu. Still very slow operations.. Not a bad wait for X2 either. They had okay operations.. Â So, Riddler's and Viper have one train, and Tatsu and X2 are starting to almost always stack. Riddler's was fast loading, and Goliath usually took a bit longer than one minute to dispatch. Green Lantern was quick! But overall, not a bad day. No visible progress on the Superman tower. Â Thanks for reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontagnaMagica Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 So, I've got a quick question for anyone that pertains to Batman. I'd have to say it's one of my favorite rides at the park. I'm still in awe to the size/intensity ratio that thing delivers, but there is only one part of it's design I find somewhat odd. I'm curious to why the turn is so wide after the helix and before the first corkscrew. For me, it's kinda the only dampener out of the entire layout, and it makes it's very compact footprint somewhat "stick out" in that location. Not sure if anyone would know anything about it, but you never know with this site!  I guess that's just what worked best for the design. It's got a lot of crossing track, so a sharper turn might have caused it to run into other parts of the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrad Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 ^^ Looking at your photo of GL's line, does the ride draw major crowds? Even on a busy Saturday, does the queue ever fill up? And maybe not because all of the other rides are busy, but because people really want to ride it. Â Look at X2 after a few years - still draws major crowds. Â I guess I'm just curious. It seems that even at WCB with enthusiasts, it seems that quite a few people think it's not the most pleasant experience. I know that even with no line during ERT, I only rode it once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 So, I've got a quick question for anyone that pertains to Batman. I'd have to say it's one of my favorite rides at the park. I'm still in awe to the size/intensity ratio that thing delivers, but there is only one part of it's design I find somewhat odd. I'm curious to why the turn is so wide after the helix and before the first corkscrew. For me, it's kinda the only dampener out of the entire layout, and it makes it's very compact footprint somewhat "stick out" in that location. Not sure if anyone would know anything about it, but you never know with this site!  In terms of the flow of the ride, that slower portion (and I say slower relatively speaking) offers the only break in the ride. It gives riders a breather between the intense first half and the also-intense second half, without a pace-killing brake run - which would also be unnecessary on a ride of this size and length. So the reason for that turn is a) to line up the corkscrew with the front end of the second loop for the crossover, and b) to maintain the ride's flow while offering a breather that doesn't kill its entire pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMapa Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 ^^Not really. I haven't seen a full queue since a Saturday during October (Fright Fest) and it was barely to the entrance! It isn't very popular anymore. Â And yes, X2 is still the most popular ride at the park. But if next year's coaster is good, then it might take the crowds away from X2. Also, no fixed audio on X2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 ^^ What he said. Flight Deck at CGA has the same little break in intensity with the turn over the station, just in a different fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMapa Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 ^Batman still sometimes makes me black out! So a little break in the middle wouldn't hurt! It is such a small ride, but sure packs a punch! And it is really fun and NOT painful (unlike its neighbor to the left)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydraglow Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 So, I've got a quick question for anyone that pertains to Batman. I'd have to say it's one of my favorite rides at the park. I'm still in awe to the size/intensity ratio that thing delivers, but there is only one part of it's design I find somewhat odd. I'm curious to why the turn is so wide after the helix and before the first corkscrew. For me, it's kinda the only dampener out of the entire layout, and it makes it's very compact footprint somewhat "stick out" in that location. Not sure if anyone would know anything about it, but you never know with this site!  In terms of the flow of the ride, that slower portion (and I say slower relatively speaking) offers the only break in the ride. It gives riders a breather between the intense first half and the also-intense second half, without a pace-killing brake run - which would also be unnecessary on a ride of this size and length. So the reason for that turn is a) to line up the corkscrew with the front end of the second loop for the crossover, and b) to maintain the ride's flow while offering a breather that doesn't kill its entire pace.  Ah, I see. Thanks for clarification.  Just thought it would be cool to have a tight turn directly from that helix that meets with the first corkscrew, so there is no breather whatsoever. Not sure if that would be a good or bad thing. Guess it depends on various things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susie zueck Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I went to the park on Saturday and realized that park security wasn't checking anyone properly. I walked through the metal detectors and it went off but the guy wasn't even paying attention he just said come through and started talking to the other security guards he didn't even tell me to take out stuff and put it into the box. Later on that day it started to get cold so I left the park to go to my car and get a jacket but when I came back through security the same thing happened and it was a different employee. Also I saw teenagers walking through the exit so they wouldn't have to got through security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterking2981 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 It isn't very popular anymore. I wouldn't jump to that conclusion just yet. Remember, its only been open for a few months, and unlike most of the park's major coasters, which you can very clearly see from a distance and throughout most of the park, Green Lantern has the misfortune of blending in with Riddler. And come summer, the lines are probably going to get quite long, especially with its low capacity and location close to Batman, which is usually the most popular ride in that corner of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMapa Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Well, on Sunday, the only reason why it had more than a 5-10 minute line was because, 1) They were still running the 4th car empty 2) It has insanely low capacity! Â If it had the same capacity of X2, then there wouldn't have been more than a 5-10 minute wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ728 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 It isn't very popular anymore. It's definitely not "unpopular," and of course I can't speak for the ridership numbers. From what I've seen from multiple visits I'd say that X2, Tatsu, and new S:EFK are more popular. The Green Lantern line, being short, slow, and reaching the entrance easier because of a really short queue turns a lot of people off from the ride. They walk up to it, see the apparantly long line, and turn away. A bad reputation may also be the case. Â A lot of people just don't want to ride it. They look at it and think "oh, this will make me throw up" or they'll stare at it and think "that looks really unpleasant," so they just won't ride it. There is no way every visitor to the park on a daily basis could ride this ride with the capacity has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 We're also talking about the off season, the park is mostly dead. Talk to me about popularity and short lines in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigalyte Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I went the Sunday after WCB and GL had a 45 minute wait and the line was out the entrance they were also running 4 trains. A line like that in February on a Sunday I wouldn't say at all the ride is losing popularity or unpopular imo . The only other rides in the park with a line like that or longer was X2, Tatsu and Apocalypse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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