Tmcdllr Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I'm a little curious as to how they make it valley on purpose. That brings up something interesting. Firstly, how would you do that on purpose...tighten up the wheels too much or what? And secondly, what if this was not on purpose (somehow) but was a mulfunction or even accidental and Carpenter is just saying publicly that it was intentional to dodge any bad press? Hmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Purposely valleying a train is a new one for me. I know first hand parks discuss "what if" scenarios for operator training and a valleyed train is 1 of said scenarios however actually doing it makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrad Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 They 'purposely' put OTSRs on Revolution. Â Â Â Â Â Â Oh wait, there's no purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**McFly** Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I was at the park yesterday and took a couple of photos of some clearing being done. These pictures are of the former "High Sierra Territory" Metro Station. Looks like things are underway for next years attraction! Â Some things have been removed on Log Jammer, but just little stuff. Â Also, there was some land clearing done around the base of the Superman Tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noseldnik Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Wow, neat pictures. They look like something out of an apocalyptic movie, or photos of an abandoned factory in the woods. Especially that last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Thrill Dragster Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 When is the Metro going to re open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awptim0 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 SFMM just couldn't convince families that they were trying and had enough for kids. Â SFMM just couldn't make it work. Â Exactly. And a lot of people knew this the second the "family" idea was introduced, even when the consensus thought it was a great direction for the park to move towards. Â The Metro Station: Sad to see it going down. The park needs a transport ride badly, IMO. I know it was doomed but now that it's finally happening and Log Jammers gone it seems like that somewhat charismatic area will be changing soon, perhaps some future plan will be going down in that area. Hopefully something cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Of Spades Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Took em' ten plus years, but it looks like the park finally managed to defeat their own monorail. Â Still, nice to see they're starting into work, hopefully pertaining to Lex Luthor's construction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susie zueck Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Looks like something is planned for the metro station in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Does anyone else think it just looks like it finally fell apart? And not that it was actually taken down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) The park's trying to save money. Wait until it falls, then pick up pieces. Saves money from the demolition. Edited January 31, 2012 by DJeXeL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 ^All they have to do is wait for a good size earthquake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trcg721 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 The arcade, Paintball Alley, and Guest necessity are now closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I'll be going to the park on Sat or Sun to activate our passes. Will be interesting to see what changes this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I'm starting to sense something big coming next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ728 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 The arcade, Paintball Alley, and Guest necessity are now closed. That's good! I've always thought it's kind of stupid having more then one arcade in a park. I know arcades are moneymakers and I see from a business standpoint why they'd have more then one, but I think they're just wastes of space. I was hoping the entrance for LL would entail getting rid or repurposing these buildings. Â Glad to see the High Sierra Metro station go. That area was one that would contribute to my occaisional rants about the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylexy2298 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 So if you add the old Flashback spot with the Log Jammer spot, and now the old monorail staion area, we might see something pretty big coming to SFMM in the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ728 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Even though I want a coaster, and it'll probably be a coaster by SFMM standards, I really would be pleasantly surprised and also very happy if it isn't. Â But who am I kidding?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanreich Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Even though I want a coaster, and it'll probably be a coaster by SFMM standards, I really would be pleasantly surprised and also very happy if it isn't. But who am I kidding?! I doubt that it won't be a coaster, but if it isn't, I would expect a very nice flat ride... That would make me very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Remember, SFHH is right there so it's possible this could be removed for some kind of expansion for that park. Â Also remember that Flashback was closed during the summers because of noise. So I wouldn't expect anything too loud going there. Â They could also expand the kids area, but I don't see that happening. I'd actually be more than ok with an SFHH expansion into that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 ^Was Flashback itself really loud? I'm sure this is a dumb question for the locals, but I've never heard it myself so I'm out of the loop here! I mean, Kings Dominion has an entire waterpark built on either side of Rebel Yell, so it seems odd to me that noise would be such a problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Does anyone else think it just looks like it finally fell apart? And not that it was actually taken down? Â Â LOL!.......YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 ^^ It was pretty loud. There are some videos out there that you can find on YouTube, I won't post them because they are on-ride. At the time they allowed it, but don't now, so that's a grey area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 ^^ It was pretty loud. There are some videos out there that you can find on YouTube, I won't post them because they are on-ride. At the time they allowed it, but don't now, so that's a grey area. Â I was also told that it threw grease into the water park. I think there were cabanas right next to the coaster weren't there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonlva Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Could someone upload a map of where this "de-construction" is in relation to Log Jammer? Â It does seem like it could be a pretty big attraction next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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