bert425 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 How about YOLO-Colossus? YOLOssus Colos-tomy! So awesome, you get handed a bag to crap in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 How about YOLO-Colossus? YOLOssus Win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Iron YOLO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 How about YOLO-Colossus? YOLOssus Win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Yolo-Colo? That sounds like a stomach operation of some kind, lol! Or a new soda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Knock it down and build a set of dueling RMC's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The49er Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Lance at Screamscape has a post up that seems to reflect a lot of what various forum members have said. Here's the abridged version: ...I’ve kept this secret very close to the vest for all this time, because I didn’t want anyone to steal it, but with Colossus now confirmed to be closing, I will share it now. If RMC gets a hold of Colossus, it will change everything you ever thought you knew about the coaster. Don’t count on seeing it reopen as a racing creation… in fact, don’t even think about it having two separate tracks anymore. For my plan to work, the two tracks will become one, along with a possible second mid-ride trip up the lift hill, because if they do this thing right, the combined two track lengths would shatter the record for longest roller coaster, both steel and wooden at roughly 8,650 feet. (Each side of Colossus is 4,325 ft)...With the focus on length for the record and knowing they have a second lift hill run in mid-ride to double the ride length, this can free up the designers to bring some crazy ideas to life as the train attempts to follow Colossus’ old rough layout, but in a very different fashion from before, and what aerial tricks they perform during one round, can be changed up for a different concept in the second run. Or another idea, that I kind of like, in a nostalgia kind of way would be to I-Box one side of Colossus… AS IS… leaving the classic ride experience to enjoy during the first run, then follow it up with a very amp’d up next-gen crazy experience during the run on the second track. Maybe a slightly taller lift or LIM lift, near vertical drop, barrel-rolls, inversions and more...while this is mostly my own vision of what Iron Colossus COULD be like, the very idea of combining the two tracks into one giant double-length ride did come to me from a trusted source a long time ago. Could plans have changed? Sure… but I hope not because an Iron Colossus could be RMC’s most epic project of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_IntaMAN_ Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I love that idea. Keep the left side original and maybe slap some topper track on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonlva Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Good job ABC! Next time give more info then this. You make it seem like its getting torn down. “@ABC7: THIS JUST IN: Colossus wooden roller-coaster to shut down August 16 after 36 years at Six Flags Magic Mountain” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 ^^ Not surprised at all. New stations in San Antonio did the same thing with the Rattler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqueefa Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Or maybe they could do the "new" name like they did on New Texas Giant and call it something like Shiny Colossus. Copperlossus and steam punk theme it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannerdw Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Coming soon - Daulossus, featuring: A Dueling Double-Helix Spiral Lift Hill! High five down the first drop! A pre-lift section like you've never seen, featuring the world's first Jojo-Five! Back-to-back underground Low Fives! Stengel Five! ...and much more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I maybe of minority here but I am not really liking all of these wooden rollercoasters being torn down and or converted to a RMC Hybrid/Topper. Yes those coasters are very awesome but some coasters do not need it. While Colossus was not the best coaster in the world, it is a classic. If Six Flags does this to every other slightly old wooden coaster there are not going to be many wooden ones at parks. IK RMC coasters are awesome but not every old or newer woodie needs to become one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A113 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Stashua123, it has to do more with the fact that the amusement industry is an evolving (and especially progressive) business. Sure, Colossus may be a classic, but not many people ride it anymore. That's an issue that I see with a lot of enthusiasts - whether they are a roller coaster enthusiast, a Disney geek, whatever, they don't want to leave the past and have a strong preservationist attitude. An RMC rebuild would warrant positive results for the park, with admissions sales, tourism, and more. If this is what the park will end up doing (which is kind of a given at this point), it's a great call. Edited June 4, 2014 by A113 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftsifter Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I maybe of minority here but I am not really liking all of these wooden rollercoasters being torn down and or converted to a RMC Hybrid/Topper. Yes those coasters are very awesome but some coasters do not need it. While Colossus was not the best coaster in the world, it is a classic. If Six Flags does this to every other slightly old wooden coaster there are not going to be many wooden ones at parks. IK RMC coasters are awesome but not every old or newer woodie needs to become one. Colossus is a steaming pile of trash. The other classics in the chain, are not. There's a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFChris Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I bet Scream! is overjoyed. It might even see...you know...LINES when the new attraction opens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanic Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Any word on whether they'll be fixing up the restrooms, repairing dilapidated buildings/roofs, providing a solution to the rampant line jumping, or maybe just emptying the trash cans on a regular basis? No? Okay, just checking... YOLO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlvr Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Any word on whether they'll be fixing up the restrooms, repairing dilapidated buildings/roofs, providing a solution to the rampant line jumping, or maybe just emptying the trash cans on a regular basis? No? Okay, just checking... YOLO! my last visit a couple days ago, i was telling my friend how seemingly every busy day i visit, the same line jump technique is used. one of the party goes forward thru the line, then not long after, the rest go to join. then boom, a girl just ducks under the que at Full Throttle and later her friends join. i told an employee as we were walking forward after the first covered portion, but of course she cared none. btw, the gum on the ground below the walkup que to the station at Full Throttle is getting pretty big. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeromyL Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I'm interested to see what's going to happen to the prelift sections. I've always felt that they were rather unusual in their length. I do enjoy the sight of that massive white structure coming closer and closer however. Maybe a tunnel? Yeah I always thought it was odd that the station was so far from the lift. I imagine prior to Colossus being retrofitted for a MCBR the lines were insane. Not really. Didn't they used to run three trains per side originally with the block sections like on the high turns. (Just curious if this was true or not. ) heard that the mcbr was added because the new 90s trains could not use the old block sections????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kongker Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Here's some retro/vintage Colossus footage (circa 1982). It features the Colossus' 2nd generation rolling stock (3 bench PTC's). I don't know if there were six or only four trains total at the time, maybe someone else can confirm. I believe Side A ran the black trains and the red trains ran on Side B? All were outfitted with headrests, buzz bars, & skid brakes. Six Flags Magic Mountain's Colossus with (3 bench) PTC Trains - "Wild Rides" (1982) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_G1ONJets4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Good job ABC! Next time give more info then this. You make it seem like its getting torn down. “@ABC7: THIS JUST IN: Colossus wooden roller-coaster to shut down August 16 after 36 years at Six Flags Magic Mountain” To be fair we don't actually know that they won't tear it down. Most people assume it will be an RMC conversion, but although I'd love that they haven't actually said it. This is SFMM, they may tear Colossus down and put absolutely nothing in its place, you never know. I bet Scream! is overjoyed. It might even see...you know...LINES when the new attraction opens! Or perhaps a new attraction in Colossus' place will prompt them to finally paint that faded skittle looking pile of rusting purple steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 The PR machine starts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonlva Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Good job ABC! Next time give more info then this. You make it seem like its getting torn down. “@ABC7: THIS JUST IN: Colossus wooden roller-coaster to shut down August 16 after 36 years at Six Flags Magic Mountain” To be fair we don't actually know that they won't tear it down. Most people assume it will be an RMC conversion, but although I'd love that they haven't actually said it. This is SFMM, they may tear Colossus down and put absolutely nothing in its place, you never know. I bet Scream! is overjoyed. It might even see...you know...LINES when the new attraction opens! Or perhaps a new attraction in Colossus' place will prompt them to finally paint that faded skittle looking pile of rusting purple steel. I thought at one of the WCB in the past few years they were asked about this and kind of gave it away by the way they responded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I think Alan Schilke's evil smirk and, "I can't comment on that." statement when asked about this at IAAPA 2 years ago was a dead giveaway. Somethings coming to the Mountain from the twisted evil genius of his mind. And I for one, can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftsifter Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I think Alan Schilke's evil smirk and, "I can't comment on that." statement when asked about this at IAAPA 2 years ago was a dead giveaway. Somethings coming to the Mountain from the twisted evil genius of his mind. And I for one, can't wait! The mountain already has one of his MOST evil creations X2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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