Jew Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 I’m no expert but a company wouldn’t make the track if it hadn’t already been paid for or some sort of massive deposit was put down. I’m guessing the money has been set aside for this project and will move forward! Also, this is assuming that those pics are legit, which is also very possible they aren’t. Although I’m convinced they’re real!! RMC was selling a coaster at a discount at IAAPA because someone backed out. The speculation on this forum was that random water park bought it (the name escapes me at the moment). Most contracts have some sort of “force majeure” Clause in them that COVID-19 may invoke, so it’s entirely possible this coaster is delayed or canceled despite being under fabrication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Interesting how the track looks like it has grooves from train wheels already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Not getting my hopes up. This is uncharted territory. I can't imagine things just returning to business as usual. Hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enlight10ment Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Interesting how the track looks like it has grooves from train wheels already I'd imagine that comes from the bending process. Steel beams are run through rollers to generate curvature. I'm assuming for this they welded up the box section straight then rolled it which left those fabrication marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 California Health and Human Services Agency spokesperson Kate Folmar announced today that amusement parks will open in Phase 3 of the state's reopening plan - which is being implemented on a regional basis. The state is just beginning the early stages of Phase 3, allowing barber shops and nail salons to open today. Gov. Newsom also announced today in his livestream that he would allow counties to open certain cities within said counties if they meet the criteria to do so. L.A. County will be one of the last counties allowed to advance to Phase 3, but the City of Santa Clarita (which contains Valencia) is one of several cities in northern L.A. County that applied for a regional variance due to relatively low COVID cases - which the County said they would likely grant if allowed to do so by the State. Of course, no date has been announced for when parks will be allowed to open, but this is good news for California parks nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalJasonland Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 This could be a nice year for Magic Mountain and Knott's if a lot of schools don't go back in the fall and the amusement parks are allowed to reopen in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryder Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 The kids are not exactly excused from school... there would still be distance learning happening, and many teachers are requiring live zoom meetings and whatnot. While I'm sure a fair number don't participate, they are often taking care of family or working, so I don't necessarily think massive numbers of kids will be free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoda Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Do you think Hurricane Harbor will open this year? Doing SFMM during California's summer is brutal. I get heat headaches and puke. I find that doing HH during the day and then walking over to MM around 6pm works perfect for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalJasonland Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 They are allowing public pools to re-open because chlorine naturally kills the virus. I can see water parks re-opening when amusement parks do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 ^ I live in Phoenix, Arizona and the governor has given pools / water parks the approval to open a week or so ago. There is even a 6 Flags water park here that they purchased last year. My point is, no water park has yet to open. The only water attraction is the tubing place on the Salt river in Tempe near ASU. Just assuming water parks will just open is a BIG ASSUMPTION! It's not just the chlorine issue, trust me. Either way it doesn't effect me. I don't do water rides even when they're open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasBaby Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Our local water park here in Las Vegas, Cowabunga Bay, is opening today and I know water parks in other states have already opened. Six Flags may open their water parks before the amusement parks open, but I'm guessing they will probably wait and open them at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalJasonland Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 ^ I live in Phoenix, Arizona and the governor has given pools / water parks the approval to open a week or so ago. There is even a 6 Flags water park here that they purchased last year. My point is, no water park has yet to open. The only water attraction is the tubing place on the Salt river in Tempe near ASU. Just assuming water parks will just open is a BIG ASSUMPTION! It's not just the chlorine issue, trust me. Either way it doesn't effect me. I don't do water rides even when they're open. Water parks and amusement parks are both late stage 3 in Califronia, and we are already in early stage 3 in most counties. I guess it is all up to Six Flags to determine if they want to meet the safety requirements, and have enough demand and staffing to open both the amusement and water parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I honestly couldn't care less about water parks, but I know lots of people like them. I mostly like how they draw away crowds from the dry park on super hot days, so I hope HH opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalJasonland Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I honestly couldn't care less about water parks, but I know lots of people like them. I mostly like how they draw away crowds from the dry park on super hot days, so I hope HH opens. The 50-year-old man in me states "I have to walk around barefoot on hot concrete and climb steps to the top of all those towers to sit in chlorinated pisswater for a 30-second ride?" When I was 13 to 15 years old though, it was "Dude, but there are girls in hot bikinis walking around the water park. We can just stand there, hit on 'em and play Dig Dug in the arcade. Then sit at the bottom of the speed slides to wait for a bathing suit top to come off. Then you head over to the wave pool after the wash cycle and put on your swim googles to look for floating dollar bills or locker keys on the bottom of the pool to return for deposits. Ahhh, part of the 80s at a water park. I guess water parks have their age of attraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Today is the park's 49th birthday. Here's a quarantine salute to 49 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Jaw drops. Nonetheless.... Happy B, SF:MM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powpig Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Pretty cool drone flyover video of the deserted park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 ^ Great views of the park and really made me sad. Lot's of rides missing: Batman, Scream, Full Throttle, Riddler etc. I'm really missing that place now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Awesome video, def sad seeing the place deserted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonlva Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Isn’t the 2021 ride announcements in August? I’m surprised we have not heard one way or the other if this was scrapped. (Either rumors or news) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 They’ll probably just re-release the 2020 announcement video with the year adjusted. [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Everyone was joking about SFMM and Frontier City strategically being excluded from the 2020 announcement video... welp, looks like everyone is in the same boat now. In all seriousness, I can see most parks advertising their unopened 2020 rides for 2021 (Jersey Devil, Aquaman, many of the flats and water park attractions), but I could still possibly see SFMM announce their 2021 raptor still since they had nothing coming this year anyway (kinda interesting how the timing worked out for that). But I also wouldn't be surprised if that got pushed to 2022 or later. Overall I am expecting this announcement season to be pretty dry, like it was when 2017 attractions were announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Tengle Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 has there been any difference in crowds between Fridays and Saturdays? since HH is included in admission, is their total capacity between the two combined? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Nope. Every day has been a ghost town. [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 but I could still possibly see SFMM announce their 2021 raptor still since they had nothing coming this year anyway (kinda interesting how the timing worked out for that). Ironically SFMM was one of the only parks to open a new-for-2020 ride, although that was just because of how delayed West Coast Racers was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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