waterviper Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Guys, guys SFMM can just set up a temporary booth somewhere else until it's complete dismantled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraxleRIDAH Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 ^ I find it a joke that you would compare Panda Express to Wendy's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan King Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 ^ I find it a joke that you would compare Panda Express to Wendy's. Â I think hes comparing the Prices and not the food. Hes pretty much right. The prices can be totally outrageous. And you get a MUCH better deal by leaving the park for a 30 minute pitstop. Â -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURE Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Its definitely very odd to see a big open area where Psyclone used to be. Â Anyone come upon or get any photos of it being 1/2 way gone? For some reason I have a feeling they just took off those support cables and a couple other supports and the thing probably toppled with a little nudge from a bulldozer or crane. Â Musta been sweet to see-although I'm sure the demo crew could care less... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 ^ No photos since it was done while the park was closed. What we were told is that they made several cuts into the ride and knocked it over with a bulldozer or two in a couple of hours. Â That basically did "Pave that sh*t!" Â It doesn't take much time to topple a wood coaster! Anyone seen Smokey & the Bandit II? Â --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryH Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Psyclone is gone! Whoo-hoo! I'm not shedding a tear for that piece of crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Honestly, I will kind of miss it. I wanted to ride the bad boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 That ride was magical for me when I went in 2003. It was my first night ride ever and I felt like it was going really fast (I also didn't feel pain) so for me, it's RIP Psyclone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 1 down, 1 more to go. Â By the way, what coaster was that in Smokey and the Bandit? Or was it just a fake prop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Uh-oh, this means Google Earth is out of date... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzGizmo Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Am I going to miss it? Not in this lifetime!!! I only road it once and found it to be a terrible ride. I know that there are those who felt it was a great wooden coaster, but it was such a bumpy ride for me that I actually came out of it bruised. Â I for one am quite glad that it's being replaced with something newer and better!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hectordelbano Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 You people who say good riddance are ridiculous. Psyclone was a great example of the type of ride that is vanishing in this country: The roller coaster that most of you "buffs" are afraid of.  Sorry to seem so combative, but aren't us roller coaster fans supposed to be thrill seekers? Aren't we looking for something that's exciting and stimulating, and just a bit beyond our control? That's the whole point of a roller coaster, to experience a sensation we couln't normally achieve on our own, and to trust our lives to a piece of machinery and architecture.  Yeah, the ride was a little rough? Who cares? Roughness was part of what made Psyclone Psyclone. If you were afraid of inversions, you avoided Riddler's Revenge and Scream. If you didn't enjoy heights so much, you probably shied away from Goliath. If speed just wasn't your thing, then you steered clear of Superman.  Roughness was what made Psyclone cool. It wasn't the fastest, tallest, or most thrilling of coasters, but if you wanted to ride a coaster that you weren't sure was built to code, then Psyclone was the ride for you. If you wanted to feel your amygdala go crazy at the sight of random bolts and wood pieces littered underneath the scaffolding, then Psyclone was the ride for you. If you wanted to feel like you were going to fall up and out of your seats with each breathtaking airtime hill, then Psyclone was the ride for you.  So for all of you so-called thrill-seekers who maligned the ride because it gave your legs owchie-booboos...here's my advice. Stand in line for Tatsu and X for three hours per ride, and I'LL ride Psyclone 75 times while you're waiting.  Rest in pieces, Psyclone.  Hector del Baño, valiant defender of Six Flags Magic Mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vedved82491 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 nice description. also. Just wanted to add, I haven't seen it happen yet, but I don't want people to say. "I wish I had gone on psyclone" if they previously dissed it and commented on its roughness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkMeasures Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 You people who say good riddance are ridiculous. Psyclone was a great example of the type of ride that is vanishing in this country: The roller coaster that most of you "buffs" are afraid of.  Sorry to seem so combative, but aren't us roller coaster fans supposed to be thrill seekers? Aren't we looking for something that's exciting and stimulating, and just a bit beyond our control? That's the whole point of a roller coaster, to experience a sensation we couln't normally achieve on our own, and to trust our lives to a piece of machinery and architecture.  Yeah, the ride was a little rough? Who cares? Roughness was part of what made Psyclone Psyclone. If you were afraid of inversions, you avoided Riddler's Revenge and Scream. If you didn't enjoy heights so much, you probably shied away from Goliath. If speed just wasn't your thing, then you steered clear of Superman.  Roughness was what made Psyclone cool. It wasn't the fastest, tallest, or most thrilling of coasters, but if you wanted to ride a coaster that you weren't sure was built to code, then Psyclone was the ride for you. If you wanted to feel your amygdala go crazy at the sight of random bolts and wood pieces littered underneath the scaffolding, then Psyclone was the ride for you. If you wanted to feel like you were going to fall up and out of your seats with each breathtaking airtime hill, then Psyclone was the ride for you.  So for all of you so-called thrill-seekers who maligned the ride because it gave your legs owchie-booboos...here's my advice. Stand in line for Tatsu and X for three hours per ride, and I'LL ride Psyclone 75 times while you're waiting.  Rest in pieces, Psyclone.  Hector del Baño, valiant defender of Six Flags Magic Mountain  But it is a cyclone clone which basically voids your entire post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 ^^^ I, too, am a defender of SFMM, but as far as I'm concerned, they've just done a bit of housecleaning... Â Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 You people who say good riddance are ridiculous. Psyclone was a great example of the type of ride that is vanishing in this country: The roller coaster that most of you "buffs" are afraid of.  Sorry to seem so combative, but aren't us roller coaster fans supposed to be thrill seekers? Aren't we looking for something that's exciting and stimulating, and just a bit beyond our control? That's the whole point of a roller coaster, to experience a sensation we couln't normally achieve on our own, and to trust our lives to a piece of machinery and architecture.  Yeah, the ride was a little rough? Who cares? Roughness was part of what made Psyclone Psyclone. If you were afraid of inversions, you avoided Riddler's Revenge and Scream. If you didn't enjoy heights so much, you probably shied away from Goliath. If speed just wasn't your thing, then you steered clear of Superman.  Roughness was what made Psyclone cool. It wasn't the fastest, tallest, or most thrilling of coasters, but if you wanted to ride a coaster that you weren't sure was built to code, then Psyclone was the ride for you. If you wanted to feel your amygdala go crazy at the sight of random bolts and wood pieces littered underneath the scaffolding, then Psyclone was the ride for you. If you wanted to feel like you were going to fall up and out of your seats with each breathtaking airtime hill, then Psyclone was the ride for you.  So for all of you so-called thrill-seekers who maligned the ride because it gave your legs owchie-booboos...here's my advice. Stand in line for Tatsu and X for three hours per ride, and I'LL ride Psyclone 75 times while you're waiting.  Rest in pieces, Psyclone.  Hector del Baño, valiant defender of Six Flags Magic Mountain  I think I nearly peed a little bit while reading this post!!!!   If Psyclone is a great example of the type of ride that is vanishing, then I am closing the doors on TPR *RIGHT NOW*  Perhaps you should have started an online "Save Psyclone" petition.  --Robb "The ride needed killing!" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 ^ If any of the wood is still on property, it isn't too late... Â Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveydo5172 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 The coaster from both the first Smokey and the Bandit, and the second movie, where it gets destroyed, is the Greyhound, an old woodie that was located at Lakewood Fairgrounds in Atlanta, Georgia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryH Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I think that Cypress Gardens would have bought Psyclone. Â I might cry for Flashback, though, as I have never ridden it and it looks like an interesting ride. Then again, I've heard it was crap too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Thrill Dragster Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 ^ You did not miss a thing with Flashback except for a headache. Flashback is the only roller coaster I will not ride again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vedved82491 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Hmm well with all this Psyclone talk, I thought it would be nice to see a flashback of its former spot: Â Oh and if anyone has a shot of Sarajevo Bobsleds from the Skytower, plz send it or upload it or something. Â So here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 ^ No photos since it was done while the park was closed. What we were told is that they made several cuts into the ride and knocked it over with a bulldozer or two in a couple of hours. That basically did "Pave that sh*t!"  It doesn't take much time to topple a wood coaster! Anyone seen Smokey & the Bandit II?  --Robb  Robb, your showing your age. Most of the readers parents were still in High school when that POS came out in 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 You people who say good riddance are ridiculous. Psyclone was a great example of the type of ride that is vanishing in this country: The roller coaster that most of you "buffs" are afraid of. Â Just because we're thrill "buffs" doesn't mean we're sado masochists. Â The ride was painful, and it sucked. So I'm glad it's gone. Â I'm not afraid to ride anything. But if it hurts like hell and produces a crappy ride I'm not going to go out of my way to ride it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeoplemoverMatt Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 If Psyclone is a great example of the type of ride that's vanishing, that means rough, crappy rides that should have been put out of their misery long ago are vanishing. Â Â ...isn't that a good thing? Â Â -- PMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeriley15 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Psyclone? Good riddance... I suppose it would have been a good ride at a much smaller park. As far as a replacement, please, oh please, not another Reverchon clone! This park really needs a launched coaster, especially with the "for sale" sign on Superman. (*groan*, I hope it's not an Intamin reversing impulse coaster...) Given the land area, I'd put money on a dinky little Intamin clone. Perhaps they'll at least "super-size" it. You know, another "Hulk" style B&M would be a really awesome thing for them to build there. (although it would probably require a 180^ loop after the launch, which would ruin the air time) Perhaps if they could make one a little more compact, and work the bugs out of the launch, it would bring in patrons by the hundreds of thousands!! (Sorry, I forgot, it's 6-Flags we're talking about...) So much for the pipe dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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