skaunit Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I'm with bluefire on this one. NOWHERE has it been said that SFNE is getting "Deja Vu", except in our enthusiast circle speculation. All they confirmed was they were getting a GIB. Who knows, maybe it's not even a Vecoma??? "The new ride will be about 267.6 feet at its highest and will feature a steel roller coaster running on tracks in the shape of an “X,” according to information on file in the Planning Department. " What's this about the shape of an X? that doesn't sound like Deja Vu to me, unless you are talking about an eagle eye view. I really think we are spiraling this rumor out of control. Sure, there is a POSSIBILITY they are moving DV, but I wouldn't even come close to betting on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDen Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Just like you only need to run Superman: The Escape at 100MPH long enough to get the notoriety for being the fastest roller coaster in the world. After that, you can run it at 80MPH for the next decade... This made me laugh! It's pretty much an industry standard, Disney excluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewoplis Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 With all these SF rumor's ending up being true, it look's like poor pandemonium might be taken out after all! But then again, think about what they park can put in with that ride gone, Mega Lite anyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I'm with bluefire on this one. NOWHERE has it been said that SFNE is getting "Deja Vu", except in our enthusiast circle speculation. All they confirmed was they were getting a GIB. Who knows, maybe it's not even a Vecoma??? "The new ride will be about 267.6 feet at its highest and will feature a steel roller coaster running on tracks in the shape of an “X,” according to information on file in the Planning Department. " What's this about the shape of an X? that doesn't sound like Deja Vu to me, unless you are talking about an eagle eye view. I really think we are spiraling this rumor out of control. Sure, there is a POSSIBILITY they are moving DV, but I wouldn't even come close to betting on it. The layout from a top view is an X. I'm not sure about the height though, but it could just be a blatant typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumbarider1993 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 And it spins. GCG hurts you thighs and ribs. The drops are also pretty rough compared to what they could be. What are you talking about? That ride has some intense and abrupt laterals but is by no means (at least in my book) rough. It was smooth as ever when i rode it in April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsd2121 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 GCG is smooth, just it flings you from side to side on the hairpins which hurts ALOT. That's probably why they consider it rough because it hurts. I rode GCG 20+ times because I participated in the filming day, and I could barely walk the next day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueFireCoaster Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 What is GCG? Just something to think about with regard to this rumor...China is building a BRAND NEW Giant Inverted Boomerang from scratch, which means Vekoma is still willing to make and install the ride. What's to say they wouldn't be willing to build a brand new one for Six Flags New England? http://rcdb.com/9564.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Noooo! I like DejaVu. But if they replace it with the West Coast's first dive machine all will be forgiven. So I guess Log Jammer is staying. I don't see Six Flags taking out both rides in the same year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nin Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 GCG = Gotham City Gauntlet, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ728 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Just something to think about with regard to this rumor...China is building a BRAND NEW Giant Inverted Boomerang from scratch, which means Vekoma is still willing to make and install the ride. On top of that, its not blue and green! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketJet94 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Well, we are back in the 80's again where they just shift coaster around and around without really making something new. SFMM is lucky in the sense that most of our coasters cannot be moved, in fact I think Deja Vu and Scream are th eonly ones what even have the possibility of moving to another park. I am so sad to see Deja Vu go but it could be worse because the other Six FLags parks will benefit even less because they get recycled rides without having an awsome collection already unless they are Gread Adventure, Great America, or Over Georgia. I just hope for two things if Deja Vu leaves us. The first, that whatever it is is as good or better than Deja Vu thrill wise and that it is permenant. I dont want some little rinky dink ride put on Deja Vu's footprint....I want a megacoaster that occupied Cycloon 500, the Junkyard, AND Deja Vu's foorprint. All I can say is that I am, once again, disappointed. What about Goliath, Apocalypse, RRE, Canyon Blaster, Riddlers, Viper and Batman...they could all be moved...and the others could also be moved as well, with some adjustments. Those are not likely. Goliath is too large to be realistic, Apocalypse is wood and since the aprk is not closing they would not want to put up with that, RRE just got here, Canyon Blaster is a kids coaster which they seem to feel as though they needm Riddlers is not going anywhere as it is too popular and too big, Viper is too old for it to be worth it and it is on terrain, and nearly every SF park has a batman so its not going anywhere. Thus, the only other coaster we should be concerned with is Scream but I feel that is still unlikely but less so than all the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANJLOVER14 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Overall, it's too early to tell whether this is a good move or not. For now, I don't like anything about the movement of Deja Vu, but when the park adds something there, It could end up blowing Deja Vu out of the water, so I'm keeping an open mind for now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Imagine if SFMM got SFNE's old Boomerang and put it in DejaVu's old spot and SFNE put DejaVu in their old Boomerang's spot and called it Giant Inverted Boomerang. Now that would be a new low for Six Flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joco07 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think that SFNE is getting a new Giant Inverted Boomerang, ya some people are saying "why get a new one when they have an old one" Well maybe SFMM said they want to keep Deja Vu and SFNE just applied for a new one and to be taller. I mean who knows at this point but I think we all know that SFNE is getting a GIB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knotts Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 What is GCG? Just something to think about with regard to this rumor...China is building a BRAND NEW Giant Inverted Boomerang from scratch, which means Vekoma is still willing to make and install the ride. What's to say they wouldn't be willing to build a brand new one for Six Flags New England? http://rcdb.com/9564.htm Yeah, cause after removing 2 of them from their parks, now they want to buy an even larger one? Just 2 weeks ago no one believed Iron Wolf was leaving SFGam, and here we go again. I just hope we get a closing date So I can ride it one last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude2011 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I'll bet money that the rumored drop tower for next year will end up at Deja Vu's soon to be old site. A drop tower could easily fit there and would fill a void in the skyline after Deja Vu's removal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Thingssrrm to have moved on a little bit in terms of the hot discussion topics at SFMM, but I got to ride GL;FF about a week ago. I had only 2 hours in the park.... I did most of my theme parking in Orlando and this SFMM visit was squeezed in. The queue was 1 hour, so only one ride. I also finally got to ride Ninja, 3rd attempt and It was open this time, but back to the coaster... Basically, it's mental. When I rode it was me on one side, and 2 full grown blokes on the other... I'm about 63 kg so the car was very unbalanced... On the lift it spun so I was facing the sky. The ride itself consisted of flinging between very strong positive and negative gs, except it was at odd angles and you'd feel the blood rush to your cheeks etc... I got about 4 flips in since It did extra ones on the mcbr. At the end of the ride the correcting device struggled a bit to turn us upright... Whenever it pushed down it was causing us to invert a bit. It would then stop, try again, and then do the same thing... Eventually it did it correctly, but I guess it's the operational tradeoff. If they balanced each car this process would be quicker, but the ride would be less flippy for riders. I would also agree with a post made a while ago by Shark Tums... It looks short, but really, I doubt most could cope with a ride of this nature being any longer. Overall, it was flipping awesome and more parks need these. PS I thought the theming inside looked crap, but the rest of DC universe looked decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaunit Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I just found out I have to postpone my trip a week, so I will be down there the last week of august, Monday and Tuesday. Can't wait to ride GL:FF!!! And even road runner express. I'll have to make sure to get in a few "good" rides on Deja Vu, just in case the rumors turn out to be true [which I don't think they will be]. The last time I went on it, it was painful and gave me a horrible headache, hopefully not this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumbarider1993 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 GCG is smooth, just it flings you from side to side on the hairpins which hurts ALOT. That's probably why they consider it rough because it hurts. I rode GCG 20+ times because I participated in the filming day, and I could barely walk the next day Really? I didn't think it hurt at all. I only got one ride mind you, i imagine experiencing that over and over again could hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xcoaster Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Deja Vu is fun, but I wouldn't particularly miss it since I rarely ride it anymore, usually because it has a long line or it's closed when I visit. Magic Mountain has enough good looping coasters where they could afford to lose a few of the less visible ones. I wouldn't care if Scream left either. I enjoy them both, but neither adds much to the park, and they're both out of the way. I doubt the public would really care either, as neither seems to enjoy much word of mouth. And I imagine SFNE will just get rid of their boomerang, Flashback, at least after the first couple seasons. But the coasters are different enough where it probably wouldn't really matter either way, as long as they weren't directly adjacent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dietcokevan Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 If Deja Vu is leaving I will be sad to see my favorite Vekoma go. But if it does go to SFNE I will be happy. The park really needs another "major" coaster to compliment with Bizarro and Batman. I mean after I got all the credits there those were the only two rides I re-rode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I'm not buying this rumor. Keep in mind that I work at Six Flags Magic Mountain, occasionally run DejaVu, and know most of the people who work there, and there has NEVER been any discussion on the DejaVu's removal. Not even a peep. It's never even been mentioned, and no one around the ride acts as if it's going anywhere. I can double check and ask to make sure, but I'm not believing any of this for even a millisecond until I hear from Six Flags Magic Mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coast4airtime Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I was reading the forum on SFNEonline.org and one suggestion was that the ride would be from SFOG. He said they sold it to Brazil but it has been in Georgia for two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knotts Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I'm not buying this rumor. Keep in mind that I work at Six Flags Magic Mountain, occasionally run DejaVu, and know most of the people who work there, and there has NEVER been any discussion on the DejaVu's removal. Not even a peep. It's never even been mentioned, and no one around the ride acts as if it's going anywhere. I can double check and ask to make sure, but I'm not believing any of this for even a millisecond until I hear from Six Flags Magic Mountain. I'm pretty sure it's a VERY recent final decision considering a PR person from SFNE just recently decided to make the addition public. I'm sorry, but Deja Vu is as good as gone from SFMM as Iron Wolf is from SFGam. And based on what I heard from another source close to the park, this will be a VERY good thing for both parks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbydinn Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I was reading the forum on SFNEonline.org and one suggestion was that the ride would be from SFOG. He said they sold it to Brazil but it has been in Georgia for two years. That is incorrect, the ride is at Mirabilania in Brazil, waiting to be assembled. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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