PKI Jizzman Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) YES AWESOME. Now I only need to go 1/2 way to Australia for the best drop tower. But they claimed 100mph on the drop down. SOOOOOO Edited September 1, 2011 by PKI Jizzman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 16 people per cycle? That's two "low capacity" rides in a row for such a big park. My thoughts exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce532 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Drop Tower at KI scared the crap out of me at 300 ft. This one is going to really rock my world. Bring it on 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABW Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 LA times pulled the article!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammmmmy Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 so wait will it be on both sides or one? If its only on one, shame on you intamin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesley815 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) LA Times even posted it to Twitter but then quickly pulled all articles related to Six Flags 2012 plans. Â Hummm... or think they are waiting until 12 midnight Pacific time? Edited September 1, 2011 by wesley815 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ728 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Is there another car on the other side of the tower? It would seem strange that it would only be one sided... Â [Edit]: Beat me to it^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 so wait will it be on both sides or one? If its only on one, shame on you intamin! Pretty sure that would have been SFMM's call, not Intamin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmichellex Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) ^ I believe the article said it would be on both sides of Superman, at least from what I gathered... but the article is gone now so can't double check. Guess it was too early to release the info! Edited September 1, 2011 by xmichellex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGuy06 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 ^It did say Both sides. 2 drop vehicles, 8 passengers each, 16 total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 LA Times even posted it to Twitter but then quickly pulled all articles related to Six Flags 2012 plans. Hummm... or think they are waiting until 12 midnight Pacific time?  The article was dated 3:30am on September 1st. Clearly it wasn't supposed to be released yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjune4991 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 In the picture you can barely see green on the other side of the tower. And yea, 16 people total and the side in the picture shows 8, so there should be another side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 This is an awesome unexpected surprise! I was definitely thinking drop tower, and Intamin, but didn't think they would put it on the side of Superman. Kudos MM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knotts Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 16 people per cycle? That's two "low capacity" rides in a row for such a big park. My thoughts exactly. Â Couldn't even get one page in without the complaining starting. It's a flat ride, not a coaster. One that everyone was complaining the park needed. And people still aren't happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaMiTsPaT Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 This looks like its going to be one of the most insane drop towers around! I still need to ride Apocalypse, Roadrunner, New Superman, Green Lantern, and now this!!! Though the capacity won't be too great Still, I'm so happy that SFMM is getting a flat!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 16 people per cycle? That's two "low capacity" rides in a row for such a big park. My thoughts exactly. Â Couldn't even get one page in without the complaining starting. It's a flat ride, not a coaster. One that everyone was complaining the park needed. And people still aren't happy. I honestly don't care what SFMM gets, I won't be going back there any time soon considering I live 3,000 miles away. But one has to wonder about the practicality of 16 people per cycle at a park that has the kind of attendance and slow operations that SFMM does. From everything I've seen, Green Lantern hasn't exactly been a people-eater for them, either. It's not complaining by any stretch of the imagination, it's common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Its obviously a conspiracy to sell fast passes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulm12 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Holy Ballsack! That's crazy. My only concern is the sound of superman during the ride and where the stations Gunna go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 My guess - Drop Tower. On the side of Superman? Perhaps? Perhaps not? It's been done once before...sort of.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce532 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 My only concern is the sound of superman during the ride  I was thinking the same thing. Expecially a 1/4 of the way up when Superman pass literly right next to you at near full speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrad Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 O..M..F..G Â Since this will be more awesome than Kings Island's Intamin drop tower (which scared the crap out of me at the top), I can only assume that I will need some fresh boxers if I ride this. Â Â Way to go, SFMM! And the awesome person who 'leaked' this out.. Â What is even more awesome is thinking about the Superman car and the drop tower riders 'falling' at the same time.. it's kind of a drop tower racer. Ok, that's stretching it, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ728 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 ^^^^Same. Could you imagine going up that tower and you were on the edge right at the spot where the car goes? Deafening! Â Hopefully they'll put some sort of mufflers on Superman, but I don't think they'll end up doing that. Probably just time the launches in between rides so they aren't going up at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonlva Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Does someone have the article they can post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 16 per cycle? The park probably should build two more on the other face of Superman, allowing for 32 per cycle. Kennywood's drop tower holds more people than that, at 20 people. However, when I went, one of the cabins was out of service, while the queue was 3/5 full. Even with a pretty good crew, the line still moved pretty slow. Â But, who cares? Its an Intamin. I've ridden KI's and KD's and find it hard to imagine another hundred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmichellex Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Does someone have the article they can post? Â They took the article down, it was posted prematurely (giggity). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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