CaptainUnknown Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 If we're going to be considered a family friendly park then that should be our excuse to get a winterfest. To be honest I do see one coming our way in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF15 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 (edited) Post deleted. Edited December 25, 2016 by VF15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFVSGirl16 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Call me crazy, but I think we'll get a Winterfest within the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleyfairfanatic Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I've heard some rumblings in the metaphorical jungle about the possibility of a winter fest event next year. I wouldn't be to quick to dismiss it. On a different note, anyone planning on working at the park this year? I'm planning on applying for a live e tech spot (this will be my fourth season working) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meghna Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I'm hoping to come back in rides or park services. It'll be my fourth year as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF15 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Already reapplied for ride operator for next season. I had a great time working Wild Thing last season and look forward to hopefully doing it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOFanatic Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Who would honestly pick Valeyfair over Nickelodeon Universe during the winter time? I don't care how many Christmas trees or dancing lights you have. If I want a theme park experience, I'm going to pick Nickelodeon Universe, no question. Especially with one of the world's largest shopping malls surrounding the park for your shopping needs, NU vs. VF is no contest. It's too cold in Minnesota for Valleyfair to compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikxy Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I'm hoping to come back in rides or park services. It'll be my fourth year as well! Admissions is wayyyy better than park services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meghna Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I should specify I'm hoping to be a supervisor. You can fight me over park services being better, because we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFhauntblog Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I should specify I'm hoping to be a supervisor. You can fight me over park services being better, because we are. I was in Haunt this past season and I will be in Park Services this summer. I didn't hesitate in choosing a department because I already knew the best one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikxy Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I should specify I'm hoping to be a supervisor. You can fight me over park services being better, because we are. I was in Haunt this past season and I will be in Park Services this summer. I didn't hesitate in choosing a department because I already knew the best one Why is park services better? Is it the radios? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFVSGirl16 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I wish I was coming back to Rides this season, but I don't really see it being possible due to some prior experiences. However, I also plan on applying for Live E (I'm auditioning, but also filling out a tech application just in case). But if none of the departments I'm hoping for work out, I'll still be back as a guest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanwilcox11 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 What Valleyfair needs to do in the shortest amount of time and with the lowest cost in order to become a very good park: Year 1: Replace Dinosaurs Alive at the front of the park with an inverting B&M and remake the front gate, Fury 325 and Gatekeeper style. Year 2: RMC High Roller. Would be on the scale of Wicked Cyclone at Six Flags New England. These 2 moves alone would mean that Valleyfair would then have an Intamin (Steel Venom), GCI (Renegade), B&M (front gate), RMC (New High Roller) Years 3 & 4: Waterpark expansion. First, remove Excalibur roller coaster and replace it with a Waterpark parking lot. Then expand the waterpark into the unused space. This follows the plans submitted to Army Corps of Engineers. BTW, does anyone know what the status of this is in terms of being approved? Why is it taking so long: Year 5: Replace Corkscrew with flat rides or an S&S free fly, etc. That's it. Suddenly it's a great park, in only 5 years. And all it requires is some standard CapEx and approval by Army Corps of Engineers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 "Standard capex" aka $75 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanwilcox11 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 "Standard capex" aka $75 million. A front-gate B&M would be ~$15 million. RMC High Roller = $10 million. Waterpark expansion = $20 million. Flat rides = $5 million. So that's $50 million over 5 years, or $10 million per year. Very doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Why RMC a coaster as unexciting as High Roller? I love that RMC insert wood coaster here is everybody's fix for an uninspired wood coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF15 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Yeah, I don't see High Roller getting RMC'd or removed anytime soon. It's too much of a park classic to be removed, and the ride's layout as it is doesn't look like it has much RMC potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanwilcox11 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Yeah, I don't see High Roller getting RMC'd or removed anytime soon. It's too much of a park classic to be removed, and the ride's layout as it is doesn't look like it has much RMC potential. Here's why it has to go: Same reason as Excalibur. Because they are dangerous rides. In Excalibur, there is a moment where if you fling your arm to the right it would get amputated. It's 1:15 in this video: Likewise, in High Roller, the wood on the left and right of the trains is very closer (much closer than modern wooden coasters) and your arms could get amputated in High Roller as well. These are high risk rides, and Matt Ouimet to me seems like a risk averse dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 ^Yes, so true. I think you need to contact Matt immediately and let him know. He might send you season passes in appreciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanwilcox11 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Why RMC a coaster as unexciting as High Roller? I love that RMC insert wood coaster here is everybody's fix for an uninspired wood coaster. The original Cyclone @ SFNE was far less inspired than High Roller, and look what RMC did with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Why RMC a coaster as unexciting as High Roller? I love that RMC insert wood coaster here is everybody's fix for an uninspired wood coaster. The original Cyclone @ SFNE was far less inspired than High Roller, and look what RMC did with that. Oh really, when did you ride it? I rode it in the late 1980's and it was a phenomenal coaster with a legendary first drop. For quite a few years it was voted the number 1 wooden coaster in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanwilcox11 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Why RMC a coaster as unexciting as High Roller? I love that RMC insert wood coaster here is everybody's fix for an uninspired wood coaster. The original Cyclone @ SFNE was far less inspired than High Roller, and look what RMC did with that. Oh really, when did you ride it? I rode it in the late 1980's and it was a phenomenal coaster with a legendary first drop. For quite a few years it was voted the number 1 wooden coaster in the world. Well given that I grew up in Milford CT 1.5 hours directly south of Agawam, I was not inspired by my rides on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanwilcox11 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 LOL. Now let's compare what I said should happen each year with what will actually happen: 2017: Swing set 2018: Mow the lawn 2019: New Planet Snoopy ride 2020: Some cobblestone 2021: Army Corps of Engineers declines Valleyfair's request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanwilcox11 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 LOL. Now let's compare what I said should happen each year with what will actually happen: 2017: Swing set 2018: Mow the lawn 2019: New Planet Snoopy ride 2020: Some cobblestone 2021: Army Corps of Engineers declines Valleyfair's request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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