Jhcbiinoc Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 I did a search and did not see anything on here about this..... Ran across this on another board: http://www.amusementtrader.com/index/listings/page1478.htm I know they are selling "FreeFall" but I cannot imagine SFMM selling one of their "Icon" rides. This has to be a case of "wrong picture!" However, if this is in fact true, I had better finally ride this thing the next time I go.....
exmouse Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 Looks extremely cheap to me. Why would they use a seller with a rating of zero from Nashville? Surely SFMM would use a major company to sell their old equipment. I smell a rat.
robbalvey Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 Stats are right....I dunno, if I was the "new owner" of SFMM, which it would appear will be announced soon, this is probably one of the rides I would look at getting rid of. Seems to be an expensive maintenance headache and it's certainly not very popular with the public anymore.... Personally, if I was the "new owner" I'd scale back on the coasters in the park and focus more on quality instead of quantity. I would remove: X Viper Deja Vu Psyclone Revolution Superman Flashback Just my thoughts.... --Robb
alpengeist04 Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 I agree with Robb, and IMO losing Superman would be no big deal.
FLIPDUDE Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 ^^...Revolution, Robb? I mean... Viper I can somehow understand, but revolution? I... *sniff* ...I thought I knew you. *runs off crying*
sixflagsguy5 Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 I can see why they would remove S;TE, but I still need those two credits!! I also think that this whole thing could be fake, considering that it's selling for so cheap.
saxman47 Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 definately not real, the 1st gen 25-year old freefall's are listed at $100,000........no way S:TE would be only 125k didn't this ride cost like $20 million+......talk about depreciation
socalMAN123 Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 ^^ If I can recall, Jeff Johnson doesn't even count S:TE as two credits. Really, if SFMM lost this coaster, it wouldn't be that big of a deal. I also agree with Robb when he says they should focus on quality instead of quantity. Coasters I'd like to see gone: Viper Psyclone Flashback ---Brent
sixflagsguy5 Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 I agree that they shouldn't build any more coasters for awhile and they should just focus on improving the park. I also think that they shouldn't turn into Geauga Lake and knock down a bunch of their coasters just because they want to focus on things besides coasters.
Sir Clinksalot Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 I agree that some rides should be removed. I'd vote for X Scream Psyclone Deja Vu (even though I LOVE the ride) Flashback (duh)
snuggles Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 I think deja vu and psyclone should be removed, and flashback repaired
robbalvey Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 ^^...Revolution, Robb? I mean... Viper I can somehow understand, but revolution? I... *sniff* ...I thought I knew you. *runs off crying* Yeah, yeah, I know....,but see, you gotta understand....if the park isn't willing to get that ride back into it's original form (new trains, no trims, etc) the ride is pretty much dead already. No one ever rides it anymore. It's kind of despressing....like being at a funeral. Might as well put it out of it's misery. --Robb "On the plus side, the ACE plaque has been removed!" Alvey
rollermonkey Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 I still think that 6F would be better off not trying to compete directly with the Mouse. The mountain might be a great family park someday, but that's not going to be next week. Why not fill the niche of being more extreme with some quality flats instead of coasters? Remove Goldrusher! Remove Psyclone! Remove the hulk that was once Z-Force!
Shockwave Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 ^^So it has got a shred of dignity left Robb! I do have a soft spot for Revolution, but I do agree that it's not the ride it once was - it needs new trains, new restraints, and some general TLC. And with all those trims it didn't even feel like s Schwarzkopf a lot of the time.
Carnage Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 I wouldn't shed any tears if they got ride of Superman. To be honest I found it really boring when I rode it. After riding many impulse's and rocket coasters I found the launch to be pretty pathetic. It might reach 100mph, but it seems like it takes forever. It had no punch like the rocket coasters have. Plus it sounded like an F-14 taking off.
dr.gumbo Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 No real loss, you can tell they built it just to get the record anyway Now it beaten, its kind of...useless
65skylark Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 ^^ No way that heap makes it up to 100mph anymore Paul. When that thing first opened the launch was better, still not good, but better. Those trains barely make it 2/3rds of the way up that spike anymore. I think an F-14 might be a little quieter too. I wouldn't shed any tears over Revolution getting scraped either.
ParkTrips Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 *I* wouldn't mind if Revolution was removed either... and I think I am a little bit of a Schwarzkopf "fanboy"
Scaparri Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 I think it'd be wise to get rid of S:TE, but yeah, the asking price just seems to be a little low. I would expect something more like 750 grand to a mill. Maybe the value goes down considerably due to the maintenance nightmares and the high operating costs.
Carnage Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 ^^ No way that heap makes it up to 100mph anymore Paul. Yeah, I bet you're right. I still remember my first ride on it. At first I put my arms up and started to yell like I would on a good launch coaster. Then I looked around, looked at my watch, pulled my arms down, realized we were only halfway down the launch track. I thought to myself "Man, this is dull". And the weightlessness was nothing like what was hyped up.
FLIPDUDE Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 I actually found it fun. while the launch was not evne as intense as a shuttle loop coaster's, the sound it made remiinded me of a train. it was funny. there is a limitied supply of funny coasters in the world. and I actually loved the weightlessness
arrowfanman Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 Yea, I could have sworn that we saw the ride testing (right side) on a weekday, a few weeks back. Possibly has something to do with this, who knows. -Jahan
SharkTums Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 Eh, I like the ride a lot, but I wouldn't miss it if it were gone. Heck, get rid of it and put a Kingda Ka up there! I was just telling someone, that ride would be great at some small craphole in the middle of nowhere park!
Rider117 Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 ^^ No way that heap makes it up to 100mph anymore Paul. Yeah, I bet you're right. I still remember my first ride on it. At first I put my arms up and started to yell like I would on a good launch coaster. Then I looked around, looked at my watch, pulled my arms down, realized we were only halfway down the launch track. I thought to myself "Man, this is dull". And the weightlessness was nothing like what was hyped up. That sums up how I felt as well...
CoasterFanatic Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 There is NO WAY that ride is selling for $125,000. // that is all
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