Domm Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 what are the costs to remove big rides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMAN962 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 ^^I just got my left side this August actually. I looked at the sign on right, and it said that it was going under rehab for the winter season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme-me Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 dude, the left side had a sign on it when i went 2 1/2 years ago that it was down for its "yearly" refurbishment. The other side has the sign now. I doubt it will ever be in operation again. Just hope for it. As for me, i have both Credits *cha-CHING* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraxleRIDAH Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 what are the costs to remove big rides? To give you a comparison point: Six Flags America spent $80,000 to remove their Iron Eagle flat-ride (ala Knott's Hammerhead). Now imagine what it would cost to take down Superman (not to mention the costs on parts transportation, then rebuilding). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colossus Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 But seriously i think that there not going to be able to get rid of it.In the ten years its has been open SFMM has spent tons of cash on matinence.Its just an eye sore now and i think the park will knock down eventually and there trying to pick up some cash for it. the rides the should get rid of revolution viper psyclone flashback and superman Chr!s-O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanks2Jets14 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Price depends on how you want to take it down, if its scrap metal it will be ALOT cheaper then taking it down carefully to rebuild it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 ^Dude, why is your avatar so giant???? What happened to the limit, or is it a site problem right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 ^ Dunno....but I deleted it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonman700 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 This ad is such bull. the price for this ride is way off, look SF is seling their old first gen freefalls for more than this is listed for. Most big ride like S:TE are sold through a major broker like ITAL int. Me smells a hoax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonman700 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 This ad is such bull. the price for this ride is way off, look SF is seling their old first gen freefalls for more than this is listed for. Most big ride like S:TE are sold through a major broker like ITAL int. Me smells a hoax. Well I may be wrong, here's the listing and while the rides listed price makes it affordable for any one to buy. taking the ride down, moving it then setting itup again are another story. The broker is Intermark and they are a real player in the industry. So S:TE might indeed be for sale! hmmmmm matbe we canget it for our park! We'll just have to wait and see. Details Price: $ 125,000.00 USD Listing Began: Dec 1-23:50 Hight 415 ft This equipment is Used Manufacturer of equipment Intamin Size/footprint 1315 ft long Equipment condition Good Contact Listing ID: 1478 Seller: intermark City: Nashville Zip Code: 37215 Country: United States Phone: (615) 370-9625 Fax: (615) 370-8852 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptorcrew2002 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 I have no doubt. Heck for 50,000 if no offers where made I beat they would jump for it simply for 2 reasons. #1. Tear down/transport costs. #2. Operational costs, along with the electric bill, thats a hard pulse of power. Selling the ride with the new owner and or broker flipping those bills and covering transport, you cannot beat that. Be interesting if anyone knew with wear and tear, op's, and electric what the projected operational daily costs of that ride where, sorry are? Also interesting to see if someone actually buys it, I doubt for that price. The ride is just to expensive to run how it is designed for most parks. It will prob end up out side of the US. *I hope they auction the superman figure on top, I'd bid for that. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraxleRIDAH Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 It's not for sale. It was all a mixup. The park's PR gal Sue Carpenter contacted a few enthusiast sites and stated that Superman The Escape is not for sale, Freefall is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMountainMan Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 ^If that's true, that's a pretty darn big screw up.... They had all of us fooled. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMAN962 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Nooo....I have to get on freefall! I've never been on a 1st generation Intamin Freefall!!! ~Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 It's not for sale. It was all a mixup. The park's PR gal Sue Carpenter contacted a few enthusiast sites and stated that Superman The Escape is not for sale, Freefall is. that's a shame. People were celebrating celebrating S:TE's demise, and I find it sad that they have to get rid of freefall. Woe is us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBrown Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 ^If that's true, that's a pretty darn big screw up.... They had all of us fooled. lol. well yeah it wasn't only the pictures even the stats listed said 415ft, 100 MPH, 300 ft. drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP_RULES Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 It's not for sale. It was all a mixup. The park's PR gal Sue Carpenter contacted a few enthusiast sites and stated that Superman The Escape is not for sale, Freefall is. Can anyone second this? I was getting excited it was leaving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I heard that Disney is buying S:TE to replace the loop in California Screaming with, and then they are going to retrack it as an Intamin woodie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I was so excited about that piece of garbage getting it's marching orders, damn, maybe it will just disappear all by itself. They should melt superman and flashback down and build an exact copy of Expedition Ge Force with the steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatOne Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 It's not for sale. It was all a mixup. The park's PR gal Sue Carpenter contacted a few enthusiast sites and stated that Superman The Escape is not for sale, Freefall is. Can anyone second this? I was getting excited it was leaving! Yep, I got the e-mail, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freefallbestrideever Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Freefall! *faints*.....i'd gladly trade Freefall for S:TE. Xcelerator gives me a bigger rush anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I'd rather have it the other way around, Freefall stay and Superman go, but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anush10 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 ginzo wrote-I heard that Disney is buying S:TE to replace the loop in California Screaming with, and then they are going to retrack it as an Intamin woodie. What is this true!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 ^He was being Sarcastic. Anyways, hooray, SFMM doesn't have the most coasters in a anymore! Now, we can pave the mountain and no one would care! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhcbiinoc Posted December 17, 2006 Author Share Posted December 17, 2006 Wow, I can't believe how many responses there were to this.....as I had expected and said in my first post, it did in fact turn out to be an error where they used the wrong picture and description, and it was in fact supposed to be a sale ad for FreeFall. I was reading through and looking at some of the responses in the thread, and although I am glad to see it was an error and S:TE is not leaving, especially because it's the one coaster at SFMM I have not ridden (well, technically, it's one of two because I have not ridden the Deja Vu there; I rode the Deja Vu at SFOG though) I can see why someone who bought the park might take it out. The cost of the electricity to run it along with problems and downtime seem like something they might not want to deal with. Whoever buys Magic Mountain, or if no one does and SFI keeps running it, I would like to see them: -Work with S&S to get X fixed and up and running to capacity using the new developments designed when they built the newest 4D (Eejanaika) and focus on showcasing it as one of their star attractions. I realize a lot of people may not like it but I think it really is a one of a kind ride with a ton of potential and it still is the best coaster I have ever been on. Heck, two of the most popular and extreme rides at the park (X and Goliath) only have a 48" height requirement, making more of the big rides more accessible to more members of the family, I would think that would fit right in with the new Six Flags "family" vision. -Get all of the B&M coasters (Tatsu, Scream, BTR, Riddlers) running to full capacity and smoothly at all times, and although they don't have to, I would like to see them put some landscaping under Scream. -I would not mind seeing them get rid of both Psyclone and Colossus and instead build a world class wooden roller coaster as that is the only coaster I can think of that SFMM really needs. -Fix Revolution. Get rid of the ridiculous restraint system it has now that replaced the lap bar that worked just fine for years and years, and do something about the trims that have all but ruined a once great steel coaster. -If they are letting go of rides, I can see them getting rid of: Flashback, Viper (I thought one time it would be great if they sold Viper and moved Scream over where Viper is now), and Psyclone. I kind of think it's a mistake to let FreeFall go, as that is the only "Drop" ride SFMM has. However, if whoever runs the park in the coming years wants to build a truly extreme ride , they could always try to fit the opposite side of S:TE with a drop tower like the Giant Drop on the one other S:TE in Australia. a 400 foot tall drop tower ride? I would think twice about riding that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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