ebtkid Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Now all they need is a Flipper themed ride... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac1 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Wow, I love the new signs and the colourful animals all over the park look great. V2 looks good with it's new paint job. I really like the new name of the park aswell. I think they should add some shrubs and trees around Kong's layout. The one thing that they really need to do is repaint Medusa, It does'nt fit in with the area and they should dig up the tarmac and put grass and trees around the layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Wow, I'm really impressed, it looks super nice! Plus there was a Penguin so I'm happy! Immediately thought of you, when I saw that, LOL! New themeing looks great. The animal sculptures are interesting, "mosaic in nature" nyuk nyuk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I:RoE Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Wow! Awesome report! Thanks for all the pics, they were all really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowfanman Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Plus there was a Penguin so I'm happy! No!!! I was really impressed until we got to the penguin!!! Anyway, great photos! I've been really impressed by the park in the past and these steps are just beyond what you'd expect from Six Flags! -Jahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUSHIE Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Not to many changes except for the massive new signs. I think they look awesome, but probably could have left off "Entry to" on all of them. I still don't get how they sectioned the park of, considerings there is sky, land, and sea stuff all over the park. Like right next to V2 and Roar is a whale ride, and thats the Sky section of the park? Granted the Whales do kinda fly on that ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Wow! Go 6F! This place looks impressive! Mabey me and tha fam will stop by on our Nor Cal vacation in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqueefa Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Plus there was a Penguin so I'm happy! No!!! I was really impressed until we got to the penguin!!! Anyway, great photos! I've been really impressed by the park in the past and these steps are just beyond what you'd expect from Six Flags! -Jahan i was impressed by the guins on my last visit. it was a tuxedo orgy, penguins humping everywhere i looked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ev3000 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I love this park! I used to live right by this park so we went there all the time. Luckily, I'm going there this summer. Great pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Finally, they made the entrance to Kong easier to find. Whether that causes more people to want to ride it, however . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEDOME Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Damn...Jambo was the best ride in the park... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywood!007 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 WOW! I love the portal signs. The park looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrceagle Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Great pics. I enjoyed the Trip report. signs are colorful but They're a bit strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65skylark Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Great pictures! My family and I have always liked this park and this will just make it that much better. Definitely a step in the right direction. We will be making a trip down there for sure this year. I'm looking forward to the rest of the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvcoasterguy Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Wow! Go Six Flags! This project really has suprised me and hopefully shows the new direction that Six Flags is going. If two or three parks are 'placemade' like this one, Six Flags will have a really nice set of parks. Thanks for posting the pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Not to many changes except for the massive new signs. I think they look awesome, but probably could have left off "Entry to" on all of them. I still don't get how they sectioned the park of, considerings there is sky, land, and sea stuff all over the park. Like right next to V2 and Roar is a whale ride, and thats the Sky section of the park? Granted the Whales do kinda fly on that ride. The signs do look nice but that's all that looks new besides the newly painted V2. Looking forward to the full TR to see what all's new. With the re-routing of the Kong queue, could it be possible for something new to be shoehorned into Kong's former entry/exit path? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bk1870 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Those pictures are really high quality! All of the new signs look really nice and bright.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Looks like Six Flags may have the right idea with this park. I've never been, myself, but my nieces and nephews have always liked the place. Thanks for sharing the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklingscribe Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Great Pictures! It has always been a park I liked spending time at, and I like the improvements. I haven't been there in a few years (though I did manage to get the Zonga credit) and hope some of my favorite walk though sections are still there. I just have a few questions, is the butterfly house still there? Even though it was in sort of a nondescript greenhouse at the back of the park, it is one of the most unique experiences at any sea world type park I've been to. Also, I'm probably a little late in asking this but is there any news about what is going to happen to the fairgrounds right across from the park? If Shapiro is so interested in improving SFDK the Fairground would make a sensible purchase, Either for more animal exhibits or maybe a water park, both would be family friendly. Also a Medium/large family coaster, something like a mine train or Maurer Söhne custom spinning mouse would work really well at this park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 The humid Butterfly room's still there. With that space where Kong's entrance was, a spinner could fit nicely & themed in there, as well as Zonga's slab of cement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boy_who_luvs_coasters Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Wow, that sweetness. It looks like a really cool park. I really wanna go there. Good Photos! -Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGM Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Still not as nice looking as the park was back in the Marine World Africa USA days but it's definately an improvement on what it was. I'm not entirely sure that I like the signs, they look a tad plastic for my liking but I can see what they were going for. I'm hoping that Six Flags will keep on making these changes over the next few seasons until the park looks as good as it once did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmilo24 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Finally, a well waited makeover for a great underrated theme park. My family and I have been waiting for this for about 3 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XperienceXtremeX Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Still not as nice looking as the park was back in the Marine World Africa USA days but it's definately an improvement on what it was. I'm not entirely sure that I like the signs, they look a tad plastic for my liking but I can see what they were going for. I'm hoping that Six Flags will keep on making these changes over the next few seasons until the park looks as good as it once didThey arnt plastic. They are concreteish or something similar. The park did look really nice. It was by far the most crowded opening day I've ever been too. Probably due to the massive amount of advertising. The were running 3 trains on Medusa (sorta) and V2 wasnt open yet. It looks like it should be a good year this year. It was cool to meet Sean in line at Medusa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCoaster Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I still don't understand why they completely changed the name. Hasn't this park always been known as Marine World? I dunno. I just don't see the point of changing a 20 year old name. Did the name "Marine World" have a bad rep, or something? The park was originally know as "Marine World Africa USA" which worked with the theme of the park a lot better than the Premier Parks/Six Flags shortened "Marine World". I think the name change was a pretty good idea. The "Marine World" name really ignored the entire north end of the park with all of the land animals. And from what I have heard from my friends in SF, there is some hostility towards the new location and the addition of rides to "Marine World Africa USA" so Six Flags would have had to deal with comparisons with the old park if they returned to the original name. (My friends seem to have this desire to have the original park back I guess.) Shedding the old identity of the park was probably one of the best things Six Flags could have done with the park. I just hope that Shapiro realizes that it isn't just a 1 year fix and will continue sending money to the park to keep up with maintenance. They don't need a huge new ride every year, but as seen at Disneyland in the last couple years, its amazing what a new coat of paint on a regular basis can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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