PKI Jizzman Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Kingda Ka will be closed August 6-9 for scheduled maintenance. http://www.sixflags.com/greatAdventure/rides/Kingdaka.aspx Just letting those know who plan to go to SFGAdv. Though CP's Dragster is open and running great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Kingda Ka will be closed August 6-9 for scheduled maintenance. http://www.sixflags.com/greatAdventure/rides/Kingdaka.aspx Just letting those know who plan to go to SFGAdv. Though CP's Dragster is open and running great! No big loss. As long as El Toro and Nitro are running, who cares about Ka? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Coaster Girl Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 No big loss. As long as El Toro and Nitro are running, who cares about Ka? I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Though CP's Dragster is open and running great! oMgZ!!! CP is better than GADv because TTD is open and Kindga Ka isn't!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 ^ Pff! Obviously! C3daRfaiR fanboy 4 lyfe! -mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slither37 Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Yes, TTD is open, usually until I am about to get on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awclark Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 it's my home park and I don't care. You can still have an awesome day without Ka. Looks like us ACE'ers made it just in time for the preservation Conference. Many made the trip for just Ka and Toro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Though CP's Dragster is open and running great! oMgZ!!! CP is better than GADv because TTD is open and Kindga Ka isn't!!! Yeah, it's not like TTD doesn't still break down 25 times per day. I have yet to queue up for TTD without at least one breakdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 ^same goes for me with TTD. I give 6Flags credit for at least announcing the shut down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 No big loss. As long as El Toro and Nitro are running, who cares about Ka? Except this creates longer lines at ET and Nitro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 No big loss. As long as El Toro and Nitro are running, who cares about Ka? Except this creates longer lines at ET and Nitro I wouldn't dream of attempting Great Adventure without a Gold Q-Bot. Though I imagine it's a different story for you locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 ^smart move ginzo. I usually only spend a couple of hours at the park when it opens or at the close. On Saturday, lines were minimal from opening at 10-12:30 and I got 7 El Toros, 2 Ntiros and a Skull Mountain in the last row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 ^You must have been following us. We did 4 El Toro rides, 1 Nitro, 1 Batman, and Skull Mountain in the back row. As well as RT, and the 2 kiddy coasters (I needed the credits)! The only good thing about Kingda Ka is it sucks the lines away from the good rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwantRevenge Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Meh no biggy.I real don't like KK anyway, and the maintience is good for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 That's just more line for El Toro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbilly Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 haha yeah after going on Dragster twice this week KK is worth nothing to me really anymore, get those OTHR out and put lap bars on that would save the ride (and everyone's heads and shoulders) a lot of pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim S. Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 What bothers me is that Great Adventure hasn't bothered to note on its website that Chiller is down indefinitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 ^That's sad. I actually kind of liked Chiller (aside from the no-barrel-roll part) ^^Or just dumping it in the ocean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Though CP's Dragster is open and running great! I fail to see why this was necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbilly Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 haha i second the Dragster quote, that's because CP has been firing out trains like nothing this season, I waited only 30 minutes both times i rode this thing with no problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I fail to see why this was necessary. Because Dragster has WAAAYYYYY less problems than KK, including maintenance, reliability, and overall suckyness (<- personal opinion, don't get mad). Six Flags tried to improve what they obviously couldn't, and it didn't work out so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I fail to see why this was necessary. Because Dragster has WAAAYYYYY less problems than KK, including maintenance, reliability, and overall suckyness (<- personal opinion, don't get mad). Six Flags tried to improve what they obviously couldn't, and it didn't work out so well. And Dragster still breaks down several times per day. I've spent a total of 4 days at CP this year, and Dragster broke down multiple times on every day. When I went to SFGAdv for a day Ka was running for the entire day, to the best of my knowledge. The only thing Dragster has over Ka is better restraints. Both rides demonstrate the folly of spending $25 million for bragging rights alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I don't believe the point of the coasters was bragging rights, that's just an added bonus. The point of both of them was to provide a great ride to the GP, and I think they're doing their job. I believe it is a great way of spending $25 million. It improves business greatly, and attracts more people each year. On the other note, Top Thrill Dragster's computer is not quite up to date with Kingda Ka's, and I've noticed that every time a train rolls back, they have to completely reset the system. Is a rollback really a breakdown? I just see it as a time delay. It's not like the train never launches because the ride is so bad it breaks down all the time. It might do it occasionally, but the majority of breakdowns are because of rollbacks. Kingda Ka doesn't have very many rollbacks, so there's why. And in that respect, I think Dragster is a better ride, because the rollbacks are what make it unique. Everyone wants one, and I think a short breakdown would be worth the experience, if you're ever lucky enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I fail to see why this was necessary. Because Dragster has WAAAYYYYY less problems than KK, including maintenance, reliability, and overall suckyness (<- personal opinion, don't get mad). Six Flags tried to improve what they obviously couldn't, and it didn't work out so well. I'm not going to get mad at you. Just hear me out. I get upset that even though both rides have basically the same amount of breakdowns, hiccups, and both have had a major accident, everyone still rags on Ka for being unreliable and that everyone seems to give Dragster a pass because it just so happens to be located at Cedar Point, the supposed "Garden of Eden" of amusment parks. Now Kingda Ka has had a better season this year and I've seen it eat lines so well that they've now taken away the temporary rope queue. Yes it does have breakdowns and rollbacks, but so does Dragster. Both are riddled with problems so to take a cheap shot at Ka like that really pisses me off. That's my .02 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I don't believe the point of the coasters was bragging rights, that's just an added bonus. The point of both of them was to provide a great ride to the GP, and I think they're doing their job. I believe it is a great way of spending $25 million. It improves business greatly, and attracts more people each year. I disagree. It's always going to be easier to market a record breaking/holding coaster than something like Maverick. Hence the bragging rights thing. I also remember reading somewhere that Kinzel believes that TTD is his worst decision. I don't think you're going to see another one of these rides built. And that really says more about them than anything else. If you like them, then that's great. I think they provide decent thrills, but the wait/ride time ratio is completely out of whack. And both parks have MUCH better coasters that you could be waiting to ride instead of killing half your day waiting for a 20 second ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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