Great America Becomes California's Great America

[Sunfire]

A eurofighter would be cool. They could advertise it as "the ONLY ride in the Bay Area with a more than vertical drop!" The crowds would eat that up like funnel cake. Only thing is: eurofighters probably have a low capacity due to the fact that each train only holds eight riders, unless they could load as fast as Space Mountain at DL.

[Disney19485]

^ I haven't been on one yet, but they look (again, LOOK) pretty painful.

Eurofighters are very smooth in most parts. Dollywood's Mystery Mine is smooth before the tressel, and during the last 95-degree drop, and inversions. Its rough during the first helix if you are in the front. I don't know about other Eurofighters though.

[darklingscribe]

Speed at Oakwood is very smooth as well. the only real instance of head banging happen in the sudden transition from the mid course brakes to the heart line roll.

[Angry_Gumball]

Only thing is: eurofighters probably have a low capacity due to the fact that each train only holds eight riders, unless they could load as fast as Space Mountain at DL.

 

Capacity would be a serioius issue...look at Psycho Mouse. I sat on the block brakes for a good minute while other people were getting loaded. Aren't those wild mouse coasters meant to run multiple cars (more than 2) at a time?

[Loco]

^Yes, but they dont dispatch a car until after the 1st goes down the first "big" drop. By the time the 2nd car reaches the top...the first car is already sitting on the blocks. Everytime I go, they always have around 4 cars stacked at once on the blocks. We end up sitting there for like 5 min.

[asr]

If they wanted a vertical/beyond vertical type coaster with higher capacity, why not go with a Fahrenheit/Maverick type ride? And they could add a mid course LSM launch, increasing capacity AND thrill factor, and providing another feature the park doesn't have yet.

[KGA29]

If they wanted a vertical/beyond vertical type coaster with higher capacity, why not go with a Fahrenheit/Maverick type ride? And they could add a mid course LSM launch, increasing capacity AND thrill factor, and providing another feature the park doesn't have yet.

 

Farenheight's not better. 850 when RCDB says that Valleyfairs (same model) is 1000/hr. Although I doubt GA cycles 1000 through in an hour, I'd say it's around the same as Farenheight (which won't cycle through 850). And Maverick's only 1200. Even Top Gun is better. Mystery Mine is listed as 1000 as well.

[Axman]

I feel kinda bad...PGA got a new coaster for every summer I lived next to PGA (1998-2001), and ever since I left, coasters stopped coming. It was a great 4 years.

[KGA29]

I feel kinda bad...PGA got a new coaster for every summer I lived next to PGA (1998-2001), and ever since I left, coasters stopped coming. It was a great 4 years.

 

Oh so it's your fault!

[Tmcdllr]

Angry Gumball, in answer to your question yes, psycho mouse is designed to run a lot more than 2 cars. That is why there are so many blocks and millions of brakes all over it. They used to run multiple cars simultaneously and you didnt have to wait as long but they dont anymore. Now they are spaced further apart, dont know why they changed it.

[Loco]

^Because every ride gets changed in some way after a season or two.

[Axman]

When Psycho Mouse first opened, it ran like clockwork. They always had 6 cars, and had managed to sustain a rythm or operation.

[Tmcdllr]

^Yeah it was awesome when it ran like that.

[chmilo24]

Yea, just like when Survivor used to make you dance and chant.

[asr]

Yea, just like when Survivor used to make you dance and chant.

 

They got rid of that? Good. That seemed really dumb (Although it was fitting for the theme I guess). I would not like to have to dance and chant to get on a ride.

[Axman]

If we didn't already know that it was a topspin, i'd be hoping for a Heartbreaker.

[KGA29]

Yea, just like when Survivor used to make you dance and chant.

 

They got rid of that? Good. That seemed really dumb (Although it was fitting for the theme I guess). I would not like to have to dance and chant to get on a ride.

 

They didn't get rid of it, it's just not very many people do it because it's a little embarassing. You don't even have to do the clap or the chant. Every time I go, all I do is repeatedly jump up and down in no rhythm at all and the sensors think that it's the stomping and so it does the water/water/fire thing. I look like an idiot, but it enhances the rider's ride (especially the fire).

[Sunfire]

Yea, just like when Survivor used to make you dance and chant.

 

They got rid of that? Good. That seemed really dumb (Although it was fitting for the theme I guess). I would not like to have to dance and chant to get on a ride.

 

They didn't get rid of it, it's just not very many people do it because it's a little embarassing. You don't even have to do the clap or the chant. Every time I go, all I do is repeatedly jump up and down in no rhythm at all and the sensors think that it's the stomping and so it does the water/water/fire thing. I look like an idiot, but it enhances the rider's ride (especially the fire).

 

Yeah, I the fire doesn't look that insane from the station, but you feel every bit of heat on the ride! But I can't stand it when they don't fill the station for chanting, but probably because Cedar Fair doesn't like theming for some reason.

[dpxtreme]

Part of the reason the don't use the queue house for Survivor for interations is due to staffing. When there is no grouper they can't use the entire queue house for the guest chanting, stomping, etc. Hope that made sense.

[sfmmrules!]

I would so rather have Tidal Wave/Greased Lightnin instead of Survivor. It makes Survivor look like nothing. I miss it too much. I was shocked to see it gone. My favorite ride in the park. I rode it 8 times in a row w/o getting off. Anyone ride more times in a row?

[Sunfire]

^Oh, the memories! I remember riding Tidal Wave 5 to 6 times in a row without getting off. That's never gonna happen at GA again.

[Axman]

I really loved Greased Lightnin'/Tidal Wave. It was a super-fun ride, and it never had a line!

[ebl]

A bit off-topic, but I've wondered if Montezooma's Revenge is the only Schwarzkopf shuttle still operating in its original location?

 

Oh, and about the 49ers, have they considered building a parking structure? That would save a ton of space.

 

Eric

[sfmmrules!]

In the United States YES! Thats the only one left along with the SFKK Greazed Lightnin that are both Tidal Waves from GA & SFGA.

[Axman]

^^ Aside from MR, Turbine at Walibi Belgum, and the "Shuttle Loop" coasters at Nagashima Spa Land and Toshimaen are still in their origonal locations.