Blue Fire Guy Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Nice to see Demon's red train getting rehabbed, looks like it'll be the smoother one this season (yellow will be the rougher train, orange will be sitting out for rehab). I don't want to make the same mistake I did one particular day last season and sit in the front half of the rougher train, ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomman295 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I just saw the pictures of the latest construction update. Tell me: Why does this coaster remind me so much of The Voyage? And Balder? (I might sound insane on that one, I know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swornenemy Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013  About the parking garage, it is probably a good 10-15 minute walk from there to the gate. I've walked from the Amtrak station just up the road to the park's gate and has taken me about 20-25 minutes walking at a quick pace. Let's say the distance would be like walking from CGA's gate all the way to the picnic area by Psycho Mouse. It's definitely a little bit of a trek but I'm sure it will help alleviate some of the parking issues during the home games....and can't be any worse than SFDK's parking situation clear across the lake   It should be a shorter walk than 10-15 minutes as the garage is directly across the street from the new 49er stadium. But I think the garage will be for the stadium mostly, aside from those that want to tailgate before games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoeman23 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 What year was Drop Tower (Drop Zone) built? Anyone happen to have any construction photos of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 There are, were posted here a while back. I have the page bookmarked at home, just found it via google Here it is: http://jbrown.best.vwh.net/dropzone/old.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1rollercoasterfan Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 ^^Drop Zone was built & opened in 1996. It replaced the Edge(first generation frefall which got removed after the 1995 season). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoeman23 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 There are, were posted here a while back. I have the page bookmarked at home, just found it via google Here it is:http://jbrown.best.vwh.net/dropzone/old.htm   THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! Is there more of the park on this site. Can you send me the link. Would love to see invertigo and tidal wave photos as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1rollercoasterfan Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 http://rcdb.com/75.htm?p=0 ^Tidal Wave/Greased Lightnin 1977-2002(removed after the 2002 season) Â http://rcdb.com/473.htm?p=0 ^Invertigo 1998-2011(removed January 2012) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab88 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) ^^Drop Zone was built & opened in 1996. It replaced the Edge(first generation frefall which got removed after the 1995 season). Â While it was built in the 90s, it did not replace the Edge. Where Drop Zone is now used to be the Ameri Go Round (if you've seen Beverly Hills Cop 3, it is the one Axel/Eddie Murphy is seen on as he tries to get away from the Wonderworld "Security') Anyway, the Edge was located near what is currently the Go Kart Track, next to Psycho Mouse. Edited January 17, 2013 by jab88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrthoMan Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Tell me: Why does this coaster remind me so much of The Voyage?And Balder? (I might sound insane on that one, I know) Â Probably because they're all wooden coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double0Kevin Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 ^^Drop Zone was built & opened in 1996. It replaced the Edge(first generation frefall which got removed after the 1995 season). Â While it was built in the 90s, it did not replace the Edge. Where Drop Zone is now used to be the Ameri Go Round (if you've seen Beverly Hills Cop 3, it is the one Axel/Eddie Murphy is seen on as he tries to get away from the Wonderworld "Security') Anyway, the Edge was located near what is currently the Go Kart Track, next to Psycho Mouse. Â Ummm... The Edge was closed after 1995. Drop Zone opened the next season, 1996. One drop ride goes away, another is built. Sounds like a replacement to me. Doesn't really matter where one was and the other was built, you are taking one version of a ride out and putting another in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJnCFL Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Rolercstrluvr checked out the GS site yesterday (Wednesday) and was able to speak to one of the construction workers. He was informed the rest of the lift will be completed in the next couple of weeks and that the station will be up next month. Also work was being done on Grizzly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myself Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 ^The park's FB page has posted pictures of work being done with Grizzly...though some of the captions erroneously refer to it as Gold Striker! Getting closer with Gold Striker - Northern California's tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster. It's amazing how fast Gold Striker is coming together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 ^I was wondering why it looked sooooo much like Grizzly all of a sudden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robman Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Here's one more comparing Grizzly and Gold Striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double0Kevin Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Yeah... So the poster becomes the same as the stupid people that think Gold Striker "iz da same as da grizzley." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Here's one more comparing Grizzly and Gold Striker. Â As I said before, whenever I look at some of these pictures, my brain is telling me they are fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Fire Guy Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Nice to see ol' Grizz's third turnaround being retracked, that in my opinion was the last problematic spot that needed retracking (the first two being the first drop and the coat hanger transition into the second turnaround, which are now retracked). Last season that final turn shook me up quite bit and was a bit of a boob/man boob jiggler, so I'm glad to see it smoothed out for this season... Â ...but adhering to tradition, I'm STILL going to rank Grizzly last come the 2013 Mitch poll, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Glad to see Grizzly's 'death turn' finally getting some love. That part was pretty brutal and my neighbor actually kinked her neck riding it back in September. To this day it's still out of whack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I hate to double post but it's been close enough to 24 hours and some kind of news we can all begin to speculate. I just took a glance at the Santa Clara Permit Page and noticed this: Application date:1/17/13 Description: Demo for future work. (See BLD2012-30518 for future work) http://smartpermit.santaclaraca.gov/tm_bin/tmw_cmd.pl?tmw_cmd=StatusViewCase&shl_caseno=BLD2013-30673 So what's going to be demolished? What's this future work? Could this be the end of the defunct Pictorium? Maybe I got too excited and is just some other minor project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double0Kevin Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 GIGA COASTER!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza29 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 CGA doesn't have a Windseeker yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double0Kevin Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I was joking with the Giga thing. They can't build anything as tall as Windseeker due to their location near San Jose International Airport. They had to get special FAA Approval for Drop Zone and that's almost 100' shorter. I think their cap is around 150' without getting the FAA involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJnCFL Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) Sorry to burst the bubble so soon, but I checked the permit in parenthesis: "See BLD2012-30518 for future work" and it's for the Subway permit. Edited January 19, 2013 by JJnCFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 ^Thanks for clearing that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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