California Great America (CGA) Discussion Thread

[CrazedZooChimp]

If anyone's curious I did a brief interview with the CGA GM (Raul Rehnborg) about the background of the rezoning and how much of the plan they already have laid out. The article is over at Coaster101. http://www.coaster101.com/2017/05/10/when-will-californias-great-america-start-building-from-master-plan/

 

Combined with the photos from InsideCGA and what Matt Ouimet said on the earnings call, I guess it's basically confirmed we're getting a new coaster next year. Pretty exciting.

[TheJewelOfJool]

Now I really gotta go down to California. Problem is, it's across the continent from me.

[Mr. Corn]

I had a crazy idea, but I think I might be onto something. What if the footers in Invertigarden are for an Intamin Sky Whirl 2.0?! The area was custom designed for that ride when it originally opened, and the foot marking seems to have a cluster, where a large base/support pole might be!!!! Plus, it'd be a great homeage to what was originally considered a groundbreaking ride, and would attract a lot of older folks who rode that ride as kids way back when, and now they'd get to take their kids on it and create some more new memories!!!

[laqueefa]

According to one of my friends on facebook, the park was dead all day today. The longest line for Gold Striker reached the top of the stairs.

[Jew]

These companies and neighbors decide to move in next door to a theme park and have the audacity to complain about noise...SMH

 

the Gold Striker troubles were the result of the park not following an agreement they had with developers.

 

Long ago, when that land was sold by the park to developers, the loudest ride at the park was probably Demon.

 

Hindsight is always 20/20, but I don't think the park or developers foresaw the fast pace of ride development which made them taller, louder, larger, etc. when they made the agreement.

[VegasBaby]

As much as I love Intamin, an Impulse coaster would be an odd choice for CGA's first coaster addition since Goldstriker. The park's primary competition, SFDK, has had an Intamin Impulse for years, so I don't see the GP getting that excited about a new one. I know the space marked out for this coaster isn't huge (and it shows Wicked Twister in the expansion plan), but I'd be really surprised if they end up with an Impulse.

[Mater]

I think there has definitely been enough time since the last Impulse installation that Intamin could have improved/altered the design in some modern/interesting way.

[laqueefa]

I don't see the park getting a clone of SFDK's impulse. There would have to be some tweak to the layout of the track, or, something else to make it stand out. Imagine if it was indoors with minimal lighting or special effects...

[Mater]

It would be poetic justice if I spent a week straight laughing at this and then we end up getting one at my home park a year later......

[edgeboy]

I don't see the park getting a clone of SFDK's impulse. There would have to be some tweak to the layout of the track, or, something else to make it stand out. Imagine if it was indoors with minimal lighting or special effects...

 

They could make it stand out by having a normal one. The one at SFDK is already tweaked, so normal by comparison would be different.

 

That said, personally, I feel even the regular model would not be too terribly different enough, and they could do better in terms of having something more of their own. But they are about as different as those models do get.

[djackson]

Maybe if they add some type of loop or zero-g roll they can differ from the SFDK one.

[chickenbowl]

They just need to honestly redesign their old ball-busting seats/restraints and they're all good

[Mater]

They could totally add a loop to the design and market it as Tidal Wave 2017.

[ytterbiumanalyst]

Now I really gotta go down to California. Problem is, it's across the continent from me.

Fortunately, airplanes exist.

[joelwee]

Now I really gotta go down to California. Problem is, it's across the continent from me.

Fortunately, airplanes exist.

Unfortunately, you have to deal with the TSA to get to them.

[laqueefa]

I don't see the park getting a clone of SFDK's impulse. There would have to be some tweak to the layout of the track, or, something else to make it stand out. Imagine if it was indoors with minimal lighting or special effects...

 

They could make it stand out by having a normal one. The one at SFDK is already tweaked, so normal by comparison would be different.

 

That said, personally, I feel even the regular model would not be too terribly different enough, and they could do better in terms of having something more of their own. But they are about as different as those models do get.

 

You're aware they can further "tweak" an already tweaked ride, right?

[ytterbiumanalyst]

Now I really gotta go down to California. Problem is, it's across the continent from me.

Fortunately, airplanes exist.

Unfortunately, you have to deal with the TSA to get to them.

Absolutely agreed, but I'll leave that part of this discussion at that.

 

I do love the Impulse coasters, probably more than most. The holding brake on the one at Valleyfair is a great asset to that ride. With the number of changes planned for CGA, an Impulse is a very good way to start. It's compact, relatively low cost, and they always seem to be popular.

[edgeboy]

I don't see the park getting a clone of SFDK's impulse. There would have to be some tweak to the layout of the track, or, something else to make it stand out. Imagine if it was indoors with minimal lighting or special effects...

 

They could make it stand out by having a normal one. The one at SFDK is already tweaked, so normal by comparison would be different.

 

That said, personally, I feel even the regular model would not be too terribly different enough, and they could do better in terms of having something more of their own. But they are about as different as those models do get.

 

You're aware they can further "tweak" an already tweaked ride, right?

 

I am fully aware. But there really doesn't seem to be any reason for them to do so.

[grsupercity]

An impulse with a zero g roll or other type of inversion would be sweet.

[Vonni]

It would be cool to see an Impulse with a duel station, along the lines of Mr. Freeze. Increased capacity is always a good thing.

[Skittles]

They don't have a height limit though. They could do lots with the size

[laqueefa]

They don't have a height limit though. They could do lots with the size

They do have a height limit, it was just recently raised.

[chickenbowl]

It would be cool to see an Impulse with a duel station, along the lines of Mr. Freeze. Increased capacity is always a good thing.

 

*Dual means two of something, duel means things are fighting each other.

 

But yeah, I agree, I think any shuttle coaster at a major theme park should have the option of a dual loading station!

[Vonni]

^ Crap! I was trying to be so conscious of using the correct word when I made that post! I was so sure I got it right lol! Thanks for correcting it though!

[laqueefa]

I don't see the park getting a clone of SFDK's impulse. There would have to be some tweak to the layout of the track, or, something else to make it stand out. Imagine if it was indoors with minimal lighting or special effects...

 

They could make it stand out by having a normal one. The one at SFDK is already tweaked, so normal by comparison would be different.

 

That said, personally, I feel even the regular model would not be too terribly different enough, and they could do better in terms of having something more of their own. But they are about as different as those models do get.

 

You're aware they can further "tweak" an already tweaked ride, right?

 

I am fully aware. But there really doesn't seem to be any reason for them to do so.

 

You're right, because screw having anything unique.