robbalvey Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 http://www.dailyrepublic.com/articles/2005/02/18/entertainment_top_stories/ent04.txt Six Flags parks add pair of new rides By Daily Republic staff Concord - The Waterworld USA parks in Concord and Sacramento are adding new water rides and changing their names. They will be known as Six Flags Waterworld Concord and Six Flags Waterworld Sacramento. Concord is introducing the extreme water thrill ride Tornado, a funnel-shaped rainstorm painted in a blue and yellow checkerboard pattern. The "Honolulu Halfpipe" extreme surf slide will be the new ride in Sacramento. Both the Concord and Sacramento rides are scheduled to open on the waterparks' first day, May 21. Daily summer operation begins June 18. A 2005 Six Flags season pass costs $54.99 and is good at both parks as well as at Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo. A new feature at Six Flags Marine World will be an animal interactive experience Ocean Discovery that will open this spring. In the Concord Tornado ride, tubers begin their experience 75 feet in the air by blasting down a 132-foot long tunnel, leading to the open-ended 65-foot-wide funnel. The ride's four-person cloverleaf shaped tubes hug the inside of the funnel, splashing back and forth on 5,000 gallons of swirling water. The experience culminates in a waterfall splash into a catch pool below. The "Honolulu Halfpipe" begins with a U-shaped slide more than four stories high, providing a panoramic view of the surrounding Cal Expo grounds. A steep entry onto the nearly vertical surface provides riders with the thrill of "free falling," as they barrel down from the apex of the wave, then zoom back and forth on more than a thousand gallons of swirling water as they "surf" their way through the 80-foot valley into a catch pool below. People can ride Honolulu Halfpipe on single, double and triple person tubes. To order a season pass or to obtain more information, visit www.sixflags.com. Or call 916-924-3747 for Sacramento and 925-609-1364 in Concord. Ok, so maybe it's not QUITE what you thought it was going to be, but still.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev32 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Wow, I didn't think they had enough money to buy to more parks... Those funnel-ish slides are getting really popular aren't they?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 ^ Well, they already owned those parks, they are just re-branding them as Six Flags parks. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Fan Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Yeah they just changed the names.. Like how The Great Escape could become SFTGE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 ^ I think that it would be better if it were to be called Six Flags Great Escape...Six Flags The Great Escape sounds odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterCrazy Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I also think Six Flags The Great Escape sounds odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I'm just glad I don't have to head down to SoCal now to try out one of those tornadoes. I've already ridden a Honolulu Halfpipe in Concord, nearly reaching the edge with my foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan1313 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I thought it was going to be another one of those "OMG SIX FLAGS IS BUILDING A PARK IN (insert random central florida city name) HERE!! MY MOMS BROTHERS FRIEND TALKED TO THE GUY WHO BOUGHT THE LAND!!!"...argh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Six Flags The Great Escape sounds more like what I try to do whenever someone comes to visit and we have to go to the park! Elissa " :laughing: " Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterCanada Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 I also think Six Flags - The Great Escape sounds odd. What were they thinking? :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 ^It's not really called that, it's just called The Great Escape. I think if they do ever flag the park, it woud be Six Flags Great Escape. There is evidence of a possible future flagging, with the new Six Flags hotel and indoor waterpark, as well as the re-naming of Desperado Plunge into "Poland Springs Plunge". I think they should have planned a flagging for this year, since they branded that ride into the Six Flags name. Maybe 2006... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 ^ What's this about a new indoor waterpark? I haven't heard! When does that open??? --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 ^It's planned to open in fall of this year, to be open year-round...the only thing is, I think the indoor waterpark will be open to hotel guests only, or there will be some separate fee for it. One thing that will benefit most of us regular visitors, though, will be the addition of a pedestrian bridge over the road from the parking lot, similar to the one they have at Six Flags New England. -Paul "Maybe I'll pay to go to the waterpark once, just to see it" Bleichert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitchtrack Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Wasn't The Great Escape Originally Six Flags Great Escape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbach Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Wow, I didn't think they had enough money to buy to more parks... I'd thought they already were Six Flags. Anyway, there has been ongoing discussion in the state Legislature for years of expanding, and turning the entire east Cal Expo parking lot into a year-yound amusement park thing, a la Six Flags FillInTheBlank. That would be neat, since it's five minutes down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbach Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 ^ What's this about a new indoor waterpark? I haven't heard! When does that open??? --Robb When I lived in Anchorage, there was one there. Never went there, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Randomness Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 That would be cool. I think it would be cool to be in an indoor waterpark. I thought that there would be new actual Six Flags parks, not just renamed ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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