USCoaster Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Hopefully they are removing the cars for a major overhaul. Lord knows they need it. And with the Angels Flight problem a couple years ago, the whole ride could probably use a complete rehab. The construction sounds like a great reason to do a complete rebuild of the ride system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I was there last night. Orient Express looked untouched to me. Â Guy "Jarett rode Roaring Rapids for the first time last night and loved it so much that we had to ride it 5 times and I am soooooooooooooo proud of him. " Koepp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 ^That's awesome Guy! Â How tall is he now? Since we all know that height is more important than age in this business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 43 inches. Without shoes. Â What is the possibility of getting a guide to walk me up the tower to get a better view of the construction? You used to work there, do you know anybody? Â Guy "proud papa" Koepp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I'd say unless you know Del or Tim, you're out of luck...or if you have a lot of money, I'm sure you could call PR and come up with some story and money and they'd do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnumForce Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 i've seen Millennium Force get nailed repeatedly by lightning before. It's taken out the computer a couple of times. Â I'm jealous, looks like Cali will get somethign cool, while I get a Giant Screamin Swing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtesy Flu$h Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 having worked at SFOT for a couple of years, I saw the tower get hit once, and while I worked there AirRacer was hit, but that pos was down for months because of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 NEW PHOTOS! Â 08/02/05 - Lots more clearing work, new markers, and crazy rumors!!!! Â Ok, here are some new photos, they will most likely span 3 posts so don't respond back right away please! ...and now looking to the left up towards Roaring Rapids, more markers. Standing in the middle of the path facing towards Ninja and Deja Vu, looking to the right up at Sky Tower you can see some footers and columns coming down... Under the exit stairs to Roaring Rapids. Marker by the Roasted Corn place...this ride is going to dominate a lot of the area. Up in the Roaring Rapids Camp Area you can see they have removed several trees since last week. Looking up towards the other station you can see they are doing A LOT of work in and around the track area. I still don't see track pulled up, but it's looking bad for Orient Express at this point. Here's a new mark in the bottom station for Orient Express. To the left of the bottom station for Orient Express they are doing a lot of work and I even spotted a new marker pretty far down the hill! Looking up at where the stairs to the Summit used to be, a lot of trees have been removed and several more are marked for removal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 More Photos from 8/2/05 ...Looking the other direction, the electric is going over towards Orient Express (which if you remember is where the Queue Bldg. markers were) Between the Eagles Flight Station and the Ninja Station they are doing some major electrical work... Looks like some of the trees from the gardens already found new homes! Station is wide open with some newer stuff in there...don't know if they're just using it as a staging area or maybe part of the new ride. Going up towards the Eagles Flight Station. That looks like a marking for a footer and a column right smack in the middle of Samurai Summit...I'm wondering if there could be a lot of downtime this winter on the mountain! Most trees, bridges, and other stuff is gone from the old gardens. ...looking directly across from that towards the old Eagles Flight station there are more markers in there. On the left side of the old Japanese Gardens several new markers have appeared... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Hmmm... This is really starting to get interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Bring back Eagles Flight!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Last group of photos from 8/2/05! Back side of the Eagles Flight station (view from coming up the hill)...again it's open wide with a lot going on inside. Another shot of some new markers towards the left of the gardens. It's hard to tell in the photograph, but that hole in front is already at least 10 feet deep and probably 25 feet in diameter. Last week if you recall we decided that the only way that the tower could come down would be to implode it into a giant pre dug Okay, now to the crazy rumor portion of the update starring: Sky Tower! Even more casing for electric lines provided from Newhall Electric. A closer look at the digging and electric work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Wow, they have done ALOT in 2 days. Impressive. Â Part of me would be sad to see the sky tower go, I mean, it is an icon. But the other part of me figures if it's not ever going to open, blow that sucker up and put up a good coaster. Â Gregg "In all my visits to the park, I have never been up the Sky Tower" C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I have a feeling that neither Orient Express nor Sky Tower are going anywhere. But they both have to remain closed in order for construction to take place. Â The old Eagle's Flight station coming into the picture has thrown me for a loop. SFMM really ought to do something with that space, either by using the old building somehow or tearing it down to build something else. Â Has anyone thought of the possibility of several attractions/shops/restaurants going in up there? The marked construction area is way too big in my opinion to be putting in just a coaster, in my opinion. Wouldn't it be great if we were getting not only a coaster, but a flat ride or two, or maybe some kind of drop tower? Â All the construction at SFMM these days is indeed getting interesting. I can't wait to see what the mountain looks like next spring! Â Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUSHIE Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Where exactly is the Eagle's Flight Station. I don't think I've ever seen it, unless the building near Ninjas break run, but it doesn't look like thats it from where the pictures appear to be taken from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 ^^ You would think if they are going to be adding a coaster to the mountain that they would put a shop and maybe another restaurant. Then again, nothing opens before noon so maybe it wouldn't do any good. Â ^ You know where you turn the corner heading up to Ninja after taking the back side of the hill up? Where the Bathrooms and the Superman shop are? There is a building there, that's the old Eagles Flight station. The other station was at the foot of the Superman tower. Which is why they can't bring it back. Â I haven't been this interested in something going on at SFMM since ... well, pretty much forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Just a side note, there were two separate Eagle's Flight rides originally. From the station at the top of the mountain (the one we're talking about, and which was called the Shangri-La station BTW) you could go north to the Galaxy Station (right where the Superman tower is now) or northwest to the El Dorado Station (just behind where the Freefall tower is now). Â So there, y'all learned something today. Â Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowfanman Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Yes...thanks for the pics! Â ...I suppose I wont do an update tomorrow then . ...lol. Â I would shed a silent tear the day the tower fell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelizeIt Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I would love it if they tore down the Sky Tower, and built in its place some type of "Supreme Scream" drop ride. Â What a perfect location that would be, the views would be amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 If the tower does go down, I hope someone films it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister II Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 We have a tower at Elitch Gardens, and I love it. I think its such a cool thing! Even tho its hardly open, it still opens for weekends, and I love to go on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemicalWhore Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 i went in the sky tower in 96 my last trip to SFMM before a couple of weeks ago and i have to say i didnt like going up there it seemed suspect as to it being safe and the thing swayed in the wind kinda unerving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I just keep looking at the scope of this project and thinking of what happened at SFGAdv with the Golden Kingdom. It would make a lot of sense to just rebuild/retheme the area on the mountain as part of a project with a new coaster as the centerpiece. That would explain SO MANY markers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDen Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Only the old schoolers will understand this.... Â "taer it down!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnumForce Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 ^That is so 3 years ago, get with the program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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