Six Flags New England (SFNE) Discussion Thread

[Satchboogie3]

Ahh, Memorial Day? You mean I have to wait almost 2 months after opening day to ride my favorite roller coaster? Thats BS. All they needed were new trains... This off-season has been enough for me, and now this. Yuk.

 

(I kinda liked the red (yes even faded) better than purple and blue. I just want my Superman back!).

 

The real question, though, is will anyone actually start calling it by it's changed name? I know I'll probably still refer to it as SROS.

 

Edit: All they are doing really is repainting/adding some simple effects and new trains. Why would it take so long just to do that? Is it the train fabrication that is the reason? I just don't like it. If it is the paint/effects, just hire more mexicans!

[Speeddeamon128]

^Medusa at GADV isn't supposed to be ready until May as well. As for S:ROS that is a great ride & that sucks how it might not be ready until Memorial Day & I no how you feel about long rough off-seasons. Just 49 days left for me until my season opens at BGE

[HerBlackWings]

Shame. SROS looks rather bland. That purple track just doesn't "pop" against the backdrop of a blue sky. Hopefully the new "effects" aren't as lackluster.

[Mochtroid]

Looks excellent and RoS will pop out when the trees have leaves. It's going to be very photogenic when trees are in fall.

[Mit deLuxe]

Wwww I'm loving the new colour scheme on both coasters however I did prefer Medusa's original colour, but hey what can I do about it? Nothing!

One question though, are both coasters getting new trains or just one?

[alpengeist04]

While I'm not a big fan of the color combinations, I do think the purple track on Superman looks much better than the blue track on Medusa. Though I'm thinking maybe the style of track the coasters have is playing a roll in that.

[whakojacko]

While I'm not a big fan of the color combinations, I do think the purple track on Superman looks much better than the blue track on Medusa.

 

Same here. SROS looks ok, but I cant stand Medusa's new colors (like the old ones a lot more)

[Satchboogie3]

 

 

I like the original better. Brighter, bolder, and far more striking.

[HerBlackWings]

^Amen. Thanks for posting some comparison pics. I'm sad to see such a dynamic coaster repainted in gloomy tones. Hell, I'd rather see it in ORANGE...and themed to H.R. PuffNStuff.

[sros1fan]

I attended noreast coaster on saturday at sfne and here is a few things they said: The new trains have arrived and the whole ride will be purple, they had to stop painting due to cold weather. They wanted to have it all painted but they stopped to get Mind Eraser done since it will be opening with the park. One of the holdups will be they have to break in the new trains. They have confirmed that media day will be May 21st and the coaster opens to the public on the 22nd. You can see a full update from noreaster.

http://sfneonline.com/

[triggernel]

It looks so much better. Finally Six Flags is doing something to distinguish it!

[timetrial3141592]

I may be bringing up something old, but it looks like SROS has the same color scheme as B:TDK. Won't that confuse people?

[bspellx5]

They are kind of close, Supermans is a lighter purple and Batmans supports are black. Also, the majority of Superman is near another end of the park, and chances are even alot of the GP could tell the difference between the tracks and trains of the two, because it is a fairly significant one.

[ginzo]

Not a fan of the new SROS color scheme. Purple always reminds me of Barney The Dinosaur and a certain networking equipment vendor that makes very lousy gear.

 

But, if this helps the park justify the investment required to get this coaster running as it should run with non-shin-bashing restraints, then it's all worth it.

[CreditCrazy]

I actually don't mind the colors. I really like the way they're looking on Medusa, but I don't know, something about the Intamin track just makes it not look as good. Medusa's yellow really sorta "popped" out and so did SROS's old colors. Medusa's new paint still "pops" out (IMO) just not as much. But on Superman, you barely notice it. It just seems to blend in, and that's not the way the #1 roller coaster in the world should look/be.

[Jon34MA]

Here is another twist in the puzzle from Six Flags (Credit to Newsplusnotes.blogspot.com)

 

www.lexcorpinternational.com/security/

 

You have to select one image from each monitor to unlock the clue. I have tried a lot already with no luck. Maybe someone else will have better luck.

[Reality15]

Here's a hint: there's five pictures all with one thing in common.

[BeemerBoy]

U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi.....

 

I can deal with purple. I can deal with blue. But together? If this is the final product, then what a shame.

[ahecht]

Hmm, it looks like http://www.lexcorpinternational.com/ exists too. These sites came from http://www.jimmystruth2power.com/ which is another in-game blog.

On the security page I found the correct pictures, but then what?

SPOILER (highlight to read):

>>I tagged the picture in each that had a 2-digit number and the same person in it and it said "Facial Identity Match Found", but then what? Are the 2-digit numbers in each picture significant?<<

What's the next step?

[-LILDAREDEVIL5-]

The photos at the bottom are put in order of the numbers of the photos. The order is: 6314823111. Call this number, 1-631-482-3111 and the man in the facial recognition will answer.

[ahecht]

Got it -- you have to put them in order of the time stamps.

[coasterfan21]

Hey first post finally, so i dont know if this was mentioned earlier but im around 6ft 5, and i was wondering if anyone knew if the new trains will still have that same height maximum.

[megamatt]

NOOOOOO!

The trains on SROS at SFNE have headrests!

 

http://blog.masslive.com/breakingnews/2009/03/large_ae%20coaster.jpg

[Mochtroid]

NOOOOOO!

The trains on SROS at SFNE have headrests!

 

http://blog.masslive.com/breakingnews/2009/03/large_ae%20coaster.jpg

 

Looks like Coaster Cuts won't be able to give you the Hair-time special anymore!

[Sean Menefee]

NOOOOOO!

The trains on SROS at SFNE have headrests!

 

http://blog.masslive.com/breakingnews/2009/03/large_ae%20coaster.jpg

 

Where else did you expect them to place the on-board audio with such minimalist trains?

 

-Sean

Photo blown up from the link posted.