THE ONE Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Just a hunch, so take this with the littlest grain of salt; But could the station be used for their next coaster in 2-3 years? That station was used for Z-Force before Wolf. That's what I was thinking. A lot can happen before opening day, It could be gone by then, but I dough it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfie Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Honestly, it's not a bad structure. They could repurpose it for restaurant seating, amusement games, or retail space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgam#1 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 The webcam was moved, the track has been completed and now they're working on the station !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneRider92 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Looks pretty awesome so far. I'm curious as to what they are going to do with the railroad. Were they going to reroute it or keep it on the same path right under the ride? My best bet would be that they rebuild the track around the last turn to avoid any sort of problems. Then again, there seems to be a good amount of space between the transfer track and the ground, while the clearance between X-Flight and Demon seems pretty small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce232 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 New picture posted on SFGAm's Facebook of the completed track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Xflight looks great! But I can't help but see my old ride in the back... V2 needs a paint job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anac0nda Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I like the colours, but man that is a loooooooong inline twist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 You can totally see Iron Wolf's station in the first photo. Why won't they take it down I think it would make a great station for an Intamin plug and play. The size and space of Iron Wolf's old stomping grounds lend to speculation about Eurofighters and whatnot, but why waste such a nice building when there is plenty of other places that that I think would be a better fit for one of those, like here: or here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traincrossin Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Looks like V2 has some new blue seats! Too bad the same can't be said about the restraints. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade1 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 ^ We've got the new ride to pay for! I'm actually surprised about this. I've been hearing that V2 is on the ride rotation list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'm actually surprised about this. I've been hearing that V2 is on the ride rotation list. I sure hope not. I think V2 is one of the best coasters at the park. The only downside is the poor capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmelMatt Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Looks like V2 has some new blue seats! Too bad the same can't be said about the restraints. Ew ew ew! Why would they change the seats but keep the gross harnesses?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I agree, that's kind of gross. As for being on the Ride Rotation program, heck, it's a much easier coaster to relocate and prepare for than other rides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgam#1 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I REALLY hope they do something with the whole train. Because that just looks awful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megametal Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 One of the worst problems with yellow. Dirt shows up on it big time. Yuck! (And yellow is like my second favorite color.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Looks like V2 has some new blue seats! Too bad the same can't be said about the restraints.Link For a long time now, I've been worried more about the filth I'm exposing my skin to than actual headbanging whenever my head makes contact with a restraint. Nothing worse than taking a seat on V2 (or just about any ride with OTSR) after a long humid day and sensing/smelling the dampness on the restraint. Bet if you scraped a sample from those V2 restraints into a petri dish, you would find previously undiscovered life forms. Maybe even a cure for cancer. Abbot has it's labs about ten minutes down the interstate, so no excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G$ Kurt Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 ^^^^ As far as relocating the ride, putting in the electrical infrastructure needed for impulse coasters make installing this ride a little more complicated than it would seem. It's smaller footprint does make it rather easy to find room for though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftsifter Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I can confirm V2 is in the Coaster Rotation Program. Although, we may not see a movement just about yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I heard (Back in 2007) that V2 Costs more to maintain and operate than all the coasters at Great America combined. I'd rather it go to another Six Flags park (SFOG jumps to mind for some reason) and We get a Giant Ferris Wheel in It's spot. Something like Mickey's Fun Wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 What the heck is all this talk of the ride rotation program??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgam#1 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 V2 better not be going anywhere for a long time !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 What the heck is all this talk of the ride rotation program??? I Don't Know, Maybe what's been going on lately: - Iron Wolf to SFAm - Deja Vu to SFNE - Pandemonium to SFMex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave 88-02 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 It's a program where different Six Flags's take out rides or roller coasters and they go to another Six Flags park. There are two examples of it this year. Iron Wolf from Great America to America as Apocalypse. Deja Vu from Magic Mountain to New England as Goliath. Pandemonium from Discovery Kingdom to Mexico. It is basically the relocation of rides and roller coasters from one Six Flags park to another instead of buying a whole new ride or roller coaster. Most of the time when roller coasters are relocated they get new cars, a new paint job, and a new name. Most of the time when rides are relocated they get a new paint job and a new name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 A little less excited for this ride now seeing what Swarm looks like; but we'll see what happens. Wild Eagle still looks the most attractive of the 4 right now if they're all forceless and uneffective with headchoppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Hey stop picking on my baby V2 lol!!!! V2 better not be going anywhere! It just needs some TLC... remember Batman and Raging Bull were looking like crap awhile ago and they repainted them and they look great. V2, to me (now that Iron wolf is gone), is the next ride that needs some TLC. I love V2, hell I love impulse coasters in general. As far as PR ... I think it was a poor choice to advertise new seats yet when they have nasty looking restraints like that. Someone was not thinking!!! They could've easily taken the picture of a "yet to be installed" seat cover and adverstised that. Unfortunately they said V2 is ready to go so I doubt that there will be anymore TLC for this year. As for a thought for the future... Could the new blue seats suggest where they are thinking about going with the color scheme if and when they choose to repaint the ride. As far as a ride rotation program... I am reluctant to believe that V2 is in it.... The park just gave up Iron Wolf.... But if it were... I gladly adpot this ride at SFA in Two Face's spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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