G$ Kurt Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 That whole area of the park kinda makes me sad, the yankee harbor theme is so lost. Wether they keep V2 or a new ride or whatever it would be fun to see the whole area be looked at. Perhaps instead of Yankee harbor it can become Gotham Harbor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftsifter Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Take a look at the area, V2 and what other aging attraction could be removed for a mega coaster....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggernel Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Take a look at the area, V2 and what other aging attraction could be removed for a mega coaster....? I'm sure their other Mega would be "Raging" if they put another one in, wocka, wocka! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickTheSky Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Take a look at the area, V2 and what other aging attraction could be removed for a mega coaster....? Hinting, and giving clues, about stuff that then makes it look like you have some insider info is so AWESOME! Hopefully you can tease us with some more vague stuff, then when something is announced you'll circle back and give us a "see?!?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneRider92 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I hope V2 isn't going anywhere! It's one of my favorite rides. Even if the new seats are a painfully different shade than the rest of the ride. Heck, I'm colorblind, but that seems pretty bad to me. Unless they plan on repainting it in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgam#1 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Lot's of pictures posted on http://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/ of X-flight. It just makes me more excited for opening day Also here's the latest webcam image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron 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. Maybe we'll get a second one, and they can race/duel..! Cameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftsifter Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Take a look at the area, V2 and what other aging attraction could be removed for a mega coaster....? Hinting, and giving clues, about stuff that then makes it look like you have some insider info is so AWESOME! Hopefully you can tease us with some more vague stuff, then when something is announced you'll circle back and give us a "see?!?!" You're so smart!!!! Have you ever heard of a non-disclosure agreement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commando Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I have a really hard time seeing V2 going anywhere. Its still a popular coaster and its not like it takes up a lot of space. Maintenance costs can't be that bad and we just lost a coaster so I don't think we will be losing on any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftsifter Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I have a really hard time seeing V2 going anywhere. Its still a popular coaster and its not like it takes up a lot of space. Maintenance costs can't be that bad and we just lost a coaster so I don't think we will be losing on any time soon. Just to put things into perspective a bit, an Impulse train is around $1 million to my understanding. V2 has recieved two new trains, and heavy overhauls in the past. In fact, this season, to assure the coaster doesn't have any major problems, they dedicated a few weeks out of the season to be "no-run days." V2 is an extremely resource intensive ride. The only park in the chain that could handle it other than SFGAm, is probably SFMM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Except SFDK runs their impulse just fine, as does Valleyfair! and a ton of other parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftsifter Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Except SFDK runs their impulse just fine, as does Valleyfair! and a ton of other parks. SFDK has performed train replacememnts, as well as heavy overhauls. SFGAm is also a MUCH bigger park, and runs V2 down much faster than smaller parks. Also, let's not forget that V2 is the fastest of that style of Impulses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commando Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 ^ What about Wicked Twister? I thought that was at least designed to be faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftsifter Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 From the specs, WT is 72mph, and V2 is 70mph. I meant that V2 is the fastest of the Straight spike, inverted spin spike style, not dual twister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallDuell Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 ^ What about Wicked Twister? I thought that was at least designed to be faster He'd like to tell you, but....non-disclosure GREAT pictures from that newsplusnotes site! If I were smart enough I'd repost them here, as there are a couple of great ones. That long inline twist looks incredible. Neat to see so many from ground level. Wonder why they, apparently just some blog, had such access to a tour like that? In any case, good stuff and good times! Sad to think about the loss of the antique cars, but this hurts a lot less than thinking about Sky Whirl's spot being occupied by that silly splash battle ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Maintenance costs can't be that bad and we just lost a coaster so I don't think we will be losing on any time soon. I sort of agree with you, for most people it is their favorite ride in the park, definitely still popular. Secondly, does anyone know the actual cost it takes to run V2 compared to other rides in the park? Not just observations or saying "Oh, they replaced this" or "It uses electricity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftsifter Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 ^ I can tell you that in 2010 V2 took over $1 million in maintenance and operations. Mostly, becuase the coaster received a new train (structure) and had a few LIM's replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Yes, you have stressed that it has had a few costly things done in its life time, what ride doesn't? But for overall normal running cost I'm pretty sure it cannot be THAT bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I remember when the Twisted Impulse was just about my favorite coaster type, and V2 at SFDK was even my favorite coaster. So in a way it's hard for me to accept the idea that they might be losing popularity. On the other hand, nowadays I'd just consider them "good." I still love the launches, but the spikes usually aren't overly thrilling to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 What???? There's some major butt talking going on in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanLegend Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 There's some major butt talking going on in here. You mean like Ace Ventura? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade1 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 ^ I can tell you that in 2010 V2 took over $1 million in maintenance and operations. Mostly, becuase the coaster received a new train (structure) and had a few LIM's replaced. Do you have any idea how much V2 costs in electricity per launch? I would guess at least several dollars each would not be unrealistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftsifter Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 ^ Nope, don't know that. In fact, not sure if Six Flags themselves even have an accurate number on that. I'd say a dollar a launch is reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 ^ 1) I'd bet good money they know how much it's costs per launch. 2) If you paid electric bills around here, you'd know there's no way it's $1/per launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallDuell Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 ^ Nope, don't know that. In fact, not sure if Six Flags themselves even have an accurate number on that. I'd say a dollar a launch is reasonable. If you don't have that info how in the heck can you even make a guess? Seriously? A dollar sounds reasonable? Why? Based on what? Has any actual information ever been posted as to the actual electrical cost "per launch" of any LSM/LIM/Air coaster? I could see TTD or Kingda Ka having some sort of $ amount attached to it, as a lot was made out of their power plant(s) etc. Seems like Great America is fairly loosey-goosey with the construction tour requests this year, no? That's great, I don't seem to recall a lot of bloggers/HS TV crews out there in the past -- though I do, if you can believe it, seem to recall a WPWR local show doing some sort American Eagle tour way back in the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now