FeelTheFORCE Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 ^ Yes! I wear them to EVERY park I go to. They are especially helpful for me because I wear glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Cargo pockets with zippers are your friend. I couldn't agree more! I went to CP without cargos once and put my keys on a keychain and the harness on TTD broke one key, but I was able to rescue it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandluke Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 ^, ^^, ^^^ AMEN! I never go to a park without them, just like my wallet and keys. What's unfortunate is when you go with someone wearing athletic shorts, so any ride with more inverted-ness or airtime than a HUSS frisbee means you're suddenly responsible for their stuff as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 ^, ^^, ^^^ AMEN! I never go to a park without them, just like my wallet and keys. What's unfortunate is when you go with someone wearing athletic shorts, so any ride with more inverted-ness or airtime than a HUSS frisbee means you're suddenly responsible for their stuff as well... Unfortunately, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Cargo pockets with zippers are your friend. Unless, of course, you're at a park so paranoid that even these are not good enough. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 ^ Well yes, that would be a problem. But there's really only one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 If these are really popular, do you think other SF parks will change there wild "mice" to Dark Knights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 No. I don't see existing rides being converted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 If these are really popular, do you think other SF parks will change there wild "mice" to Dark Knights? I wouldn't think so, it would seem like overkill and they would start to get old. I wouldn't support it because I do like to see some difference between rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycamps Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 ^I couldn't agree more, as I'm sure others think the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycamps Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 They'll have to leave that to Cedar Fair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Nicky Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 ^Cedar Fair has yet to buy a big giant prototype Vekoma. I don't even think they have built a Vekoma bigger that a boomerang(WoF). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycamps Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I know, it was just a joke, hence the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfie Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Here's an article that came in today's paper. Also, Six Flags released a CGI of the ride! Six Flags shines light on new Dark Knight Coaster By STANLEY A. MILLER II The Dark Knight is on his way to Six Flags Great America this spring, and the Illinois theme park has released animation giving a glimpse into its first indoor "dark coaster". Based on the upcoming Batman movie "The Dark Knight," the Dark Knight Coaster is designed to thrust riders into the role of citizens of Gotham City, which, as park guests might expect, is under attack compliments of The Joker. The new ride will race through seven stories of darkness blazing with special effects, beginning in a vandalized elevated-train platform where passengers board their cars and then journey through twisting hallways and other forbidding places. Bill Schmeil, corporate design director with Six Flags, promises plenty of hairpin turns and plunges into unseen depths. There aren't any explosions, but there is "some suggestion of pyrotechnics," he said. "If we have an explosion at one point in the ride, everyone in the building will hear it," he said. "As you ride, a light will come on what we want you to see, but we don't want the people in cars behind you seeing it. The adventure starts in a pre-show room for 70 people at a time. A five-minute "press conference" at Gotham City Hall unfolds, setting the scene for the ride's story. "That becomes interrupted by The Joker, and then they are asked to flee the building, leadding to the ride," Schmeil said. "It is a totally themed experience with a story line." This winter's harsh weather hasn't made building the Dark Knight Coaster at the theme park in Gurnee easy, but Schmeil is confident the ride will be ready by spring. The movie hits theaters July 18. See the video by clicking here! The video is a little crazy, but the ride should be cool. Seems like Six Flags is going to pull off a pre-ride show - we'll have to see how well it turns out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 If this ride turns out like that video, Six Flags will have a hit. Although I highly dought it will be completely like that. --Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfie Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 If you're talking about how fast-paced the ride will be, then no. But it probably is an accurate CGI, so this is how it should ideally turn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGA29 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 That video looks great. If the theming is remotely close, then these rides will be a huge step in the right direction for Six Flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfie Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 ^ I agree, but it will surely seem out of place in a more strictly "amusement" park (Six Flags) than it would in a "theme" park (Disney). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterNut17 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I got a chance to make it down there today, and the whole loop (supports and all) were on trucks ready to get shipped to Idaho. A couple looked like they were ready to leave very soon! Anyways, still no work done to the towers and the cobra roll, except that on the left spike, the cable is still on and on the right spike it isn't. I will post some photos I took in a few hours. Till then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelated Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I've seen pictures of the footprint for SFoG's Deja Vu grave. It's terrible, because Deja Vu was right by the parking lot so it welcomed you with fear and excitement. Ah well, I've ridden it. I can tell my grandkids... "Did I tell you youngins 'bout that there time I went riding on Deja Vu?" "SHUT THE HELL UP GRANDPA!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterNut17 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Here are my pictures from earlier. Also, from what I heard the loop has been out now for about a week, so they must be working on gutting the station and removing all the mechanics to the ride. My bet is on the cobra roll coming out next. We'll just have to wait and see! I will be down there again in about a couple weeks, if it isn't down by then. Till next time. Farther away. Closer up. There is track on flatbeds ready to roll. I saw one with the actual cab on the trailer! More bull. (no pun intended) If you look closely, the 2nd spike looks to still have the lift cable. Good ole' bull. Close up! I couldn't help but take some pictures of ole' bull too. No loop! Kind of a bad picture, but as you can plainly see, no loop! It sure is a big place. Key Lime Cove is looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycamps Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Great Pictures! That thing is coming down fast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath513 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 The loop is now at Silverwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 ^Strictly "Amusement" would be much more like Cedar Fair, Six Flags markets themselves as "Theme" parks, that's why SFGAm has parts called "Hometown Square," "Orleans Place," "Southwest Territory," and such... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterNut17 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 ^It's good that they got pieces there already, even though I don't think it will be up and running by opening. They still have a lot of work to do. Nice pics btw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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