zombi3elephant9 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Condor has reopened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Condor has reopened! Took their time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I too am a bit disappointed about the location choice for JLBFM (if this is in fact the 2016 addition). There are multiple other locations in the park that would be more appropriate for the theme. Now, if they were to do a custom theme to the wild west, that would have been more appropriate. It is disappointing that these big corporate parks don't want to focus on theming and asthetics properly. But with all that aside, it is a good choice of addition and it should be a big hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I too am a bit disappointed about the location choice for JLBFM (if this is in fact the 2016 addition). There are multiple other locations in the park that would be more appropriate for the theme. Now, if they were to do a custom theme to the wild west, that would have been more appropriate. It is disappointing that these big corporate parks don't want to focus on theming and asthetics properly. But with all that aside, it is a good choice of addition and it should be a big hit. Yeah the location strikes me as being strange. The Hall of Justice facade will certainly stand out next to the other Southwest Territory buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewman35 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 People seem to forget that the Southwest Amphitheater was at the very end of SWT and didn't really fit in either (at least not with the "Operation Spygirl" paint job it had for the last decade or so of it's life). If they decide to just make that little corner of Southwest Territory part of County Fair instead and move the Southwest Territory to the other side of the ride, I don't see how that hurts the theme at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raether Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 too bad they didn't put JLBFM to the right off Dark Knight, they could have added on to the old theater and perhaps co mingled the Queues for the coaster and dark ride. You would then have Superman, DK and JL all in the same place. just BTR would be out of place. Then they could have put a free spin or small mine train coaster with southwest theme in the SW spot.. too bad. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Here's your Justice League update. It's humid, 70*, and cloudy yet it's one of the most crowded days I've ever seen. Also this crowd is the most unfriendly, rude, and unclean I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombi3elephant9 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Here's your Justice League update. It's humid, 70*, and cloudy yet it's one of the most crowded days I've ever seen. Also this crowd is the most unfriendly, rude, and unclean I've ever seen. Sorry to hear that. Thanks for the update. Do you know what was the longest line of the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 So this particular JL won't go into an old buidling, but a completely new structure being erected to house it? Kinda makes me wonder what the actual costs of these rides are. Especially considering Six Flags has been installing budget rides/coasters for the better part of a decade now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I hope they make the building more attractive than the SFOT version. Visually, SFStL JL is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 So this particular JL won't go into an old buidling, but a completely new structure being erected to house it? Kinda makes me wonder what the actual costs of these rides are. Especially considering Six Flags has been installing budget rides/coasters for the better part of a decade now. SFSTL's version was less than $10 million according to a poster who is an employee there. I don't know how he knows that but I'll take his word for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerManic Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Its at least over that. Each of the eight cars is $500k and texas and St Louis split the $12m production cost. So that is $10m right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 ^Interesting, so I'm assuming subsequent installations of the ride will each be $6 million cheaper than the initial two installations provided they use the exact same format etc? Pretty smart investment on Six Flags part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Here's your Justice League update. It's humid, 70*, and cloudy yet it's one of the most crowded days I've ever seen. Also this crowd is the most unfriendly, rude, and unclean I've ever seen. Ahh, Chi-town. They're known for their (wrong style of) pizza, radioactive-green relish, a tall building, Ditka, and their always well-behaved and recently bathed residents. Wait, I screwed up on that last part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallDuell Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 There is officially not a thread you won't poop on. Congrats. It's stunning if those ride vehicles are actually that much. Wow. I hope the third gets here quickly - the theories are getting wacky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntaminLove Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I'm surprised SFGAm doesn't have a Ditka themed coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I'm surprised SFGAm doesn't have a Ditka themed coaster. Very few parks have Sports themed coasters. I think Blue Streak is the only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 ^ You mean your avatar isn't named after Curtis "Rampage" Jackson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Here's your Justice League update. It's humid, 70*, and cloudy yet it's one of the most crowded days I've ever seen. Also this crowd is the most unfriendly, rude, and unclean I've ever seen. Ahh, Chi-town. They're known for their (wrong style of) pizza, radioactive-green relish, a tall building, Ditka, and their always well-behaved and recently bathed residents. Wait, I screwed up on that last part. Relish? Naw, pickles. And I'd say hate for ketchup above the deep dish pizza. But that's what I've gathered after living here for 6 months. The crowd I saw on Sunday was unlike anything I've seen. I would have rather been at Mt. Olympus where at least most of the crowd are friendly Wisconsinites. As for lines - like I said most were overflowing with the exception of American Eagle, the only ride I went on. Superman was 2 hours, Goliath was 90 min+ and broken when I walked by, V2 was probably 90-120 min. Viper (the shortest queue) was probably the shortest line at 30 minutes. Demon was all the way out to the entrance...same with Condor, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntaminLove Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I'm surprised SFGAm doesn't have a Ditka themed coaster. Very few parks have Sports themed coasters. I think Blue Streak is the only one. I was half joking, but I didn't indicate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltrane Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I'm really looking forward to the new Justice League ride. It's a great change of pace for this park. I too would like it to be by the rest of the DC rides, but space has always been an issue here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntaminLove Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Management's lack of creativity is really the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceBoarder Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I don't get the whole theming argument... Never saw SFGAm as a "theme park" in the least.... It's always been viewed as a "thrill" park by me my whole life, so I have to believe the GP views it the same... Been that way for 20+ years... Why spend more money to make less? Theming will not increase overall revenue, IMO... Why should management bother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirMBTB Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 ^Well, there once was a time when Yankee Harbor, Yukon Territory, County Fair... then Six Flags came along Ok, so it was a "Theme Park Lite" in the Marriott days. They had much higher standards all the way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingCoasting Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Do you guys think we'll see another teaser or something before the announcement Thursday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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