coaster-crazy Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 ^Thanks for posting this Scott. I'm definitley going to go one of those days! Also (to all members), expect photos of the progress of the Carousel building as time goes on. Stay tuned! ~Nicholas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoasterTaco Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 This is a little late (by a couple weeks), but they did it! The Giant Dipper reached 1,000,000 riders in 2010! What a fantastic feat to accomplish again! Hopefully they can do it two years in a row in 2011! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmman2000 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_16986732 --------------------------------------------------------------- 1/1/2011 "SANTA CRUZ -- At 2:40 p.m. Friday, the Boardwalk's Giant Dipper hosted its millionth rider of 2010. "This is the first time we've broken a million since 2002," said Brigid Fuller, publicist for the Boardwalk. The Boardwalk gave all 24 riders on the coaster that held the millionth passenger a commemorative coin, saltwater taffy and a free souvenir photo. In order to reach the million-rider mark by 5 p.m. Friday, Boardwalk officials began offering a special deal last weekend, when they still were 11,000 riders short. For $5, the price of a single ride, visitors could ride the Giant Dipper as many times as they wanted. In all. 58 million riders have braved The Giant Dipper's arches and drops since it first opened in 1924." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep-O-Matic Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I got an email a few days ago that there's a new free fall ride there now. Anyonw have any pictures of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmman2000 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) I don't have any pictures of the new tower yet because that whole area is closed to the public until Saturday, February 12th when the park opens for full operation. But I have taken a peek at the new tower --it's still a Moser Spring ride, as far as I can tell, and I'm pretty sure it seats 6 + 6, as opposed to 5 + 5 like the old one. Also, the tower is only a little bit taller than the old one, and I'm certain that most of the GP won't even notice that it's a new ride I'll try to get a picture of it ASAP Edited January 31, 2011 by sfmman2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanic Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Is it replacing the Double Shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBrown Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 No it replaced freefall located down in the area by the wipeout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep-O-Matic Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I don't have any pictures of the new tower yet because that whole area is closed to the public until Saturday, February 12th when the park opens for full operation. But I have taken a peek at the new tower --it's still a Moser Spring ride, as far as I can tell, and I'm pretty sure it seats 6 + 6, as opposed to 5 + 5 like the old one. Also, the tower is only a little bit taller than the old one, and I'm certain that most of the GP won't even notice that it's a new ride I'll try to get a picture of it ASAP A pic would be nice! I had a feeling it wouldn't be too different, but it's still a new ride nontheless. But the next thing to be taken down is the Hurricane (so I've heard)... That makes me nervous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmman2000 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 ^ Don't be nervous about Hurricane! Almost anything that replaces it would be better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep-O-Matic Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 ^ But it's such a classic... I think... I mean, I always ride when I go... I just hope whatever replaces it will be a million times better... (not like the swap of Typhoon for the Sea Swings). I also heard Desperadoes is moving to the other side of the Fright Walk and something new will be put in it's place... But I have no idea how right that is... would you happen to know more about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalyte Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 ^^ Would a S&S El Loco fit in Hurricane's space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmman2000 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) I don't know anything about where Desperados is going, except that is IS being either moved, taken away, or re-themed. I will let you know when I find out more. Does anyone know the footprint of an El Loco? If so, we can (loosely) figure out if one would fit. Keep in mind that SCBB will soon be removing a group of buildings West of the Hurricane deck. This would free up space for something even bigger.... (soon to be removed building shown in purple) EDIT: Corrected from East to West Edited February 1, 2011 by sfmman2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanic Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 ^Wouldn't that be West of Hurricane? As for the new tower ride, I'm having trouble even remembering what the ride it would be replacing was called, or looked like. It hasn't been all that long since I was at SCBB, but I just can't place it. I mean, I know the area around Wipeout, but for the life of me I'm just drawing a blank on a Free Fall ride in that area. Do you maybe have a picture that shows the old ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalyte Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 ^^ According to S&S's Website, the 96' Model (Which is the only model that has been installed so far) has a width of 195' and depth of 45'. I have no clue to what Hurricane's dimensions are though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmman2000 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Here's a picture of the old Freefall: taken from moserrides.com Edit: location of old Freefall in Google Maps aerial view: http://goo.gl/maps/FR9o A quick look on Google maps shows that the Hurricane deck is only ~160 feet long: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep-O-Matic Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 ^ Wait... they're taking out that ENTIRE building? The one that has the Vault, the arcade, FrightWalk, Desperadoes, and the other games and restaurants? WOW... Well, that would mean an extention for the top deck, and more rides up there... but alas, I would miss ye olde Hurricane... Would you know when construction will start? (Fall/Winter of this year, I'd presume...) Also, would you know of any other plans they have for the New Haunted Castle ride? (maybe add that clock and spider from the old ride?) sorry about all the questions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster-crazy Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Well, I do know that the offices in the "purple" section that sfmman2000 highlighted will be moved down to the 1st and 2nd floors of the NEW Haunted Castle building. For props, some spiders were shown under the Boardwalk that they fabricated to be put in the new ride. As for the old clock and huge spider, I'll try to find out. ~Nicholas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanic Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Thanks for the picture of the old Free Fall ride. Now that I see it, I do remember it. Honestly, I don't really remember if I ever rode it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep-O-Matic Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I wonder if us "bigger kids" will be able to ride this new Free Fall... I never rode the old one because it looked too... well... for kids., but it still looked fun. So I guess the new coaster is coming sooner than we think because of the building they're taking out... (I'm guessing they'll take it out fall or winter of this year). Hopefully the FrightWalk will return (maybe even more scarier?) And on another note, I looked up MoserRidesi website and saw some pretty awesome rides that I hope the Boardwalk would take into consideration... http://moserrides.com/indexfast.htm I personally like the Octopus ride in the "Art Projects" section... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmman2000 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 The old Freefall was actually quite enjoyable! IMO, it gave a better airtime feeling than Doubleshot. I think it's safe bet that once the old building near Hurricane is demolished, we will soon see multiple new rides in that area. I'd like to see something tried and true such as a Screaming Swing or some other sort of 'spectacular' ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep-O-Matic Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 ^ Or even a WindeSeeler like Knott's Berry Farm is getting... Now that would be awesome up there! (then again, it might defeat the SeaSwings...) I'm just keeping my fingers crossed for an awesome new coaster and a new thrill ride up there. EDIT/BUMP Here's a little something special the Boardwalk posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmman2000 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Here is a picture of the new Freefall, taken from the official SCBB Facebook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep-O-Matic Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Wow... well it looks a little different... Will they be adding a little something on top? Like the old one had a disco ball on top I think... Thanks for the pic by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmman2000 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I believe the design will look very similar to the old Freefall when completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep-O-Matic Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Oh it's not done yet. My bad. Well, it looks cool already. Seats 8 on each side, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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