coneyislandchris Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 It is pretty disappointing to hear they don't have any passholder appreciation items on their schedule this year. Is this a chain-wide thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Just for visual proof of the last years deadness (read: awesomeness). 2014 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchCaltabiano Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Some pictures were posted to the online constrution blog today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I wonder which Jersey S&S compact coaster will be finished first, this or Gale Force... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 ^ The race is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I dubbed this part the "OHHOLYCRAPWE'RESTILLFLIPPINGATHOUSANDTIMES!" element in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotOneOfYou Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I dubbed this part the "OHHOLYCRAPWE'RESTILLSTEPUPUNDERFLIPPINGATHOUSANDTIMES!" element in Texas. RMC is making the track, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 ^ The race is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyislandchris Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 ^ The race is on. All hail Boldikus, King of the Gifs, Leader of the Skanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Ride looks like it's coming along great. Can't wait to ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchCaltabiano Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I dubbed this part the "OHHOLYCRAPWE'RESTILLSTEPUPUNDERFLIPPINGATHOUSANDTIMES!" element in Texas. RMC is making the track, correct? RMC makes the track, S&S does pretty much everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strz Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I dubbed this part the "OHHOLYCRAPWE'RESTILLSTEPUPUNDERFLIPPINGATHOUSANDTIMES!" element in Texas. RMC is making the track, correct? RMC makes the track, S&S does pretty much everything else. Hope I'm wrong......but I don't see this as something I'll be interested in riding over and over again. I still haven't gone on last year's "looping coaster" BTW..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Hope I'm wrong......but I don't see this as something I'll be interested in riding over and over again. I still haven't gone on last year's "looping coaster" BTW..... You're very, very, very wrong. It's one of the most re-rideable coasters I've ever been on. Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X2coasterfreak Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 ^I would disagree, personally I found the ride to be pretty uncomfortable. It does spin like a mofo though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Some cool drone footage of the construction site has surfaced via Kool Thing (whoever that is). [youtu_be]https://youtu.be/JvcV3B-UlM0[/youtu_be] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 This is cool footage. Just one thing is bothering me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 ^ Reading is fundamental. The footage is not from Six Flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 In that case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Just realized the park opens in a month! Hope these 30 days go by in a flash; it's time to ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Just realized the park opens in a month! Hope these 30 days go by in a flash; it's time to ride! I'm so ready! Olé! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcoaster Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Yea my cabin fever for riding is at an all time high right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Isn't it completely and totally against park rules to fly a drone over their airspace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Fight over Six Flags solar farm trudges on February 23, 2016 at 9:14 AM JACKSON – There were more hours of opposing testimony on Monday night to Six Flags Great Adventure's controversial plans to construct a solar generation facility on 66 acres of existing woodlands. This opposition sparked more contentious exchanges between members of the public and members of the township's Planning Board throughout the evening. The arguments became so heated at times, that the attorneys for the applicant seemingly played peacekeeper at times by voluntarily offering compromises. However, that goodwill may have been overshadowed by one of the attorneys calling the participation of young schoolchildren – who said they enjoy visiting the theme park and wanted to give the board their ideas on how to save the trees and still allow Six Flags to incorporate renewable energy into its operations – a "stunt" and "totally inappropriate." Monday night's meeting was the Planning Board's sixth meeting, totaling more than 24 hours of testimony, on the theme park's proposal to construct a solar generation facility consisting of solar panels, inverters, transformers and a substation on approximately 66 acres of current woodlands between Reed Road, Perrineville Road and Six Flags Boulevard. If approved, the project is expected to make the 510-acre theme park and safari entirely energy self-sufficient. Members of the public again took aim at the plan, however, saying the theme park has the right idea to target renewable energy but is going about it the wrong way. "Does this forest have to be destroyed when there is a massive parking lot there where they could put solar panels?" resident George Humphris asked. Township resident Tom Leathen also said he hoped Great Adventure would reconsider where it was putting the panels, adding it could potentially be a "win-win" for the theme park and its neighbor. "Great Adventure could show that it is environmentally conscious to the extent that they are willing to put up solar panels, as well as to save the trees that are going to be chopped down," Leathen said. Members of the public also brought up concerns about a potential stream on the property and the impact such a construction project could have on wildlife. "There is a lot of underutilized space on the property. There are parking lots, there are cleared areas, and I am sure there are reasons that some of them could not be used," said Lynn Prass-Smith, an ecologist from Pennsylvania said. "But to go and take 67 acres and not present a viable alternative analysis that talks about what they could potentially do on site to avoid the impact of such a critical resource has to be revisited." Township resident Jim Rapp said he fought side-by-side with Six Flags when a toxic waste incinerator was proposed near the theme part and that during this successful fight, Six Flags argued against that proposal, in part, by saying the environmentally sensitive areas around the theme park would be negatively impacted. These were environmentally sensitive areas, Rapp said, where the applicant is now trying to cut down thousands of trees. "It seems we're being threatened by the very corporation that we helped defend its investment," Rapp said. "They are setting a dangerous precedent. They are saying that the bottom line of the corporation should supersede the needs of its own community." Testimony on the proposal is scheduled to resume at the Planning Board's March 7 meeting. Rob Spahr may be reached at rspahr@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @TheRobSpahr. Find NJ.com on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I cant wait until this thing gets enough votes and passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I can't wait until the guy in the forefront of the second picture finishes shaving his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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