matteocrepaldi Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I wanted to close the Scream vs Medusa debate. Scream is a mirror image of Medusa. Here's what I mean: Here's the image in the previous page flipped upside down and turned 180 degrees. This is Scream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schotj Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 ^The supports are different though.......but that has nothing to do with the actual ride itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmeister Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 When you compare the photos of Scream and Medusa, you realize that Scream is one ugly coaster. I LOVE the new paint on Medusa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcoaster Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 When you compare the photos of Scream and Medusa, you realize that Scream is one ugly coaster. I LOVE the new paint on Medusa. Scream is hideous. The fact that it is in a parking lot and still has parking stripes underneath the ride does not help either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpuddle Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Kumba has a bunch of qualities that make it a mindblowing B&M original though. Just think about how the inversions are placed just far away enough to sneak a microscopic air hill moment in between each one. You don't see it, but you definitely feel the awesome B&M floater in the transitions. Plus the tunnel is so awesome and it makes i noise that i dream about when you fly through it. Medusa was a smoothed out version of Kumba, meaning they got ride of the those classic B&M transitions and made just smooth elegant changes in direction, and lacked the amazing, yet also elegant, airtime pops you got between. Kumba is AMAZING. It's shocking how three coasters that are essentially the same (Kumba, Medusa and Scream) are so different in the quality of ride. Kumba is one of the most intense coasters I've ever been on - basically Batman the Ride intensity in a sitdown design... while Medusa and Scream are so watered down that I could fall asleep. I really wish B&M hadn't abandoned their intensity in favor of overly-engineered designs... wonder why they chose that route anyway... I'm sure maintenance costs had something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 ^Werner Stengel isn't their designer anymore. I think that has to do with it to a degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsguy5 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 They're doing a good job with this. Blue coasters usually look very good. I like that they're doing this at a bunch of different parks. Hopefully we'll continue to see nice additions to some of the other parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyinPhil Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Hi Everyone, A LOT has happened in November with Medusa's Re-Design/Enhancement, and it all has to do with COLOR. Take a peek at my gallery HERE Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Scream2 Anybody? All we need is yellow rails and we are set! Thanks for the photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Flyin Phil, Thanks for the aerial photos. We already have a thread devoted to the Medusa's makeover, so I've merged your new thread with it. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazy216 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Wait, who is the designer at B&M now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandluke Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 ^I believe Mr. Bolliger is a primary designer, though his interview didn't explicitly say so. It also referred to Mr. Mabillard as Bolliger's "then partner", so I don't know if he's still involved. The interview I'm talking about, BTW... http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=45180&highlight=interview+mabillard I do remember that Bolliger rides every one of his masterpieces after they're done. Not relevant, but interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schotj Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I'm really hoping they change the color of the supports. ANYTHING other than purple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney422 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Great pics, Phil! I just checked them out. The blue looks awesome! G$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiSab Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 After looking Phil's photos, I almost want to say the supports will stay purple. Looking at some of the pics, that purple paint looks new. I'm still holding out that the support paint is the old stuff and they'll end up a different color, but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they stay that color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legendary Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Soooo.. does anyone have any guesses on a new theme? Maverick? Bullet? Giddy up and look down at fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexinla Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Flight Deck II - Sorry, I could not resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandluke Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Goliath. They already used Viper there. Honestly, I hope they do something to resemble the "Frontier Adventures" theme. SFGAdv has done a good job keeping the theme of the ride consistent with the theme of the area it's in (Ka, El Toro, Dark Knight), maybe they're starting to work on making the areas more cohesive and maintaining a thorough atmosphere. There are plenty of options for multi-sensory experiences to keep consistent with a frontier theme. Silver Dollar City has a whole park themed to that crap. You can do this, SF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jds03 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Haha, its hard for me to imagine a bright blue and steel frontier-themed coaster. Well, who knows what will happen. Six Flags can be predictable and un-predictable, and this is definitely one of those un-predictable cases. Seeing that X2 was awesome, i think even if Six Flags makes something completely random its still going to turn out great. ....Unless of course they theme it to Thomas the Tank engine.... hey the colors fit! I'm sort of scaring myself now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Flags Enthuseast Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 ^Begining to scare me too! I almost think Manta that's floorless. I guess SWO isn't the only one getting a dark blue manta! But to be serious, I don't know. Maybe a Medusa that ate too many blueberries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Well, there rumors that Great Adventure was going to get a Thomas Town. That is really the last thing the park needs right now. 4 kiddie areas is more than enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiSab Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Blue Man Group: The Ride BlueBerry Pie: The Coaster Blue, featuring Eiffel 65 Just a few of my guesses as to what this will become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Sonic the Hedgehog: The Ride Screamin' Sapphire: The Ride Medusa: Presented by Crayola Blue Splenda: The Ride MetLife: The Ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj snow Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 No. Veruca Salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Flags Enthuseast Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 "Ok kids! So Thomas is going along to the next train station, but when he goes over a bridge, the floor of the train cars falls out! He must get to the station before someone dies!" (Kids crying) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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