DarienLaker Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I don't know what Darien Lake is going to do with that heap of rusting scrap metal that was once Shockwave, but if I were the owner of Darien Lake i'd sell it for scrap and use the money to build a new stand up coaster in Darien Lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samisthabomb Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I'm very close to boycotting Six Flags myself. It's so sad to see a coaster like that just rotting in an empty lot. I sadly never had the chance to experience Astroworld, but it was always a park I wanted to visit simply for the classic coasters that called the park home. After seeing pictures of trashed out SFMM, Six Flags appears to have returned to the management style that ruined the company in the first place. And, like many other have said, if the damage isn't so extensive that they could never get the coaster up and running again it would be a GREAT addition to a smaller park lacking a "major" coaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Sell the stupid ride for scrap already! Â At this point, it would probably be better to have B&M build a new stand-up with the same layout than reviving this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienLaker Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Sell the stupid ride for scrap already! At this point, it would probably be better to have B&M build a new stand-up with the same layout than reviving this.  I strongly agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Is the one in Canada still running? If so, go ride that one. It is a clone of Shock Wave/Batman The Escape. Â And yes, scrap it. I'll bet it's too far gone to make it financially feasible to rehab. Â Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Does anyone know with 100% certainty whether Six Flags still owns the ride or if it was sold with Darien Lake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienLaker Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Does anyone know with 100% certainty whether Six Flags still owns the ride or if it was sold with Darien Lake? I think Six Flags sold ride with the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Thanks for posting the pics Nick! Â I *LOVE* seeing it like that in its' current state!!! (Mostly because I proposed to my EX-wife on that ride!!) Â Â And, WOW, talk about irony... Â I saw this thread, and while I was reading it, I realized that today (1/17) would have been our 24th wedding anniversary. Â It was ok at MM, and worse, but more interesting with the themeing at Astroworld. Â Yeah. Let the damn thing rot. It was a crappy ride anyway!! Â Â JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike robinson Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 From what I understand part of the ride was damaged during the removal. I don't think it will ever run again. Â It seems like every Astroworld coaster was damaged in the removal process. Â Funny how the SLC spent five years rusting away at TGE & yet they managed to get it refurbished & up & running in Canada. Â Well a lot more care was taken when taking down Serial Thriller and some of the other rides that still exist. They were first and then demo had to start moving so the rest of the rides suffered. I was walking the park during the auction and if you look at my Avatar you can see me standing in the track of UltraTwister which was just laying on the rail road track. It looked to be in pretty bad shape after they cut the welds and started to take it apart. As far as Batman, from what I understand part of the track near the lift fell, damaging it. Sure it could be rebuilt with enough money but really, who is going to do that? The SLC was treated very well during demolition. I don't know how well it was stored but I bet it was better conditions than Batman or UltraTwister. Â Batman: The Escape was a mediocre ride at best with great theming. It was also a maintenance nightmare just to keep the rolling stock up and running. IMHO, it would cost far more than the ride is worth to fix it, transport it, construct it and buy new trains. I don't think you can compare it to Serial Thriller at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike robinson Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 From what I understand part of the ride was damaged during the removal. I don't think it will ever run again. Â Wasn't that the same excuse made about UT? I don't see why SFI would send either of those two rides to new parks if they were damaged during disassembling....sure they could've damaged either ride during transport but if damage occured earlier than neither ride should've been shipped to either park. Â You really think the guys who decided to close Astroworld were the best judge of shipping and storing rides? These are the same people who when taking down Excalibur cut it into pieces based on the truck the piece would be riding on, not any kind of organized method yet they still shipped it up to Frontier City where it sat until it was scrapped. There is a Reason Burke and Company no longer run Six Flags. So yeah. I am pretty sure they had no problem shipping damaged rides to other parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Across_the_Universe Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 It really is a horrible shame seeing a coaster just sitting in a field rotting away. Just do something with it already. Scrap it, sell it, even put it up as a model for God's sake. Â Having never really traveled to ride coasters, I've never experienced this ride and it doesn't look like I ever will. Â Although, from what I hear, I'm not missing much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienLaker Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 It really is a horrible shame seeing a coaster just sitting in a field rotting away. Just do something with it already. Scrap it, sell it, even put it up as a model for God's sake. Â Having never really traveled to ride coasters, I've never experienced this ride and it doesn't look like I ever will. Â Although, from what I hear, I'm not missing much. Â I know it's sad to see coaster dismantled and resting in rusty pieces for 5 years or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDCOASTERFAN Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 From the MayTheGForceBeWithYou Post: DBru wrote:I'm much more upset over the fate of the (more unique) Ultra Twister.  causing MayTheGforceBeWithYou to add: It's sitting at Six Flags America, and it's for sale online.  Folks, this was why several years ago I decided to boycott all Six Flags Parks due to this outrage following the closure of Astroworld. The other Six Flags got decent rides, and all Six Flags America got was a scrap heap that used to be the Ultra Twister (a ride I did ride more than once). This ride, if constructed, could have been the perfect fit between the Joker's Jinx and the railroad tracks. But oh no, the management decided it would be too expensive to reconstruct. So as the parts lay out in the open and slowly decay into rust, I'm here on this site posting my say that can be compared with sour grapes.  Now I called off the boycott this year due to Six Flags America debuting Thomas Town (not to mention the fact that I was planning on going to Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Magic Mountion in that samw season), but now that the new family coaster planned for next season could be scrapped, I guess I will have to bring back the ban.  "I wish I could get angry, but I'll turn lumpy if I do."  I gave up on the park after 07 & have been getting KD passes ever since.  Funny thing about UT is the Premiere rides in MD. makes the replacement parts(both track & trains) for the togo pipeline shuttle coaster & yet neither SFI or SFA will contact them to get the parts needed to repair the ride.I really let the park have it on their facebook page a couple hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 For what it's worth, here is an aerial view rotting away.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro4ever Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I hate do see a coaster like that, they dont deserve to be treated so badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrutchfield Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Man, I wish they would have done something with it when Astroworld closed. It was my first stand up too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienLaker Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Man, I wish they would have done something with it when Astroworld closed. It was my first stand up too  Maybe Darien Lake would it set up someday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienLaker Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Man, I wish they would have done something with it when Astroworld closed. It was my first stand up too  Maybe Darien Lake would it set up someday  Now, come to think of it Darien Lake should get rid of it soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I would gladly buy it and build it in my backyard ...if my backyard was 70 acres...and if only I had a million bucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 ^If the internet has taught us anything, it's that anyone with a dream, a pickup truck, and some tools can put together their own roller coaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 (edited) ^ Â I must admit that seeing a stand-up coaster rot doesn't bother me that much. Edited September 3, 2012 by cfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienLaker Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 It's too late for Darien Lake to set up the Intamin stand up coaster from Six Flags Astroworld, it wasn't dismantled properly and now it's just a big pile of rusted yellow and black metal. But there were rumors going around that in 2011 Darien Lake was going to get rid of Grizzly and set up this coaster up, but that never happened. So the this old coaster has scrap metal written all over it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Rot standup coaster, rot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Let's be honest here...that ride wasn't good. How many people ever mention it's clone up at La Ronde? *crickets* .... Yeah, thought so. Â --Robb "Some rides just need to die..." Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simaticable Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 --Robb "Some rides just need to die..." Alvey Like all Vekomas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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