Mechanic Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Although it's now 2011, reading some of the recent reports about SFMM has me thinking that possibly the biggest disappointment of 2010 may have been Jay Thomas leaving that park for the corporate offices.
Anything Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Merlin announcing the removal of free parking from their Standard Annual Pass (UK issue).
DBJ Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Mine was King Kong 360 at Universal Studios Hollywood. The 3D was blurry, and the lack of good seats to actually see the entire filmed segment was quite obvious / irritating. Sit too far in the back or in the middle, and forget about it. For all the brilliant commercials, I was expecting quite a bit more. Not as absurdly pointless as Fast and The Furious on the tram tour, but then again, what is?
CardCraze Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Fright Fest at Six Flags. Upcharging for mazes when you only have two in the first place is a horrible strategy. Â Howl-O-Scream is also getting a bit old and dryed out.
StarTrekGeek Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 I have only one: Fear Factor still open at Universal Orlando. Â EDIT: I apologize if this is considered bumping.
brossa Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Riding air and feeling terribly sick after it! I guess I'm just getting old lol!
coastermaniac Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Planet Snoopy at King's Island. I know I'm not a kid anymore but living close enough to Cedar Point going there all the time and seeing Snoopy gets annoying. So when I used to go to KI it was a change to see the Nickelodean theming to the park. Now that they have the Snoopy characters...ugh.
JamesMC Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 I thought that by adding "Little Dipper" to SFGAM, that it was a great choice to preserve some nostalgia....sounded like a "Great" idea. Â And it is a great coaster for kids, but..... Â Yeah, it was kind of lame once you took away the nostalgia factor. To be honest, I would've rather had a clone of the coaster at King's Island/Dominion "Woodstock Express", cuz even as an adult, that one is still ridable to me.
cal1br3tto Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 ^I think it's great that SFGAm saved Little Dipper, and I didn't mind geting the credit either. It's a charming little ride and it has pretty trains. Â But I didn't find it even remotely thrilling. A little pop of air or two to take advantage of the classic trains would've been nice, but really just a bonus.
Sir Coaster Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 How Great Adventure handled the closing of GASM. It seemed almost like they didn't care. How so? Â Â ...Since when was the last time a park closed a nostalgic coaster MID-SEASON?
cfc Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 ^Considering the coaster was GASM, I'd say their actions were appropriate.
jujubee1985 Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 My Biggest Disappointment of 2010 came when I took my dad and niece to California's Great America during Halloween and realized how much the park has changed since my childhood. Growing up in the Bay Area, this was the theme park that I went to 1-2 times a year, every year, and I always had a decent time. However, this time it felt "different." I miss the old, familiar Paramount days of the park. Under Cedar Fair, the park doesn't really seem to have any personality anymore. Although Flight Deck is still an excellent ride, most of the others have not aged well. (Don't even get me started on the pain that I experienced riding Vortex.) From what I have heard, the future does not look bright for the park, and that makes me sad.
davisal771 Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 I hated that the Top Spin at Elitch's was closed all year.. It just sat there taunting me and my friends all season.
iTomzXD Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Australia DID announced that Dreamworld's star attraction Tower of Terror will be a reversed LSM coaster.. And it opened with it at September 2010.. Just like SFMM's SEFK . Did i mention the right coaster model?
alilstronger Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Mine: Â -I am mad I did not get down to Freestyle Music Park. Â -Intimidator - my least favorite coaster. Â -Flying Turns STILL NOT OPEN!
HowieP Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Only one real big one: Shivering Timbers becoming rougher and getting trimmed at the helix.
DougMJr Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Mine is being within a couple miles of Waldameer, on a Monday. I could have gotten my Ravine credit but Waldameer is closed on Mondays... Hopefully next tine I'm in the area it will be on one of the other six days of the week.
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