Fun Spot America Discussion Thread

[Gnome]

This.... This looks incredibly fun. I like it very much.

[Dinnwitted]

Just got back from watching several of the first test runs, and it was speeding up considerably from the first through the seventh or eighth runs. GCI and Fun Spot definitely have a winner on their hands here!

I think that was agreed upon on day one. By the way, what is the top speed of the ride?

[DougMJr]

And now I have yet another reason to return to Orlando. My god that double up double down.

[A.J.]

That double-double looks fantastic!

 

...and now I'm going to cry.

[Hilltopper39]

This seriously looks like an awesome little coaster. I don't know what the price point White Lightning was but hopefully this thing is successful enough that other FEC's in America will consider a similar addition. I know this expansion deviates Fun Spot for a typical FEC definition but you know what I mean.

 

Can't wait to check the whole place out!

[jjune4991]

Whooooo!!!! Can't wait to ride in June!

[cfc]

Looks like a solid ride that should be a winner for Fun Spot.

[Erik Johnson]

Looks good. When is the official opening date again?

[Skycoastin Steve]

^June 8.

[rcjp]

Now that looks pretty fast, specially for the initial runs!

[Skycoastin Steve]

Here's a compilation I made of the few videos I shot last night.

 

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[markysharky17]

That train looks so cool. Can't wait to ride! I wish it could have an inversion but its a little to small for that and it's a family thrill coaster so I understand why they didn't do it. Will this be smooth like El Toro?

[palmerleeberry]

Holy Moly!!! That train was surely going fast!!!

 

WHITE LIGHTNING will be the biggest draw for Fun Spot Action Park growth and addtions. Mewonders what they might do for next season. It's too soon, so just enjoy right now.

 

To the other parks in Florida: whatcha gonna do when the WHITE LIGHTNING strikes you?

[peytonsgirl83]

This looks too cool, can't wait for the POV!

[Skycoastin Steve]

That train looks so cool. Can't wait to ride! I wish it could have an inversion but its a little to small for that and it's a family thrill coaster so I understand why they didn't do it. Will this be smooth like El Toro?

Not every wooden coaster is all the sudden going to start having inversions. And yes, based on every GCI built in the last decade, it will be smooth.

[djcoastermark]

It looks like we will finally be getting a good "woodie" in florida, since the demise of DB Hurricane (RIP). I crave the wooden coasters. I cant wait !!

[BintamiM]

I cant wait for this ride to open. I had a dream of it last night, just goes to show how excited I am to finally have what it seems to be an airtime filled coaster near me.

[Skycoastin Steve]

Even more progress to report today, the roof started going up on White Lightning's station!

 

 

I also got as close to a full circuit video of the ride testing as we're going to get until we get an actual POV. Enjoy!

 

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[jray21]

Looks like a fun little ride with some good speed!

[Double0Kevin]

I hope this opens up a market for GCI to smaller parks. I would love to see more little guys like this pop up all over the place. This thing looks like it hauls too.

[A.J.]

I remember when most of us (including myself) were one-hundred percent convinced that Fun Spot's coaster was going to be that Big Fun design that GCI has been showing off at the shows.

[Skycoastin Steve]

I hope this opens up a market for GCI to smaller parks. I would love to see more little guys like this pop up all over the place. This thing looks like it hauls too.

Well if you add Beech Bend and Celebration City to the list, this is the third small park they've made a coaster for, and while I haven't ridden Ozark Wildcat (and never will), Kentucky Rumbler is pretty damn good. If this turns out to be as good as it looks, it seems like they do some of their best work for the little guys.

[Swimace]

^If anything, I would almost compare White Lightning to El Toro at Freizeitpark Plohn in terms of being a tiny little coaster for a small park. I hardly think GCI is opening up new markets with this one, they've been working with small parks for quite some time.

[ultradude306]

As i live in a smaller town with no parks, if we were to ever get any park of some kind, it would be relatively small. Hopefully it would grow just large enough to accommodate a smaller GCI like this.

[robbalvey]

I remember when most of us (including myself) were one-hundred percent convinced that Fun Spot's coaster was going to be that Big Fun design that GCI has been showing off at the shows.

That was the news that was going around IAAPA that year. It's very possible that perhaps it DID start out as a Big Fun and then ended up being this design.