megamatt Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 I'm disappointed I never got the credit, but now that its gone, there is room for something better to take its place!
3Mutts Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) ^^ I always found it amazing how Knoebels rebuilds so quickly after the huge floods they get. Anyways the piers on the Jersey Shore are ALOT worse then Rye Playland (Casino Pier is completely GONE) I don't really see how it could be millions in damage there (maybe a million judging by the video but not too much more then that). In Albany they WAY over dramatised the amount of force Sandy would have up here (I don't think the winds even reached 60mph) and we got little rain. I do feel sorry for those who do live down in the city as they pretty much lost everything. Edited October 31, 2012 by 3Mutts
gregleg Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 So, no... I don't get the idea you're talking about. The ride was awful. The world is better without it. You can disagree with us all you want. And maybe if you'd ACTUALLY RIDDEN IT you'd know what I mean, but I'm glad it's gone. Â Wow, really? You're actually honestly glad it's gone? Nobody was forcing you to ever ride it again, and some people DID like it, but you're happy it was one of many things destroyed in a devastating storm? Â The loss of a ride is minor in the grand scheme of things, especially with the loss of life, but being GLAD is just...wow.
SharkTums Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) ^You came on the site just to bitch at Robb about this coaster? Â You're a very different demographic than most of this site. ACE people love crap like this and support all parks and coasters, even when they're terrible. Â Go back to complaining about Robb privately please! Edited October 31, 2012 by SharkTums
simaticable Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 If it was a rough ride that most people generally didn't like, and mother nature took care of it then people are going to be happy. Usually, that means something better can come out of it. Â Let's be glad this thing is gone instead all of New England.
SharkTums Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 ^Totally. This thread is just going to bring out a lot of the real crazy die hard coaster enthusiasts similar to the Big Dipper / Geauga Lake thread. It's good, helps us weed them out!
robbalvey Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 So, no... I don't get the idea you're talking about. The ride was awful. The world is better without it. You can disagree with us all you want. And maybe if you'd ACTUALLY RIDDEN IT you'd know what I mean, but I'm glad it's gone. Â Wow, really? You're actually honestly glad it's gone? Nobody was forcing you to ever ride it again, and some people DID like it, but you're happy it was one of many things destroyed in a devastating storm? Â The loss of a ride is minor in the grand scheme of things, especially with the loss of life, but being GLAD is just...wow. You didn't give two sh1ts about this ride yesterday, and now that its gone you're acting like the worlds #1 steel coaster has been tragically destroyed. Â Like Elissa said, your ACE mentality doesn't belong here, so why don't you find a better place to take it. Â Thanks. Â --Robb
JonnyRCT3 Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Were any Boomerang's/SLC's destroyed? I wish the storm took out ALL those POS instead of all those wild mice.
ernierocker Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Still holding out hope that this hurricane somehow damaged Ninja at SFOG.
SharkTums Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Still holding out hope that this hurricane somehow damaged Ninja at SFOG. Â Apparently it also destroyed a terrible looper down the street. We went and rode all that crap back in 2010 (I think it was part of Derek and Piers' master plan to find the Jersey Shore house and people). As long as the pizza didn't get destroyed, I'm fine!
bill_s Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 WTF? You never rode it and you're telling me I'm wrong about the ride? I can't take you seriously at all. So, no... I don't get the idea you're talking about. The ride was awful. The world is better without it. You can disagree with us all you want. And maybe if you'd ACTUALLY RIDDEN IT you'd know what I mean, but I'm glad it's gone.  I'm not saying you're wrong, I saying I've seen too much criticism by enthusiasts that I do consider wrong to not be skeptical. Obviously, I won't be finding out in this case.  And I see there's been another anti-Boomerang/SLC post just as I was writing this. Not the best rides in the absolute sense, but very ambitious and more than adequate along the seaside... and no way would they be replaced by B&Ms in those locations if this storm had knocked them down!!
SharkTums Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 You know a large percentage of enthusiasts didn't even know about this coaster(s) until they were destroyed. If they were such great rides, don't you think everyone would have been talking about them BEFORE they were fish food?
molemaster43 Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 The only good things about those coasters appear to be the views. Other than that, they just don't look that fun.
robbalvey Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) You know a large percentage of enthusiasts didn't even know about this coaster(s) until they were destroyed. If they were such great rides, don't you think everyone would have been talking about them BEFORE they were fish food? Yet we are the 'bad guys' for simply being realistic and calling them out on it...  If I was sad about anything...it's that I'm sure no business wants to have to go through this, and it's a mess to clean up (both physically and financially), and I'd hate to see anyplace that people enjoy visiting go through a hardship. But seriously, is anyone REALLY going to miss those two coaster specifically? They were awful. Really, really awful. And what these "ACE Mentality" people don't get, is that by them being destroyed, is that they have a chance to be replaced by something better. And it's these same idiots who are complaining and giving us crap now, who will be all gung ho when the new replacement ride opens, and will have totally forgotten that just a year or so before, they were giving us shit for saying what we said. Screw you guys. You know we are right. Whether you want to admit it or not. /end rant  --Robb "Sorry ACE mentality people...I don't live in your screwed up fantasy world, I live in the real world." Alvey Edited October 31, 2012 by robbalvey
DougMJr Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 I vaguely remember Robb posting the POV of it months back... And the only reason I remember that video at all is because of Robb's, "my virginity just got eaten again" line. Â I just want to ask some of the people complaining, where you ever going to ride it anyway?
Meteornotes Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 ACErs are just mad because they don't have the credits, and cannot now lord over others who didn't have the credits by telling people how "amazing" these rides were and too bad they missed out on it (see: Geauga Lake Big Dipper). Â Yeah, these two rides were brutal, some of the worst I've been on in the world. I feel bad for the people that own these attractions, but am hoping they'll replace them with something a lot better. Â dt
simaticable Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Instead of stupid people complaining that these rides were destroyed, let's be grateful that: a) no one EVER has to ride it again b) no one was either on the rides or at the parks at the time of the collapses. Â Agreed?
dhubbuch Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Never rode either of these coasters, but I fully understand the "good riddance" sentiment. As a Cincinnati resident, I know I have been crying big-ass tears for weeks now that KI is finally taking down Son of Beast.
chadster Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Isn't a burial at sea an honor? This must be corrected!
Myself Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Was that Wisdom Ride's Pirate Hideaway on Casino Pier Also destroyed? I always found that ride to be pretty wacky. Â Until an aerial photo of the pier surfaces, I can only assume it survived. Casino Pier didn't seem to be hit as badly as Funtown (though that is definitely an understatement), and the area the ride is located seems to be standing still. I wonder if whoever flew over the area and took the photo of Funtown's remains took one of Casino Pier too...
simaticable Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 So, could those two coasters technically be called AquaTraxes now?
cfc Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 There will probably be some warning in Consumer Reports about buying used cars and roller coasters from New Jersey.
coastercrazy 9 Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 The worst damage appears to be in Seaside Heights... which confirms that even mother nature hates Jersey Shore. Â You may be on to something here...perhaps this is some sort of payback for Snooki reproducing!?!?! Even as a New Jerseyian I can say that I was secretly hoping for the "Shore House" from Jersey Shore to be blown down. I was just worried about my grandparents beachfront house in Sea Isle. They aren't letting anybody onto the island to check their houses.
darklingscribe Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 I'd be interested to see what mesures these parks might make to prevent future damage. Would rebuilding the boardwalks out of materials other than wood make them more resilient?
coastercrazy 9 Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 I'd be interested to see what mesures these parks might make to prevent future damage. Would rebuilding the boardwalks out of materials other than wood make them more resilient? Maybe, but that could be super expensive, and I don't see insurance covering it.
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