kcsteve Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Who wouldn't want to see more Tennessee Tornado's get built? Well if we're going to go there, another Orient Express! But make it better, faster, stronger than it was before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 ^Um no, that needs to stay dead and buried!! My head hurts just thinking about that ride!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcsteve Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 ^ I guess you never rode it during its heyday in the '80s then. In it's later years, it was less than fun. But, I did say better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslinterpreter Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Who wouldn't want to see more Tennessee Tornado's get built? Well if we're going to go there, another Orient Express! But make it better, faster, stronger than it was before. The Orient Express was the very first coaster I ever rode.....and it was back in the 80s. All I remember is that is was really scary to me as a little kid and never rode it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darienlakerules Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I'd love to see some innovative new rides come out from this. Maybe some new flat that'll become a standard in most parks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
let1gre Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I'd love to see some innovative new rides come out from this. Maybe some new flat that'll become a standard in most parks Perhaps more of those like the ones going up in Beijing and Shenzhen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Wow. Did anyone hear a price? S&S builds some really nice technologically advanced rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I'd love to see some innovative new rides come out from this. Maybe some new flat that'll become a standard in most parks Perhaps more of those like the ones going up in Beijing and Shenzhen? Maybe they'll combine the old and the new catalog and make an air launched suspended coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 ^Most mechanically unstable ride in history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDipper 80 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 ^Only if it also has a dreaded Intamin cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I've always been a strong cheerleader of S&S products (minus the towers at W0F). But an air launched suspended coaster? Lets just take this all the way with an air launched mine train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 ^Isn't that basically what Power Keg is?! (on steroids, of course) This should be interesting. I would LOVE if they dipped into the Arrow catalog. Intamin...and sometimes S&S are the only current companies that really impress me at the moment. If S&S brought back some of that Arrow innovation with modern day standards, they'd produce awesome rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-RadG Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 ^Isn't that basically what Power Keg is?! (on steroids, of course) Nah it's more of a braindead Premier prototype that S&S added epicness to. Anyhow I'd love for S&S to bring back Arrow's designs with some newer features. Arrow fanboys represeeent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 ^Um no, that needs to stay dead and buried!! My head hurts just thinking about that ride!!!! Blasphemy...This coming from a girl who picks the skin off her hot dogs! Orient Express was an AWESOME coaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Impurity Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I'd love to see some innovative new rides come out from this. Maybe some new flat that'll become a standard in most parks Perhaps more of those like the ones going up in Beijing and Shenzhen? Maybe they'll combine the old and the new catalog and make an air launched suspended coaster. Am I the only one here who thinks that that is actually a plausible idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlmoorer Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Bummed to hear Mr. Checketts will not be involved in the company anymore...I always thought of him as a visionary in the field, even if some of their projects did not always pan out! I wish Mr. Checketts the best of luck in any and all of his future endeavors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odene497 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hopefully this will be beneficial. S&S is one of my favorite manufacturers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 A surprising development for sure, but I'm positive we'll see some new ride types sooner or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmoreISnAZN Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 How about S&S bring back the old Arrow 7 looping coaster threesome!; Viper (still operating), Great American Scream Machine, and Shockwave! That would be awesome! Personally, i think Viper is an AWESOME coaster being such an old ride. I would love to see Arrow get brought back in a way that uses S&S's originality! That would be pure BLISS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I wonder if the failure of Ring Racer had any influence on Stan's decision to sell... I personally think Arrow's back catalog is only valuable for the parts/maintenance aspect. So many parks have Arrow flumes, loopers, or mine trains that will always need parts and maintenance services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I've always dreamed of the old Arrow rides coming back (and so far, Steel Hawg is the closest my dream has come). It's too bad about Ring Racer. If it would have been reliable, it could have given Intamin rocket coasters some serious competition. Hopefully this change will only make S and S even more awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPDave Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Will this change the company in any way beyond management? Or will they continue to produce rides like they have been? I would have said that a change of management would significantly affect the way they produce rides. In more recent years the company seemed to have a scattergun approach to ride development, sometimes not proving successful and sometimes creating absolute gems (Tranan, for one!). I don't think it would be a bad thing if they took this change to have a more focussed approach to product development. Who knows, if they refine and develop one ride type perfectly, it could become the next Shot&Drop... Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
let1gre Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Will this change the company in any way beyond management? Or will they continue to produce rides like they have been? I would have said that a change of management would significantly affect the way they produce rides. In more recent years the company seemed to have a scattergun approach to ride development, sometimes not proving successful and sometimes creating absolute gems (Tranan, for one!). I don't think it would be a bad thing if they took this change to have a more focussed approach to product development. Who knows, if they refine and develop one ride type perfectly, it could become the next Shot&Drop... Dave So that might mean, if the management did try to create a more "stable" - not scattergun - company, we might see less (what some could consider rather random) ride development? Which would mean that we wouldn't see S&S woodies lik HellCat/Avalanche at the same time they are building Ring Racer and Extreme Rusher. Blessing and a curse, I think your last sentence sums it up perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movieguy Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I'd love to see the old Arrow multiloopers come back as well, just so long as they can find a way to improve the wheels or restraints, so they can cut back on any headbanging issues. Also, didn't S&S create those 4-D coasters? When I think of those, I always think of seeing the POV from Eejanaika, and hearing Robb's wonderful, and painful commentary ("*beep* this ride!" "That was actually worse than X!") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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