BDG Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Looks like the rumors of it heading to the scrapyard were false. Then again, if no one buys it... ---------------------------------------------En venta: MONTAÑA RUSA For sale: ROLLER COASTER Más información en: info@globalrides.esMore information: info@globalrides.es---------------------------------------------- . Edited May 4, 2015 by BDG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 If only my backyard was big enough!! Hopefully someone buys the coaster! I don't want to see it end up going to the scrapyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiyoh1984 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 This would be a perfect ride for Dixie Landin' here in Baton Rouge. I'm sure they could find the room somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Quick! Someone call Knoebels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 ^I know I wouldn't complain if it ended up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattnz Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 After all these years it still looks like a truly terrifying coaster to me. Fingers crossed it gets a buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 We could all chip our money in and buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrozooka0 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I like the idea, but where would I.. I mean we put it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippindotsguy8 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) We could all chip our money in and buy it. SAVE TEH CSOATER! Someone should call up prince desmond Edited May 4, 2015 by dippindotsguy8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Wasn't this ride badly modified while here in the States and has the ride been fixed to correct those modifications? I'd love to see it run again even if I never get a chance to ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1ngdaKa88 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Go Europapark, buy and save this coaster! And then replace these parts which have to be replaced and make a sooper dooper theming for it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Why can't this coaster run with only lap bars? I've never understood this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Wasn't this ride badly modified while here in the States... Yep. ...and has the ride been fixed to correct those modifications? Nope. I've never ridden it, but it seems like the new Wieland trains and their massive shoulder harnesses made the ride "badly modified" more than the raising of the first two inversions. Why can't this coaster run with only lap bars? I've never understood this. When it was Thriller and Texas Tornado, it didn't have only lap bars - it had the lap bars with the accordions. Also, at the time, it pulled 6.5Gs, super quickly! You have to have something on your upper body to keep the coaster from jerking you forward and nearly breaking your back. Even now with the raised loops, I've heard that the first drop is still pretty intense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanthonyam Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 There is no way this ride will be scrapped! I am sure some small park will buy it. Hopefully in the USA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 The ride as Zonga was the worst coaster I have ever been on. Just send it to the scrap. I mean, how is it Olympia Looping has been so successful for so long but this ride couldn't last on the fair circuit owned by arguably the most famous German showmen? It's like it's cursed...or just never actually lived up to it's hype. Did anyone here get to experience it as Thriller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Noooo we can't lose another Uncle Anton masterpiece! Maybe some other countries that don't have a good coaster and can afford to fix and operate it will be it's new home. Thriller going back to Germany is a bit impractical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 The ride as Zonga was the worst coaster I have ever been on. Just send it to the scrap. I mean, how is it Olympia Looping has been so successful for so long but this ride couldn't last on the fair circuit owned by arguably the most famous German showmen? It's like it's cursed...or just never actually lived up to it's hype. Did anyone here get to experience it as Thriller? I know people who have ridden it and they far prefer it to Olympia Looping without exception. Both have/had horrible accordion restraints, but Thriller had the more intense, exciting layout. I know one person who rode it both as Thriller and Zonga and said it felt like a totally different ride As for Olympia/Thriller and why Olympia is still travelling, it's a different comparison to make because they were owned by different showmen who made different decisions. I might be over simplifying things, but Thriller was replaced by Eurostar and this was done at a time when showmen almost always were looking to sell their coasters to get the next big thing. Eurostar was that next big thing and had Barth had the chance to sell Olympia then I'm sure he wouldn't have looked a gifthorse in the mouth either because there were constant rumours that he wanted a new multi looping coaster or at least wanted to extend Olympia Looping to include more inversions. Unfortunately the German fair market has changed and it seems Barth missed this opportunity as there just isn't the market for these huge coasters any more. Bruch managed to sell on Eurostar and hasn't really replaced it with anything, and Barth apparently wants to sell Olympia Looping too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 ^I get that...just seems like a showmen would have snapped it up and put it back on the circuit if it was worth it. Like Laser. Just seems like the ride was too big and has too many problems to every be feasible to be saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 ^I get that...just seems like a showmen would have snapped it up and put it back on the circuit if it was worth it. Like Laser. Just seems like the ride was too big and has too many problems to every be feasible to be saved. I don't think it's as easy as that because the showmen wouldn't have anywhere to take it because the major fairs would already have had their quota of big coasters as Thriller was replaced by Eurostar, plus Olympia and Magic Mountain (as it was) were all touring. The ride never had problems on the fair circuit and it is no bigger load-wise than Olympia Looping. Laser has bit of a different timeline in that there are fewer coasters travelling now. I might be wrong, but this has always been my understanding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradox Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Does anyone have photos/videos of the ride before the modifications? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeT Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Thank you so much, Karla, for those interesting explanations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Does anyone have photos/videos of the ride before the modifications? Well, it wasn't modified until it moved to Marine World. So anything you find of Thriller or Texas Tornado is of the original ride. Before modifications: (1986) opening year late 80s early 90s late 90s (1998-2002) at Six Flags Astroworld After modifications: (the bottom of the first drop is higher off the ground, and as a result, the loops are also higher placed) (2003-2004) at Six Flags Marine World (2008-present) at Isla San Marcos And some video of the ride in its natural habitat... ^ nighttime footage from 2:35 onwards ^ POV on-board from 9:25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I can't help but think (even though I haven't ridden it) that if they had kept the original trains on Zonga, it would have still been a kick-butt coaster, even with the raised loops. Everyone's ridden certain roller coasters "in their prime" - such as Intimidator 305 in 2010 and Alpengeist before they turned up the mid-course brake, among others. Were the raised loops really that much of a change for the ride? Is 6.5 Gs down to 5.X Gs really that much of a difference? I'm not finding fault here, I just want to get a sense of the situation, because I love hearing about all of the big Schwarzkopf loopers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I will not be surprised if the ride gets scrapped. There simply arent many buyers for a ride this old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I can't help but think (even though I haven't ridden it) that if they had kept the original trains on Zonga, it would have still been a kick-butt coaster, even with the raised loops. I've not ridden the 'new' Thriller but that is my gut feeling too. I think as with a lot of rides the train is a big part of the problem although the accordion restraints were really horrible but could be easily fixed by having them lock in place so they don't get tighter. I will not be surprised if the ride gets scrapped. There simply arent many buyers for a ride this old... It's a very small market, for sure. Hopefully a park in Mexico or somewhere like that can give the ride a new lease of life like they did with Bullet. Problem is if you are a small park who wants a big coaster, you have more options nowadays such as Gerstlauer who can give you a pretty large coaster for a small price rather than take on what will be a very difficult ride to maintain. PS, thanks GeorgeT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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