DarienLaker Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 I find it odd that Pandemonium is still listed here: http://www.sixflags.com/discoveryKingdom/rides/ThrillRides.aspx Six Flags Discovery Kingdom should remove Pandemonium from the list on the Six Flags site!
jps294 Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Finally something! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a ride part being manufactured in Salt Lake City for SUPERMAN Ultimate Flight! Are you getting excited yet?
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 The post on Facebook says nothing about when the pics was taken, so we don't know. They could have a hundred pics in a file waiting to be posted one at a time from months ago.
XYZ Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 At least there is some progress. It's weird that it seems Six Flags isn't very public with the Superman construction than the rest of the projects. It just seems they are being slow, even outside of construction. The website clearly needs to be updated by removing Pandemonium from the ride list & updating the park map.
australianalex Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 Construction of Superman hasn't even started, so much for Spring opening! Unless by some miracle they construct and test and open this coaster within 2 months
Angry_Gumball Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 And in case anyone missed, on the previous page, I posted that SF is advertising the new coaster to open late spring, which could very well be that last week of spring. This was printed on some SFDK coupons we just got at work. I'm not sure how far behind the project really is or how old the photo is but based on posting the photo today, it's easy to assume that the photo was taken today. Too bad there's no metadata on the photo. Maybe Six Flags is a little behind in showing the project since as mentioned, Pandemonium's still listed on the site, or perhaps the track's already been made, and just the trains are being manufactured at the moment.
cal1br3tto Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 I remember worrying about when NTAG would open after "late spring" was mentioned as the timeframe. Thankfully, it just turned out to be "not early spring," or more specifically, late April. So of course, it is possible they're behind and buying themselves until late June, but it's also possible "late" spring won't really be that late at all. One can hope...
acq10uaz Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Just saw this news article. http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_20119415/new-coaster-shows-highlight-parks-new-year Scheduled to open in late spring, the park debuts its first major thrill coaster in 10 years this season with SUPERMAN Ultimate Flight. The coaster, which travels some 62 miles per hour along an 863-foot track, features the tallest inversion west of the Mississippi River, park spokeswoman Nancy Chan said. Along with several new retail and game areas, other highlights and offerings this season include: * The Wildlife Trail -- where guests can get near a mix of small mammals, reptiles and birds, with animal care staff available to engage and inform. * New Wildlife Theater Show -- Featuring a variety of animal species paying homage to popular fairy tales, like Humpty Dumpty, Rapunzel, the Three Little Pigs, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. Starts in May. The Wildlife Trail sounds a lot like Safari Discoveries at GAdv. And lol. That Wildlife Theater Show sounds pretty interesting....
Andrewoplis Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 ^ Awesome news! Its nice to see some more animal attractions coming to the park, I can't wait to see how they come out!
XYZ Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 That Wildlife Trail really will put some life into the Animal or "Land" section of Discovery Kingdom, it usually is like a ghost town there.
Rollercoaster Rider Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 ^ How'd you find out where the Wildlife thing will be? The news article doesn't list it. I hope Memorial Day Weekend is LONG after Late Spring.
CGA_88 Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 I LOVE the land area of the park. Sure it's always dead and not the best for the park, but it's so relaxing on the lakeside area.
jps294 Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Finally a construction photo!! Hope more to come! CLICK HERE
Tmcdllr Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Some amusing quotes from the SFDK Facebook page regarding this photo... Miguel Astorga- I Thout This Ride Would Of Been Done When The Park Reopens Next Week? Will It? Garrett Kitchen- yesss ! hecka pumped (: Lane Ragsdale- Is this replaceing big spin? Joseph Marturano IV- i wouldnt go on it at Darien Lake, I won't go on it anywhere else. Alexandra Contreras- it better be open when i go next week ._. Ricky Rozayy- Damn all u guys hella ampt for this wack ass ride ... I rode the fu**in superman in like 2001 where the first ever superman was built ... In the east coast ... Sh**s not that serious Yuna Taylor- Wht kinda ride is the Superman ride gonna be? Is this at the park in valleyjo or somewhere else Gotta love it!
G$ Kurt Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 ^ I'm sure it was this kind of stimulating social commentary the founding fathers were thinking of when they came up with freedom of speech.
Mechanic Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 You have to remember, this is Vallejo we're talking about.
AnonymousReed Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 They also posted what looks to be the seat being manufactured.
XYZ Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Finally a construction photo!! Hope more to come! CLICK HERE It seems that it took so long to build Superman to make those squares in the concrete. Well, that answered my question on how they would do the footers. I know it would take a long time, but demolishing that whole concrete slab and replacing it with grass would be better.
AnonymousReed Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 ^That was posted two pages back.Whoops, my bad.
SoCalCoasters Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Finally a construction photo!! Hope more to come! CLICK HERE It seems that it took so long to build Superman to make those squares in the concrete. Well, that answered my question on how they would do the footers. I know it would take a long time, but demolishing that whole concrete slab and replacing it with grass would be better. There is no way that demolishing that huge concrete plot would take less time and money than simply drilling for footers. They are keeping it for a reason. It's much simply to just drill a hole that cleave the whole slab.
USCoaster Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 ^And it helps keep the edgy Six Flags urban metropolis parking lot theme going.
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