PKI Jizzman Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Man, really wish SFoG kept this monster for one more year. I really want to ride one of these! I'll just have to settle for Invertigo for now..-sigh- -JZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 ^Invertigo creates just about the same force to give you the same headache as Deja Vu, so don't feel like you're missing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStitch626 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Haha! awesome Deja'vu had its own little De'ja vu!. It lives "again" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath513 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 ^Invertigo creates just about the same force to give you the same headache as Deja Vu, so don't feel like you're missing out. That's correct. No headache nor pain! - At least on CGA's Invertigo and SFMM's Deja Vu. My friend who works at the park said operations are very smooth. According to him, it brought in record attendance for a Monday. I guess there's no turning back for this small park now. They built a big coaster, so now they will be expected to build more. Could this possibly be the next SFMM within the next 20 years? There's quite a few of his off-ride videos of Aftershock from opening day here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 ^^I don't know about that. They got Corkscrew and Aftershock practically off of "eBay", so unless GADv gets tired of Kingda Ka and sells it for less than what Inamin wants for a new one, it's gonna be hard. On a side note, though it relates to the above mentioned, I read a report from IAAPA the park paid $3 million for this ride which included dismantling it, transporting it, and reassembling it on site. Spokesman Layne Pitcher said it cost $3 million to dismantle, ship and reassemble the ride at the theme park just north of Hayden. Though obviously not impossible, It's not likely Silverwood will get a ride of this magnitude at that cheap of a price. Full article can be found here. www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=15817 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Lets hope it doesnt valley in the cobra roll as they havent installed the evacuation tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalepi_Konei Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Has it done that before? Or are you just talking about the Fahrenheit (sp?)insident? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Being the contest winner, I was there. The opening on Monday was a success. I got four rides in before the public was let on. As soon as I get the pictures uploaded to my computer, which will be this evening when my dad get's home because it's his camera, not mine, I'll post a photo trip report, my thoughts, opinions, etc. Let me just say that they did a great job re-habbing the trains, as the ride was super-smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VivaLaVibora Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 ^Yes, of course it has. It's not every month it has valleyed in the cobra roll, but it was maybe every 2 years at Great America, it would do that. I don't think they put a wooden ramp between the loop, and the cobra roll either. They trust the ride too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Am I the only one who thinks it looks out of place? It is so large, and with it's color scheme, it sticks out like a sore thumb. Even if it is repainted, it will probably still look out of place due to its size. I'd rather see an SLC than this, but I remember reading that Deja vu was sold for a cheap price, so it worked out well for the park. Yes, that was their objective. It is the first thing you see coming down the road to the park (assuming the park in on your left). Probably about 95% of the people there have only been to Silverwood and have never seen anything like this. A ride like this looks so monstrous and cool to them. They don't have any plans to change the colors right now. All of the signs and whatnot are colored in it's current color scheme, so they'd have to change all of them also. I was supposed to go, but It was announced the day b4 opening. Yeah, there were only 3 other finalists there, so the majority of them couldn't make it on such short notice. There were some communication problems. It was supposed to originally open on Sunday, but I didn't get word that it was pushed back to Monday until Sunday morning at about 11:00 am. You could tell that this was there first time doing this, lol. They still did an excellent job, though. Lastly, yes, it did cost them $3 million just to move it, but Silverwood did the electrical work themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingcoasterfreak Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 It will be very interesting to see how many issues they have with this ride form a maintaince standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihani Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Haha, awesome Vekoma-ness! It does sort of stick out among the wood coasters though. Oh well, another credit for Silverwood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Theres no reason to re-paint it, was painted in 2005 and still looks nice. Also theres no way they would paint it for next year or they wouldve done it already, would be silly to change the color the year after it opens. I get a kick out of everybody saying "they did a great job rehabbing it," that thing was babied/got enorumous rehabs in every aspect pretty much every year at its former park to get it to operate more consistently, and the ride was always pretty smooth. IMO the ride looks bad-ass there, awesome setting and definitley will get some blood pumping in the guests of that park. Hopefully it runs more consistently now that its not with a cursed chain anymore. ^Yes, of course it has. It's not every month it has valleyed in the cobra roll, but it was maybe every 2 years at Great America, it would do that. It only vallied once in the cobra roll that was in 2003 and was before the park opened. It hapenned more frequently at Magic Mountain (though it probably doesnt anymore). I don't think they put a wooden ramp between the loop, and the cobra roll either. They trust the ride too much. It only vallied once there which was the first weekend of 2002, and they built that platform after that very quickley as a reaction. They've never actually used that platform as it never vallied there after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagemaster_b Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 YYYAAAWWWWNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wake me up when Sliverwood decides to put in a real steel coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberterror Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I rode it twice this fine day. I had ridden DejaVu at SFMM a few years ago and tried to get this DejaVu credit in 2003 (this ride will not be operating today). All in all it was good, it ran pretty smooth and it also ran all day. The GP there seemed to like it although the lines for the woodies were bigger most of the day. I'll ride it again but I definately won't wait long for it. - Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Now that Aftershock has been open awhile, I got to wondering how it's been running in its new home. Has it been pretty reliable? Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Flags Enthuseast Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 When I visited, it was running fine. I heard on the news that it stalled once and had to be evacuated, but I'll see how it does once I go there in July or late this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWestCoasters Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 For everyone that's wondering how Aftershock is doing after 3 years at silverwood im proud to say that Its running strong. Very reliable and this year it ended with a 3% downtime. Ive sat in Aftershock's seats over 200 times now and I never get tired of it. We still do not have a valley platform under the cobra roll but we dont even need it. Ive seen a couple miscatches but other then that this roller coaster looks to have a permanent home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 ^ So why do you think the ride failed so miserably at Six Flags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 ^Good question, but I'm sure it's Intamin's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMV Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 We still do not have a valley platform under the cobra roll but we dont even need it. Lets hope you don't. I'm glad to see it running well, but this statement makes me uneasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davisal771 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I've been wanting to ride one of these things for as long as I can remember... I need to go to Idaho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom1001 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Every time I rode the one at SFOG I waited about 2 hours,the combination of low capacity,slow loader and constant breakdowns made getting on this coaster very annoying.Maybe a smaller park with smaller crowds who's willing to take care of it would make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 ^Good question, but I'm sure it's the Intamin cable's fault. Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfoot12 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I loved Deja Vu at SFoG. I can't wait to someday make it to Silverwood (The woodies don't look that bad either!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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