parkjunkie Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWFan Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 It's all good now. He told me what I needed to hear, so I'm back. I really hope you all remember me. I went on a posting strike a long, long, time ago, due to another user's antics. Well, I'm back. I hope some of my old forum friends like prozach are still with us. It's been so long that I can't even remember what Six Flags decided to open for 2016, but I hope you all enjoyed it. HarleyGuy, did you go to the media day? I remember way back in 2015 when you did some great coverage for the JLBM media day. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 So many secret identities... so much information... Consider me totally mind f**ked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWFan Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 So many secret identities... so much information... Consider me totally mind f**ked. You and me both haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARLEYGUYJB Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Yes I went to the media day for TPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWFan Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Yes I went to the media day for TPR. After not checking for a couple of days, I was like, "what? What does that have to do with anything?" And then I realized my bad joke from the other day. Goooood times. Also, there is a really good interview with Dave Roemer that Sally Corp shared on their Twitter feed. You can check it out here. Finally, I missed when they posted this somehow back on November 24th, but here's a picture of RSF mid-demolition: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 The intrigue makes this such an interesting off-season thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 That is going to be a very colorful hill next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Fireball will have themed trains it appears: Even though it's not the new addition we all wanted, at least Six Flags is putting in the effort to actually make it look nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 ^Fortunately, they seem to do a decent job of turning what some would consider lemons into lemonade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartmannHunter22 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Fireball or Lightning Rod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerManic Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Hmm.. it would be lovely to use tidal wave's old spot at the station for a nice B&M hyper, with a splashdown in the old pool. Too bad. I remember being told by people on this thread that Timberliners are lighter than G-trains. Guess they were wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtremeLaRonde Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 HWFan, you said you were ask not to post any pictures of the rush street flyer on the flatbeds for two weeks or so. Is it been to weeks yet ? I can't wait to see those pics, as this ride is going to be installed at my home park ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 ^ I'm sure he had permission to post the pics. Don't under estimate HWFan. Edit: Ah I see you're referring to the flat bed pics, and not the ones he already posted. I read that wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Hmm.. it would be lovely to use tidal wave's old spot at the station for a nice B&M hyper, with a splashdown in the old pool. Too bad. I remember being told by people on this thread that Timberliners are lighter than G-trains. Guess they were wrong. At this point I'd settle for fly over the garbage dump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFSTLMO Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Hmm.. it would be lovely to use tidal wave's old spot at the station for a nice B&M hyper, with a splashdown in the old pool. Too bad. I remember being told by people on this thread that Timberliners are lighter than G-trains. Guess they were wrong. At this point I'd settle for fly over the garbage dump... "Nuclear Waste Landfill: The Ride" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWFan Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 At this point I'd settle for fly over the garbage dump... Hello. This is an automatic response by the GO BIG GO SIX FLAGS Euphemism Bot. This automated post has been generated because you have probably used a word that is not preferred by GO BIG GO SIX FLAGS. Instead of saying "garbage dump...", try using "rustic woodland setting". Thank you for your time & consideration, and don't forget to GO BIG GO SIX FLAGS. (Note: As this post was generated by a bot, any replied will not be answered. Thank you.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWFan Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) HWFan, you said you were ask not to post any pictures of the rush street flyer on the flatbeds for two weeks or so. Is it been two weeks yet? I can't wait to see those pics, as this ride is going to be installed at my home park! Sorry, friend! I checked the calendar (as I didn't even remember how long it had been), and I will be posting the pictures of the ride loaded up and the empty ride pad this coming Tuesday, December 15th. Now just a disclaimer, the pictures are not amazing. We didn't get too close to the trailers at all, but I would be surprised if the ride wasn't already sitting somewhere at LaRonde. When you visit the park for the first time next year, I'd love to see some pictures of it in its new location posted here. I also was wondering something that you may be able to answer for me: Gravitor was the name originally announced for a very vaguely described ride in the original announcement video before RSF was edited into an updated video, keeping the Gravitor name and using the slogan "mass transit with a twist". While I figured the name was just kept because the video already used it and the logo had been designed, do you think there could have been a language barrier (I have absolutely no clue how many visitors to LaRonde speak English or French) that would make the name Gravitor work better than Rush Street Flyer? The intrigue makes this such an interesting off-season thread. I actually hired some professional writers from HBO to help plan some of the drama & intrigue. But in all seriousness, this thread does seem to be very active with all kinds of new information/discussion. I love it. That is going to be a very colorful hill next year How did you know?....Well, I guess now that the cat's out of the bag, I can say that Six Flags will be getting "Gay Pride: The Ride". (I can't think of a funny way to finish that joke, but there ya go.) Edited February 2, 2016 by HWFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARLEYGUYJB Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I came across these on Instagram. These photos are not mine. These are not from the official Six Flags St. Louis Instagram account either. But one of the many "fan pages" out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtremeLaRonde Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 When you visit the park for the first time next year, I'd love to see some pictures of it in its new location posted here. I also was wondering something that you may be able to answer for me: Gravitor was the name originally announced for a very vaguely described ride in the original announcement video before RSF was edited into an updated video, keeping the Gravitor name and using the slogan "mass transit with a twist". While I figured the name was just kept because the video already used it and the logo had been designed, do you think there could have been a language barrier (I have absolutely no clue how many visitors to LaRonde speak English or French) that would make the name Gravitor work better than Rush Street Flyer? La Ronde always use french name for their ride, except for proper noun like "Goliath" or words that doesn't really exist like "Gravitor". Vampire is a french word, Demon is also a french word, Boomerang is also accepted as a french word. They already made announcement for Gravitor, so that's why they just kept the same name. The won't use "mass transit with a twist" anywhere, it's juste the way six flags describe the ride on the video. Gravitor was originally supposed to be a Gosetto "Party Dance" ride. Very small ride that looks like a shopping mall ride, not a Six Flags amusement park type of ride ! I'm glad they went with the rush street flyer instead. I looked at a lot of videos of the Rush Street Flyer and it looks very slow to me. We used to have a Zierer Flying Carpet 10-15 years ago that was CRAZY FAST. Is the Rush Street Flyer a good ride ? Any airtime at all ? Any good sensation? In every comments I read about Rush Street Flyer, people seamed to love this ride, so I guess it isn't that boring at all. As for the location in the park, I was told that the "Avenue Adventure" with the Gravitor and the new Flying Scooter ride called "Phoenix" will be behing the Demon ride (Mondial Roll Over), next to the Huss Pirate. That's funny because the Huss Rainbow that La Ronde used to have in the 80's was where the Huss Pirate is sitting today, and later, in the 90's, the Zierer Flying Carpet was almost right next to the Pirate, where the new bumper cars are. Huss rainbow in 1985 (with Le Monstre wooden coaster in construction at the background and the first pirate ship that was later replaced by the flying carpet). The rainbow used the french name "Arc-en-ciel" And Zierer Flying Carpet. La Ronde used the french name : Tapis Volant. Still the name was written in German on the ride itself, the ride came from germany. At the back we can see the new Huss Pirate sitting were it still sits today, were the rainbow used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWFan Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Well, I guess it's been 14 days, so here are my Rush Street Flyer pics: Ending part two. Ending part two. Ending part two. Ending part two. Ending part two. Ending part two. Ending part two. Ending part two. Ending part two. There were a couple entrance decks on the side of the path that look like they are being saved for Fireball. Flashback: Do you remember this picture? No? Well here it is again. It's the exit of RSF that is being saved. Ending part one. Former ride location part two. Former RSF location part one. Trucks, trailers, ride parts. Trailers and more ride parts. This is where you would sit, but that'd be silly because highway safety codes would not & should not allow you to sit there while the truck is on the highway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Thanks for the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 It made the view so much more open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtremeLaRonde Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Thanks for the pics ! So , was the Rush Street Flyer a great ride ? Any sensations at all? People seemed to love the ride, but I kinda find it slow when I look at the vids on youtube..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 It's a good ride. It's much taller and faster than what it looks like in the videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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