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sfne2005 Hot Potato!
Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Total posts: 905 Location: Lowell, MA Age: 33 Gender: Male |
 Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:32 pm Post subject: Six Flags New England Bizarro Media Day Photo TR |
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I was invited to attend the Bizarro Media Day at Six Flags New England on behalf of Theme Park Review. The event itself was amazing. It was basically ERT from 9am until 6pm and they opened up a few rides in the superhero area of the park (Catwoman, Joker, and the new Blitz slingshot tower). Johnny Rockets was open with complimentary, well, everything! Food, drinks, milkshakes and more.
The event was open to media, Ace members and winners of both radio contests and the golden ticket scavenger hunt. Onto the photos!
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| Arrival at Agawam, home of the #1 Steel Coaster in the world.... |
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| Maybe something for you all to look forward to? |
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| I have found all you need is a TPR bag to become a VIP! (kidding, don't go and try that) |
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| My media pass and a Bizarro pin were given to, well, the media...duh. |
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| Empty midways are becoming synonymous with things related to TPR. Gotta love that. |
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| First change would be the signage over the station. I didn't notice the stupid tree limb until just now...sorry. |
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| Here is the ceiling image inside the locker area just after the entrance. Loose articles bad! Store them or me smash you. |
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| The first of many queue line story boards. |
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| Ninjas make everything cooler. |
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| More...but hopefully you won't be this far back in line to have to read this. |
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| Too bad the blast didn't hit El Toro.....calling it El Bizarro. |
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| Auger of doom! No auger here in Agawam as it is an auger free town, or state for that matter. (Oh, there is one more story board but that pic didn't come out.) |
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| Me Bizarro now at Xis Sgalf. |
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| Many monitors were playing in the queue but unfortunately didn't spend any time watching them as there was NO LINE! |
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| If I had hair, it would be standing up on end....should have seen Christiana's 80's hair though afterwards ;) |
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| Here are the new restraints on the new trains. Gone are the days of the leg shackles. |
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| Here is the 100,000 megawatt sound system control for the trains. Putting it in the middle of the train was absolutely a great move as putting in the last car would take away from the best seat in the house. |
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| You always were number 1.....always. The attention to detail is really superb. |
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| Oh, and it's painted purple now, in case I needed to mention that... |
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| The new slingshot tower Blitz in the foreground. Only $6 bucks for us to ride and the money went to charity. |
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| And as Bizarro dives into the first helix, the LAVA throwers kick on if it its not too windy. |
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| The heat from these things are immense. They can be felt in the queue line on the ground and inside the station if waiting for the seats near the back of the train. |
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| Oh yea, and you can bet your intamin butt you can feel the nuclear blast while riding too. |
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| The sounds playing on the train change and coincide nicely with each of the integrated effects. |
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| To counteract the heat, there are now three misting areas...not fog, mist. One in the first tunnel, one in the new "S" tunnel and the last in this tunnel. It is nice to see it return after being off for so many years. |
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| You can notice two things here: Derry sitting with all of her friends and the new speakers. The sound is a bit too loud while sitting on the transfer track however and seemed to be the consensus of many who road. A small issue I am sure will be addressed over time. |
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| Park President Larry Litton addressed the crowd at 11am. He is so happy to have this coaster in his park. He thanked the coaster enthusiast community for their (our) continued support for the park and his award winning coaster. |
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| He is a portion of the group with many costumed heros and villains. |
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| At SFNE we can have our cake and eat it too. |
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| The wind picked up in the afternoon stopping the nukes from firing....so you will have to settle with the "through the trees" version instead. |
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| I like this picture. Everyone is wearing Bizarro tshirts. I still have the old newspaper clipping of the first riders wearing the old Superman tshirts back from way back. Funny though, these riders were declared the first riders despite the coaster being open for two hours....(shrugs) |
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| No, I did not suddenly go to Cedar Point. This is an exclusive view from the service road. Thank you Melissa Pinkerton for setting this up. You are awesome. |
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| I would like to thank the creator of "burst mode" as a camera setting for being able to capture choice photos. Hi Steve. |
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| Here is what you look at entering the first tunnel from the first drop. |
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| Though tough to see, Bizarro has punched a crater in the earth....the raised art are the continents or Htrae. |
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| The attention to detail is astounding as you can see those are real flowers in the upside buildings. Something I didn't notice while on the ride. |
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| These fit in very nicely in this section of the ride. |
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| I cannot wait to see this ride at night...I was told by many a staff that it will be amazing. Lights have been added everywhere. |
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| There is really so much going on it is hard to take everything in between the ride itself, the themeing and the audio. |
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| We interrupt this Media Event for a service road advisory....."Dump bodies"...LOL |
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| Second of three mist tunnels. The lights on this section are bright in the day. Look forward to riding at night. |
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| Last of the exclusive shots. Again, the changing audio effects through this tunnel are right on the mark. |
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| Hot Fuzz gives two thumbs up (the other is behind me :P) for Bizarro! |
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Last detail at the exit.
In all seriousness, the additions made the number one steel rollercoaster in the world better. It is now more of a ride "experience", similar to what you can find at a Universal / IOA / Busch / Disney type park. For hardcore enthusiasts, I can assure you that it actually rides better (smoother, maybe faster, and possibly even more ejector air, if that is possible) than Superman did before. For the general public, who may not know what air time is, never mind the kinds of airtime, are sure to walk away with more fulfillment of waiting in line than ever before. Good Job Six Flags. Thanks for holding the event. |
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| lil jimmy norton Full Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!
Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Total posts: 306 Location: Brooklyn, NY Age: 24 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| So... many..... media.....days...... This looks awesome. I'm pushing to take a trip here next Saturday, the 30th. But only time will tell if that actually happens. Anyway, thanks for the awesome pics.
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| Em-Z I Love Donkeys!
Joined: 14 Apr 2009 Total posts: 54 Location: Near Seattle, WA Age: 15 Gender: Female |
| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Great report! I'm even more excited to ride it this summer now!
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| Superman06 I Love Donkeys!
Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Total posts: 64 Location: Smithville, New Jersey Age: 36 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow...Awesome pics! Event looks like it was amazing. This is my #1 coaster, I've been going up there every year for the last 3 years just to ride this. But this year it doesn't look like I'm gonna make it up there. You have officially made me jealous! lol
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| PKI JizzMan Jizzy jizz jizz jizz jizz
Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Total posts: 2617 Location: Stuck in Ohio, wishing he is in Australia. Age: 18 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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Just....wow. Wow. I need to get up there.
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| jamesdillaman Flight of James: Ride of Steel the Revenge
Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Total posts: 1971 Location: Cincinnati, OH Age: 27 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 12:22 am Post subject: |
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^Yes you do!
Great pictrues!!!! Glad to hear it's still running in good form!
-James Dillaman
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| rollin'_n'_coastin' Donkeys are my way of life!
Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Total posts: 610 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 30 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 3:46 am Post subject: |
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Rich, great report man.
The ride looks fantastic. So glad to hear that the ride is enhanced rather than changed. What music was playing through the speakers, was it more like a movie soundtrack?
Oh, somewhat as important, how was the free food at Johnny Rockets?
Cheers,
Jason
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| Teacups Make Me Sick I Love Bunnies
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Total posts: 587 Location: New Jer-see Age: 28 Gender: Female |
| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 5:26 am Post subject: |
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Great report!
So...this makes me wonder, would if Cedar Point redid and operated Bizarro would it have to close the ride down due to the misting machines?
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| PCW_Nut Full Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!
Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Total posts: 121 Location: Toronto, ON. Canada Age: 29 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 5:37 am Post subject: |
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| Awesome photos...It looks like they made a great ride even better...never thought that'd be possible.
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| Guy T. Koepp I'm not allergic to Donkeys.
Joined: 09 May 2005 Total posts: 5191 Location: Land of the KKK Age: 43 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:17 am Post subject: |
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Can't wait for my next trip to 6FNE to get back on this monster. It seems all the themeing turned out great! Good for 6F. 
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