Six Flags Great Adventure (SFGAdv) Discussion Thread

How is taking out an old ride that doesn't get a lot of riders anymore and probably costs a crapload to maintain the 'craziest thing they've ever done'.

I love Intamin rides as much as the next person, but I'd much rather see a newer generation Intamin Drop Tower take that spot!

I am seriously going to send letters to six flags to try to get them to keep it before they tear it down.

Six Flags has a really great reputation of listening to the demands of the enthusiast community.

did anyone do the penny trick

I prefer these freefall rides better then any other. Because they feel like you are actually "freefalling". As opposed to the other ones which feel forced or you can tell you are on a track when falling. Also that little curvy bit adds a lot to the ride aswell!

The whole ride is a better experience to me then the other ones. This is the only freefall ride that gives me that funny feeling in my stomach when falling and when you hit that curvy bit it compounds that feeling! I just love it!!

Completely agreed, the 1st-gen Intamins were the only ones that felt like you were actually "falling freely", letting gravity do all the work - every other "tower"-type ride just doesn't feel right, like you're either going too fast or too slow, like you're being pushed or pulled, even when you're not.

Sure, you can be rocketed down, but that's not as scary as the feeling of going to sit down, and falling because the chair isn't there, ya know?

Are you guys going to help me out with this?

It is saved, for now. It reopened around 2 weeks ago (or sometime around then).

How is taking out an old ride that doesn't get a lot of riders anymore and probably costs a crapload to maintain the 'craziest thing they've ever done'.

 

I love Intamin rides as much as the next person, but I'd much rather see a newer generation Intamin Drop Tower take that spot!

Because it is a highly underrated ride have you ever even been on it.

Underrated = underridden = underutilization of the property it takes up.

I understand why they're getting ripped out. They can certainly use the space for something that would attract more guests. It makes sense financially.

Sure, it's a shame. The old freefalls are fun as hell. But it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone why they're being replaced.

I'm just glad I managed to ride one while there are still some around.

It is saved, for now. It reopened around 2 weeks ago (or sometime around then).

It opened again like 3-4 weeks ago. Its now been closed since two weeks ago .

Are you guys going to help me out with this?

Nope.

Than you don't need to help.

How is taking out an old ride that doesn't get a lot of riders anymore and probably costs a crapload to maintain the 'craziest thing they've ever done'.

 

I love Intamin rides as much as the next person, but I'd much rather see a newer generation Intamin Drop Tower take that spot!

 

Because it is a highly underrated ride have you ever even been on it.

I think you need to look at the posting details of the people you are calling out....ie...SharkTums...site admin...5677 posts.

Anyway, I always liked the out of control feeling that you got on the ride, but seem to remember it going down at least for a portion of the day almost every time I went there. What I think is apparent is that it was the only drop tower, freefall, type ride in a huge park. If they are going to get rid of it, that is going to be a pretty obvious whole in their ride line up...At least they aren't getting rid of the Parachutes yet. It may not be the most intense ride, but it is getting to be rather unique in this day and age.

Yeah obviously this newbie knows nothing of me and my Intamin Fetish!

I would never want it taken out, I'm just saying I totally understand SFGAd's reasoning for taking it out. And with their record lately of putting in Intamin Rides, I trust them!

How is taking out an old ride that doesn't get a lot of riders anymore and probably costs a crapload to maintain the 'craziest thing they've ever done'.

 

I love Intamin rides as much as the next person, but I'd much rather see a newer generation Intamin Drop Tower take that spot!

 

Because it is a highly underrated ride have you ever even been on it.

Shes practically been on almost every ride imaginable!! At least from what I gather!

Thanks to FlyinPhil...

http://www.flyinphilsphotos.com/amuse/nj/sfga/2007-01-07/album0

Pictures 11 and 12 clearly show the zero-g rolls GONE! Now, will they just repair the track or will something else happen?

^ You do realize that coasters get modifications all the time....for example, California Screamin' had his loop removed a couple of weeks ago....having a pieces of track replaced happens ALL THE TIME.

As far as I know, there haven't been any rumors of this ride being "modified" unlike SoB where those rumors were floating around for a few weeks before the pics of the loop being removed surfaced.

Until you actually hear something concrete, I wouldn't go around making a huge deal out of it.

--Robb "I really think you should change your topic title, but you don't know if it's really being modified." Alvey

Well, Robin's train did valley before and the back car of the train was stuck upside down in the zero-g roll. Also, because of the incident that happened to Chiller in the beginning of July this past summer.

So, that's a pretty good guess why the zero-g roll would be removed.

I HIGHLY doubt thier taking the zero-g-roll because of the incident that happened they are most likely re-track it.

^^ I disagree. A train got stuck upside down on Demon and you didn't see a loop get removed.

I could see them taking down the zero-g to repair any damange that might have been done to the track because of the accident, but just because they have currently removed it, doesn't mean it's "gone."

Please do not jump to conclusions without having any concrete proof, and in this case, not even a rumor, as it will only lead to speculation which might very well be wrong.

--Robb

It's really more like half of the zero-g being gone, the last part of the twist is still there. They might be slightly modifying it or retracking that section, but unless they remove more track, they aren't going to remove the zero-g.

Actually the real reason for the Zero-G rolls being taken away is because of it being a major valley spot! Also, I believe it also has to do with the speed of the train as it travels through causing too much friction. And yes, it is definatly being taken out for Aitime hills.

-Dainan "Take my word on it." Rafferty

^ I agree, plus with all the discussion on GADV.com it really sounds like they are leaving for good.

That would suck if true, because going through the zero-G roll, backwards, with the lapbar is one of my favorite elements ever!

Isnt it also a major area of the ride where there is alot of stress being put on the wheel boagie which might have been a reason to the accident of last year?

Seems like alot of people are just tossing out random engineering terms hoping to guess right.