McSalsa Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 OK, yesterday I posted a topic called "Kings Island vs. Holiday World" where I had to "remove" some of KI's rides...ok, a lot of them, to make it "fair". Some people didn't like that, so I went back to the drawing board to find another close park that could compete with KI WITHOUT needing to remove rides from KI. Then it hit me- Six Flags Great America, in Gurnee Illinois! This park seemed a GREAT matchup against KI- neither is the "signature" park of their chain (KI has to "bow down" to Cedar Point, Great America has to do that with Great Adventure and Magic Mountain, I am not calling either park bad though!), both have mega thrill and family rides, and they do have some similaraties. I will let you adjust 1 thing though if you wish- I pit Racer vs. American Eagle and Beast vs. Viper, based on the fact American Eagle is a racing coaster. If you want to "switch opponents" feeling it better to put "smaller" woodies vs. smaller woodies and big vs. big, you may do so. Or keep it the way I have it. Here are the battles: B&M Hypercoaster Diamondback vs. Raging Bull Flying Coaster Firehawk vs. Superman Ultimate Flight Racing Woodies The Racer vs. American Eagle Signature Woodies The Beast vs. Viper "Short" Inverted Coasters Invertigo vs. V2 Vertical Velocity Dark Indoor Coasters Flight of Fear vs. Dark Knight Compact Steel Coasters (I got this idea because the track style appears similar...) Backlot Stunt Coaster vs. Whizzer Looping Steel Coasters Vortex vs. Demon Family Steel Coaster (If only SFGA had a Mine Train...) Adventure Express vs. Ragin' Cajun Inverted/Suspended Coasters Flight Deck vs. Batman The Ride Drop Ride Drop Tower vs. Giant Drop Defunct Coasters King Cobra vs. Shockwave The "Unliked" Coasters Son of Beast vs. Iron Wolf (I have heard people complain about B&M Standups...) River Rapids Rides White Water Canyon vs. Roaring Rapids Train Rides KI & Miami Valley Railroad vs. Scenic Railway Spinning Disc Rides Delirium vs. Revolution Top Spin Rides The Crypt vs. King Chaos Staff KI Staff vs. SFGA Staff Park Appearance KI vs. SFGA AND 2 BONUS QUESTIONS (Non-Related to the parks themselves...) Celebrity (LOLZ) Don Helbig vs. Mr.Six Local Football Team Bengals vs. Bears Overall Add them up. Same as last time. Declare winner. I haven't been to SFGA, so I won't vote on any of these. Enjoy the poll. And Terpy...if you need to use the back button again, it's right there! (or anyone else who needs it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Underlined option is the winner of the two B&M Hypercoaster Diamondback vs. Raging Bull Flying Coaster Firehawk vs. Superman Ultimate Flight Racing Woodies The Racer vs. American Eagle Signature Woodies The Beast vs. Viper "Short" Inverted Coasters Invertigo vs. V2 Vertical Velocity Dark Indoor Coasters Flight of Fear vs. Dark Knight Compact Steel Coasters (I got this idea because the track style appears similar...) Backlot Stunt Coaster vs. Whizzer Looping Steel Coasters Vortex vs. Demon Family Steel Coaster (If only SFGA had a Mine Train...) Adventure Express vs. Ragin' Cajun Inverted/Suspended Coasters Flight Deck vs. Batman The Ride Drop Ride Drop Tower vs. Giant Drop Defunct Coasters King Cobra vs. Shockwave The "Unliked" Coasters Son of Beast vs. Iron Wolf (I have heard people complain about B&M Standups...) River Rapids Rides White Water Canyon vs. Roaring Rapids Train Rides KI & Miami Valley Railroad vs. Scenic Railway Spinning Disc Rides Delirium vs. Revolution Top Spin Rides The Crypt vs. King Chaos Staff KI Staff vs. SFGA Staff Park Appearance KI vs. SFGA AND 2 BONUS QUESTIONS (Non-Related to the parks themselves...) Celebrity (LOLZ) Don Helbig vs. Mr.Six Local Football Team Bengals vs. Bears Winners KI:9 SFGAm:12 So overall SFGAm wins! I do like SFGAm much more than KI, I didn't even have to do the voting to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KICoasterGirl Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 B&M Hypercoaster Diamondback vs. Raging Bull Flying Coaster Firehawk vs. Superman Ultimate Flight Racing Woodies The Racer vs. American Eagle Signature Woodies The Beast vs. Viper "Short" Inverted Coasters Invertigo vs. V2 Vertical Velocity Dark Indoor Coasters Flight of Fear vs. Dark Knight Compact Steel Coasters (I got this idea because the track style appears similar...) Backlot Stunt Coaster vs. Whizzer Looping Steel Coasters Vortex vs. Demon Family Steel Coaster (If only SFGA had a Mine Train...) Adventure Express vs. Ragin' Cajun Inverted/Suspended Coasters Flight Deck vs. Batman The Ride Drop Ride Drop Tower vs. Giant Drop Haven't ridden both. Defunct Coasters King Cobra vs. Shockwave Rode neither The "Unliked" Coasters Son of Beast vs. Iron Wolf (I have heard people complain about B&M Standups...) River Rapids Rides White Water Canyon vs. Roaring Rapids Haven't ridden both. Train Rides KI & Miami Valley Railroad vs. Scenic Railway Haven't ridden both. Spinning Disc Rides Delirium vs. Revolution Top Spin Rides The Crypt vs. King Chaos Haven't ridden both. Staff KI Staff vs. SFGA Staff Park Appearance KI vs. SFGA AND 2 BONUS QUESTIONS (Non-Related to the parks themselves...) Celebrity (LOLZ) Don Helbig vs. Mr.Six- he scares me! Local Football Team Bengals vs. Bears Overall: KI- 9 SFGAm- 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveStroem Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Wow, I never thought about comparing these two parks, but they are probably the 2 that are the most similar of the 40+ parks we have been too. B&M Hypercoaster Diamondback vs. Raging Bull Flying Coaster Firehawk vs. Superman Ultimate Flight Racing Woodies The Racer vs. American Eagle Signature Woodies The Beast vs. Viper "Short" Inverted Coasters Invertigo vs. V2 Vertical Velocity Dark Indoor Coasters Flight of Fear vs. Dark Knight Compact Steel Coasters (I got this idea because the track style appears similar...) Backlot Stunt Coaster vs. Whizzer Looping Steel Coasters Vortex vs. Demon Family Steel Coaster (If only SFGA had a Mine Train...) Adventure Express vs. Ragin' Cajun Inverted/Suspended Coasters Flight Deck vs. Batman The Ride Drop Ride Drop Tower vs. Giant Drop Defunct Coasters King Cobra vs. Shockwave Didn't ride Shockwave The "Unliked" Coasters Son of Beast vs. Iron Wolf (I have heard people complain about B&M Standups...) River Rapids Rides White Water Canyon vs. Roaring Rapids Didn't ride Roaring Rapids Train Rides KI & Miami Valley Railroad vs. Scenic Railway Didn't ride their RR Spinning Disc Rides Delirium vs. Revolution Top Spin Rides The Crypt vs. King Chaos Staff KI Staff vs. SFGA Staff Park Appearance KI vs. SFGA Overall Add them up. Same as last time. Declare winner. Kings Island wins this round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveStroem Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Nick, I think your just burned out on KI. New parks that we have not visited often can have a much higher rating in our minds because of the newness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cormaster Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 I'd have to go again to really get an opinion, but when I went to SFGA in '93 I was amazed at how similar it is to Kings Island in overall layout, and ride comparability. But they've added many things and taken away Shockwave and Rolling Thunder since I've been, so I'd need to go back to get another opinion. And I'm sure Terpy will add more things they've taken away too I don't think they have the room for expansion that KI does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 ...Family Steel Coaster (If only SFGA had a Mine Train...)... It does. ...Staff KI Staff vs. SFGA Staff... What does Great Adventure's staff have to do with this? ...Park Appearance KI vs. SFGA... New Jersey scenery is hard to beat... ...Celebrity (LOLZ) Don Helbig vs. Mr.Six... Mr. Six is not the PR rep for SFGAm or SFGAd... I haven't been to SFGA, so I won't vote on any of these. Enjoy the poll. And Terpy...if you need to use the back button again, it's right there! (or anyone else who needs it) No, I apparently need to teach this over and over and over again. SFGA= Six Flags Great Adventure. It's in New Jersey. It's a great park. It's near and dear to my heart. It is not in Chicago, nor Gurnee, nor even Illinois. Never was. Never will be. To avoid confusion, most enthusiasts call the two parks SFGAm and SFGAd. Six Flags corporate DOES refer to Six Flags Great Adventure as SFGA though. Yet, SFGA is confusing for another reason. Some read it as Six Flags Georgia...a moniker one time Six Flags management called the Georgia park. As for SFGAm, the place is a wonderful park that is almost always almost too busy to enjoy properly. Terp, who is glad he didn't use his back button... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillsberry123 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I think we all just learned one of Terpy's pet peeves. I myself haven't visited Six Flags Great America, so I can't speak from any experience. Maybe next year will give me the chance to enjoy it, unless we do an East coast trip. In that case I'll have to visit a certain park in New Jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 B&M Hypercoaster Diamondback vs. Raging Bull I loved Raging Bull but int he end Raging Bull does a lot less then Diamondback. Flying Coaster Firehawk vs. Superman Ultimate Flight Firehawk is just down right not fun in my opinion...It's forces just make me not want to ride it. Superman is fun and fast. Racing Woodies The Racer vs. American Eagle Racer is smooth and still in my opinion very thrilling...American Eagle was just rough and very boring. Signature Woodies The Beast vs. Viper Viper was fun, but Beast is just awesome. "Short" Inverted Coasters Invertigo vs. V2 Vertical Velocity Invertigo just hurts but V2 is is high, fast and just fun. Dark Indoor Coasters Flight of Fear vs. Dark Knight Compact Steel Coasters (I got this idea because the track style appears similar...) Backlot Stunt Coaster vs. Whizzer Looping Steel Coasters Vortex vs. Demon Family Steel Coaster (If only SFGA had a Mine Train...) Adventure Express vs. Ragin' Cajun Inverted/Suspended Coasters Flight Deck vs. Batman The Ride Drop Ride Drop Tower vs. Giant Drop Defunct Coasters King Cobra vs. Shockwave The "Unliked" Coasters Son of Beast vs.Iron Wolf River Rapids Rides White Water Canyon vs. Roaring Rapids Train Rides KI & Miami Valley Railroad vs. Scenic Railway Spinning Disc Rides Delirium vs. Revolution Top Spin Rides The Crypt vs. King Chaos Staff KI Staff vs. SFGA Staff Park Appearance KI vs. SFGA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nemo Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 B&M Hypercoaster Diamondback vs. Raging Bull Flying Coaster Firehawk vs. Superman Ultimate Flight Racing Woodies The Racer vs. American Eagle FTW!!!!! Signature Woodies The Beast vs. Viper Dark Indoor Coasters Flight of Fear vs. Dark Knight Compact Steel Coasters (I got this idea because the track style appears similar...) Backlot Stunt Coaster vs. Whizzer Looping Steel Coasters Vortex vs. Demon Inverted/Suspended Coasters Flight Deck vs. Batman The Ride Drop Ride Drop Tower vs. Giant Drop The "Unliked" Coasters Son of Beast vs. Iron Wolf (I have heard people complain about B&M Standups...) Top Spin Rides The Crypt vs. King Chaos Staff KI Staff vs. SFGA Staff Park Appearance KI vs. SFGA KI-6/SFGAm-7 What does Great Adventure's staff have to do with this? Everything, they were some of the best staff I have ever seen at any park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Captain Nemo, when did you get to Great Adventure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nemo Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 This past Wed. Such an amazing park. Really surprised the hell out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 YAY! Terp, proselytizing great adventures one by one...but wondering how the park is changING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cormaster Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Great Adventure sucks! (not really, in fact I don't even know, never been. Cormaster, who's trying to stir the pot...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I will refrain from voting in this one since the last time I was at Great America in Gurnee IL, it was still MARRIOTT'S Great America! -Gator, showing his age... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luff Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Here we go B&M Hypercoaster Diamondback vs. Raging Bull Flying Coaster No choice, I have not ridden both Firehawk vs. Superman Ultimate Flight Racing Woodies The Racer vs. American Eagle Signature Woodies Not a fair comparison. I like them both but they are completely different The Beast vs. Viper "Short" Inverted Coasters Invertigo vs. V2 Vertical Velocity Dark Indoor Coasters Flight of Fear vs. Dark Knight Compact Steel Coasters (I got this idea because the track style appears similar...) Backlot Stunt Coaster vs. Whizzer Looping Steel Coasters Vortex vs. Demon The whole family can ride Demon Family Steel Coaster (If only SFGA had a Mine Train...) Adventure Express vs. Ragin' Cajun Inverted/Suspended Coasters Not an even comparison Flight Deck vs. Batman The Ride Drop Ride Not a fan of either. Drop Tower vs. Giant Drop Defunct Coasters King Cobra vs. Shockwave The "Unliked" Coasters Son of Beast vs. Iron Wolf (I have heard people complain about B&M Standups...) River Rapids Rides White Water Canyon vs. Roaring Rapids Train Rides KI & Miami Valley Railroad vs. Scenic Railway Spinning Disc Rides Have not been on both. Delirium vs. Revolution Top Spin Rides Have not been on either The Crypt vs. King Chaos Staff KI Staff vs. SFGA Staff Park Appearance KI vs. SFGA AND 2 BONUS QUESTIONS (Non-Related to the parks themselves...) Celebrity (LOLZ) It should be obvious Don Helbig vs. Mr.Six Local Football Team Although both my teams, I cheer for the Bears when they play each other. Bengals vs. Bears 9-7-1 Edit. I also remember Marriott's Great America as a kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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