AZ Kinda Guy
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Thanks. For the life of me, I will NEVER remember the proper spelling of that work. Good lookin out.
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You fanboys complain about the supposed long walk to Flightdeck yet you walk around a big ass amusement park all day?
Physical exertion has nothing to do with it. It's the lack of anything to keep us occupied on the way back that is the problem.
Keep you occupied? It's a que(sp?) line for a ride. It's sole purpose is to line people up to ride the ride and it does just that. What more do you want?
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You fanboys complain about the supposed long walk to Flightdeck yet you walk around a big ass amusement park all day?
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So sad. Rides associates both past and present will have heavy hearts. Once a rides associate, always a rides associate.
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Thanks for the clarification folks. I knew it looked familar!
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Also don't forget that many relics of Winterfest can be found this type of year at EnterTrainment Junction.
www.entertrainmentjunction.com
This has been bugging me ever since I saw it but there is, what looks to be, an old entertainment prop from KI that faces the highway. It's the old paramount symbol minus the mountain, so just the stars. Has anyone else seen this and if so, is it from KI?
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...If CI stays open, the area probably will not be family friendly anymore....
You know, since only criminals and deadbeats go to legal gambleing sites.
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If anybody was there to witness this in person...could somebody please discribe the sounds it made coming down and your final thoughts as it happend. I would have been there if I had known Today was the Day. I'm very sad to see this go.
It sounded like wood breaking and my thoughts? Good riddance.
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I was recently mattress shopping. I tested all kinds of available beds - all makes, firmnesses, etc. - and something started tugging at my brain......why couldn't some of these materials be used to pad coaster train seats?
Plain and simple, it's not cost effective.
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I do believe the entire structure got a fresh coat of paint within the last ten years or so. The running rails were given a fresh coat of paint for the 2009 operating season.
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IMO, a "flagship" ride needs to have that "awe factor" to non riders. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've went to the park with non coaster riders and they have stopped to watch Vortex for several minutes.
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That brings up an interesting question, was SoB ever operating enough (or reliable enough) to be considered a "flagship" ride?Terp, when SOB was running, I would say SOB was. THESE days, I wouldn't say it has one.
You bring up a good point. I'd say from 2001 thru about 2005 it ran enough to be conisdered the "flagship" ride. After the accident in 06 it was all downhill from there. Pun intended
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Terp, when SOB was running, I would say SOB was. THESE days, I wouldn't say it has one.
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Being the flagship ride in Coney Mall, it's safe to say it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
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You tried and failed miserably. Get over it dude.
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So when one of Diamondback's footings had to be replaced this past summer, the whole track and supports within the helix had to be replaced?
No track or supports were replaced.
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It is also easier for them to maintain wooden coaster as the cost of custom making wood pieces is cheaper then fabricating and installing steel track. Plus no matter how much you "protect" steel, it will rust and degrade over time. That is why you still see some old woodies around.
**I am editing this post for those who need more explanation***
It is cheaper to repair small sections at a time as in a wooden coaster than it is to replace steel sections of a steel coaster.
The wooden coaster requires wood that can be cut to size and replaced by the park maintenance staff with normal carpentry tools. A steel coaster, if a section of track or support goes bad that whole section has to be replaced, which would mean that the process of building a new piece of track and replacing it is far more costly than a wood coaster. For one, the part would have to be fabricated by an outside company which will cost $$$$ since track is not available due to Arrow no longer being in business. Yes, I know normal maintenance parts are available from S&S. Plus I will bet you S&S will not want to keep making parts, because this will require to have tooling setup to make these few parts for these old coasters. After so long; when the demand goes down, the cost of keeping the old tooling creates a monetary loss for the company. So since steel sections last longer than wood, by the time the track needs to be replaced, it would be an exorbitant amount of money to repair a 25 year old coaster.
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You can update your posts all you want, you still don't and won't know what you're talking about.
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There's a reason I don't comment on what it takes to run a food stand simply because well, I don't know.
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Bascially I'm saying you're wrong about it being cheaper to maintain wood then steel. In the grand scheme of things(which is what matters) steel coasters are easier and cheaper to maintain than wood coasters. You come across as if you know what you're talking about but in reality, you don't.
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I would like to know if parts for Arrow coasters are really as hard to come by as the rumors say they are. Many coasters like Iron Dragon, Corkscrew, and Gemini have been retiring certain trains so they can use them for parts. Coasters like Big Bad Wolf have been closed altogether.
I'd really like to know if these coasters are as hard to maintain as I hear.
Simply put; no and no.
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It is also easier for them to maintain wooden coaster as the cost of custom making wood pieces is cheaper then fabricating and installing steel track. Plus no matter how much you "protect" steel, it will rust and degrade over time. That is why you still see some old woodies around.
Oh really? And you've seen the budgets? Did you get this information from "people you know?" The information you supplied about budgets to steel coaster maintenance is just plain wrong. Seriously, just stop.
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It's fine.
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I forgot that there is another catwalk/platform that extends down from the mid course brakes. However, my mind escapes me as to whether or not it provides access to the low point of the cobra roll.
Edit: Just looked at some pics and there is no access to the cobra roll via the lower platform. The lower platform provides access to the pull out of the third inversion.
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Except when there is a line for the ride it does what it's supposed to; queue people up. Still not sure what point you're trying to make. Wasted space? Huh? SOB was never "in the way" seeing how it was built after Flightdeck.