DropZone99 Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Yeah, I was assuming that is what he was getting at. But considering the current rides under construction at other CF parks as well as the SoB improvments and the rumored TR improvments it is apparent that even though CF wants to be cautious about their money spent, they are not exactly being cheap either. What do you mean by SOB improvements...? Is SOB getting more improvements? Quote
KIBeast Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 I think he was referring to past SOB improvements coupled with the money that is being spent on The Crypt aka TR:TR. If they are pinching pennies so hard, they would not have bothered to repair SOB in the first place. Quote
PKIVortex Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 I still wonder how much money they are willing to pour into SOB. I wonder if they are doing anymore track work to SOB this off season? Quote
KIBeast Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 ^That IS a good question. How much of the season did it even operate? Quote
DropZone99 Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 July 4th. is when it reopened. I know this will ever happen, but it would be so amazing if CF put the loop back in! Quote
PKIVortex Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) It didn't open till July 4th. And then it was down a week later for about another week. But it did run all the way to end of the season, minus the bare bones nights. I'm not even sure SOB has even ran an entire season. It may have back in 2001 or 2002. But it's it's 7 seasons of operation, it has been down more then up. I'm curious to know if it will open with the park this year. Edited January 17, 2008 by PKIVortex Quote
KIBeast Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 So, roughly three months? Not sure with the wear and tear of only a partial season exactly how much work will need to be done to SOB. Although, most wood coasters get some kind of track work every year. Quote
PKIVortex Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 The only part of the track that still needs some work is the rose bowl. That really is the only part of the ride that is still unbearable. Quote
DropZone99 Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Not like SOB though... Does anyone know what they did with the loop? Is it just tooken apart sitting in a warhouse, or in a field? Id' really like to know. Quote
PKIVortex Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Probably recycled the steel for money. By the way tooken isn't a word. It's taken. Quote
KIBeast Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 I thought the Rose Bowl was much smoother than last time I rode it, which was 2006. It could use a little TLC, but I don't see that part of the ride getting much smoother. I think a lot of it has to do with the speed at which it is taken. Quote
PKIVortex Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 I wonder if they could trim some of that speed? The bring you to a crawl now in the block, I can't see why they couldn't slow you a little going into the Rose Bowl, then it wouldn't feel as if your being slowed down as much in the block. I know they did briefly have a trim at the top of that drop into the Rose Bowl, no idea why the took it off. Quote
KIBeast Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Knowing CF and how they love to trim their wood coasters, it very well could happen, providing it didn't slow you down too much as not to make it to the MCBR. Quote
KIfan73 Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Not to mentioned the ride was deisgned around the former Wild Animal Habitat which took up space from the Top Gun Helix, where Son of Beast sits now, and back behind FOF. I brought this up in another thread...Any ideas on why Top Gun was designed around the WAH? Wasn't Wild Animal Habitat's last year of operation 1992, with Top Gun's first being 1993? Did they close down the Habitat earlier than they expected? Quote
The Interpreter Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Paramount Parks, not unlike Cedar Fair, did not wish to be in the animal business. Swoop aka Thunder Road aka Top Gun purportedly aka Flight Deck was designed and under contract prior to the change of ownership from Mr. Lindner's company to Paramount. Quote
KIfan73 Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 A-ha. Thank you. That makes perfect sense now. Quote
italianchef Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 Probably not. I don't think it'll be repainted. Quote
PKIVortex Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 1993 was the last year for WAH. 1994 the area was renamed Adventure Village. Quote
KIfan73 Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 I went to KI in the beginning of October '93. By this point, could all of the remnants of WAH have been removed? I don't remember seeing any part of it on that trip. Oh, to have been able to ride that one more time! Quote
CoastersRZ Posted January 19, 2008 Posted January 19, 2008 And Top Gun wasn`t exactly designed exclusively for Kings Island. Vortex at Canda`s Wonderland is a near identical ride to Top Gun at Kings Island. Vortex opened at Wonderland in 1991. Quote
DropZone99 Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 I think Flight Deck will get a new paint job since it has a new name, and it'll have to get a new sign. Quote
DiSab Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 Speaking of the new name, has anyone heard or seen anything for the new logo? We already know what BLSC and The Crypt's logos will look like, and can probably guess on Invertigo (based off the logo out in California), but I've seen nothing for FD. Quote
AZ Kinda Guy Posted January 23, 2008 Posted January 23, 2008 A aircraft carrier with a jet coming off it....Just a guess Quote
The Interpreter Posted January 23, 2008 Posted January 23, 2008 ...or landing on it, I suppose? Quote
DropZone99 Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 For some reason i think that Flight Deck's logo will look almost th same as it is now, but obviosly it'll say Flight Deck instead of Top Gun. Just a guess though... Quote
The Interpreter Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 If it doesn't say something else entirely, given that California's Great America just changed the words Flight Deck on its website (for the former Top Gun B and M coaster) to Afterburn. . . http://www.cagreatamerica.com/attractions/...il.cfm?ai_id=48 Quote
TH13TEEN Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 I think Flight Deck will get a new paint job since it has a new name, and it'll have to get a new sign. I went to GWL and saw Flight Deck I saw nothing of the sort. It lookes really quit back there. Quote
DropZone99 Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 I wander if Flight Deck will change it's name to After Burn? Quote
RingMaster Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 If it doesn't say something else entirely, given that California's Great America just changed the words Flight Deck on its website (for the former Top Gun B and M coaster) to Afterburn. . . http://www.cagreatamerica.com/attractions/...il.cfm?ai_id=48 Now THAT'S a cool name for a ride like Top Gun. I can only hope that this is an 'unofficially official' name change that will occur for the rest of the TG coasters, including Kings Island. Quote
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