The Interpreter Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 And that, to some extent, depends on who "they" is. And they who will decide such things, unless those matters are already decided, may be a very different they than the they in charge at the moment.
goofywdw Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 "they" need to get there act together. "Their" But yes, that would be nice to know a little bit of information by now.
The Interpreter Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 Or at least be busy lobbying the holders of 2/3 of the units...or not.
HTCO Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 "they" need to get there act together. "Their" But yes, that would be nice to know a little bit of information by now. My bad. Checked and Fixed.
Beast1979 Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 As if this couldn't be a messier aquisition, let's not forget the numerous pending lawsuits against it. So numerous I couldn't count them on one hand. This takeover, if it happens, could take quite a while.
The Interpreter Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 The lawsuits, though a bother, are not all that atypical and will probably (probably, not definitely) go away. Getting the holders of 2/3 of the units to vote for this acquisition is not going to be easy, especially since Kinzel & Co. appear to have many of them convinced the debt is manageable, the future is bright and the management is the best possible on this or any other planet.
BavarianBeatle Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 "They" had the opportunity to reopen it for over four months before the end of the season. Now they have had over six months to announce that it will reopen..... And they haven't.... Beatle, just observing
windshawne Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Hmmmm, big iron claw, I think it will tear the **** outta wood just as well as it did to metal. Regardless, other than HAVING to be careful close to AE, they could start March 1st and have it down... maybe not have the area totally CLEARED, but down. Or they could just bring it down like they did Riverfront and take a little over a minute. I think with all the bad publicity over the years it will just quietly disappear one offseason.
Outdoor Man Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Cedar Fair may have more on their plate to deal with this off season than a roller coaster that undoubtably is going to cost more money any way they look at it. My guess is SBNO in 2010 and removed by 12/31/10.
thomas Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Is it possible that SOB is being removed starting with parts that cannot be seen from the road?
TylerRider Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 I think people would know by now if they were.
CedarPointer Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Well, how many of us* have been in the park since November 1? *that do not work for Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and therefore could speak freely about anything they saw
Browntggrr Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Is it possible that SOB is being removed starting with parts that cannot be seen from the road? Well it depends what you mean. Do you mean the station? They could use that station for another ride (i.e. Vortex's station was origionally Bat's station.) Do you mean taking out the lower track sections like the rose bowl first? I can see that as a real possibility. But as with any construction project, you start from the bottom up, the opposite would be true for a deconstruction project. The main part of the lift hill would have to be taken down from the top down.
kjkjkj Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Can't more of the ride be seen from Great Wolf Lodge, then from the road? If so, I think we would know by now if they were removing smaller sections of the ride right now, such as the rose bowl.
The Interpreter Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 I sincerely doubt the average guest at Great Wolf Lodge would observe Son of Beast as closely as would many of the readers of this board... Also, the Rose Bowl sits way down in what amounts to a hole. I don't think it can be clearly seen from GWL. From the air, yes. . .from GWL, not so much, if at all.
HTCO Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 I was just at Great Wolf Lodge in Mason, Ohio. Son of Beast is not as visible from the area as expected to be. Many can only see the tops of the roller coaster. Including the top of the lift and drop, and the top of the rose bowl. If one reader on this board should ever be at Great Wolf in Mason, Ohio. Do not expect much sight seeing to be taking place on what many call the abomination of roller coasters.
The Interpreter Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 What? I KNOW you can't see Grizzly at California's Great America from Mason's Great Wolf Lodge! * * Last in Mitch Hawker's wood coaster poll for 15 years running...
Browntggrr Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 And you'll never guess what other coaster is ranked rather close to Grizzly. Rather consistantly as well.... http://www.ushsho.com/woodpoll16yeartable2009.htm
kjkjkj Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 I've never actually stayed at a room in GWL, so I wasn't sure how visible the rides were from there. Thanks for clearing that up though!
KIfan1980 Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 And you'll never guess what other coaster is ranked rather close to Grizzly. Rather consistantly as well.... http://www.ushsho.co...artable2009.htm Some good and interesting data there! It's amazing how much time I can lose following the links to pages posted here (and the links on those pages, etc...). I guess calling it the web is appropriate!
DropZone99 Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 I drove by Kings Island earlier today and your not going to believe what I saw! Son of Beast is still standing, but more shocking... Invertigo and Diamondback are being removed!
TheSonofBeast Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Well, how many of us* have been in the park since November 1? *that do not work for Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and therefore could speak freely about anything they saw I went there 2 saturdays ago, from behind Great Wolf Lodge there is a dirt road with a locked gate, that if you go right before it you can see right up next to top gun, and can see a little bit of the rose bowl, and the lift among a few other bits and pieces. it was still all in one piece, with no construction crews in the area. on another note, who owns that greenhouse? its just so randomly placed, and an odd thing to have. its not abandoned, either.
shark6495 Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Well, how many of us* have been in the park since November 1? *that do not work for Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and therefore could speak freely about anything they saw I went there 2 saturdays ago, from behind Great Wolf Lodge there is a dirt road with a locked gate, that if you go right before it you can see right up next to top gun, and can see a little bit of the rose bowl, and the lift among a few other bits and pieces. it was still all in one piece, with no construction crews in the area. on another note, who owns that greenhouse? its just so randomly placed, and an odd thing to have. its not abandoned, either. The green houses, I believe, are owned by KI. They are used for the many plants planted all around the park
TylerRider Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Umm. Knowing some of the people on this site.... a lot.
Monroe Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 I sincerely doubt the average guest at Great Wolf Lodge would observe Son of Beast as closely as would many of the readers of this board... Also, the Rose Bowl sits way down in what amounts to a hole. I don't think it can be clearly seen from GWL. From the air, yes. . .from GWL, not so much, if at all. I can attest to the fact that you can see ALL of SOB from the air, and yes it is from experience.
The Interpreter Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Same here...you'd be amazed how much better you can see it while hanging mostly outside a helicopter!
Creed Bratton Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 I was watching a POV of SOB on Youtube and someone left the comment that they heard SOB was being sold to Six Flags. Where do people get this kind of thing? New Years resolution for KI, keep people informed!
Beast1979 Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 From my experience, they either make things up to scare people or sound smart. It's best to just ignore them, usually they are so adamant about it they won't listen to logic. I wonder how said person would react to hearing that at one point there were over 20 Six Flags parks!
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