The Interpreter Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Wow. Just wow: ... The Little Dipper roller coaster sold for $33,000 to Six Flags in Gurnee; it will be put in the park's kiddie section, hopefully by 2010.... http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/11...tion-rides.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Wow indeed! Holy guacamole! I'm going to SFGAm again next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Kudos to anyone who would have called that! So with Great America getting Little Dipper and possibly Chang? Looks like Chicago is gonna be a happy city next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick2007 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 A possibility of 2 new coasters for next year? Lucky you SFGAM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbfan Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 $33,000?!?!? Ill sell some cars, put that in my backyard! Wow, Change and Little Dipper, just wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 The purchase cost is among the smallest of expenses of relocating a wooden coaster, as many parks can attest. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-...0,1094832.story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 Little Dipper's Star Rises At Six Flags (Great America): http://preview.tinyurl.com/yatw2jg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Judging from the picture, I'm sad to see that the Little Dipper will be losing it's ACE Coaster Classic status - those are definitely brand-new bright orange seatbelts I'm seeing. However, I'd rather see it lose it's classic status than lose the coaster all-together, so I can still do nothing but applaud Six Flags Great America for it's decision to purchase and rebuild a classic coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGAm Shock Wave Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 ^ I don't think seatbelts alone will have an effect on the Classic status. Big Dipper at Geauga Lake is a coaster classic, with seatbelts. http://www.aceonline.org/CoasterAwards/?type=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback96 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 And speaking of that: The coaster must use traditional lap bars that allow riders to experience so-called airtime, or negative G's (that sensation of floating above the seat!!). Individual, ratcheting lap bars do not meet this requirement. ACE Coaster Classics allow riders to slide from side-to-side. A coaster with any restraint or device that restricts this freedom is not eligible for ACE Coaster Classic status. Does that mean The Voyage is not eligible for Coaster Classic status? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 That would appear to be the case. Why does it matter? Parks don't care about ACE Coaster Classic status. Safety and insurance rates matter far, far more. As they should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 ^ I don't think seatbelts alone will have an effect on the Classic status. Big Dipper at Geauga Lake is a coaster classic, with seatbelts. http://www.aceonline...rAwards/?type=1 I think it depends on whether or not the seatbelts are individual or one-per-seat, because you have to be able to slide side-to-side. Zippin Pippin lost it's status because of individual seat belts. As for Voyage - it's not anywhere near a coaster classic status. Individual ratcheting lapbars, seat dividers, etc. It must have buzz bars, no seat dividers, etc. I can foresee Voyage getting Landmark status eventually, but it will never be a classic. Terpy - I know most parks don't care. I find that kind of sad. I'm not going to argue about seatbelts and their usefulness or lack thereof, I'm just stating that I think it's sad that parks don't care about classic status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Butcher Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Terpy - I know most parks don't care. I find that kind of sad. I'm not going to argue about seatbelts and their usefulness or lack thereof, I'm just stating that I think it's sad that parks don't care about classic status. Why would they care? Safety is much more important, and as The Interpreter stated, a park is not going to pay a higher premium for insurance just because a violent wooden coaster has buzz bars and no seatbelts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 Drilling For Supports to Begin This Week; Goal is to Open Coaster In June, Weather Could Affect: http://www.dailyhera...tory/?id=364740 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Unless you read a different article, I don`t see where it says they hope to open the ride with the park. Instead, I see the following: The goal, she said, is to have the ride up and running in June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 Wow. That was NOT there half an hour ago. I bet someone got a phone call! To avoid confusion, I'm editing my post. The last thing we want is someone to be disappointed when it does not open with the park! And, as always, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-roller-coaster-april13,0,680749.story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 And it's OPEN! http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=384041 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luff Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Yea! Now all I have to do is get back to Chicago, grab the kids with their free tickets and go ride it for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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