TombRaiderFTW Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 ^ They're really gone. They showed up at Kings Dominion a few years ago. 1 Quote
HWBeast1039 Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 DANG IT!! I was geeting ready to say a Dippin Dots guy joke. Guess I'll go to another thread.. Quote
jlopez Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 I read somewhere a while back that they did in fact ship them somewhere else and another park is using them. I will have to see if I can find it. Quote
The Interpreter Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 Or...you could just read the post two above yours, which is accurate. Quote
Beastie1980 Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 I hope they don't take it down because my daughter just started riding coasters this year and Flight Deck is one of her favorites. Quote
Dalefan Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 ^Not sure how you're looking in the complete darkness while doing inversions at 54 mph, but a few seasons back the trains were sitting in the parking lot and the park explained that they were being shipped to another park for spare parts. It takes longer to read this thread and shake your head than it does to ride Flight Deck. I seen them while on a tour of the building one year. I still have pics of it. Quote
Gordon Bombay Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 ^I have a picture I took last year of Laynce Nix signing autographs at Great American Ballpark, it doesn't mean he's still with the Reds. 8 Quote
Dalefan Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I didn't say they were still in the building. Lol. I just said i have pics of them. Quote
teenageninja Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I really doubt that after spending money to paint the ride, that they would tear it down. Simple economics. 1 Quote
Dalefan Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 They spent how ever many millions on SOB. And it's just sitting around. 1 Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I like FLight Deck and I hope its here to stay. Quote
InnocentRyan Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 They spent how ever many millions on SOB. And it's just sitting around. You're comparing apples to oranges... 1 Quote
The Interpreter Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I really doubt that after spending money to paint the ride, that they would tear it down. Simple economics. But see King Cobra. 1 Quote
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 ^ But Terpy, that was a "paramount" of a company. Quote
teenageninja Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Terpy, I understand your point, circumstances were a little different then and I don't think acquiring parts for an Arrow suspended are as bad as a TOGO Stand Up. I could be wrong, but I really doubt KI will tear out Flight Deck in the next 5 years. Quote
Guest rcfreak339 Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 ^Just having a ride painted isn't a sign of a ride staying. Look at Chang from Kentucky Kingdom, the entire ride was repainted at the beginning of the 2007 season then just two years later the entire ride (and park) is gone. If Flight Deck comes to the point that maintaining it is an issue and it costs an unreasonable amount of money than it will leave, newly painted or not. With Arrow and TOGO both gone, of course it will be harder to find parts and fix certain problems. With only 5 Arrow Suspended roller coasters left in the entire world, there will come a point when Flight Deck will have to be torn down just because parts are extremely rare. How long will this be? It's anyone's guess. Also take not that Arrow Suspended coasters are in fact rarer than TOGO Stand-ups, With only 5 Arrow Suspended coasters and and 6 Stand-up TOGOs left. Quote
TombRaiderFTW Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 ^ Extremely rare parts for Flight Deck? As I understand it, one of S&S's prime reasons for purchasing the bankrupt Arrow is its profitable parts division... 1 Quote
Guest rcfreak339 Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 What I'm saying is, If more Arrow Suspended coasters keep disappearing then S&S will have much less of a need to make replacement parts for the Arrow suspend coasters. No, the parts will not be impossible to find...just much harder or probably more expensive. Quote
HWBeast1039 Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 Flight Deck's sign has been removed from the entrance to the line. I hope it's just for Club Blood. Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 I think they do that every year. Quote
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