faeriewench Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Ok I retract. I don't do Marineland. Not until they fix their dismal exhibits, (especially for their deer) send out some of them belugas (they have around 30+ there) and move Kiska out to another park (preferably SeaWorld). After their fall out with SeaWorld, who knows what is going to happen to miss Kiska now. They really need new management. I do not like their GM. The way he publicly presented himself during the fight with SeaWorld...not professional, very childish individual for being in what? his 70's? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 We all knew that was coming from you haha 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faeriewench Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I'm probably the only one here that will say the man made a certain former CEO look like a prince at times, imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikkinixx99 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Where is this park at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faeriewench Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Marineland of Canada. Its located in Niagara Falls, Ontario. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikkinixx99 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 So if I go up to Niagra on my way to Wonderland that park is on the way and I should avoid spending money there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 If you like rides with sketchy maintenance placed what seems like miles from each other, animals and fishes displayed and cared for in highly suspect ways, then you'll love the place. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 But wait, I thought everyone loved Marineland! There's a place I know in Ontario... where Friendship Cove was "something new" for, like, five years... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Six Flags Great Adventure on Facebook : "Flowers may not be in bloom quite yet, but there is certainly something orange popping out of the ground in Jackson!" Photo : Six Flags Great Adventure via Facebook 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Big Droppy Thing! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride On_17 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 4 more months til I'll be on it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Goliath Insider Update at Six Flags Great America - March 14th, 2014 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastForever Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 [insert awesome photo here] Photo : Six Flags Great Adventure via Facebook Walkin' in an INTAMIN wonderland... Seriously, THAT just looks like heaven right now. Can't wait for mid-June(when I will be going)! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Goliath Insider Update at Six Flags Great America - March 14th, 2014 Perm Movie Nice steel coaster. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerNut Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Steel track = steel coaster Wood track = wood coaster So there for... Topper track(has wood in it) = wood coaster Iron Horse track(no wood) = steel coaster Why is that hard or confusing. I am not touching the freefall debate. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 You categorize your way. Of course it seems right. To you. Steel coaster. My way. Seems right to me. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfanatic83 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Topper track(has wood in it) = wood coaster Topper Track as steel on it as well. Where is the line drawn? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum91 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 ^The Racer's track(s) have a thin steel rail on them. So The Racer is a steel roller coaster(s) too, right? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore271 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Six Flags Great Adventure on Facebook : "Flowers may not be in bloom quite yet, but there is certainly something orange popping out of the ground in Jackson!" Photo : Six Flags Great Adventure via Facebook Is anybody familiar with how the new structure is being connected onto the existing structure here? I'm a bit confused about how it's being put together. It almost looks like the existing 3 footers have been drilled into and the new beams are going into them. I don't see any areas where they've been bolted together like all of the other supports. The same thing happens higher on the structure where the horizontal beam meets the back of the original three supports. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I have a friend who argues coaster type based on support structure. Therefore, to him, The Voyage is steel and Adventure Express is wooden. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I can't help it if he wants to be wrong. My approach? If 50% or more of the composition of the TRACK is steel, it's steel. Otherwise, it's wood. Simple. With topper track, a steel box replaces 4 of the 8 layers of wood. Those 4 layers are also a bit longer because the upstop wheels need a place to... upstop. Therefore, more than 50% steel, it's a steel coaster. This also prevents the thin steel strip that pretty much all wooden coasters ride on from pushing them into the "steel coaster" category. And that's nothing against topper tack coasters. I view them as steel coasters with wooden supports. One of my all-time favorite coasters is a steel coaster with wooden supports. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kblanken Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Six Flags uniform has changed this year from the bright neon yellow to a blue color. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Did they get rid of the ridiculous anti-littering message? I mean, I get the idea, but... really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kblanken Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I don't think there were any messages on them. I might need to take another few more trips to find out for sure though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSalsa Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Well, according to their facebook, SFGam just topped off Goliath not too long ago...here are their pictures from it: Yeah, I'm really thinking (even more so) after seeing these pictures that calling this a true wooden coaster is really stretching it...it DOES look like an awesome ride though. Though I must ask, why the heck can't Six Flags have its major attractions ready in time for their park's opening days!?!? (They really did start very late on building this ride and some of their other new-for-2014 attractions as well...but why?) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 ^ The reason I, at least, doubt that it's a wooden coaster is not because of the lift support structure. If that were the case, then Adventure Express would be wooden and Voyage would be steel. To me, it's because of what's between the road wheels and the upstop wheels. If you check out RMC's topper track page, you can see that what is between the road and upstop wheels is steel, not wood. Other folks tend to argue that the rest of the track is wood, so it should be considered wood. To me, Goliath is every bit of a steel coaster as Arrow Mine Trains that have their steel rails mounted on wooden ledgers. Outlaw Run is as steel as Goliath is as steel as Iron Rattler is as steel as Cedar Creek Mine Ride. Topper track is a clever invention that has been used to make or improve some great rides, but it's steel track through and through. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 The distinction between wood and steel coasters no longer makes sense. That being said, I'm sure Goliath will be a fine steel coaster. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSalsa Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 And then to further complicate things, you can take a coaster that's clearly wood and put topper track only on high-stress sections, which basically means some of the track is wood and some is steel. Terpy's right- in the last decade or so, the line between wood and steel has really blurred. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I'm reduced to sputtering, as Potter Stewart famously did in 1964 of obscenity, "I know it when I see it!" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 You both make good points, because rides like Tremors and Georgia Cyclone do kind of introduce a gray area. When do those rides become considered steel instead of wood? When more than half of the tracks are topper track-ed? Does having one inch of wood track left on 7,000 feet of an otherwise steel roller coaster still make it a wooden coaster? I guess does really come down to how you personally feel about it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 The video of one of the tallest steel coasters at Six Flags Great America, Goliath, being topped off yesterday...... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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