malem Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Worlds of Fun has quietly announced a WindSeeker, and they're calling it SteelHawk. https://www.worldsoffun.com/what-s-new/new-for-2014 Presumably, this is the WindSeeker from Knott's. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gad198 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 SteelHawk? Wow, I would have loved to have been in that meeting when potential names were thrown out there! Maybe the Golden Tickets will create a new category for "Most Generic Ride Name - New Ride Division". To Cedar Fair's credit their newest additions have been given solid names, but wow, this one instantly made me LOL. Good times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I wish our WindSeeker would have gotten relocated and have a nice flat in its place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Sweet. KC will surely love the sights - stranded 301 feet in the air. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I wish our WindSeeker would have gotten relocated and have a nice flat in its place. It seems our WindSeeker has been the most reliable. Great ride when the wind is not blowing to hard! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Considering the reason for this relocation, they probably wanted to go low-key on the name. And after all the bad publicity surrounding WindSeeker evacuations, they certainly didn't want to introduce it as "WindSeeker". This way, it can be recognized by the public as just another new ride. Hopefully, one that will operate reliably and will complete any evacuations in a timely manner. (Whatever it's called, it offers a rather enjoyable ride - when it's actually operating.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Why is Knotts being relocated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron88stang Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Why is Knotts being relocated? They have never re-opened theirs. The rumor is that the State of California will not allow them to do so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Well, that sounds like an extremly dumb rule.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron88stang Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I hear that they are not satisfied with the evacuation procedure. I believe I read that on Screamscape so take that with a grain of salt, but it sounds plausible to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 California is notoriously strict about amusement park operations and safety in their state. WindSeeker's odd contraption for unloading guests in emergencies is, to say the least, sketchy looking to the average park visitor, so I imagine California's OSHA and other oversight departments looked into it and apparently found unfavorably. That's why people are assuming that Knotts' will be transported to Missouri. The rides got lukewarm reception anyway, and now that California's has a notorious past to the average park visitor, it's not likely to drive ticket sales while in Missouri it can be resold to the public. The name change makes sense - for locals, imagine their surprise if they were to Google "WindSeeker" and found news reports galore about breakdowns, people being stranded, months of closures, and the weird evacuation device. Renaming the ride at least delays that sort of mass discovery. The ride will, by the way, be located very close to the park's existing Thunderhawk, which begs the question "Has Cedar Fair still not hired anyone to help with naming new rides?" and also "Do they know that there are raptors out there besides hawks?" Thunder, fire, steel, and night, now... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 What the heck is a SteelHawk? Horrible name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I feel sick saying it, but wouldn't Flight Deck be a more appropriate name here? The colors even match! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy11 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Does anyone else find it strange that WindSeekers look way more reliable than SkyScreamers, yet WindSeekers break down more often? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I been on both a skyscreamer and WindSeeker. Skyscreamer gives the better ride. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 So knotts hopefully will be replacing theirs with something soon: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 It hasn't been confirmed that Knott's is losing their WindSeeker that I'm aware of...just speculation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 What the heck is a SteelHawk? Horrible name. Using the attached link to a random band name generator, and putting in the word "Steel," a lot of interesting results came up. I think something like this can be used to name new rides (or relocated old ones). http://www.bandnamemaker.com/generator/?cw=Steel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Steel Force, how do you like that name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 What the heck is a SteelHawk? Horrible name. Using the attached link to a random band name generator, and putting in the word "Steel," a lot of interesting results came up. I think something like this can be used to name new rides (or relocated old ones). http://www.bandnamemaker.com/generator/?cw=Steel Hehehe....sounds like where CF gets it's names anyway....I like "Steel Furniture of the Gapping Rag" LMAO! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 LOL! Because it's random, your results will be different when you click the link. You can try putting in "Hawk," "Force," "Wind," and it will yield some good, some hilarious results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I feel sick saying it, but wouldn't Flight Deck be a more appropriate name here? The colors even match! I'm disappointed that we don't have a cool name like Afterburn. Even Thunder Road would have sounded better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 LOL! Because it's random, your results will be different when you click the link. You can try putting in "Hawk," "Force," "Wind," and it will yield some good, some hilarious results. I tried wind....how's this for a CF ride name....."Wind Playground Of The Self-inflicted Pest" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I'm disappointed that we don't have a cool name like Afterburn. Even Thunder Road would have sounded better Agreed. It would be miserable enough if "Flight Deck" was truly the best they could come up with. It's downright puzzlingly awful that they also came up with Afterburn (still not great, but much better) and then only gave it to one of the rides... I mean... Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AintNutinElse2Do Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 So using the band name generator I got a couple very fitting names... Frustration Steel Steel Dysfunction Now given Kansas City news has already spilled the beans on the relocation they might as well kept the WindSeeker name. http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/local_news/planned-worlds-of-fun-attraction-has-checkered-past 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Well, a news station has reported that it had an incident in the past. Time for the popcorn. I can't wait to hear how many people died on it. Or maybe some seats fell off or dummies fell out in testing. Clearly at least one of those things MUST have happened. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I saw it on the Internet. (The Internet reports or a source reports...) The unbelievable news would be if Cedar Fair were actually silly enough to buy a new WindSeeker ride from the same company. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 That's didn't take long! So long WindSeeker at Knotts, say hello to Worlds of Fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Yep....they would have to make up for their losses with the ride SBNO. Seems like a logical thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Knotts has confirmed that their WindSeeker is in fact heading to Missouri to become SteelHawk in 2014.... http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/local_news/planned-worlds-of-fun-attraction-has-checkered-past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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