Flight of Fear
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Saved? No. Might it get some parts to extend its life a year or two? Maybe.
Realistically Poltergeist will probably be the last of the Premier spaghetti bowls. It's outdoors, yes, but it also wasn't one of the two prototypes and it seems to suffer far fewer issues than the other clones.
Realistically Poltergeist will probably be the last of the Premier spaghetti bowls. It's outdoors, yes, but it also wasn't one of the two prototypes and it seems to suffer far fewer issues than the other clones.
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It's also IMO the most enjoyable ride experience of the spaghetti bowls, therefore the one I hope stays around for a long while.
So, I just realized something. If the rumors are true, does KD really have any legit reason to remove FoF? Is it really that expensive/unreliable that they would just want to axe it?
Well, it was the first modern launch coaster ever built (along with the KI version) and a prototype of (now dated) LIM launch technology. It’s also almost 30 years old. I love FOF and will be devastated to see it removed, but it’s not hard to see why the current SF management would be ready to get rid of it.
I’ve also unfortunately noticed that FOF has been having a lot of downtime this season, and sometimes it’s almost felt like it’s barely making it through parts of the course. It’s the country‘s oldest LIM launch coaster, and sadly it’s starting to show it.
I’m still in the camp of retrofitting it with LSM and a full retheme to market it as a new ride experience, but that’s probably a pipe dream.
My bigger pipe dream is Vekoma comes in and does a flying coaster or suspended coaster that launches and recreated the bowl section.
Kings Island completely revamped their light package on their UFO, and it is awesome. Unfortunatly their load station in still in sad shape.
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Thats cool asf but idk if I would wanna stand there for more than 10min with that 
So IF Fof gets removed, will they remove the building as well, or will they save it? And if they remove the whole building, will that just leave a blank path to Pantherian?
I think, in an ideal world, the coaster ends up axed but the building gets reused for a darkride? Some overall structural modifications would be required but honestly it could work.
There has been some speculation circulating around, but no solid rumors that I am aware of at this time.
Wasn't FoF originally supposed to go to Carowinds? And if so, where would they have even put it?