Personally hoping Great Adventure doesn't get AFO just because they've decided (for reasons I don't understand) that they're keeping that awful name. A few things on here are interesting though, that western themed dark ride? sign me up. Justice League is objectively bad and in poor shape, could honestly care less if it sticks around. Houdini is great but in poor shape and I just don't trust Six Flags to keep it around. Having a dark ride of a similar quality to the new Phantom Theater at KI as the center of a Frontier Adventures renovation would be incredible. Could go in the old arena spot as phase one, then a Medusa replacement (vekoma tilt anyone?) could be phase 2 and all of a sudden that area is a lot more filled out.
News Great (Slopfest) Adventure Survey ft. AF1, Flight Deck (?!?), & More
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Would love to see a flying theater in the plaza de carvel! Imagine how cool it would be to glide over Central America! They can showcase all the different countries and make an immersive family attraction. Definitely taking advantage of the current well themed area.
Whats wrong with the name? Nothing....
Don't throw stones when you live in a glass house lol.... We have 2 batman themed rides, one with Flash, one with Joker and one with Superman. It doesn't get much worse than than.
I still wonder what the hell SFNE would’ve done about Batman - The Dark Knight if their Dark Knight had actually opened.
The park that had two vekoma boomerangs next to eachother? probably nothing lol
well, they renamed batman the ride to batman the ride for a short time when dark knight coaster Was being contructed but renamed back to batman: the dark knight after the dark knight coaster was cancelled and moved to mexico
What’s wrong with the name is that it’s named after the owners of a different park chain. Not to mention it was already a kinda corny name at Fun Spot. And yeah those names are bad but isn’t part of having this whole new leadership team about raising our standards for the park? If they want to give this ride a proper retheme and new name I’d welcome it but I don’t want it ruining the vibe of the boardwalk which is now one of the better themed areas of the park.
I mean I feel like there are ways you can mask the name into the theme of the boardwalk, Jersey has air shows on the shore for July 4th, it’s a red white and blue color scheme. Maybe you can add a scream machine tagline to the ride name and try to market it as the return of the great American scream machine.
I just really don’t think this park should pass up on such a world class ride because of the name requirement. Having ridden it earlier this year it would easily be up there with El Toro (I still take Toro over it but I know that it’s ranked above it on many lists). Especially if getting this ride doesn’t change the plans the park has for future expansion, and instead is slotted in as a bonus (like flash).
I just really don’t think this park should pass up on such a world class ride because of the name requirement. Having ridden it earlier this year it would easily be up there with El Toro (I still take Toro over it but I know that it’s ranked above it on many lists). Especially if getting this ride doesn’t change the plans the park has for future expansion, and instead is slotted in as a bonus (like flash).
Goldmine. The park cannot just pass on this opportunity of AF1. Great American Scream Machine reliving through AF1 would be perfect.
Also funny that 2 decades later from Ka and Toro opening up aside each other in 2005 and 2006, there's a realistic possibility of a parallel between Bakunawa in 2027 and AF1 in 2028?
Y’know… ArieForce One: The Great American Scream Machine has a bit of a ring to it.
I totally agree! Shoreline is generic enough and can easily fit as a nautical naval base or air show over the beach! Lots it potential theming in the que to match the Jersey shore theme. Can include history of NJ naval bases as well. American scream machine would be a great tribute. This will be the first normal original thrill since Eltoro from 2006! Would be a fantastic fit along with BAK Eltoro Nitro would make the park line up pretty elite and would compete with Hershey park.
I find it impossible to say whether I want my park to get AFO or not because I'd have to know what effect it'd have on the existing long-term plans for the park. If the deal is GAdv can have AFO but it means we don't get one of a family woodie or a Vekoma we are otherwise basically planning to add over the next 10 years, then I'd say let another park get AFO. But if it's in addition to those other long-term coaster plans, then I'm doing backflips to get AFO and figuring out where to fit it in. The name thing is ridiculous, but you can call it AFO or Gargantuan Vertical Velocity and I'll still ride the sh*t out of it if it's at my park because it's one of the best rides there is.
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I'm 99 percent sure it's using info from the Six Flags app. I recently downloaded it, created a login with personal email, and chose Carowinds as my home park. The survey came to that email address and had Carowinds as my home park.
I can't imagine that survey being relevant to Great Adventure outside of a potential AF1 relocation. We don't need another similar inverted coaster, or single rail, or floorless.
Medusa, Batman, Jersey Devil, etc...
I wish we could get a Thrill Glider.
Medusa, Batman, Jersey Devil, etc...
I wish we could get a Thrill Glider.
I said over in the Thrill Glider thread I'd love one that starts either in the Pine Barrens or Frontier Adventures.
If the latter, replace the Safari Station's current orientation and run up parallel to the road.
If permittable, send it out over the edge if the lake by Log Fluke and run down along the water as much as possible.
If Pine Barrens, start up near Jersey Devil then run out behind the lake Lakefront side.
Not sure if it's permittable, but it'd be so cool if it could.
So my take on the company wide AI slopfest survey is they are trying to figure out which rides would be a boos in certain places, which ones people hate so they can put it in lesser parks. That's why they're all the same - its basically ranked choice voting for what ends up where.
I'm almost tempted to setup accounts for every park to sabotage results. /s
I'm almost tempted to setup accounts for every park to sabotage results. /s
MLdesigns just made a fantastic video of Airforce fitting in shoreline pier. After seeing potential modifications, this can easily fit perfectly next to BAK! Even without adjusting it, it would fit well enough and looks to be the easiest to plop down compared to Carowinds or kings island without removal of infrastructure and having flat land, no trees etc. This would the a great “thank you” gift especially from the removals. We still need investment after BAK to have a better coaster line up than before 2024! They definitely should not let this opportunity pass! Airforce will be the star attraction right in the front capturing everyone attention. This will be a fan favorite, as a well rounded thrill coaster that most will enjoy. Eltoro is completely different and BAK will be for extreme enthusiasts. Having airforce along with BAK, Eltoro, Nitro would easily make this park have a 5/5 coaster line up. Than they can put a Verkoma family coaster like Wearwolf, in the golden kingdom filling in the space. I can see this within the next 4-5 years. Would be a excellent investment plan for this park!
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This is pretty close to how I imagined it would fit. If they did this, I'd be pretty happy.
Carowinds and Kings Island are good contenders. But after seeing how this coaster could look next to BAK and shoreline pier right in the front of park it really makes sense. It fits so well and would be incredibly eye catching for guests walking in. If they can make those adjustments, it’s pretty obvious that this park is the best fit. Park is under performing, needs another coaster from removals, in the rebuilding phase, flat land, no trees, no major infrastructure to be removed, it all adds up to a major advantage compared to other parks. If they don’t have another major coaster planned yet after BAK, I think great adventure would be most likely to receive this! We are potentially looking at another major coaster announcement this year and it’s pretty exciting!