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Nitro230 said:
I have a friend who is worried about his motion sickness (he doesn't ride joker or houdini because of it) so I def get why the spinning aspect might be a turn off for some people. I have heard that most people don't feel anymore sick after Time Traveler or Ride to Happiness than any other coaster so hopefully its not that big a deal.
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This was my experience

Flat rides can really screw me up after a ride or two, but lapping Time Traveler or Ride to Happiness didn't give me any problems at all. I think the rate of rotation is way lower than you'd expect, to the point where I'd more call it drifting than spinning, but obviously that doesn't sound as good for promotional materials. I'd say if you've ridden Cosmic Rewind at Epcot and enjoyed it then an Extreme Spinner would be well within your wheelhouse!
 
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Personally I have no problem with spinning (OR MACK, OR MACK EXTREME SPINNERS, OR MACK REGULAR SPINNERS FOR THAT MATTER). I just feel like the layout, AS SHOWN IN THE SURVEY, does not at all take advantage of that gimmick to make for a better ride. This is why I am very hopeful there will be some sort of holding brake and controlled spin at the top. This is the only element that could be enhanced by the spinning, IN MY OPINION. I think a long stalled launch is enough disorientation in itself and I don't need to be spinning during it. AS PRESENTED and IN MY OPINION, it's just not a very enjoyable or efficient launch coaster nor is it a very enjoyable spinning coaster, but it sure is expensive and visible, and I DON'T THINK there will be a 2028 Great Adventure coaster to be the El Toro (substantial and enjoyable addition) to Phantom Spire's Kingda Ka (highly visible Gimmickbahn of limited substance/length). That timeline of large investments is probably a very obvious mistake they are looking to avoid paralleling, so northdetectives stay waiting for a more worthwhile experience, likely not to come for some years
 
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The holding break at the top is honestly a really interesting idea that I didn't even consider to be honest. Whatever the case I trust that Mack has figured something out to get the dangling sensation at the top to work. This ride concept definitely feels like something they came up with themselves and Six Flags picked up, so I'm sure they feel confident that the gimmick will have the desired effect.

As for 2028, yeah I'm not expecting anything crazy. I think the most realistic outcome is a Zamperla flat package to fill up either the boardwalk or western section of the park. I also really think that Nitro refresh is around the corner too which would be another nice change. I think 2029 is the earliest we can expect another coater. That being said I don't think it's that crazy to expect a new coaster in 2029 given how much was recently taken out of the park.
 
Love the purple!!! So glad to see more content from the park. Does anyone recognize this type of track? It’s hard to tell with the fins on top. Good news that track has arrived already. They will have a lot of time to get this ride and the surrounding area built up.
 
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What a classy color combo. The industry sees so few purple coasters in general, but that hue paired with the shadowy grey looks especially stunning. Big, big fan.

I'm also a huge fan of the fact that they had thoosies out to the site for first track arrival. Don't know that I've ever seen that and it shows once again that Ryan Eldridge gets the community in ways few in the industry seem to.
 
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Zachary said:
What a classy color combo. The industry sees so few purple coasters in general, but that hue paired with the shadowy grey looks especially stunning. Big, big fan.

I'm also a huge fan of the fact that they had thoosies out to the site for first track arrival. Don't know that I've ever seen that and it shows once again that Ryan Eldridge gets the community in ways few in the industry seem to.
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All that "marketing budget" and we get two specific influencers invited out to see the track and spread the word for them lol
 
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Zachary said:
What a classy color combo. The industry sees so few purple coasters in general, but that hue paired with the shadowy grey looks especially stunning. Big, big fan.

I'm also a huge fan of the fact that they had thoosies out to the site for first track arrival. Don't know that I've ever seen that and it shows once again that Ryan Eldridge gets the community in ways few in the industry seem to.
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Emphasizing this for sure. Seeing his interview recently about everything coming + letting some of the influencers out to cover the arrival today makes me feel lucky to have him in our corner as someone with GAdv as my home park. Absolutely love the shade of purple they went with too. It’s gonna look so cool during FrightFest especially
 
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Zachary said:
What a classy color combo. The industry sees so few purple coasters in general, but that hue paired with the shadowy grey looks especially stunning. Big, big fan.

I'm also a huge fan of the fact that they had thoosies out to the site for first track arrival. Don't know that I've ever seen that and it shows once again that Ryan Eldridge gets the community in ways few in the industry seem to.
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The color combo is really nice, somewhat similar to DC rivals which is a really nice looking coaster. Was really surprised to see them invite enthusiasts to the site, that’s not something I think I have seen Six Flags do. Feel like we’re going to see the marketing begin to ramp up. Think we’ll see some teasers in the boardwalk section once the park opens up again.

Side note: seeing the fast lane signs at a six flags park is really strange and is gonna take some getting used to.
 
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All that "marketing budget" and we get two specific influencers invited out to see the track and spread the word for them lol
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Nah, this is a bad take. This is a marketing professional literally spending essentially $0 of the attraction's marketing budget and a couple hours max of his time to tap into a free, earned marketing opportunity most parks' PR departments are—I'm sorry but it's true—too lazy, disinterested, and disengaged to grab. He knew it would be especially relevant to the niche, thoosie community and invited out a couple trusted people from that community to relay the content to their audiences through their lenses. It's strictly good, smart, efficient, savvy marketing and it's executed in such a way as to garner goodwill with an important community for the park too. It's a win all around and it is important that we note the contrast between what SFGAdv is doing here and how this typically happens at other parks around the country.
 
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