I don’t think anyone here is shoving anything down your throat - I think you’re seeking out conflicting opinions for attention. Sorry not sorry. If you want to bring something constructive critically, fine, but this just feels like rage bait. And judging on comments above, it seems like this is your goal
Yep, I already blocked the account on reddit last week, now it is set to ignore on here.
I fully expect to be as much of a fan of it as I was of Toro in its prime, if not more. I’m thrilled that it’s finally getting an Intamin retrack, but it’s also about 35 spots lower in my rankings than it could be and I’m looking forward to reevaluating that once it’s gotten the TLC it’s so desperately needed for so long.
Oh I know lol. He hasn’t quite gone off the rails here the way he has there, but I figure it’s only a matter of time.
Even when the sting of losing Ka was fresh, with it having been the coaster I’ve been on the most without question, I’ve been very enthusiastic about the prospect of reinventing such a massive portion of the park. Golden Kingdom never quite worked out as planned and moving past it is almost certainly the right option.
Looking forward to park opening so we can get a better look at all this
I think Superman ends up either getting rethemed or removed, and if it ends up being removed, I could see something decent going in that plot w/ the unused GL plot.
I feel like the rumors are louder about Medusa going soon, no? I think they turn GL’s plot into more parking and use Medusa’s plot towards a new ride
"Being a better experience than recent memory" involves so little in terms of programmatic consumer experiences it's almost laughable.
Well it seems everyone suddenly has a lot to say when I say Great Adventure is in an embarrassing state. I think the enthusiasm says a lot. If I offered what I perceived to be constructive criticism it'd be misconstrued as a thoosie crayon.
"Off the rails" is a cute pun. My thoughts are no different
When the hopeful future is "I could see something decent going in that plot w/ the unused GL plot" I really think we've reached peak copium
Do you think anyone here thinks Great Adventure is some kind of elite park right now? We’re here talking about a ride and the improvements going around it to help make the park better. You’re pretty miserable, I suggest therapy. It helps, I promise"Being a better experience than recent memory" involves so little in terms of programmatic consumer experiences it's almost laughable.
Well it seems everyone suddenly has a lot to say when I say Great Adventure is in an embarrassing state. I think the enthusiasm says a lot.
"Off the rails" is a cute pun. My thoughts are no different
When the hopeful future is "I could see something decent going in that plot w/ the unused GL plot" I really think we've reached peak copium
I think that area needs some love before they put another coaster in that tucked away plot. My longest wait for Medusa was halfway up the stairs to the station.
Son of Beast was also a wooden coaster, which are cheaper up front and cost more to maintain in the long run. Combine that with it being built by RCCA who used subpar building materials and the accidents it had occur, of course it closed.
I think the issue we’re running into here is that it’s how you’re saying it, not what you’re saying. If you take a look at the Pantheon thread, you’ll see we all were very vocal about that attraction when it didn’t meet the usual standards of a BGW attraction. But you seem to be receiving our critiques/comments as disrespectful or demeaning, and not us trying to find a middle ground or a way to agree with you in some capacity. We are on a forum, so there will naturally be debates, but this is currently rather one sided. @Zachary has tried several times to level with and reason with you, but you have doubled and even tripled down on your statements, and have not even acknowledged that the points being brought up are in fact valid and real, whereas @Zachary has done that.
Honestly, Kings Dominion and Kentucky Kingdom are phenomenal examples of this. KK a little less so because it’s newer but I’ll explain why in a moment.
To add to your point, Jungle X is the kind of refurbishment and refresh I’d love for the Boardwalk + Golden Kingdom for GAdv. To me, out of the parks I’ve visited, that’s the most realistic and most desired theming style for me as a frequent SFGAdv homepark goer.
It also brought it out of a state immeasurably worse than the park is currently in. Clearly there’s some bias given my username, but it’s arguably the most important coaster to ever be built at Great Adventure.
To add to this, Cyborg was an interesting looking lawn ornament that probably spent far more time broken down or SBNO than operating, and DDD was as hideous as all skycoasters are, as well as unpopular and something that likely required more in depth training for staff than really any other ride in the park.
Look at all the cope in the few responses since. Absolutely yes, they'll say anything ElToroRyan tells them to. Ron Toomer is designing the Great Adventure 2028 Giga.
like, No <3 If you wanna "let’s be so for real" me (a great example of the kind of demeaning language I've been met with), there is simply no world in which Six Flags could not have afforded to maintain said attractions in their primes. It was a series of choices that deprioritized the consumer experience in favor of shareholder profit. That's what the company does now, and I do not understand how recognizing that is MORE upsetting than recognizing that going to one of their legacy SIx Flags properties, which haven't seen investment in years, sucks, especially given the renewed interest in extraction of profits from consumers since the merger. Clearly, of the two companies that merged, one was selling a more "premium" experience whose advantage over the other was consumer spending. Six Flags Great Adventure was by far the most neglected of SF legacy flagships, and now is paying the price for both Sucking as a Six Flags Park and Sucking as A Six Flags Flagship. If it had never grown any larger, I'd be content with the Michigan's Adventure of the Northeast.
Honestly, the more time passes since Right Stuff’s building was used for more to the public than a Fright Fest trail, the more I think it’s unfortunately going to stick around and continue to be a bit of an eyesore. I can’t entirely blame them, it’s the largest storage facility they have within the park by a wide margin.
I did not mean for my “Let’s be so for real” comment to come off as demeaning. I was simply trying to put more emphasis on what I was saying and why.
