Extremely bittersweet, but thankful that they aren’t sticking around in their decapitated state.
State of the Park
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Previously intrapark comms were housed in there (and I thought some of the park wifi infra but that could be a misrecollection). Guess they moved that equipment to other locations.
Probably moved everything to the black towers they've been installing around the park the last couple seasons.
GORGEOUS FANTASTIC AMAZING. I AM FEELING HOPE LIKE I HAVE NEVER FELT BEFORE. LONG LIVE THE MINE TRAIN
Nice post showing some of the work to repaint Barrels O' Fun. But it's the top comment that got me......
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Nice post showing some of the work to repaint Barrels O' Fun. But it's the top comment that got me......
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Don’t have insta. What’s the top comment say?
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this goes to show that great adventure may have regretted demolishing rolling thunder
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this goes to show that great adventure may have regretted demolishing rolling thunder
I think it just goes to show that the park's new leadership/owners don't want what's left of Rolling Thunder to rot away.
I think there's a good chance there is regret over Rolling Thunder's demolition, but painting the remaining structure isn't a sign of that, no.
I think there's a good chance there is regret over Rolling Thunder's demolition, but painting the remaining structure isn't a sign of that, no.
Rolling Thunder would almost certainly still be around in some form, I-BOX conversion or not, if legacy SF wasn’t hilariously awful at maintaining wooden coasters at Great Adventure.
They couldn’t be bothered to do more than (dogshit) patch work on what many consider to be the greatest wooden coaster ever built, of course they allowed RT to reach a condition that caused RMC to essentially say “lol no.”
I do often wonder if it might’ve stood a chance even in its condition if RMC wasn’t such a fresh company at the time. 2013 RMC may have been unprepared to take on such a decrepit structure, but by 2018, it might have still been unlikely, but possible.
They couldn’t be bothered to do more than (dogshit) patch work on what many consider to be the greatest wooden coaster ever built, of course they allowed RT to reach a condition that caused RMC to essentially say “lol no.”
I do often wonder if it might’ve stood a chance even in its condition if RMC wasn’t such a fresh company at the time. 2013 RMC may have been unprepared to take on such a decrepit structure, but by 2018, it might have still been unlikely, but possible.
On the Hurricane Harbor side: Paradise Pizza & Grill looks great, and every slide appears to have a fresh coat of paint with the exception of Tornado + a couple of the newer additions. This painting project actually started last year, but I didn't expect it to be this extensive — they really went all out with it.
If you've been to NJ's HH at any point during the past decade, you know how faded many of the colors were. The vibrancy makes everything feel brand new.
If you've been to NJ's HH at any point during the past decade, you know how faded many of the colors were. The vibrancy makes everything feel brand new.
Glad to see them give the water park some much needed TLC.
Now if they could get rid of the trashy metal roof on island traders and replace it with thatched roofing like it originally had, that'd be fantastic.
Now if they could get rid of the trashy metal roof on island traders and replace it with thatched roofing like it originally had, that'd be fantastic.
Not be being at work and cackling at this comment! Honestly I think that they are going to quickly update this park to make it look the best they can for the upcoming seasons. Fingers crossed that a Nitro repaint is included in that. With that also being said, I personally think that Mine Train was fast tracked due to the amount of photos and videos of project purple that are going to be going around very soon from the iconic photo spot that once included, skyway, mine train, toro, and ka. Plus Frontier Adventures needs/still needs an update. Hopefully a new flat or coaster will come next to this section.
To be fair, they're painting the mine train right now, yeah?
All in good time (hopefully)