Attraction The Flying Machine

[Burnouts]

Why is it that right before we get bad news on a BGW ride, someone on here always predicts it, gets downvoted, then turns out to be right? This is the third time in 3 years

Time 1 (a week later it was confirmed to be closing):
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Time 2 (the very next post Zachary confirmed it's a family invert):
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Time 3 (a week later it's confirmed):
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Because there are park employees on here playing damage control and gaslighting people.

Also a couple of the big columns were accidentally knocked down last year and I don't think they've been replaced. It's not just the rides that need attention in that area - the theming does too.

THIS is why I blame Kevin. One ride going away is fine, but we’re now up to 3. The broken column also massively pissed me off with the park doing nothing about it. They do not care to PRESERVE, with Loch Ness being the exception.

 

[Zachary]

Why is it that right before we get bad news on a BGW ride, someone on here always predicts it, gets downvoted, then turns out to be right? This is the third time in 3 years

Time 1 (a week later it was confirmed to be closing):
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Time 2 (the very next post Zachary confirmed it's a family invert):
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Time 3 (a week later it's confirmed):
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The dislike reaction is not a Reddit-style "downvote." The thumbs-down is frequently used to convey that someone personally dislikes the theory put forward, not necessarily to mean that the theory put forward is wrong. The posts cited all received mixed reactions but I don't think the reactions on any of them convey that people disbelieve the theory—just that they dislike the fact that ______ may be happening.

Much more appropriate to look at the responses and see who (if anyone) pushed back on the theories and what their justification was for doing so.

Because there are park employees on here playing damage control and gaslighting people.

[Citation (very much) Needed]

THIS is why I blame Kevin. One ride going away is fine, but we’re now up to 3. The broken column also massively pissed me off with the park doing nothing about it. They do not care to PRESERVE, with Loch Ness being the exception.

You do realize Kevin Lembke doesn't just hit up "Attraction Amazon" with his credit card to buy shit on a whim, right? Turns out there's this whole corporate appropriations process where capital expenditures have to be proposed, reviewed, refined, and judged based on an array of metrics.

BGW has been in discussions with ride manufacturers for years now about a Cradle replacement. I'm confident discussions are already occuring re: replacing The Flying Machine. Whether or not BGW is ultimately allowed to pull the trigger on any of these has nothing to do with BGW though and everything to do with suits up at corporate.

 

[Fenrihr]

(Completely offtopic)

... doesn't just hit up "Attraction Amazon" with his credit card to buy ...

This just makes me want to see an "Attraction Amazon" website, now.

Mainly for the verified purchaser reviews.

 

[MrBradferd]

PRIME delivery for a new ride?! Get a Prime membership now for free delivery from B&M plant!

 

[Coasternerd]

Don’t forget your free 2 day shipping!

 

[Coolguy15]

I was driving down from northern Virginia yesterday from visiting friends during rush hour (big mistake), and my dad called me while I was driving and told me that he had news.

Me: “is it good or bad news?”

Dad: “it’s bad for all of us.”

He then told me that the Flying Machine was closing, but the way he presented the news made it sound like the fucking world was ending

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

It’s still on the regular park map, but it’s been removed from the Mardi Gras map

 

[Thomas]

Soon it’ll just be “Italy Ride”

 

[Lord Robert]

Hopefully it won't be "Italy Ride" for much longer.

 

[TheBigBadBuschBro1984]

This would look great as a replacement and uses the same footprint

 

[Coasternerd]

This would look great as a replacement and uses the same footprintView attachment 36449

Problem: Lil’ Gliders is right there and does more or less the same thing.

 

[farfeather]

I think an Air Race would be a fun, thrill flat ride, and, if they really wanted to, could also be called The Flying Machine.

 

[TheBigBadBuschBro1984]

Or they can move the catapult into the flying machine spot

Problem: Lil’ Gliders is right there and does more or less the same thing.

We have an Autobahn and an Autobahn Jr

 

[AIR]

Or they can move the catapult into the flying machine spot

Unfortunately the pad is just a little too small.

 

[wyldbill]

Looks like Zachary's Da Vinci's Dirigibles idea is looking pretty good right about now.

 

[Coasternerd]

I was at the park rather unexpectedly today. Here’s the current state of the ride.

 

[rollercoastercoaster]

99% gone now

(Photo from Andre Carney on FB)

 

[Coasternerd]

I wonder what alternate universe it could’ve been in Cradle had been the one to be saved (originally, back when they had to choose) and flying machine disappeared before.

 

[mtpelepele]

They never had to choose. Cradle suffered a very expensive part failure, which is why it closed when it did.

 

[horsesboy]

I wonder what alternate universe it could’ve been in Cradle had been the one to be saved (originally, back when they had to choose) and flying machine disappeared before.

We would have lost both in the end either way. Both had significant parts issues that since they are out dated and unsupported models required expensive custom made parts. Unfortunately in both cases the issues were not found till they were closed for maintenance and thus no precloser and last ride.