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Mrceagle

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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #30 on: January 16, 2020, 01:35:35 am »
might want to look at a sky sot it's not that big of an area. Plus you then open up the question, where do the employees g?.

Now I do think they can push the picnic grove back but anything added there will be a pretty bad dead end.  Now you could set up a picnic grove behind the nightmare building. The walk around the building would be a bit dull but it's no further out of the way then LC's picnic grove and I think it might still be close to the park area then SFOG.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #31 on: January 16, 2020, 07:22:55 am »
Yeah I’m not gonna pretend I’m great at this, these were just my ideas.  Employee parking could be moved somewhere else, maybe in the same area just closer to like the staff building and first aid?  I’m not 100% sure but I’m sure they could figure something out.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #32 on: January 16, 2020, 07:05:12 pm »
The first this is to have the ideas to start with. then you work out the details.  So far you're doing a good. job.

When the park had Mindbender on the 2 SFNE online back and on the Great Escape central forums We toyed with a number of ways to shift the picnic grove around because many of us figured it would be the only practica place for the SLC along with a few small rides to make a Gotham city attraction. Before the Looney Tunes came an went.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #33 on: January 16, 2020, 08:40:54 pm »
I’ve toyed with the idea of DC themed area at the park for a long time and I’m still very torn.

On one hand, it’s cool and all.  Problem is Six Flags beats it to death.

I think if they took the picnic area and made that the DC area as long as it doesn’t spill into the other sections of the park.  I think a family level to moderate thrill ride collection would be TGE’s best option.  These can be changed around, but my mock up would be-

Superman: Ultimate Flight- Zamperla Giant Sky Chaser (https://www.zamperla.com/products/giant-sky-chaser/)

Batman: Batarang- Mondial Heart Breaker (http://www.mondialrides.com/heartbreaker/)

Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth- S&S Screamin’ Swing (http://s-s.com/rides/screamin-swing/)

Joker: Carnival of Chaos- Fabbri Spider (https://www.fabbrigroup.com/portfolio-item/spider/)

Harley Quinn: Spinsanity- Mondial Swinger (http://www.mondialrides.com/swinger/)

I'd also consider moving Pandemonium (would be called Cyborg and be like SFNE's) and Extreme Supernova (Riddler? not sure) so I can give these attractions a cooler theme and bring some more family rides to a more thrilling area that would stick out like a sore thumb at a family park.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #34 on: January 18, 2020, 11:18:14 am »
Interestingly in your entire DC area, you don't have one coaster. Some interesting ideas. very creative. Not sure if you want to put in that many foreign rides in one addition at one time. these are not well-suported attractions in the use and if they start going down around the same time it will be difficult to get then up and running again.

When we were talking about a DC area this was before and slightly after the looney toons came to the park in the National Park area.  It was a very different time and with the chain possibly expanding more with its branding ti was questioned on if the park would be flagged. When The African area got converted to Looney transnational park this grew but everyone figures that a flagging would come with at least a new area and the DC property. The general trend was a flagging came with a moderate to large expansion.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #35 on: January 18, 2020, 11:59:23 am »
I still think we could get flagged at some point, especially with our new additions in recent history.

I heard somewhere that we were originally going to be flagged and called “Six Flags Over the Adirondacks.” That would’ve been really cool.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #36 on: January 19, 2020, 05:08:12 pm »
The over was hardly used in the later flagging really only happened with Riverside to connect to the region as Six Flags New England. Most of the flagged parks retained their original names. America, Elitch gardens. Darina Lake etc.

So That name seems extremely far fetched. it's also, at least in my mind, not that good.

Even if they got flagged Who knows what we would see.  Shoehorning a DC area doesn't help and when it came to the old Loony Tunes national park more people cared about he costumed characters then the area itself.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #37 on: January 19, 2020, 08:41:45 pm »
I personally don’t see IP’s working here.  We’re unique and I appreciate the name “Adirondack Outlaw” way more than “Harley Quinn Spinsanity.”

In terms of us getting flagged, we kinda have.  In promotional stuff we’re referred to as “Six Flags Great Escape Resort,” but a lot of stuff still simply says “Great Escape: A Six Flags Property.”
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #38 on: January 22, 2020, 09:57:15 pm »
That more branding than a full flagging.  Sadly in many cased FLaggign came with a  big of lost identity.  but it also came with large influx of major additions. not uere home much either works for TGE. Yes they did bigger investments. but the right invstments.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #39 on: January 22, 2020, 10:31:00 pm »
I mean Hurricane Harbor and Adirondack Outlaw are great signs for the park.

2019 and 2020 have been our best investments since we started the “new year new ride” philosophy at the beginning of the decade.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #40 on: January 23, 2020, 09:06:19 pm »
I don't think Hurrican harbor is a good sign for the park while some of the new themeing looks good it doesn't help set TGE's water park form every other Hurrican Harbor out there. In all the gained a bit but also lost a family area and 2 rides. The park is also keeping one of there best family rides SBNO.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #41 on: January 23, 2020, 09:22:24 pm »
Yeah, I personally don’t care for Hurricane Harbor over Splashwater Kingdom but I mean strictly in terms of investment, it’s an upgrade over flying scooters and an upgraded kiddie splash pad.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #42 on: January 24, 2020, 12:03:57 am »
Zoomjets is not and has never been SBNO. It operates the same hours as Hurricane Harbor.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #43 on: January 24, 2020, 05:44:07 pm »
If that's the case its SBNo nearly half the season.
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Re: If I ran the park...
« Reply #44 on: January 24, 2020, 05:55:34 pm »
I honestly just think it’s not popular.  I never saw it down, it just never had a line.
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