^ Well...Nothing lasts forever, so we can only hope that sometime in the next 5 years the chain sees a major shift in leadership. Someone who recognizes that SFMM was once pace for pace, right up there with Cedar Point, and needs to be there again. But who makes smart choices, not just big rides for the sake of big rides. Untill then, at least SFMM will have diversified it's offerings with a few flats and rides for the entire family.
I think they can simply forget about matching Cedar Point any time soon. They were neck-and-neck in 2006 or so. Since then, Cedar Point has built Maverick (Great big multi-launcher), Gatekeeper (Great big Wing Coaster), Valravn (Great big Dive Machine), and had a massive RMC conversion of an existing ride. SFMM, meanwhile, has built Apocalypse (medium-sized woodie), Green Lantern (Big-ish gimmick spinner), Full Throttle (Big-ish gimmick launcher), two kiddie coasters and a big-ish RMC conversion of an existing ride. Cedar Point has built more of those massive rides that will draw guests in over the coming decades, where SFMM is relying on its existing line-up to do the same for the foreseeable future.
SFMM's problem isn't competition with Cedar Point, they're too far apart to compete for the same market. It's managing to maintain the current scale of its lineup. Small coasters are being built while the big coasters get older. One day, the big coasters will be too old, and those days will come in much quicker succession than Six Flags can afford to replace them. If SFMM wants to have a comparable lineup in 2030 to the one it had in 2010, the coasters built in the 2020's need to match the scale of those built in 2000's. And since they can't afford a construction boom like they had in the 2000's, they have to spread the replacements out over a longer period of time - i.e. they should have started already.
Wow! Did you know it was the world's first racing launch coaster?
https://www.travelandleisure.com/at...ks/six-flags-magic-mountain-west-coast-racers
Don't worry... these guys say "Some coasters drop further than 90 degrees, curving inward at the top of the lift hill, like on Valravn in Cedar Point." (https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/amusement-parks/roller-coaster-physics)
Don't worry, you didn't know 'cos it's not true.Uuhhh nooo i didn't. Battlestar Galactica is also a dueling (racing) launched coaster...?
I wasn't having a go at you, I was just confirming Skip's point.I know that. I was joking about the fake news.
Can't explain it, but the tags are no more.Can someone explain to me why this is tagged as a "Mack Rides" "Spinning Coaster"?
Oh the irony...TBH i really hate Lord Alvey after all this f-ed up repungant-View attachment 3902
Oh the irony...
Dang you got me, nice one.I wouldn't be talking about irony with the way you post.
Where's the source for that?I've heard rumours from multiple sources that the reason for the coaster's delay is due to some design issues that needed to be addressed, delaying the project.