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Park News & Notes- July 17th Update Freefall Reopens, Movietown Water Effect Closed?!?

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Posted 17 July 2006 - 10:18 PM

Click Her For The Full News & Notes Update!

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Freefall is finally running again!

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On the hottest day of the year, the wettest ride in the park was closed

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So were a bunch of other rides

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Brunch with Bugs is moving to the Picnic Grove

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Indutrial Movement takes it to the streets while Club Kidz Bop takes over Showcase Theater
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Posted 17 July 2006 - 11:37 PM

Gotta love how all of those rides are closed, especially MTWE on the hottest day of the year! :thumbsdown:
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Posted 17 July 2006 - 11:39 PM

ANYTHING at all going on with Chiller?
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Posted 17 July 2006 - 11:45 PM

View PostNYRfan85, on Jul 17 2006, 11:37 PM, said:

Gotta love how all of those rides are closed, especially MTWE on the hottest day of the year! :thumbsdown:

I was working at a soda cart today and holy crap, the water was selling like crazy! $3.50 a bottle too. I had to re-stock water bottles at least like 5 times, and I wasn't even working there the whole day. I sold probably around $500 or $600 just on drinks.

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Posted 18 July 2006 - 12:42 AM

Gotta love the "new" gadv.....higher prices....same service
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Posted 18 July 2006 - 01:43 AM

Cable Lift with El Toro doesn't really work!

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Posted 18 July 2006 - 01:54 AM

^ Ditto :lol: I dont think that was needed. Also, it appears MTWE could have been added to the list too.
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Posted 18 July 2006 - 02:22 AM

Why would they have Freefall running but not MTWE? With the Chillers closed, Movietown needs somemore action!
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Posted 18 July 2006 - 04:03 AM

On the list they have Spinmeister!
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Posted 18 July 2006 - 09:11 AM

View Postmatt, on Jul 18 2006, 04:03 AM, said:

On the list they have Spinmeister!


Probably because it's still on the maps. The same way the Safari Tour bus is on the maps but doesn't exist (in the park) anymore. They really need to reprint maps without those things if they are gone. As it is it causes confusion and makes guests angry when they are mislead.
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Posted 18 July 2006 - 12:42 PM

View PostGAcoaster, on Jul 18 2006, 09:11 AM, said:

View Postmatt, on Jul 18 2006, 04:03 AM, said:

On the list they have Spinmeister!


Probably because it's still on the maps. The same way the Safari Tour bus is on the maps but doesn't exist (in the park) anymore. They really need to reprint maps without those things if they are gone. As it is it causes confusion and makes guests angry when they are mislead.



They probably overproduced them at the beginning of the season the more in bulk the cheaper the price.
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Posted 18 July 2006 - 04:40 PM

Yes, Freefall is finally back open. I've missed the ride during it's extended downtime. It is easily my favorite flat in the park currently and also provides a great thrill every time I ride it. I just love the feeling it creates once you drop down to earth. I'll definitely check it out of my next trip...

As for the closed rides list, it's pretty disappointing. I'm quite surprised to see such a list, considering most of the rides have been open during most of my trips this year. To have Water Effect closed on a day like yesterday is quite ridiculous, and I can't believe the park didn't make the decision to open it. Hopefully it was open today, because today, yet again, was another scorcher :doh:

I'd like to know what's up with Tango, mainly because it's a new ride and I am surprised to see it down for such a long period of time. Hopefully it'll open soon...

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Posted 18 July 2006 - 09:41 PM

Out of the 7 trips I've made this season to the park, Tango was only open ONCE. What is up with that? It's a new ride, and it seemed to be running great that one day I was there. I don't understand the problem with all of these rides...

Oh yeah, I also love how they have Happy Anniversary at the bottom of the long list of closed rides. :wallbash:
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Posted 18 July 2006 - 10:43 PM

Yay! Finally SMFF is open so I can finally get my first ride on it. I've been dieing to go on it ever since last year but of course my friends think the ride is not worth it, so i didnt get to go on it. As for MTWE being closed today, WTH. I'll bet six flags closed it down purposely because they knew it was going to be hot and be a crowded place over in movietown. Leave it to six flags to not even try to fix the most needed ride today and just leave it closed all day. And yea, what is up with Tango? Isn't it a 1 op ride? Maybe its not working right or SFGadv thinks it's not necessary to have open yet?

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Posted 19 July 2006 - 06:06 AM

View PostNYRfan85, on Jul 18 2006, 09:41 PM, said:

Oh yeah, I also love how they have Happy Anniversary at the bottom of the long list of closed rides. :wallbash:

Yeah, the new manager is supposedly a stickler for that, even if an employee just got a rash of complaints... seems more like salt in the wound if you ask me....
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