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Postby sfgamfan717 on January 24th, 2010, 12:18 pm
^S&S doesn't make the Eurofighter, Gerstlaughter does. I think you were referring to a S&S El Loco:
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Postby Cole on January 24th, 2010, 4:27 pm
No, i twas reffering to a Eurofighter idk where s&s came from

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Postby Ilovthevu' on January 26th, 2010, 2:09 pm
Replace American Eagle with something like El Toro or something better that goes out and back.
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Postby Cole on January 26th, 2010, 5:41 pm
Ilovthevu' wrote:Replace American Eagle with something like El Toro or something better that goes out and back.

Like the idea, there would also be room for a ride like (CHANG) i would love one like El toro, fast with alot of air time, but there is probally a 1/10000 chance thats happening, and even if they announced that, there would be so much public out cry, they would have to keep it up. Am Eagle is probably the parks most beloved ride.
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Postby monsterfan99 on January 26th, 2010, 6:01 pm
^There would be more of a problem with the law of how close you can build to a highway. AE will stay until it can not be replaced due to said law.
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Postby Cole on January 26th, 2010, 6:45 pm
Does SF want it gone?
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Postby onyxhotel08 on January 28th, 2010, 2:51 pm
Even though it is nearing 30 years old and popularity has declined over the last 10 years or so, American Eagle is a park icon and still in decent shape when you consider how the Texas Giant was before it went to rehab. It is a massive coaster and has a very tricky location which will be very hard to build a new ride again...whenever that happens.
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Postby Cole on January 28th, 2010, 8:06 pm
onyxhotel08 wrote: It is a massive coaster and has a very tricky location which will be very hard to build a new ride again...whenever that happens.

As i would suspect, but maybe 2 rides could fit there? A chang and a smaller one??
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Postby vprlvr456 on January 29th, 2010, 5:17 pm
Again, HIGHWAY RULES!!!
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Postby onyxhotel08 on January 29th, 2010, 9:22 pm
Iron Wolf, Demon, Whizzer, The Dark Knight Coaster and Ragin Cajun will leave before Eagle does. I can say that without a doubt.
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Postby FParker185 on January 29th, 2010, 9:56 pm
Agreed, you can probably throw Bull, Batman, Superman and a bunch of the rest in there also. Wood coasters have an infinite life span whereas Steel Coasters have a rather short lifespan. Now if Eagle was a really bad coaster or suffered low popularity then it'd be different, but for being nearly 30 years old and in great shape, I'd say it's still pulling the people in.
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Postby david on January 30th, 2010, 1:20 am
American Eagle isn't going anywhere. I think the only time they would ever demolish it is if the park were to completely shut down. I could see them doing a complete refurb, like the Texas Giant, come 55th anniversary?
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Postby onyxhotel08 on January 31st, 2010, 2:46 am
Iy should get a rehab make over for 30th B-day or 35th but it would SUCK to have it close for an entire season...
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Postby Cole on February 16th, 2010, 12:02 pm
cough cough NEW TRAINS cough cough BACKWARDS cough cough
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Postby vprlvr456 on February 16th, 2010, 3:03 pm
cough cough RUIN THE TRACK cough cough.... anyone have a lausunge
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Postby DejaVu2001 on February 16th, 2010, 4:14 pm
cough cough New trains could be designed that wouldn't damage track cough cough but not worth it cough cough
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Postby vprlvr456 on February 16th, 2010, 4:40 pm
Are we spreading a cold?
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Postby david on February 16th, 2010, 5:07 pm
AE doesn't need new trains, it's fine for now. Really, SF is in major debt, and just cosed KK, and we're worried about AE running backwards. Shame.
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Postby onyxhotel08 on February 16th, 2010, 6:04 pm
AE only needs some better landscaping and a little paint neart the entrance
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Postby FParker185 on February 16th, 2010, 9:07 pm
actually SFGAm really should look into getting the PTC's formerly running on Voyage. Good deal on used trains that have been well maintained and fall within PTC specifications.

I dont see backward operation though anytime soon, except maybe back like the old days for limited time special occasions.
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Postby david on February 16th, 2010, 9:49 pm
If AE were to ever get a TG like refurb, I could see them running blue backwards for that year, so that if anything happens, it would be fixed later on.
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Postby monsterfan99 on February 16th, 2010, 10:52 pm
^Except for the fact that Texas Giant has major parts of the ride being removed and changed into basically a new ride with an old name. Not sure what more you can do with a giant racing coaster.
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Postby DejaVu2001 on February 16th, 2010, 11:38 pm
FParker185 wrote:actually SFGAm really should look into getting the PTC's formerly running on Voyage. Good deal on used trains that have been well maintained and fall within PTC specifications.


Of course then they would have to redo all of the airgates in the station, plus find one more train since Voyage only had 3.
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Postby david on February 17th, 2010, 12:20 am
It would be really funny if they operated blue with one and red with two, and stopped racing. :/ not.
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Postby Coaster Justin on February 17th, 2010, 5:26 pm
They Need to do a Few Things to Eagle:

1- Get New Trains that don't have the Time Wasting Buzz Thing in the Station
2- Add A Tunnel at the Bottom of the First Drop
3- Higher Banking toward the 2nd Half of the Helix
4- Make the Queue Line and Exit Path alot shorter.
5- Make The Queue Line More Interesting (Put Posters of the Rides History / Park History/ Other Wooden Coasters or Something)
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