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Postby Galvan on September 13th, 2010, 2:33 am
Just a quick little message to you all,

The yellow Chang track, is no longer on site at SFGAm.... So Long

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Postby ragingbull1331 on September 13th, 2010, 6:14 am
All hope for Chang is lost for me. I'm pretty sad that Six Flags Great America got this water park expansion and not this ride. :cry:
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Postby DejaVu2001 on September 13th, 2010, 6:40 am
I fail to see why people are upset that we are not getting a second B&M stand-up coaster. Isn't the biggest reason people on this site complain about TDK the fact that we already had a wild mouse?
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Postby Timmy179 on September 13th, 2010, 8:06 am
DejaVu2001 wrote:I fail to see why people are upset that we are not getting a second B&M stand-up coaster. Isn't the biggest reason people on this site complain about TDK the fact that we already had a wild mouse?



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Postby Luxornv on September 13th, 2010, 9:08 am
DejaVu2001 wrote:I fail to see why people are upset that we are not getting a second B&M stand-up coaster. Isn't the biggest reason people on this site complain about TDK the fact that we already had a wild mouse?


Some people used that. Most wanted Chang because unlike dual wild mice, 2 standups would be a little more thrilling.
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Postby DejaVu2001 on September 13th, 2010, 9:54 am
^ Still a stupid addition, and something that would have been totally unneccesary, yet filled our "big coaster" quota in the eyes of corporate.
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Postby Ilovthevu' on September 13th, 2010, 11:40 am
Was it crowded Saturday or Sunday (whatever day you went to the park)?
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Postby Cole on September 13th, 2010, 3:20 pm
Aww man! What the hell am I going to look at going up Eagles lift?
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Postby tribar on September 13th, 2010, 3:21 pm
Not horrible. Wait time signs were as followed when i past them

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Postby Goku1910 on September 13th, 2010, 8:42 pm
/why the staircase is still there is weird.....while the support disappeared about 2 months ago.
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Postby Timmy179 on September 13th, 2010, 8:59 pm
Goku1910 wrote:/why the staircase is still there is weird.....while the support disappeared about 2 months ago.


One truck at a tiiime
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Postby Coastermonkey61 on September 13th, 2010, 10:22 pm
I think most people were under the assumption it would be given floorless trains
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Postby Goku1910 on September 13th, 2010, 10:55 pm
Timmy179 wrote:
Goku1910 wrote:/why the staircase is still there is weird.....while the support disappeared about 2 months ago.


One truck at a tiiime


....more than two months apart. :lol:
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Postby Timmy179 on September 14th, 2010, 7:24 am
Goku1910 wrote:
Timmy179 wrote:
Goku1910 wrote:/why the staircase is still there is weird.....while the support disappeared about 2 months ago.


One truck at a tiiime


....more than two months apart. :lol:



The transportation industry is all about costs. Why pay close to $4,000 to send a (non critical) piece of a coaster, when they can wait until they have something else coming to Gam on a flatbed, and re-utilize that truck for atleast half the costs.

I have a very close working relationship with Six Flags, their internal transportation bid portal, and their main transportation company. I can tell you Six Flags has challenged them with reducing costs or seeing the door.
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Postby MForce4ever on September 14th, 2010, 12:30 pm
ragingbull1331 wrote:All hope for Chang is lost for me. I'm pretty sad that Six Flags Great America got this water park expansion and not this ride. :cry:

WAH WAH WAH we're getting an expansion for the 2011 season I'm mad!

Seriously guys, this is the reason nobody at the park listens to what any of us have to say, because they spend money adding new stuff nearly every year and all we do (collectively as a community) is complain. Why is it that we can't be happy getting new things? Sure maybe a water park expansion is not what we as coaster enthusiasts wanted but I know that I'm certainly looking forward to being able to finally try one of those surf machines. Not to mention an expansion like this one is great for boosting attendance which leads to more money for more future expansions (perhaps another roller coaster at some point) So let's just be happy we have one of the best parks in the chain.

As for Chang, oh well we don't get to add a used roller coaster to our collection of roller coasters that already included a roller coaster of the exact same type and manufacturer.
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Postby Goku1910 on September 14th, 2010, 3:14 pm
I've said it before, and I agree with most people when we say "we don't need another roller coaster" As awesome as that would be, it's just not logical. I would much rather see out current roller coasters get the well-needed rehab.....Great America has some of the oldest rides in the chain.

The only way I see Great America getting another roller coaster is if one is lost in exchange.
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Postby CoasterDude12-2 on September 14th, 2010, 3:40 pm
We don't need a roller coaster, but ask anyone (coaster enthusiast and regular park goer alike) and they WANT a roller coaster. So I don't know how it's illogical to put in a roller coaster. I for one could care less about the Hurricane Harbor expansion, but there will be people who will come solely for the new slides. More than would come for a new large roller coaster? Not by a longshot. Overall it's a small step in the right direction money-wise.
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Postby Goku1910 on September 14th, 2010, 3:42 pm
like I said though, Six Flags could satisfy the "want" for a roller coaster....but some people will have to disappointed eventually because 14 Coasters is a little.....overkill.
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Postby yamcha on September 15th, 2010, 11:22 pm
Six flags via face book posted this : SFGAmworld.com Six Flags Great Adventure (New Jersey) to open "Green Lantern," formerly Chang, in 2011 replacing Great American Scream Machine
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Postby RagingFanatic on September 16th, 2010, 9:39 pm
CoasterDude12-2 wrote:We don't need a roller coaster, but ask anyone (coaster enthusiast and regular park goer alike) and they WANT a roller coaster. So I don't know how it's illogical to put in a roller coaster. I for one could care less about the Hurricane Harbor expansion, but there will be people who will come solely for the new slides. More than would come for a new large roller coaster? Not by a longshot. Overall it's a small step in the right direction money-wise.


You go to a theme park to ride roller coasters and have fun because you WANT to. You ride a roller coaster over and over because you WANT to. You try every seat on a roller coaster because you WANT to. We constantly complain and beg because we WANT a new roller coaster. You do not go to a theme park because you need to :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:! If the people who love Raging Bull looked at this site and constantly read everything that was happening, Six Flags would be having major trouble with support and customers. The families are fine with a waterpark. BUT, do families spend over $800 a year there? NO! The teens do this! They are the ones looking for new thrills and chasing new roller coasters! For some odd reason :shock: Six Flags is listening to families. They are not paying as much as we are (at least not most of them). Again, it is not a matter that we need a roller coaster as much as we want SOME sort of thrill filling the spot! Most of us could care less about a new water slide and a surf machine. If we wanted that we could go to the DELLS IN WISCONSIN! For those of you that think that it's all about needing a new coaster to the Six Flags Corp., you're right. BUT you do not go to an amusement park spending hundreds of $ a year to get something you don't WANT. :?
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Postby DejaVu2001 on September 16th, 2010, 10:05 pm
RagingFanatic wrote:BUT, do families spend over $800 a year there? NO! The teens do this!


Really?!?!? You are seriously suggesting that teens spend more money in the parks than families. Wow. :roll:
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Postby Galvan on September 16th, 2010, 10:23 pm
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Postby Galvan on September 16th, 2010, 10:30 pm
The Only way teens spend $800 at the park is a if a group of them from there 8th grade graduation class buys tickets. And there the school gets a great discount on group rates.

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Postby Goku1910 on September 17th, 2010, 1:09 am


That's in poor taste :lol:
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Postby monsterfan99 on September 17th, 2010, 3:07 am
RagingFanatic wrote:BUT, do families spend over $800 a year there? NO! The teens do this!

My suggestion to you is to see a doctor. You seem to have some brain damage and might need medical help.
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