Ragin' Cajun's Replacement

[FParker185]

Also there is a gigantic difference between Whirligig and a Sky Screamer, Sky Screamer of any height is extremely marketable, Whirligig isn't no matter how vivid some peoples imagination might be, besides of course it's also 38 years old.

[Viper 88]

Skyscreamer.

Whirligig on steroids we don't need one!

I'm sure the very same was said before SFStL got theirs. Given Six Flags' recent trends and occasional cases of redundant installations, I still see it happening there or at Condor. Not a matter of if, but when and where...

I'm sure you are right but what happens when the novelty wears off? And all you have is a 300ft tower with no riders on it? It makes for a pretty expensive lightning rod. I mean the park thought BB was a good idea and look at it now no lines no waiting no interest.

[[jonrev]]

And all you have is a 300ft tower with no riders on it? It makes for a pretty expensive lightning rod.

I don't know... someone here want to chime-in with Tower and Drop's ridership? Both were common-installations in their day and still seem to do fine, now.

I mean the park thought BB was a good idea and look at it now no lines no waiting no interest.

Maybe I'm wrong but Six Flags hasn't exactly been crapping-out as many Mack Splash Battles over the past several years.

[anewman35]

I'm sure you are right but what happens when the novelty wears off? And all you have is a 300ft tower with no riders on it? It makes for a pretty expensive lightning rod. I mean the park thought BB was a good idea and look at it now no lines no waiting no interest.

I don't know if it would always be a top tier ride with hour lines or anything, but a SkyScreamer seems like a pretty safe concept. There are still usually lines for Condor and Giant Drop and Whirligig, so if you combine them I think that would be popular too. BB was more of an entirely new concept, so I think it was a much bigger risk.

[Viper 88]

Maybe but I would just like to see something more for everyone. Not everyone is going to want to be 300ft in the air with 4 chains holding them to a wicker and steel chair. I think a Disko Coaster might be a better bet and possibly moving Jester's somwehere else in the park, and maybe putting a new flat in Jester's old spot. But thats just me.

[CoasterCale]

As much as every body is apposed to it, it's bound to happen in the coming years.

[DeathbyDinn]

I'm not opposed to it at all. Sky Screamers are great rides, they're very marketable, and they're very popular with the gp. There also very easy to reprogram, so you can change the ride cycle to keep it new, including running it backwards. I think a version like Great Adventure got with the colorful tower and light package would look great in Mardi Gras.

I'm sure you are right but what happens when the novelty wears off? And all you have is a 300ft tower with no riders on it? It makes for a pretty expensive lightning rod.

Right, just like how the novelty of laying below the track wore off, and now Superman never has any lines!