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Postby G-forcejunky2005 on July 18th, 2004, 2:20 pm
hey every one!!!!! ... Im in arizona right now.... it is hot as heck out here !!! well any way ... next week im heading up to valencia california to visit SFMM!!! its going to be awsome!!!!!!!! ill give all u details when i get back!! :D
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Postby RagingBullFan on July 18th, 2004, 2:26 pm
Moving to general coaster talk.... SFMM isn't GAM last time I checked...


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Postby Virtua Tennis on July 18th, 2004, 2:27 pm
Closed 'fo sho':
Superman The Escape.
Flashback.
Sky Tower.
Metro.

1 train 'fo sho':
Batman The Ride
Riddlers Revenge
Colossus

X should be in 2 train, Vu has a strong possibility of being closed.
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Postby G-forcejunky2005 on July 18th, 2004, 2:28 pm
what do u mean by that!
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Postby Virtua Tennis on July 18th, 2004, 2:32 pm
Just some random info that should help you planning your day.
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Postby G-forcejunky2005 on July 18th, 2004, 2:32 pm
y would STE be closed for!?!?!?!
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Postby Virtua Tennis on July 18th, 2004, 2:35 pm
OSHA shut it down a long time ago, and it needs a restraint change and it can't open until it's up to standards (I heard it may open next summer! :lol:).
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Postby G-forcejunky2005 on July 18th, 2004, 2:38 pm
y is metro and sky tower closed for!?
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Postby Ilovthevu' on July 18th, 2004, 2:38 pm
STE is closed because of the Intamin T-bar (I believe) and they won't open it until they get a new system. On top of that, California is hard on park safety.
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Postby Virtua Tennis on July 18th, 2004, 2:40 pm
STE is closed because of the Intamin T-bar (I believe) and they won't open it until they get a new system.
It was shut down after inspection a loooong time before it needed new restraints (which it still needs before it can open).

Sky Tower and Metro closed due to maintenence problems they had years ago that were either never fixed or can't be fixed. Flashback down due to Hurricane Harbor being open.

B:TR in one train because the other was tagged out by OSHA, same with RRv and Colossus. I also believe on of Scream!'s trains is or was tagged out along with Viper.

BTW that 'fo sho' closed rides list has dramatically gone down the past few months, sometimes including (use to include Spin Out, Swashbuckler, Vu, Atom Smasher, probably a few more flats).
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Postby Ilovthevu' on July 18th, 2004, 2:57 pm
How is Spin Out? Is it worth the $5 at Astro Amusements?
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Postby SfGaMownz on July 18th, 2004, 2:58 pm
Virtua Tennis wrote:I heard it may open next summer! :lol:).


I thought I heard end of the year or possibly as early as Fright Fest on ACN? Not that anyone really cares about the closing in on if not already surpassed $100 million nightmare :lol:.
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Postby Virtua Tennis on July 18th, 2004, 3:01 pm
While there was sarcasm intended I actually did hear next summer, but i'd be amazed if it's by early as FF.
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Postby SfGaMownz on July 18th, 2004, 3:04 pm
Yeah me to I'll go with December or January let's all make guesses and put money into a pool whoever guesses right gets the cash I got January 14th :wink:.
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Postby Virtua Tennis on July 18th, 2004, 3:05 pm
I'm betting in mid January and at the same time Vu goes SBNO again.
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Postby coasterzak on July 18th, 2004, 4:19 pm
SFMM is worthless. Sure they have as many coasters as CP, but half of them are never open or operate with 1 train and 4 hour long lines. I've never been there, just heresay.
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Postby SFGAMkid on July 18th, 2004, 4:54 pm
I also agree at the fact that too many people hype up sfmm to be something with "Out of this world fun".

Another thing you notice in commercials is that they use most of their rides/attractions. Since the park is not too far from Hollywood, they just take that footage and make commercials out of it, insted of wasting money traveling and taking footage, not that they don't travel for footage.

I'd rather see quality at a sf park than quantity of the best rides or whatever. Any otyher major sf park in the chain (GAm,GAdv,sfof) have it better than mm would ever be.
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Postby coastrcorey on July 19th, 2004, 4:22 pm
SFMM keeps sounding worse and worse to me. The impression I get is it's dirty, nothing's open, and operations are horrible. I'd like to visit to form my own opinion, but I'm not in any hurry.
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Postby SfGaMownz on July 19th, 2004, 6:00 pm
That impression is a pretty accurate immpression of what it actually is NOW. 2 years ago it was nothing like this. When I went the only rides that were down were Spin Out and Flashback(for obvious reasons), Sky Tower, and I think Metro was closed but I'm not completely sure.
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Postby w00dland on July 20th, 2004, 12:13 am
7/9

CLOSED RIDES-

Flashback
Spin out
Sky Tower
Metro
S:TE

1 TRAIN OP-
Batman
Riddler

CROWDS-
Minimal, longest wait was about 15/20 minutes on a Friday.
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Postby Virtua Tennis on July 20th, 2004, 12:17 am
w00dland wrote:7/9

CLOSED RIDES-

Flashback
Spin out
Sky Tower
Metro

S:TE has to be on there :?
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Postby SfGaMownz on July 20th, 2004, 1:14 am
And I'm pretty sure Spin Out is open .
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Postby Virtua Tennis on July 20th, 2004, 1:36 am
Anything can close a ride, maintenence, staffing, don't know why Spin Out was closed but even if a ride is open it can still be closed...
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Postby coasterzak on July 20th, 2004, 10:01 am
Yes I know so well that when SF doesn't have the staffing - bam, that ride just doesn't open. They don't do any extra calling, they sacrifice that ride for the day.
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Postby coasterfreak11 on July 20th, 2004, 10:51 am
Can't Flashback open after the waterpark is closed? The waterpark is not open all year, is it?
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