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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Anyone been to the park lately?

« on: September 30, 2007, 08:50:17 PM »

In case anyone didn't see, Copper has contributed a set of photos showing some of the park's fall decorations, Christmas lights being set up, the Flooded Mine, and the Gandy Dancer, which as it turns out, I didn't even know was there. When everyone talked about the old tracks in the landing, I was thinking of something else; these tracks are actually huge! I wonder if it's possible for them to be re-built again.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Christmas/Main Street

« on: September 29, 2007, 06:38:49 PM »

Anyone one know if the parade is getting anything new this year? They usually seem to add a float or two per year.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Christmas/Main Street

« on: September 28, 2007, 11:29:26 PM »

It sounds incredible, albeit I'm pretty sure some of those songs are pretty cheesy. Still, this should be one of the best light shows anywhere, and I'm definitely looking forward to it. My only wonder at this point is how the Christmas tree will turn out. I hope it looks something like what it did before, or at least has some decorations. Last I saw it was just a big cone coated with lights.

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Other Parks / Re: Six Flags St. Lous To Get A Woodie?

« on: September 28, 2007, 03:59:05 PM »

So is the name of the new coaster actually Evel Keneval (sp?)? Wow, I thought that was only the theme... See, to some degree, this theme could work, but it would have done much better on a Vekoma motorbike coaster, or something similar, not a regular wooden coaster. They could have just opened a zoology book and picked a random animal to name it after rather than attempt something so... odd. The same goes for Goliath at SFFT.

Hell, Beaver: The Ride would have been much better.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: CC's 2008 Project

« on: September 28, 2007, 03:55:17 PM »

I also dislike fair rides, but I think that if given a little time those will soon disappear from the park, the same thing goes for the rickety queue lines. Eventually, the theming will be more complete throughout as well, and I imagine CC will become more like a real city. The park just needs time and funds to grow, that's all.

I still say that it's a great park right now though. It may not be nearly as good as it could be, but just because it has a handful of recycled carnival rides thrown in doesn't make it that bad. I mean, try looking at some other parks, even Cedar Point. CC easily runs a tighter, cleaner show than pretty much any other park twice it's size.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC's 2008 Project

« on: September 28, 2007, 03:51:12 PM »

^Not yet. With the way it's been the last few years, one can hardly know for sure what the park is planning. After all, the Grand Expo originally was going to be in the Landing, a wild mouse almost took the waterboggin's place, and a small suspended coaster was almost built in place of Powderkeg. They're probably finalizing things now, but it probably won't be until late next month or even later that the announce anything. Wasn't TGS announced in November?

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Construction/Rumors / Re: CC's 2008 Project

« on: September 27, 2007, 09:55:20 PM »

I'm sorry, but I hate CC. Most people in Branson hate CC. Even SDC people hate CC.

You're entitled to your opinion, but I just don't see where this 'hate' for the park comes from. Is it because it is over shadowed by SDC? I mean, if CC was in say, Tulsa, it would be one of the most celebrated parks in the country for it's cleanly and professionally run ways. Really, it's only fault is that it is too small to compare with it's sister park.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: CC's 2008 Project

« on: September 27, 2007, 09:29:19 PM »

Maybe. It all depends on how fast they move, and the Herschends have the ability to move pretty fast if they want to. Who knows, they might have another massive park re-building plan like they did for CC on the tab for WA that involves sacrificing some rides for others.

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Other Parks / Re: Six Flags St. Lous To Get A Woodie?

« on: September 27, 2007, 09:27:53 PM »

If we get one, it'll be a custom, conformed-to-the-terrain beast. Just as with most things at the park, if SDC gets a woodie, it'll be planned out carefully to be the absolute greatest ride it could be. I'm pretty sure the Herschends have been planning on a woodie for some time now, so they'll really be ready to work their magic on this beast.

Anyway, I'm still having trouble seeing why specifically a woodie like this was chosen for SFStL this year. I mean, it's nice and all, but wouldn't a large new looping coaster or a hyper make more marketing sense?

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Construction/Rumors / Re: CC's 2008 Project

« on: September 27, 2007, 09:22:36 PM »

^Whoah, I wouldn't go that far. CC isn't as nicely built up and characterized as SDC or DW, but it sure isn't anything like a fair, even for the rich. Take a look at my fair (see below), that's a crappy place to ride, and feel unsafe in. CC, on the other hand, is very clean, very good looking, has great theming, good staff, a sense of character (albeit it needs maturing that will come in time), and an overall good value to everything.

CC was the first Herschend park to really be more of an amusement park than a themed experience, but it's still a great place, and as it grows larger I expect to see it change more and more into what we're used to seeing from the Herschends. It just needs to sort it's problems out first.

Btw, Boomerangs are typically pretty good maintainence-wise, but if the version at WA is a lemon, then I guess that rumor goes down the drain.

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Other Parks / Re: Six Flags St. Lous To Get A Woodie?

« on: September 27, 2007, 09:17:47 PM »

I think that the possibility has to be looked at.  Three woodies? 

Meh, if any woodie is to go, my bet would be on the Boss. Although that would seemingly be a bad business decision based on the fame Boss brings to the park, maitainence and the fact that no one likes the ride would make it much more likely to get taken out over most everyone's favorite ride at SFStL, nostalgically speaking.

Screamscape has some pictures, but they don't do the ride justice. This should give you a better idea -> http://rcdb.com/ig2955.htm?picture=34

If it turns out like Thunderbird did, it'll be an easy winner.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: New Parking Lot/Road Plans

« on: September 27, 2007, 05:36:38 PM »

In case anyone's been out of touch with the home page, Copper was nice enough to submit a couple of photos of the work that has begun on the gully between lots A and C.

Man, where will they get all the dirt needed? Am I wrong in remembering that gully as pretty deep?

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Other Parks / Re: Flooded Mine Ride

« on: September 27, 2007, 05:28:26 PM »

A while back I saw a picture of some of the old ride's external theming on TPR, but it may have been deleted by now.

It's still a real bummer that DW decided to take their version out, as the Flooded Mine at SDC continues to be one of my favorite rides. There's just something about it that sets is apart from other shoot-em-up dark rides.

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Branson Talk / Re: Branson Developement

« on: September 27, 2007, 05:13:10 PM »

^Yeah but how would that be possible? A bankrupt business can't exactly pay for all that tremendous earthwork to be undone. I just wish they would take better care and planning right from the start.

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Other Parks / Re: Six Flags St. Lous To Get A Woodie?

« on: September 27, 2007, 03:32:58 PM »

Why would they even consider taking out SE?