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Future of Great Escape
Topic Started: Mar 4 2012, 07:03 PM (3,482 Views)
tge98
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oh i forgot about that. It would work really good if it wasnt a hill
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mrceagle
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ya hill is in the way. Plus why place 2 coasters practically on top of each other. best bet is to use signature rides like coaster to draw and keep guests in areas they might not think of using.
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tge98
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yea the bumper cars spot is the best bet i looked on google earth and that would be stupid to put it at the nightmere spot a. because there would be 3 coasters in ghost town and b. because i didnt relieze how big the nightmere spot is. i think that tge should not do anything with that spot untill they get a big footprint coaster, if they do get a big footprint coaster. do you think that mind eraser from sfne will ever get relocated to tge. people from sfne online brought it up
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tge98
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yea the bumper cars spot is the best bet i looked on google earth and that would be stupid to put it at the nightmere spot a. because there would be 3 coasters in ghost town and b. because i didnt relieze how big the nightmere spot is. i think that tge should not do anything with that spot untill they get a big footprint coaster, if they do get a big footprint coaster. do you think that mind eraser from sfne will ever get relocated to tge. people from sfne online brought it up
Edited by tge98, Aug 21 2012, 01:29 PM.
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mrceagle
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I doubt Mind Eraser will be taken out of SFNE anytime soon. They are saying it can go to TGE to support their wishes. If the power that be really wanted an SLC at TGE they would have installed Astro World and not shipped it to LA Ronde.

TGE really needs to restructure itself. there is a lack of organization and wasted space.
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tge98
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If you owned the park what would you do to restucture tge
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mrceagle
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Well lets talk about Ghost town for starters. I woudl gut it front to back. Though I woudl keep but fix up the Cavern and the animal pens. everything in Ghost town would come out. The cavern would be rebuilt. It needs large walkways so that is can serve s a themed entrance. i woudl also use that opportunity to send a path over to Loony tunes area. after removing Canyon blaster I would also add a path down to the picnic grove to the rapids/Ferris wheel midway.

how to work the area is hard to say. I have many ideas but I would have to poll to see how important things like the Flume is. personally I would like to build a new one.

They need a new theater area, restaurant, snack stand, Midway games. Though I would not have any arcades. Shooting gallery would stay. midway games should be within theme Milk jug toss, basket toss, etc.

Bring back tornado. use the same general storyline but bring in a all new ride and display look that is modern.

I think 2 coasters would be acceptable a medium sized family coaster with amine car theme and anew wood.

Building need to be themed to the left and right of the area with the center opened with landscaping and grass. 1-2 rides could go into that area but they would need to be less intrusive and allow for a walkway along the center of the path. that way there are 3 location to get form one side to another.

Depending on free area and land owned woudl depend on if and of the back ghost town area woudl become employee area. but the set of building to the left of the parking lot need to go and a path needs to be added that connects the entry plaza to the ghost town area.

We can talk about this for a bit then I can talk about the entry plaza.
Edited by mrceagle, Aug 22 2012, 11:20 PM.
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tge98
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i would take canyon blaster down with my bare hands the sencond they hand the keys over

what would you do with nightmere would you knock down the building keep the waiting area and put a coaster there or would you put a ride in the building
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I would likely remove the building. What to do form there would depend on whether I the back area needs to be used for backstage or if they have space elsewhere. Since the sand pit seems so small I would use that for much of the backstage. Could take the pressure off of the main park.

If I rebuilt the flume I woudl incorporate the small dark ride section but it would be park of the middle of the ride. it would also be a lead in to the small drop. a larger drop(perhaps the largest in NY or North east) would be the finale. I woudl go with Sky Trans out of NH to build the ride as well as help rehab the rapids ride.
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tge98
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I dont know about a big drop but i would get a bigger one then you have now. It is suppose to be a family ride but i think a huge drop would scare people away. dont get me wrong i would love to have a huge drop.
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So is Splash mountain and Dudley do right. The largest drop in NY right now Is around 40ft or so. I think the current drop is 30. so a 45ft drop would not be overly bad. that's on par with the drop from Canobie and Santa's Village
Santa's Village family themed park flume drop
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tge98
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oh i didnt relize the highest was so low you could put it up to 55 or even 60
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yes Splash mountain is 65 I believe and Dudley Doright is around 60. NY has mostly portable flumes.
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tge98
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moreys piers is around 60
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Yes there are a number of taller flumes. It's really only a matter of either making it big enough to boost its appeal. or make it tall enough to give it some bragging rights. Big thing is to offer up an attraction worth talking a bout.

an area with 4 notable attraction, show theater, Indoor Restaurant, 2-4 small attractions, and best of all 3 ways in and out.
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