Aerial Photo UPDATE - January 21, 2007

[FlyinPhil]

Hi everyone,

What started out as a frigid morning turned out to be an awesome flying day. I arrived at the park 2,000 feet overhead at about 11:30 AM, completing 2 CCW circles....Here is what I noted:

* Riptide is completely removed.
* Wiggle's World area is being cleared but NO foundations have been constructed.
* Chiller's Zero G's are completely removed with NO track sections present anywhere.
* Free Fall's spot is cleared and vacant, but the queue and exit ramp is nicely intact.
* Spinmeister's spot is still vacant, as is Chaos'.
* Nitro had a train 1/4 of the way up the lift hill...I was shocked to see a train in January wacko.gif
* MOST Parking Lot toll booths have been removed.
* It looks as if the Safari will have a NEW entrance.
* Many NEW roads have been placed between the overflow lot, the Safari and Hurricane Harbor.
* Switlik House views that show its close proximity to the park and Safari.
* NO progress or construction started on the Safari Exploration station (at least none that I saw).

Well, that's about it, aside from whatever anyone else can extract from the photos, which can be viewed HERE

Enjoy !!! 

[PcMan]

Great update.
Those Nitro colors really pop out

[ChuckR]

That is strange about Nitro's train...

[PcMan]

sources have confirmed that the zero-G rolls on both sides of The Chiller have been removed and will be replaced with just a straight piece of track to connect to the return spike.

source:
www.screamscape.com/html/six_flags_great_adventure.htm

[FoN]

^Wow. Im suprised by that.

Phil,you are amazing. Nice pics as always. Why would NITRO's train be on track this early for?

YAY! 1st post here.

[Bubba Z]

^Welcome to updates !  As for the train, I guess it's never to early for test runs. It was warm out last week and could be just sitting out for the weekend.  It could also  be the c train finally put back together and left there ?  Who knows.

[darkridedan]

Great pics Phil! Picture 6 is phenomenal.

As for Chiller, I'll dream of

[PcMan]

Cool
What / where is that coaster

[ChuckR]

Six Flags St. Louis

Mr. Freeze!

[GADVwow]

and there's another one in Texas!   At SFOT, of course.

[overlord]

I wonder where the new parking tolls will be going.

[Dubya91]

^ My guess would be in the same proximity but without that ugly bend they have, more straight and smooth

[coastermom]

I do hope the move of the parking toll booths will improve the cars flow into the parking lot for the amusement park and safari . There were days that getting into the parking lot was  crazy . i hope there is a bettter way to enter the park side after exiting the safari too. Very confusing as it stands right now.

[peterpjr]

Any "insiders" have any clue why Nitro's train was out like that in Jan?