Author Topic: SFKK: Chang is Coming Down (Read 5873 times)

GADVwow · « **on:** September 21, 2009, 08:46:37 PM »

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The largest ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is coming down.

The park began dismantling Chang on Monday as part of the largest water park expansion in Kentucky Kingdom's history.

...Six Flags is giving Chang to another amusement park.

McClean said Chang is the only ride being removed at this time.

Details about the new water park have not been released.

http://www.wlky.com/news/21043204/detail.html

darkridedan · « **Reply #1 on:** September 21, 2009, 09:01:55 PM »

Makes no sense. Hopefully it doesn't come here unless it's replacing another 54'er.

GADVwow · « **Reply #2 on:** September 21, 2009, 09:03:25 PM »

Rumor has it the recipient park is Six Flags Great America.

chilled182 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2009, 09:15:08 PM »

Yeah thats what screamscape is saying. But that wasn't supposed to happen for a few years?

darkridedan · « **Reply #4 on:** September 21, 2009, 09:23:42 PM »

Yikes. Great Escape I could see. But Great America?

GADVwow · « **Reply #5 on:** September 21, 2009, 10:35:40 PM »

Roller Coaster Database already lists it as defunct:

http://www.rcdb.com/275.htm

dkny6363 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 21, 2009, 10:59:56 PM »

Looks like my ridiculous rumor came true.

Quote from: darkridedan on September 21, 2009, 09:23:42 PM

Yikes. Great Escape I could see. But Great America?

After they sent serial thriller to Le Ronde instead of Great Escape (even though Le Ronde already has a B&M Invert) I think its safe to say Great Escape isn't getting Jack. I could see it getting sold off.

kingdakafan · « **Reply #7 on:** September 22, 2009, 10:47:50 AM »

Give it to us!!

darkridedan · « **Reply #8 on:** September 22, 2009, 10:59:58 AM »

Quote from: dkny6363 on September 21, 2009, 10:59:56 PM

After they sent serial thriller to Le Ronde instead of Great Escape (even though Le Ronde already has a B&M Invert) I think its safe to say Great Escape isn't getting Jack. I could see it getting sold off.

If this is their reward for winning the Tournament of Thrills, I'm glad we lost.

Blackhand1001 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 22, 2009, 02:45:16 PM »

WE should get it. Great America already has a a standup lol.

B-mac · « **Reply #10 on:** September 22, 2009, 03:13:49 PM »

I think we should get it. a stand-up coaster would be a great addition to our line-up.

overlord · « **Reply #11 on:** September 22, 2009, 03:41:15 PM »

We had a standup coaster and it was already rotated. I have ridden Riddlers Revenge and while its a great ride, its just not a attention grabber that would overtake everything else at Great Adventure.

B-mac · « **Reply #12 on:** September 22, 2009, 04:02:10 PM »

You mean Shockwave, right? Isn't that collecting rust up in Darien Lake?

overlord · « **Reply #13 on:** September 22, 2009, 04:09:10 PM »

Indeed Shockwave.

dkny6363 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 22, 2009, 06:08:30 PM »

Chang would be SFGA 5,6, or 7th best coaster. Not worth moving here. Also after the dive machine comes eventually you would have 6 B&M. Cool and yet not cool.

darkridedan · « **Reply #15 on:** September 22, 2009, 09:13:12 PM »

Tilt-a-Whirl>Chang

B-mac · « **Reply #16 on:** September 22, 2009, 09:25:48 PM »

well, that's your opinion. But this park does need more variety, 4 are B&M, 2 are Intamin. That leaves 3. One is arrow (Extinct) I think RT is PTC and I completely forget who made the runaway train.

GADVwow · « **Reply #17 on:** September 22, 2009, 10:25:51 PM »

First of all, Rolling Thunder is a marvelous wonder by William Cobb and Don Rosser. PTC is in no way responsible for the coaster, though it did build the trains. Runaway Mine Train is an Arrow creation. And stand up coasters were a novelty/fad whose time has come and gone. Six Flags Great Adventure deserves better. The best one ever built, in my opinion, was a TOGO at Kings Island. The best B and M standup was their last, Georgia Scorcher. How many years ago was that? 1999. And they ain't sold one since. Gee, I wonder why.

Bubba Z · « **Reply #18 on:** September 23, 2009, 09:04:02 AM »

I think a park like SFA needs this type of ride. Plus they have all that land between Batwing and S:ROS

WadeJ · « **Reply #19 on:** September 23, 2009, 10:49:19 AM »

Quote from: Bubba Z on September 23, 2009, 09:04:02 AM

I think a park like SFA needs this type of ride. Plus they have all that land between Batwing and S:ROS

I agree. And for the record, Shockwave was and is a POS while Riddler (althoughi I've never been on it) always ranks up there as one of the best in most trip reports and reviews so it must be one of the few standups that got it right.

wow, good seeing you!

kingdakafan · « **Reply #20 on:** September 23, 2009, 10:58:11 AM »

^
I heard riddler IS the best standup.

chilled182 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 23, 2009, 11:48:46 PM »

It is, bar none, hands down. The giant swooping maneuvers on that ride make it amazing. Scorcher is decent, Chang is just as good as scorcher, Riddlers is hands down the best.

of course, the cool station and themed music helps. I don't remember being particularly wowed by any of the other ride locations, or theming.

B-mac · « **Reply #22 on:** September 24, 2009, 03:49:50 PM »

The funny thing is all three have inclined loops. I call them "sidewinders" but there's no "official definition of a sidewinder on a rollercoaster

darkridedan · « **Reply #23 on:** September 24, 2009, 04:07:04 PM »

Chang and Riddler were fun. Nothing to write home about for me. Neither is needed at GA as they invert are steel and have a 54'' height requirement. GA has been down that road way too many times before. Just my common cents.

dkny6363 · « **Reply #24 on:** September 24, 2009, 10:46:05 PM »

^ Totally agree. Stand up are outdated and SFGA is not the place for sencond hand coasters. Even though this is about as good of a second hand coaster you are gonna get. It's not good enough. Move OzCat here and you'd have something.

Dan you don't strike me as a Talon guy. Am I wrong?

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