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Offline GADVwow

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GAd, MM and SFOG to Offer Helicopter Rides
« on: March 30, 2010, 05:51:56 AM »
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Whirl Helicopter has signed a multi-year deal with Six Flags to provide park rides in it's Atlanta, New Jersey and Los Angeles theme parks. The ride, appropriately named "The Dragonfly," will hold 3 persons and start at $25.00 per person....

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3800704.htm

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Re: GAd, MM and SFOG to Offer Helicopter Rides
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2010, 10:40:35 AM »
Nice!! Wildwood Boardwalk has something like this...good to see it coming to an even better place! :D

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Re: GAd, MM and SFOG to Offer Helicopter Rides
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2010, 06:33:15 PM »
Wow! That will be interesting.
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Re: GAd, MM and SFOG to Offer Helicopter Rides
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2010, 06:35:00 PM »
Neat. Can't say I'd ever want to do it, but still neat.

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Re: GAd, MM and SFOG to Offer Helicopter Rides
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2010, 09:11:27 PM »
Ya i would not be a fan of this but im sure many people will enjoy it!

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Re: GAd, MM and SFOG to Offer Helicopter Rides
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2010, 09:17:37 PM »
They didn't at Kings Island.  The attraction there last less than two years....

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Re: GAd, MM and SFOG to Offer Helicopter Rides
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2010, 11:58:27 PM »
Was it affordable?  Paying $50 for somthing after already paying $50 to get in ain't gonna f"fly".  ;)

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Re: GAd, MM and SFOG to Offer Helicopter Rides
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2010, 06:32:48 AM »
The prices were approximately $20 for a short hop around the park and $50 to downtown and back (about 20 miles/minutes).  It got very little patronage after the first few weeks and those season passholders who wanted to do it once had....

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Re: GAd, MM and SFOG to Offer Helicopter Rides
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2010, 11:33:12 AM »
I'm sure it'll as wonderful as the helicopters that buzz all the parks in Orlando all day long. :sarcasm:

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Re: GAd, MM and SFOG to Offer Helicopter Rides
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2010, 01:11:07 PM »
Only $20 per person sounds pretty reasonable to me. Still I wouldn't pay it.