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Title: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: ChuckR on September 20, 2009, 03:47:32 AM
Looks like there giving some TLC on Parachuter's Perch and Houdini is opening back up!

Parachutes (http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/Forums/uploads/1252886628/gallery_1_9_107884.jpg)
Houdini (http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/Forums/uploads/1252886628/gallery_1_9_211018.jpg)
(Photos by Great Adventure History)

jglonek's note:
This was originally posted yesterday in the Chit Chat forum but I thought it was big enough news to move to the main page. Houdini opening again! Who would have thought?! I was sure that ride was gone for good. But this is great news.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: kingdakafan on September 20, 2009, 08:31:31 AM
yay!
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: coasterkraze on September 20, 2009, 10:10:21 AM
sweet cant wait to ride houdini again and parachutes finally getting painted never thought it would be this soon
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: coastermom on September 20, 2009, 11:17:14 AM
Yes I noticed both of these yesterday in the park . As well as King Da ka running all 4 trains , nitro running 3 and Bizarro running 3 it was a great day in the park. Rolling thunder was also running 4 trains believe it or not but it is all true . NOW WHY does this not happen in the summer ???
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: Deadman on September 20, 2009, 12:57:13 PM
Of course I'm not here to see it! Ill have to wait until next season
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: FFHayesJr on September 20, 2009, 01:31:26 PM
Yes I noticed both of these yesterday in the park . As well as King Da ka running all 4 trains , nitro running 3 and Bizarro running 3 it was a great day in the park. Rolling thunder was also running 4 trains believe it or not but it is all true . NOW WHY does this not happen in the summer ???

More off time during the week for repairs
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: B-mac on September 20, 2009, 06:17:21 PM
when was the last time houdini was open?
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: nitrorox1414 on September 20, 2009, 07:45:44 PM
IDK BUT IM SOOOOOO EXTIED FOR Houdini!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: kingdakafan on September 20, 2009, 07:49:51 PM
i dont get why people like it so much. it gets old after awhile.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: overlord on September 20, 2009, 07:56:26 PM
But alot of people haven't ridden it in a while and it they brought it back with all the props, then its a good ride.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: kingdakafan on September 20, 2009, 08:01:58 PM
i guess.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: WadeJ on September 20, 2009, 08:18:29 PM
And nobody noticed my insanely obvious houdini hint in a thread last week lol. Yes, this is good news :). And the park really needs this additional capacity for fright fest!
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: nitrorox1414 on September 20, 2009, 08:22:50 PM
Wait what hint?
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: kingdakafan on September 20, 2009, 09:17:21 PM
???
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: darkridedan on September 20, 2009, 09:33:47 PM
i dont get why people like it so much. it gets old after awhile.

Better a ride get boring after a while than a ride that was boring in the first place. Like Superman
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: kingdakafan on September 20, 2009, 09:36:53 PM
hey....
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: chilled182 on September 20, 2009, 10:32:34 PM
Yes I noticed both of these yesterday in the park . As well as King Da ka running all 4 trains , nitro running 3 and Bizarro running 3 it was a great day in the park. Rolling thunder was also running 4 trains believe it or not but it is all true . NOW WHY does this not happen in the summer ???

More off time during the week for repairs

Because they get 50,000+ people during Fright Fest.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: AV Matt on September 21, 2009, 12:41:42 PM
i dont get why people like it so much. it gets old after awhile.

Just like all of the coasters at the park.

Houdini is a gem of a ride. I have a reason to go back to the park now.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: AV Matt on September 21, 2009, 12:51:14 PM
Wade...
http://www.gadvoutpost.com/home.php/topic,3370.msg34474.html#msg34474 (http://www.gadvoutpost.com/home.php/topic,3370.msg34474.html#msg34474)

?
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: B-mac on September 21, 2009, 03:14:43 PM

Houdini is a gem of a ride. I have a reason to go back to the park now.

I agree with that one.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: WadeJ on September 21, 2009, 03:32:15 PM
Wade...
http://www.gadvoutpost.com/home.php/topic,3370.msg34474.html#msg34474 (http://www.gadvoutpost.com/home.php/topic,3370.msg34474.html#msg34474)

?

Yeah Matt, that was the one LOL.  I was thinking somebody would pick up on the ;) :) after my post.  Plus, I assumed you had known at the time lol
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: B-mac on September 21, 2009, 04:03:25 PM
Why do you want to be a houdini poster again?
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: darkridedan on September 21, 2009, 06:21:11 PM
I made a comment that I wanted to stop posting once I reached my favorite ride at GA. Matt thinks his favorite is Houdini, even tho I know it's El Toro. :P
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: AV Matt on September 21, 2009, 07:26:02 PM
LOL Dan!

Houdini is a cool, overlooked ride. It's worthy of my support. ;) Everyone else can be The coasters. I want Houdini. :)
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: coastersue on September 22, 2009, 06:48:56 AM
That is awesome news about Houdini!  Now there's definitely no reason to go to SFNE.  They ruined SROS/Bizarro big time and now our own Houdini is back open again.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: B-mac on September 22, 2009, 03:19:02 PM
dude, now that houdini has reopened, that's my favorite flat ride. my old existing favorite was the twister
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: Ogolo on September 26, 2009, 09:59:53 AM
Houdini was open for Fall Family Fun Night!
It is working great and had a crowd all night.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: AV Matt on September 26, 2009, 12:08:10 PM
Glad to hear it.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: B-mac on September 26, 2009, 04:04:09 PM
Now the question remains. Will it stay for next year?
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: nitrorox1414 on September 26, 2009, 07:05:48 PM
Hopefully!!!!
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: peterpjr on September 26, 2009, 09:01:04 PM
Went on Houdini today.  I forgot how much I liked that ride.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: coastermom on September 27, 2009, 10:01:23 AM
Houdini opened all day Saturday and the line never let up once . Even as we were leaving at around 8:45 there were still people on line . We rode it and I have to say all the effects were working and it was much better then the one in SFNE when we rode that this summer . Great Job SF on opening it again !
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: JetzFan14 on September 27, 2009, 02:57:37 PM
When i went on family fall fun night i noticed in the crystal ball the face was new ... i think. and my guess is that it's now a halloween attraction.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: B-mac on September 27, 2009, 07:13:09 PM
If it's just for Fright fest, It's still worth keeping
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: WadeJ on September 27, 2009, 08:59:31 PM
It's been there for 2-3 years. You noticed because it was actually working this time lol.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: overlord on September 28, 2009, 12:28:25 AM
Did they change the preshow or actual ride audio? Or did SFNE's version really throw off my perception of how this ride use to be.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: coastermom on September 28, 2009, 07:42:31 AM
They did not change the preshow or actual ride audio but when we went to SFNE there were no effects inside ( the table with the head wasnt there, the lightning in the room Etc.. The effects outside werent all working either at SFNE ) To see all the effects working here just reminded me of how good this ride was when it first opened. It was nice to see it up and running . :)
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: B-mac on September 28, 2009, 09:13:53 AM
It's been there for 2-3 years. You noticed because it was actually working this time lol.

I've noticed it every time I walked by. I've always wondered what they would do with it. Even if it's open just for fright fest, It's worth keeping
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: kingdakafan on September 28, 2009, 11:09:37 AM
if houdini leaves, wham! new drop tower.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: B-mac on September 28, 2009, 11:36:57 AM
I kind of doubt that. For how much they cost now. You might as well get another Wild mouse coaster.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: nitrorox1414 on September 28, 2009, 05:39:17 PM
will it be open for non- firght fest?
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: Ogolo on September 28, 2009, 05:45:00 PM
A nicely painted parachute ride is the closet your going to get to a drop tower.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: overlord on September 29, 2009, 09:48:50 AM
the only complaint I had about the ride was for some reason when they told the guests to exit from the moving part of the ride, you heard it in the preshow as well.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: B-mac on September 29, 2009, 02:33:18 PM
I haven't been on it yet. But they could tone the speakers down for the exit voice. It's not like it'll explode or something (ring racer reference)
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: overlord on September 29, 2009, 05:51:25 PM
I am pretty sure that would be a violation of safety as if you aren't able to hear the ride operator, you are in potential danger.
Title: Re: Parachutes being repainted and Houdini is re-opening!
Post by: B-mac on September 29, 2009, 07:29:47 PM
I meant so you couldn't hear it through the door. I do know it's a safety hazard if you can't hear the ride op