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Post by Coasterdude5 on May 31, 2006 19:18:36 GMT -5
I might be wrong, but I don't think a park has ever closed with a B&M.
Are B&M's the "saviors" of theme parks.
Someone prove me wrong!
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Post by phazan on May 31, 2006 19:27:02 GMT -5
Hmmm, you do seem to be right. My guess is that only parks doing well can have enough money to have a B&M in the first place. Like SixFlags parks have enough money to stay in business. Have you ever seen any park close with a big Intamin? (Like a giga/hyper coaster)
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Post by Coasterdude5 on May 31, 2006 19:44:11 GMT -5
^That's what I was thinking, too. But still, Astroworld was at once a pretty good park. But they didn't have a B&M
Also, Opryland ALMOST bought a B&M. I'm convinced the park would still be here today if they had gotten the B&M.
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Post by spaminacan11 on Jun 4, 2006 13:06:18 GMT -5
Only one park has closed with one, and thats Thrill Valley. They had a mirrored Batman model which was later relocated to Six Flags New Orleans. That coaster just isn't having much luck...
Like phazan said, the park has to be doing pretty well to even buy a B&M. Even if a bad park got a B&M, they would have to advertise it ALOT or no one would know about it. Its more about managing the park, than the coaster.
Also, I'm not too sure that Opryland would have been saved, but they should have taken it. I'm guessing they chose Hangman instead? What kind of decision is that?
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Post by Coasterdude5 on Jun 4, 2006 14:59:30 GMT -5
Yeah, if I'm not mistaken, it would have been like Wildfire, but due to space/cost, they chose the SLC.
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Post by mattjackson on Jun 13, 2006 17:41:46 GMT -5
Well, to make it simple...yes, they do. Have you noticed that all the big parks have at least two B&M's? Think about it, Dorney Park got Hydra, and attendance has beed a lot higher than previous years. Talon also got attention, but I think Hydra got more.
So, yes, it's a curse of theme parks...If it's going to be successful, it has to have a B&M. But if it only has one, something bad will happen if they don't get a second one...fast. and it's been proven!!
I'm going to take my medicine now...
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Post by kennywood007 on Jun 14, 2006 21:33:06 GMT -5
I think, yes. Mainly because they make most of the newer coasters. And everyone loves smooth coasters!
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Post by Coasterdude5 on Jun 17, 2006 21:16:36 GMT -5
I guess the cost of them does come into play.
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Post by mattjackson on Jun 18, 2006 19:42:02 GMT -5
^ Yeah, at some point, they do. They can be "cheap" additions to a park that will greatly boost the park's popularity.
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Post by Coasterdude5 on Jun 18, 2006 20:33:28 GMT -5
Yeah, i.e. Hydra. Just a bump for attendance.
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Post by mattjackson on Jun 20, 2006 9:55:07 GMT -5
Yeah, a small investment, but it could've been so great, but you know...
Or even the Batmans. They were also small investments, but turned out so great. But I think it looks like something that the designer drew up when he was bored one day. Boy, were we lucky.
Oh, and I don't think there was ever a B&M that was taken down willingly by the park. Would the B&M at SFNO the only B&M that was destroyed?
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Post by Coasterdude5 on Jun 20, 2006 10:46:35 GMT -5
^I didn't think it was totally destroyed, it was built so high up off the ground.
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Post by mattjackson on Jun 21, 2006 21:33:37 GMT -5
Yeah, that's what I heard too.
Bolliger and Mabillard are frickin' GENIUSES!!!
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Post by mizzkid92 on Jun 22, 2006 17:20:44 GMT -5
Seems like a lot of the Batman rides were built high off the ground:
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Post by mattjackson on Jun 23, 2006 10:16:43 GMT -5
^ Yeah, the one at Great Adventure is like that too. Maybe it's just because it's an early design. I could say that, but they built Nemesis around the same time, which basically runs along a trench barely not touching your feet.
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