Exclusive Fun Spot Orlando Update

FUN SPOT ORLANDO BECOMES HUGE-ER

ORLANDO, FL – On Saturday, June 8^th, Fun Spot Amusement Park, just off International Drive, had a HUGE-ER Party. Celebrating its 15^th birthday, and the opening of its $25 million expansion, the park had a ribbon cutting for 2 new roller coasters, a new 250 ft SkyCoaster, 4 new thrill rides, new buildings all on 10 new acres.

VIPs who participated in the Ribbon Cutting, included Congressman Daniel Webster, State Representative Linda Stewart, State Representative Mike LaRosa, Orange county Sheriff Jerry Demings, City Commissioner Sam Ings, Florida Attraction Assoc president Bill Lupfer, Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture Jay Levenstein, First Baptist of Oviedo’s Dr. Mercer and local TV and radio personalities.

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Sky Screamer Media Day - SFOG - 2013

Back in may, I was able to attend the media day event for Six Flags Over Georgia's introduction of the Sky Screamer.  The ride is certainly thrilling, I would say the re-ridability is great for thrill-seekers, but many people may not venture up 240 feet.  

The ride itself is not entirely forceful, but I do like the fact that it descends at full speed to "half-mast" to swing near the tree-tops, and ascends for the final spin at maximum altitude.  If you live near Atlanta, be sure to check-out Six Flags Over Georgia.  It's definitely one of the best in the chain.

Care for an on-ride POV video?

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Ninja - Six Flags Over Georgia

Ah #vekoma.  My how you #brutalize me, this is #ninja at #sfog.  Actually, this #coaster seems to be the #best out of the #vekoma #variety.  In 2011 and 2012, Six Flags Over Georgia #SFovergeorgia, introduced used trains from Great American Scream Machine #gasm from Six Flags Great Adventure #sfgadv that helped improve the ride.  Decide for yourselves.

Almost Absurd Coaster Concept - Las Vegas

Well folks, haven't we all wondered when the next "worlds tallest coaster" would come onto the scene?  Maybe the wait is over?  Here's a concept drawing, as well as a news article on what would be  over a 650 foot attraction in Las Vegas.

Known as the Polarcoaster, this attraction from US Thrill Rides  would prove to be a multimodal attraction on the Vegas Strip.  Equipped with restaurants, and other venues, this could be a "one stop shop" environment.  It seems though, due to the height of the attraction, that the ride would require FAA approval, also in part of the ride's proximity to the airport.

Despite the extreme height of the ride, it does not seem that the first drop would be over 600 feet, so i'm not thinking this coater would break any speed records.  I'm definitely interested to see how things pan out.  I would like to see this attraction in other cities too!

Georgia Cyclone

Hey everyone.  Six Flags Over Georgia is my home park and I really wanted to share the Georgia Cyclone roller coaster with you.  My first ride on this Dinn & Summers beast was back in 1992, and it was as wild one.  Here are some pictures!  The ride was re-profiled back in the 1990s, shortly after it opened.  Someone complained of whiplash from the first drop, and the "snap" was removed.  Also the 6th hill was much steeper, and filled with ejector-airtime and that hill was re-profiled as well.  Finally the last turn did have one last pop of air as well, and it was removed and leveled out.  

Currently the ride has been re-tracked for the 2012 and 2013 season,  and will hopefully be repaired some more.  Let me know what you think about this ride, and please share your own experiences.                      

    

Insane New Drop Tower - Busch Gardens Tampa

#Good-bye #old #ride, #hello #new #hotness.  The new ride at#buschgardens #Tampa is #falconsfury.  An #intamin #droptowerthat rotates the seating #90degrees facing the ground, all while dropping at highway speeds.  Sounds crazy!

IT'S SUMMERTIME!!!!!

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