On October 23rd, 2008 Six Flags Great Adventure Park President Mark Kane announced that Medusa will be re-designed for the 2009 operating season. This modification will be similar to that of the re-design of Magic Mountain coaster, X2. Additions to the ride will most likely include a complete re-theming of the ride, pyrotechnics, fog machines, water effects, and audio. The official expected date for the opening of the re-themed Medusa is May 15th. I think the queue line should be all indoors and there should be a pre-show room. During the queue lines, you'll see an old Greek man animatronic saying "Help me." Every few minutes he'll say it again.
Here is what I think they should do:
They turn left (still indoors), and go through a 142 ft. lift hill. Once you reach 40 ft., you'll go outdoors. You then drop 132 ft. and go through a vertical loop. You go through a tunnel, a dive loop, and a Zero-G-Roll. You go through a tunnel again and the riders in the queue can see you. You go through a cobra roll and go through another tunnel, where once again the riders can see you. You turn right and head for the first block brake and indoor section. You drop again towards the indoor section. You make a few twists and turns and go through interlocking corkscrews and a Medusa mouth and the ride is over.
P.S.: Listener, do you have any ideas for a pre-show.
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That's a good question, Kyle. It is hard to capture the horrific story of Medusa in a way that can be family-friendly. To be true to the theme it would be terrifying show. I'll tell you the story and let you judge.
Medusa was a beautiful maiden that served as a priestess in Athena's temple. Somehow she crossed paths with Poseidon, the Lord of the Sea, who was enticed by her beauty and though she resisted, he raped her savagely and left her in the temple. Athena, instead of punishing Poseidon for his crime punished Medusa instead, transforming her beautiful hair to serpents and made her face so horrible to behold that one glance at it would petrify whoever gazed upon her. It was common in ancient times to punish women for crimes that were actually perpetrated by men.
While Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon, the hero Perseus beheaded her while she slept. Perseus slew Medusa by looking at her reflection in the mirror instead of directly at her to prevent being turned into stone.
From Medusa's severed head came the winged horse Pegasus (who flies through the night sky in the Fall - check your constellations, you will see Perseus too) and the giant Chrysaor.
Maybe if they skip the first part of the story - the actual rape - and start only with Athena's horrific punishment and Perseus's mission it might work, but it seems to me to be a very horrible story no matter what.
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