From Screamscape:
2011 - Superman: Escape From Krypton - (1/15/11) According to the latest rumor to come my way, a new monkey wrench may have been thrown into Intamin’s latest project: Superman: Escape from Krypton. I’m not exactly sure where the exact problem area is, but I’ve been told that the new cars are apparently a little bit bigger. While they fit on the track just fine, the proper clearance envelope needed for an outstretched rider’s arm to fit safely through the launch tunnel has now been compromised either on the sides or the top.
At this point there are only two ways to fix the problem: widen the tunnel or restrict the riders arm movements. The quick and dirty fix idea under consideration is to attach some kind of “cage” where needed to keep your arms down. Personally I was hoping they would opt to fix the tunnel, taking the time to extend it and maybe add some lighting and fog effects as well.
Ouch... hopefully this gets resolved soon. That ride looks fun!
The park has confirmed the reopening as March 19 (though with the problems, I'm not sure...). The ride has also been repainted as of December 21, 2010. I saw it when I went to SFMM recently, and the colors look cool.
Green Lantern:
http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=983615#p983615
Markers have been found in Batman's extended queue, where Green Lantern will go up. It also looks like some land clearing is already occurring.
This is pretty exciting! I haven't been on a ZacSpin before, but Insane at Gröna Land looks cool, and so does Green Lantern.
Also, as of yesterday, they might have taken out a statue by Batman for Green Lantern construction (according to a post on TPR).
Little Flash:
They've recently torn out the Sierra Falls, where Little Flash will go up. I expect them to start vertical construction soon (with the pieces on site since April).
EDIT: About the Superman thing, looks like they've started testing (from coolrider560):
Guess the problem rumor is false (unless the other side is the one with the problem).
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