Sunday, June 8, 2014

SFNE 2015 Update #1

I was surfing through SFNEOnline, and I noticed this JUST happening today (from BizarroAj):
Breaking news from sfne, land clearing has begun around cyclone
The whole area where the old que was, they tore down the fence and are clearing the area out. I tried to get pics from the sky ride but the trees and flashback is in the way, but you get a good view when riding cyclone. 
He then posted this image from today:

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It's very interesting that they are land clearing around Cyclone this early, or are land clearing at all. Maybe it's a sign that Iron Cyclone might be more monstrous than initially thought by some.

This and Colossus at SFMM are already looking to be very successful 2015 additions.

UPDATE:

BizarroAj posted more images today (found in this link):

http://sfneonline.org/forums/index.php?threads/2015-speculation.1404/page-50#post-47568

It looks like the land clearing is between Cyclone and Flashback. I made a diagram of where the land clearing could possibly be (from the photos):


This brings us back to this report from May 24 (by Dennis, quoted by Bizarro #1 on SFNEOnline):
"...At the top of he lift hill, to my left on the walkway, I could see the orange marker with a number 9. And parallel with that is two more orange markers. All parallel to the lift hill. Maybe the lift hill is being moved to the left 20 or 30 feet??"
Why could they be land clearing this early? Maybe they ARE moving the lift to the left. I also do wonder if this could also mean the end/relocation of nearby Flashback, a Vekoma Boomerang that is now neighbored by a Vekoma Giant Inverted Boomerang. Cyclone could definitely benefit from Flashback's space, and if they are moving the lift to the left, Flashback seems much more likely to be removed. Plus, Flashback will just benefit in another SF park.

We've seen SFMM make their announcement on Colossus. I wonder when they will for Cyclone as well as a possible closure for Flashback. We'll find out in the next few weeks, so stay tuned!

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