Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom Discussion Thread

^ That's awesome, I got my last rides in during the morning event. I heard that the park let the last train go twice? That's pretty cool of them!

Mike

I got my last ride in 2006

It was closed the on my last visit to Dorney in October.

^ That's awesome, I got my last rides in during the morning event. I heard that the park let the last train go twice? That's pretty cool of them!

 

Mike

Yea...I was there in the morning too.

The final ride (I'm on the TGE hoodie

I swear they better have some good plans for that spot of the park...

Apparently next year Laser's spot will be used for new entertainment (not the ice show), but as for the future after that we'll see.

Mike

Let's just hope they don't replace it with a 3-point Challenge.

They better hurry up and bring that nice Schwarzkopf

coaster back home.

I am sure Laser will do a good job replacing Eurostar.

Let's just hope they don't replace it with a 3-point Challenge.

Especially since they already have one there.

I got my last ride back in May. I went to the park a few more times during the year and the ride was closed all of those day, including my Haunt visit, which kind of sucked. However, I'm happy about my last ride. Laser was my visit coaster with inversions, and I rode it in May with my cousin, and that was his ride coaster that went upside down and he loved it. So, even if I wasn't able to ride it again late in the season, at least I have a good memory of my last ride on it.

R.I.P. Laser. I never got to ride you but the other Schwarzkopf coasters I've ridden were great! Let's hope this move works out for the best.

They better hurry up and bring that nice Schwarzkopf

coaster back home.

I am sure Laser will do a good job replacing Eurostar.

Yes Laser will be a good replacement from Euro Star.

But there are some greater Schwarzkopf coasters on this planet, that I would like to come back home.

Dreier Looping (Magnum Force) and Thriller (Zonga) don't belong in Mexico, they have to be at German fairs.

It's too bad that it has to leave Dorney Park. I've always wanted to ride a Doppel Looping coaster, and that was the closest one to me.

Work has started.

Mike

^ They're wasting no time... Hopefully it will find a new home.

Its a sham to see them lose what was probably there best coaster. To bad I only got to ride it once a few years ago.

how long does it take to disassemble a portable coaster anyway?

As I recall, Zonga at SFDK was dissasembled in about two or three weeks.

http://rcdb.com/ig2264.htm

It says here that once they are traveling the fairs it should only take them 4 days to set up or disassemble the ride.

They're moving along pretty quick now, the lift is totally gone and the drop is starting to go, too. The final helix track is being worked on now since the drop supports are connected to it.

NewsPlusNotes has a few more photos taken this afternoon here:

http://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2008/11/laser-removal-continues.html

Mike

Poor Laser!!! Why couldn't they get rid of Hydra instead??

Oh well, I'm glad I got to attend the event and give Laser a proper goodbye.... even if the stupid seat got my butt wet.

Poor Laser!!! Why couldn't they get rid of Hydra instead??

 

Oh well, I'm glad I got to attend the event and give Laser a proper goodbye.... even if the stupid seat got my butt wet.

I'm with you on getting rid of Hydra instead of Laser. I tell you, the land that Hydra is on is cursed from having any good coaster on it.

Are you talking about getting a wet butt in the front seat? We made that mistake on the Friday night before. That's why we weren't making any attempt to ride the front on Saturday.

This is very unfortunate, I really enjoy Anton's coasters & they are getting more and more scarce in the states. Really a sad loss...

Any news on what is replacing Laser?

Why not have a "TPR's Purchase Laser Fund" (original, eh?) drive.

 

Since there are calenders already made up...we print and sell them in front of supermarkets or sell them at school or in the office.

 

OR

 

Since there are about 26K registered TPR users..Laser is up for sale at 1.2 mil...then we would only need to contribute about 50 bucks per member to buy it ourselves!!!

 

 

Then I wonder, where would we put it??

This would fit perfectly into Martin's Fantasy Island! They seem to be good at adding something new every year and its 'bout time they added another coaster- plus its short enough (height) not to detract from the look and feel of the park!

According to the roller coaster data base its going to some guy named rosenzweig. I'm such a big fan of schwarzkopf i'm sad to see i ride like that go. =(

I loved the Laser! Granted, it wasn't the most comfortable coaster, since I'm 6'3, but I thought that it was one of the more intense coasters out there.