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By Sportsdude360 · Posted
Interesting behind the scenes video about the making of Six Flags Over Texas new 2026 Record Breaking Dive Coaster! https://youtu.be/xoQrRZ12HIk?feature=shared -
By thepoint4life23 · Posted
I was never sure if the lawyers said you have to take it down or change it or if they could of just change the line and upgraded trains and just kept it how it was. The ride system in a way is pretty simple and a lot of swing lunch/multi lunch coaster operate with out much down time each day. I have no idea what is going on it right now but the train felt like it was trying to shake its self to death. Could be more bracing on the wheels is sending the vibrations upward to the car along with the track dampers. You would think when they had 6 to 8 months + the year before it they could of got those right. I get sensors act up but again you had over a year to get everything inline and working right. Is this a case of yea we can build it then you realize you might be under qualified for the job. I hope it stays as it is fun a lot of people like it, but its like they tried to make it more reliable and somehow right now is worse then the last few season TT1 was open. -
By prozach626 · Posted
Thinking about it now, I wish I would have researched this. If the cost was within a few hundred dollars I would have purchased a ticket. Sucks. -
By prozach626 · Posted
Yeah. I'm starting to be in the same boat. Maybe this is what happens when you take a ride that already has problems due to its complexity, and try to find a fix by making it even more complex with a less experienced company for such extreme rides. Top Thrill 1 was a massive success and a crowd favorite. It seems like they would have been better off just sticking with the hydraulic launch. They could have changed the flag plate design and put safety nets between the queue and break run to counter any negative PR. Top it off with new paint and minimal themeing upgrades. -
By BobloLives · Posted
Just returned from my second-ever trip to Great Adventure. No pictures but a couple of thoughts. The Flash: Vertical Velocity is a good ride. Not great, but quite fun if there's little wait and buttery smooth. I Love You New Vekoma. In fact, toward the front of the train there's a delightful pop of airtime on the backwards return run. Flash and El Toro now have mandatory free lockers in the queue which worked really well, I thought. El Toro was down half the day but opened up mid afternoon with one train. Dispatches were taking a loooong time so something going on with sensors, maybe? Anyway, it is noticeably jarring in the third seat of each car but the middle seats, at least, negate most of the potholes. I had forgotten how insanely intense El Toro is -- what a beautiful ride. Super minor notes: their Dark Knight coaster is *not* a mirror image clone of SFNE's Gotham City Gauntlet -- GA's is *much* smoother through the trim brakes and lacks the awful bunny hops/hit the brakes section at the end that SFNE's has. The darkness really makes GA's so much better. Wonder Woman never opened at all yesterday. Jersey Devil also had issues on and off all day. Oh, and last but not least (since I'm not that familiar with this park) -- was it always just a giant mostly closed shopping mall with rides scattered about? Even with the brutal culling over that last year or two, this place has more shops than I've ever seen at any theme park! The ratio, even a few years ago, has to be at least 10:1. Granted there are a lot of shuttered storefronts, but my lord. -
By Springyard · Posted
A big swing has never been my idea of fun. -
Its a good move i think as most of these centres are badly in need of a refurb and let a new owner takeover and breathe new life. The legoland at manchester is also run down too in a bad state. I also think they have priced the tickets too high for too long which has come back to bite them. -
I can see it from both sides… the park would generate loads of revenue, tourism to Scotland and jobs for local people, but the land needs protected at the same time.
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Disney has announced that the renovated Test Track will open on July 22, 2025! https://disneyparksblog.com/wdw/test-track-reopening-date-july-22/ Buckle up for a new spin on a fan-favorite attraction – Test Track presented by General Motors will reopen on July 22! This attraction update will debut an all-new musical score, as well as new scenes that highlight technology making our cars smarter and our lives more fun. See Through the “Eyes” of a Vehicle One of those scenes showcases how vehicles can use advanced cameras and sensors to “see” the world they drive through. While Test Track has always celebrated new and future automotive technology, it’s also a reminder of what a road trip is all about: spending quality time in the company of friends and family while embracing the beauty of the world around you. -
Looks like a great addition to replace some old slides. I'll miss the old ones, but that's just because I grew up with them. I can completely acknowledge that they never have lines anymore (especially the old body slides), so this will be a great update. -
Waldameer just announced their 2026 Water World plans,which includes a two-phase, 4 slide replacement of the original four Water World slides and reconfiguration of their Endless River. https://www.facebook.com/Waldameer/posts/pfbid02eqW3ZaahaGQb5PV3tprgecoR5mJiSmoehKQ8Uv73hNgYuuxr6ZuR1852knFzwjuFl I like the upgrades and hope they include the waterfall feature similar to the existing feature on Endless River. Definitely a large scale upgrade for the water park. -
By thepoint4life23 · Posted
I Road TT2 on Saturday. Broke down 4 times in a row. One train went then broke cycle all 3 trains. Again run a train or 2 then cycle them. I found it funny that they have a auto spiral stating that the rides is exercising machinal issues and also one stating that the ride will be working again. Its like they knew it was gonna be down a lot. For the ride, I mean its fun. The first lunch seems to slow for how much lunch track you have your kind of just cruising down the track. Backwards at 100MPH is fun then going up that spike is great your just kind of floating till you starting going towards the forward lunch . I was in the back row and you do just get throw over the Hill and its great. Bad not sure if it was just the seat or the train i was on. This think shook so bad. Not like coaster rattle but like to flat tires going done the free way. Really took away from the ride. I was just trying to lean forward so as much of my back and was not touching the seat. I wanted to get a 2nd ride but the wait was just to long for me to take a 2-3 hour wait away from the Family. The Locker metal detectors process is a bigger mess then Steel Vengeance. Not sure how to fix that but that's like a 20 min wait before your even in the line. Zamp really f this thing up. I am hoping to get a ride or two more on it last this summer but I'm also not even sure if this thing will make it a 2nd year. I was a big support of just give it time it will be epic but now I'm just like what is happening. How is it so wrong. -
By abovethesink · Posted
I was at the park for the first time in years on June 1st. We stopped the day before to get my son (15 this summer) the three credits at Seabreeze. It was in the 50s and windy, so that place was empty, and we were in and out in less than an hour. The spinner was as I remembered it and the two wood structure coasters were crawling in the cold. Not ideal, but the next day looked better for Darien Lake. We were there at rope drop and headed to the back of the park like we always do. I apprehensively got in line with him to get his Mind Eraser credit first. We grabbed the front row and, with the new vest restraints, it wasn't too bad. It was no Great Nor'Easter, but it was better than the one they did the same thing on at SFA (RIP). Tantrum was closed and remained that way. I guess it has been down for a little while now. And of course it was as Tantrum is the only credit I don't have yet having grown up being taken to the park every summer. Oh well. We'll be back. Viper was next and it was the same old gem I fondly remembered. By modern standards, this old Arrow looper is of course pretty tame. It runs through its course smoothly though with surprisingly little headbanging. I still approve. Viper has always been and remains one of my favorite Arrows. Predator was up next and this was to be my first ride post-Titan track. Given that this was my absolute bottom coaster in any possible ranking with my last experiences with it, I still figured the non steel portions would be so horrible that it couldn't be redeemed. The ride was good though! The upgraded portions were smooth as silk and the layout got to shine, finally. The still wood sections were not as awful as I expected, either, though they were far from smooth too. Superman, er, Ride of Steel followed for my son's 250. We had absolutely awesome rides on the clone down by the capital this summer in 104 degree heat, so this slow running original on a day barely warmer than half that number was pretty disappointing. Still fun, but it hardly had anything left for the bunny hills at the end that always used to be so great. I chalk it up to the cold day. From there we walked over to Boomerang, which was a credit for him and I am not sure why I bothered to ride it to be honest. MotoCoaster capped the first rides. I remembered this one as having a punchy launch and then doing nothing. It indeed had a punchy launch, even stronger than I remembered, and I am happy to report that I remembered wrong. The swinging turns were taken at a good speed and I actually ended up liking this one a lot. From there, we walked back to take another peak on Tantrum, grabbing another good ride on Viper on the way. We ate lunch and then gave not-Superman another go to similar results. Finally, to cap the day, we decided to take a last ride on Predator. This was our best decision. We waited for the front car (which took forever for like six trains -- I am not going to whine any more than this, but operations were horrible all day) and the ride was a rush. I don't know if it sped up a little or if the front is just where the airtime is at, but my old wooden nemesis was hitting almost every hill exactly right. This was a GREAT ride and easily our best of the two park trip. I really look forward to visiting Predator again in the future and a younger me would be very confused by that statement. Final note: Predator was running the purple train that I had read appeared recently. Even though it was a weekend and wait times were growing, they did not ever put a second train on. Nor did Mind Eraser. This park may be viewing having a second train as having a backup in case the main train breaks. There doesn't seem to be much intent of actually putting two trains on the track at once. -
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By thrillseeker4552 · Posted
Objectively this looks like it will be Premier's best coaster yet. I'm happy to see they modified the side paneling on the train to make it easier to enter/exit, plus no comfort collars or seat belts. The second launch will also hopefully have a pretty good kick since there isn't much length down in that tunnel to bring it up to top speed. And the layout looks SO good! I was nervous about it not being ready in time for my 2-day visit on 7/31 & 8/1, but I have a little more faith now since it started testing. Yay!
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