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Stopped in for closing day last night. Park was surprisingly busy considering the temperatures. Rode Wicked Cyclone in row 2 and in back. I'm fairly certain that these were my first ever pure "steel wheel" rides. The feel of the ride and the sound it made were unlike anything I've ever experienced before on it, and it literally felt like the train had rocket boosters attached. It almost gave the AF1 airtime a run for its money. Skyscreamer still running backwards which was nice with the cold weather. Such a beautiful view this time of year with the leaves down and the picnic grove all lit up. Batman a hoot in the back row as always. Bit of a headbang in the last corkscrew but that's nothing new. I went down to lap Superman for the last hour but they kind of just roped it off shortly before 8 and closed the ride by 8:20 so for the second year in a row I got shut out on some Superman rides to end the year. Some folks were commenting that they've heard once it dips below 40 the cycle times become concerning and they don't want it to valley. Would be a shame if that was true as I've ridden it well down into the 20s. Finished up with Supergirl and Thunderbolt but definitely disappointed to leave with no Superman. If 40 degrees is the new limit (and there was absolutely no wind last night) then I can't help but think there's some Cedar Fair influence going on there. But the rest of the coasters were still running so who knows. They better not pull this BS with Nitro in December!

Thank God. We were getting spoiled.

Floorless trains cost more money. They’d totally not do that

Exactly. No one would be truly surprised, especially if they threw some floorless trains on it to make it slightly less painful.

Back to ME for a second (sorry I'm all over the place lol)...1 or both of the trains are either on the way or have been delivered. Nice to see them taking care of this early

Those animatronics look pretty amazing! Didn't it look like Frankenstein's Monster was "walking" at one point? Also, and I may be completely wrong, it seems like the Monsters land is really focused around the castle as the "HQ" for the baddies. Dracula seems to have his own restaurant, the Stakehouse, run by vampires (familiars?) Maybe something similar with Curse of the Werewolf -- it's related to the Unchained storyline perhaps? Anyway, this is by far the portal I want to explore the most.

I think the industry is trending more towards "what the f*** is going to happen in the next 6 to 18 months? We better stop spending money now and do everything we can to cut costs just incase because it aint looking good", and sprucing up a previously existing family area is just a convenient low cost maintenance project that they can market as a new addition. Also I loved Jungala so any signs of life back in that area of the park are welcome.

Today IS the day, apparently. So ..... Happy National ROLLER COASTER Day! everybody! Myself, on the Kettle Creek Mine Coaster, at Playland(PNE) on Opening Day (May 18) of the '24 Season.

Something Random.

Keep in mind that this coaster has been operating with one train and reduced operating hours for some time… And it still hasn’t garnered significant wait times or demand. If you compare that to the ridership counts of other legacy coasters in the chain like Loch Ness Monster, the ROI for operating Scorpion just isn’t there. While Scorpion is a solid coaster and a good entry-level option for guests to choose for their first inverting coaster, it hasn’t warranted a major sendoff campaign and the ridership and guest trends will back this up. The coaster has been operating on borrowed time for years and guests haven’t been playing trips to the park specifically for it before, so there’s zero reason to believe that a significant amount of guests will flock to the park in the next nine days to send it off.

I don't think a park needs to cater to an exceptionally small fraction of a percent of people who would go across the country just to have a final ride on Scorpion. I'm not surprised they're removing an intermediate roller coaster since they just added one.