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  1. I am in the electrical industry and that doesn't look like tray cable to me. If you look at the pictures you'll see hand rails stacked on top of the pile. The "stairs" also seem to have the typical, traction type steps that you see on other coaster stairs. Not implying that they are definitely stairs, but pretty confident in saying that they are not cable tray.
  2. If you look on the webcam, it looks like the course is complete through the break run. That means we have the final helix and one piece from the splashdown left. This really looks like a fun ride and a great addition to KI. I can't wait to see some new pictures of the completed track.
  3. Nice to see the park get up and running. From the article, it looks like a lot of fun. I just wish S&S would build a medium or large roller coaster to help entice the Salt Lake crowd to venture up to Logan. It would be very cool to have S&S try out some new ride concepts at the park. I hope to try out the screamin swing this weekend. I'll post a trip report next week. Finally some local competition for the thrill seekers.
  4. Sad thing is that the lines, especially on weekends, are very long for the slides. Park City has four apline slide tracks, and lines average about 20 to 30 minutes. This alpine coaster does look really cool though. My only concern is like on alpine slides, a slow rider in front of you can ruin your own experience. Hopefully the spacing in between riders will allow some faster riders the room to let loose with the breaks.
  5. The screamscape layout does look really fun. Nice to have a really themed and interactive ride at Cedar Point.
  6. Scott "how many days again 'til the aquatrax is announced?" B. I do believe it's about 9 days or so. Or at least that's what old Snoopy is saying.
  7. I think an important part of credibilty lies in realizing you have made a mistake, and then admitting it. It has come to my attention that my "inside source", the main source of a lot of my info recently on S&S, has turned out to not be trustworthy. There is enough untruth in the information that I feel compelled to assume that all of the info from that person was in fact untrue. While news of S&S's restructure has been whispered a lot recently, the majority of the filler information I posted was in fact false. I am guilty of taking on the inside information and posting it as my own, for which I am sorry. My source, a contact in a chat room that seemed to convincingly fill in a lot of gaps in the S&S news for me, was not an S&S employee, and seems to have fed me some false information that I was stupid enough to assume had credibility. I take full responsibilty as the conduit for the information, and feel the only ethical thing to do at this point is to admit my mistake and publically apoligize to S&S and the community. The biggest mistake I made was to connect some dots and assume that Kather Archer was the source of my information. Kathy in fact had no knowledge of most of the information in the posts and had nothing to do with it. I regret ever using her name and apologize to her for any damage that reference has caused her. I have talked with Kathy and personally apologized for any damage I have done. Any connection to Kathy was an assumption on my part, and in fact was never personally confirmed by me. Since most of my sources information has turned out to be false, it is very clear that they also had no real contacts within S&S. I hope that by clearing my conscious on this issue I can help clear up any inaccuracies I helped perpetuate against S&S and Kathy. There is a real danger on passing on second hand information, and I understand that danger very clearly now. Again, I want to express my sincere apology to S&S and to Kathy for any misrepresentation I have perpetuated.
  8. I have some new information on this. As of last night, an unnamed buyer has officially made an offer for S&S and their assets. I know my contact has been contacted by the interested party in regards to staff and payroll info. The question of relocation also arose during her conversation with the prospective buyer, so S&S may be on the move. The whole process was a bit surreal to her in that the buyer never identified themselves, but one of the main investors was present in the room with her, so she felt OK in giving out the info. If things move forward the buyer was planning on flying out to Logan early next week, so I may have more info then. I have also been told that the building is officially available for lease, but have not been able to confirm this. Once I get some more concrete info I'll pass it on.
  9. Celebration City, at least I think that is what Stan named it, is not owned by S&S. Stan payed for it himself and used private investors. Not sure if the investors in S&S wil go after it or not, but as of now it only has a putt-putt course, and restaraunt/arcade, a three tower sling shot ride and that crazy vertical tube that blows out your ear drums. No Screaming Squirrel, Extreme Swing, Drop Tower or any other rides. My guess is that if S&S goes away, so will the park as there really isn't all that much there yet anyway. I had hopes at one time for an S&S test park to try out their newest crazy ideas, but that never came to fruition.
  10. Thank you. As I said in the origonal post, the investors are looking for a buyer as well, but the reality is that Kathy has drawn up bankruptcy papers four times in the last week for the investors. This tells me that bankruptcy is a very real possibility to escape debt. They keep adding and subtracting assets from the paper work as they get info on possible payment from parks that have not yet paid for recent installations. If S&S fails it will be because they haven't been payed for recent rides that have not "functioned properly" according to the parks. Remember that Vekoma filed for bankruptcy as well earlier for similar reasons, so S&S may still operate, but only time will tell. Getting parks to pay for their rides is apparently a very difficult proposition. I may find out more this weekend as I am going to see two more employees, but at this point, information is not coming from the investors, who will ultimately decide S&S's fate. Someone mentioned earlier that Stan was at the Cedar Point ride opening. This all happened in the last two weeks, so that ride opening pre-dates the bankruptcy. Stan was removed as president as a result of whatever has led the company into potential bankruptcy.
  11. I have been out most of the day, and I must say I am surprised at how many members have called me out for bullshit and lying. There is an old saying about people who never trust anyone else or immediately assume someone they don't know is a liar. Usually those people are untrustworthy themselves. I thank Wes41190 and others for coming to my defense, and all the nay-sayers can wait until the official announcement. My contact at S&S is the head of HR, so my guess is she knows a bit more than most about what is going on. As Wes41190 pointed out, I also sell electrical products to them as well, so I have confirmed the sale/bankruptcy with at least four other employees. I recognize that I am a newer member of the community, so with time maybe my posts won't attract so many a-holes looking to start a flame war. Everyone has to start out at some point, and the rest of the members owe them at least the opportunity to prove themselves to the community. Apparently this is my opportunity.
  12. I have from a very good source within S&S that within the week S&S will either be sold off or declare bankruptcy. Stan Checketts is no longer in charge of the compay as the investors he mortgaged the compnay 4 years ago have assumed control. The parking lot is almost empty, which I have personally confirmed and the contact I have, who is very high in the company, has been told that a decision about the future of the company will come later next week. I don't know the details that have led them to this point, but the bankruptsy/ sell off is an inevitable reality at this point. This is not a rumor or speculation. Not sure how I feel about this. When I get more information I will pass it on if the story doesn't break wide on it's own.
  13. Interesting idea about the mouse moving. My contact at the park in the electrical department says the mouse is staying as they spent upwards of 120k this spring upgrading the power to the area, including new dedicated lines to The SPider and the Wild Mouse. Seems a waste to run a dedicated line to a ride that was potentially moving after the season. I agree that the Spider and the Mouse are very similar, yet they both still draw really well. My hunch is that the mouse in Robb's add is not Lagoon's.
  14. Lagoon has erected the first vertical support on the new coaster for next year. It looks to be less than 100' tall, so not sure if it is the top hat support or not. Pictures to follow later tonight. The first support, maybe 100' tall.
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