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This is easily the best thing in the park so far... I like that you paid attention to the support structure and that the coaster broke up the grid a little bit. Nice job!

There are a few cool looking twists on this ride. I don't think anyone's going to confuse it with Maverick any time soon but I almost feel like B&M might have learned a thing or two for Intamin with this ride. I'm sure it won't be overly snappy but it's progress. In any case this ride looks like a ton of fun.

http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=35647&start=670

I know what you were probably thinking... that video was nice, but can we get one that's a little crappier please? Why YES! Yes you can. It shows the other camera and the rest of the course which is why I thought I'd post it. And apparently one camera lags... Edit: And the quality is to be expected when screen capping a webcam, I'm not hating on the people recording this.

Probably not.

Somebody was nice enough to upload this video to Youtube of the webcams. Please note... the quality is awful. But it's something...

Very nice! I love the atmosphere you created here.

Personally I don't find Scream or Bizarro rough. I do find Scream to be amazingly ugly though and I still consider it to be amazingly ugly because it's still built over a parking lot. The new paint is nice and all but I can't get over that.

Flashback is a roller coaster, not a flat ride... therefore it will never go anywhere.

Awesome, I'll try to put them up soon... except maybe Sunset Lake. I have plans for Sunset Lake. The other ones are beyond help. Anyway, is it okay if I whore out one more park? This park was just released yesterday... it's Mineral Springs, a Reddit contest entry which finally popped up on New Element (it's been submitted competitively). Download Link It's much smaller than Sunset Vista and was built with an older bench but it's been getting some really positive reviews (which I'm very happy about) and I wanted to share it here. I'd love to hear what you think.

If you're there for 2.5 days you should ride everything. Besides the coasters I would say Windseeker, Skyhawk and Maxair and Cedar Downs are all must rides and I highly recommend making use of the train and the Sky Ride as much as possible as 2.5 days at the park is extremely tiring as it's a huge place. The Sky Ride generally has a line all the way to the bottom of the ramp but the line moves very fast so it's a great way to get off your feet for awhile. I love Power Tower too as it never has a line. Also if you don't love Witches Wheel then you're a bad person... you should feel bad. Yes, you. Keep an eye on wind by the way, if you know one of your days will be windy (anything over 15 - 20 MPH on the weather report) it's likely that Sky Ride, Windseeker, Gatekeeper, Raptor and Dragster will close so plan accordingly. With 2.5 days you should have no problem riding everything though with or without Fastlane. Just a few general tips. - Don't ride Gatekeeper or Raptor in the morning. You can ride them during early entry but don't do it once the park opens to the public. The lines will be WAY shorter later in the day. - Ride Dragster in the front at least once. It's worth the extra hour wait. - Ride Raptor in the front because the line is rarely more than 1 train longer for the front. - Blue Streak can actually be pretty brutal in the wrong seat. Ride in the MIDDLE ROW of any car and you'll love it though. - Mean Streak is really smooth if you sit in the very front car and lean forward keeping your back completely off the seat back. It' a stupid way to ride a coaster but it works every time. - Since you mentioned Gemeni, wait until about noon to ride Gemeni as they usually don't race it first thing in the morning. - If it starts raining it might be best to just walk around Frontier Trail for awhile and wait for it to stop because the rain policies on the coasters are pure idiocy. Wicked Twister is probably your best bet but even that may be closed. Mantis always used to run but Rougarou will have 3 trains rather than 2, occupying more blocks and probably putting an end to that. - The food is all terrible so only eat at Franchises that they brought in like Chick Fil A. Famous Daves in the Marina and TGI Fridays at Breakers are great though, I recommend sitting outside at both restaurants.

Oh god... what have you people done to our beloved Great Adventure thread?

When we visited on a busy Saturday a few weeks after Zumanjaro opened this is what we experienced. It sounds like it's not typical but it was absolutely the case on at least one occasion.

Great photos! I'd love to get back to BGT soon. THeir B&M collection is amazing.

^ That's what I've heard but I don't see the point in riding it anywhere besides the front row anyway. I think Dragster and Ka are both let downs in any other seat but in the front they're both some of the most amazing experiences you can have on a coaster in the country (notice I didn't say "most amazing coasters"... they're not, but the feeling of being launched at those insane speeds in the front seat is awesome). My advice to anyone who dislikes this ride is to ride it in the front. You'll never bother riding it anywhere else.

Last year they ran Zumanjaro as fast as possible and Kingda Ka was the one that suffered. This year I hope they make it a point to let at least 2 Ka trains launch between Zumnajaro dispatches as last year it was often less than that. I think that's the best option for both rides given this unfortunate situation.

The chain seems even lazier now than they did back then, so I would expect them to do the same thing. I mean...

That's a shame... I hate to see such a nice little park get undeserved bad press just because one idiot doesn't want to behave like a civilized human being. Luckily the 2 people who were shot are in stable condition.

We visited Dorney on closing weekend and rode Hang Time for the first time ever... we actually sort of liked it. What a shame. lol It's still not a big loss but I wish we had ridden it a little more.

You know you're arguing with something who spent 3 years operating Mean Streak right? Just because it's not in the top 10 doesn't mean it doesn't put up solid numbers. I kinda figured there was a personal bias in the argument. We have very different definitions of 'solid'. RIde_On_17 -- what an amazing post! My point wasn't that he was biased, it's that he knows what he's talking about... but take that as you will I guess.

This just looks amazing... Michael Fehnel's Twitter (Park GM)

You know you're arguing with something who spent 3 years operating Mean Streak right? Just because it's not in the top 10 doesn't mean it doesn't put up solid numbers.

Lol... yeah I have them and they're pretty terrible. I'll post them up soon though just for fun. I still have the occasional thought about fixing Sunset Lake to be accolade quality and submitting it but Sunset Grove, Sunset Hills, Sunset Plains and Sunset Point (all completed parks) are beyond help. lol

Thanks for the responses guys! historyfreak92... I hope you read the readme. Wow, thanks for checking out Sunset Valley. You're right... the 2 parks are not on the same level. I feel like I've improved a lot since that park but I still think it's fun and I'm glad you agree. Thanks so much for the great feedback! I'm thrilled to hear that you enjoyed it so much.

Wow, I want to give special thanks to Liampie (a member both here and at NE) for getting this park released so quickly. Download Link