FeelTheFORCE

These pictures are so awesome! I wonder what MF would sound like without those little wheels. Would it sound like a normal chain lift? Are there any Intamin hypers that don't have those wheels, let the anti-rollbacks "click" on the track, and have a cable lift? Just curious.

X2 will definitely be one-of-a-kind. X is my favorite steel coaster and is nothing like I have ever ridden. I'd suggest going to SFMM and you could also go to Universal, Disneyland, Knotts, etc.. You could also make a trip to New Jersey and go to SFGADV to ride the one-of-a-kind (at least to the US) El Toro. If you go there you could also go to Dorney Park, NYC, and Wildwood/Morey's Piers. I am going there for the first time in June! Both places are close to the ocean, it just depends on if you prefer Atlantic or Pacific!

^ Quoted from their site: See you there in July, hopefully!

Silverwood has made their own construction photos page. I'm curious to see what the logo will look like and what the colors will be.

1. What do you find most useful about the front page? I use it to keep up on all the latest info about parks, coasters, TPR news, etc. 2. What do you find least useful about the front page? Nothing, really. 3. Is anything on the front page confusing? Nope. 4. How far do you scroll down the front page looking for updates? Usually not that far because I've seen everything before. 5. How often do you look at the front page? About once or twice a week. 6. How often do you click on the "whatsnew" link? Never knew such a thing existed, honestly. 7. What would you like to see added to the front page to make your visits to TPR better? Nothing. 8. Anything else you would like to mention? Like any thing else you would like to see us add/change/leave alone/etc? When I see a thread in the forums, sometimes about 2 weeks later I'll see that same thing pop up on the front page as something "new." I understand that the admins are busy, but maybe things can be added slightly quicker. This only happens every once and a while, though, all in all, it's run great.

Regarding the reliability of the ride, here is an interesting comment I found. This was posted as a response to an article written, releasing the name. Here is the link. I don't know how much truth there is to that comment, but it's definitely something to think about.

I am the winner! This is so awesome! I still can't grasp the fact that I named a roller coaster! My birthday is also in July, so what a present! The reason I chose "Aftershock" was because of "Tremors." I figured they might wanted to stick with the earthquake theme and "Aftershock" is what first popped into my head. I wasn't the only one to enter it, though, but thankfully I was the first! I am really excited to ride this, as Deja Vu at SFMM was an AWESOME experience and definitely one of my favorites! Here's the link.

Expect the name to be released very soon. The website says sometime in March, and March is almost over. I actually know what the name is, but I don't know if I'm allowed to say it or not, so I'm not going to and I'll just let Silverwood announce it.

Yeah Wes, same here. I thought Xcelerator was noticeably more intense and crazier than TTD because if the substantially short launch track. You can just feel TTD start to coast and stop accelerating around 65%-75% of the way through the launch because it's already reached 120 MPH.

To go outside, wouldn't there have to be some sort of hole in the building? What happens when it gets cold in the winter and cold air is coming through the hole? It wouldn't happen unless there was some way to seal that off during the winter months.

I live in Pittsburgh and my parents have always talked about this park. Great to finally see pictures of it!

Believe it or not, Xcelerator's launch is, in fact, slightly more intense than TTD's.

Great pics! Can't wait to actually go there in June! I wonder if they are going to continue, this season, to slow down the lift at he top of the lift hill on El Toro?

This thing looks like it's going to be massive, especially if they are starting construction this early. I can't wait to ride it at night.

Great pics! Dominator looks great! It's going to take some getting used to, though, not seeing that lake right next to it, though.

Yeah, same here. I've ridden Magnum when it was pouring, Corkscrew when it was pouring, CCMR when it was pouring, and Iron Dragon when it was pouring (all Arrow coasters) with no problems whatsoever on any of them (except, of course, the usual pelting rain drops). They've always shut down TTD in the slightest drizzle, but I've seen it test with no problem in pretty substantial rain. The only shutdown that's happened to me where I understood and wasn't surprised that they shut it down was on MF a few years back. You could just see the dark clouds out on the lake, getting closer and closer and the flashes of light coming from them. Now I understand shutting them down because of wind or lightning, but most of these rides can run in the rain just fine.

Awesome PTR Jahan! I really enjoy reading! I, myself am a huge MF fan as well (hence my name)!

Is that a B&M roar I hear? Finally a new B&M that doesn't have it's supports filled with sand!

If I owned Kennywood I would add that long overdue B&M coaster. Doesn't matter what type of B&M (floorless, invert, hyper, etc.) just as long as it's a B&M.

Wow I'm really glad I rode backwards last year for my first and last time. I really enjoyed it more than forwards! I am definitely going to miss it when I go to KI this year and there are two forwards running.

Hopefully I'll get there this summer on my GADV trip! Great pics!

My first coaster with a loop was the Togo standup, King Cobra, at Kings Island.

My top 5 SFMM coasters: 1) X 2) Deja Vu 3) Scream! 4) Tatsu 5) Riddler's Revenge

Out of the five I've been on: 1) Raptor 2) Alpengeist 3) Silver Bullet 4) Batman: The Ride (SFMM) 5) Great Bear Inverts I plan on riding this summer: -Talon -Batman: The Ride (GADV)

Aero 360 at Kennywood is my favorite.