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^ I think there are still a LOT of logistics to work out and figure out with this. I've pretty much come to the realization that I probably won't be going to any parks in 2020. Yeah it sucks, but I'm fine with taking a step back this year to let them work out all the bugs and figure things out for the long term.

Excited to see what they add next. They've been knocking it out of the park with their last few additions, and this park has a great charm to it. Dragon was closed all day when I was there in 2017, but I would definitely go back for Monster alone. Not to mention the amount of places you can get beer.

They've also uploaded a YouTube video with Jason McClure basically reiterating what was said in that online update. I wouldn't say the odds favor either way right now, as no one knows how this is going to play out and everything is taken day by day at this point. They may or may not open this summer, but it sounds like they're hopeful they will and will be ready with a plan if that's the case.

I live 3-4 hours away from CP so using the tickets and getting the gold pass isnt worth it. Only way itd be worth it would be for CP to credit me the single day tickets towards a gold pass. Then id basically be getting tickets for the following year for $54 (assuming they open this summer) Unless they specifically aren't going to do that for these circumstances, you can typically do that in person. I've credited my single day ticket towards a pass after a day at the park in years past. You just go to the processing center and say you want to put your ticket for that day towards a pass. I would try on whichever day you end up going, whether it's this year or next. I don't see them not honoring 2020 tickets for next year also if this year ends up being a wash.

Most amusement parks are generally a cheaper vacation. Obviously you can get crazy with flights, travel distance, hotel stays, length of stay, etc., but most day passes can be purchased in the $40-$60 range for a lot of them, and there are also a lot of parks within driving distance of most people. To echo what Zach said, I'm sure many families, couples, etc. who were supposed to take a vacation but had to cancel might want to just spend a day or two at a park to "get out of the house" instead, and try to salvage some semblance of a "vacation" to get back to normalcy when this all lets up. A few cheap park tickets, quick road trip, and even 1-2 night hotel stay if they're feeling froggy, is probably not considered to be expensive or high dollar to most.

Seriously, it isn't the danger of the virus once infected, it's about keeping the hospitals below the threshold so we can alleviate the death count. Yeah, if you're old you have a higher chance of dying on a ventilator, but what if you're 20-something and have pneumonia caused by the virus and because the hospital is full you can't get breathing support? You drown in your own bodily fluids slowly and painfully. Because you're stupid. Exactly this. It's not about, "I'm only 23, so I can handle it." This is the bigger issue here.

This looks absolutely bonkers! I can't wait to try it out!

Yeah it's really a shame that "kids these days" are too entitled to find the time to work at Cedar Point among their 3-4 internships and obtaining 3-5 years experience for entry levels jobs out of college that pay $27k per year. So lazy.

I hope it doesn't go anywhere for a while, because it's quietly one of my favorite rides in the park. However, such is life.

Wow!! I'm super excited to try this out!

Project managers job is to know the regulations and handle them accordingly. No excuse for any delay to be caused by regulations or permits unless the people running the project suck. Things happen. Not everything runs perfectly all the time, regardless of the project manager's ability to properly manage their jobs. Construction, especially in California, can be a huge wildcard sometimes. I've personally been on major jobsites where a safety consultant comes in, does a jobsite inspection, and corporate shuts down the project until all action items are corrected. I've also been on jobsites where their only person on site trained in competent person trenching is needed on another project elsewhere in the country, so the project needs to shut down until someone else is trained or brought in that can perform those duties. It's also not uncommon for a construction company to be awarded a bid sometimes less than 2 weeks before they have to mobilize to the jobsite, causing a mass scramble of personnel. Who knows what the reason is, but things can happen on a whim. Again, almost everything you listed falls back on poor planning or hiring bad contractors. As an example, somehow PCL has the resources to be the general contractor for Galaxies Edge at Disney AND Jurassic world/Nintendo/pets for Universal. Unanticipated delays are things like whatever the story is behind the late track deliveries. Permitting issues are 100% poor planning. Especially when the excuse is always “permitting” for the parks delays. I respectfully disagree with them being 100% poor planning, because of all the other factors in play. But I'm with you on that if my project managers blatantly dropped the ball like that, they'd be reprimanded and possibly let go depending on the severity of the situation. That said, PCL is also a much larger contractor with over 4,000 salaried employees. Compared to Borrego Solar's (the company working on Six Flags' solar projects) roughly 300. PCL is vastly more equipped to handle projects from Disney and Universal than most construction contractors. Again, I have no idea what the cause is, but many times a delay can have nothing to do with the actual project itself. Maybe I'm completely wrong, I'm just trying to provide an opinion from all angles.

Project managers job is to know the regulations and handle them accordingly. No excuse for any delay to be caused by regulations or permits unless the people running the project suck. Things happen. Not everything runs perfectly all the time, regardless of the project manager's ability to properly manage their jobs. Construction, especially in California, can be a huge wildcard sometimes. I've personally been on major jobsites where a safety consultant comes in, does a jobsite inspection, and corporate shuts down the project until all action items are corrected. I've also been on jobsites where their only person on site trained in competent person trenching is needed on another project elsewhere in the country, so the project needs to shut down until someone else is trained or brought in that can perform those duties. It's also not uncommon for a construction company to be awarded a bid sometimes less than 2 weeks before they have to mobilize to the jobsite, causing a mass scramble of personnel. Who knows what the reason is, but things can happen on a whim.

It could be anything. I've seen giant projects come to a screeching halt because of something like workers lacking certain required safety training. California has some very strict and specific laws when it comes to certain things.

FL+ came in the clutch yesterday. The price of it was only $120 ($99 online), and we never waited longer than 30 min in a FL+ line, including multiple rides on Steel Vengeance. I've been there on worse days.

1. Twisted Timbers 2. Steel Vengeance 3. Twisted Colossus 4. Joker 5. Goliath To me, nothing beats the old-fashioned traditional airtime hills, and Twisted Timbers has plenty. That "fakeout" turn towards the end banked the opposite way also got me a few times.

Hmm, caught it just in time I guess. I hope this is minor, but it ran 3 trains flawlessly all day yesterday.

All new ride teasers aside, those are some well-designed posters that would look great hanging up in a game room or something.

^ That's really awesome, actually! I still make it a point to go to parks with my parents every so often, who are in their 60s, because we used to do the same when I was younger. Some of my best memories with my parents were at amusement parks. I don't think the issue with most adults is the insecurity of what other people will think when visiting alone. I'd bet that for most it's the fact that not being with someone at a park would be boring. For that personal reason, I wouldn't consider it. The biggest thrill I have left is experiencing parks with my wife. In that aspect, the atmosphere of a park becomes just as important, if not more so, than the rides. Hence why Six Flags parks don't really cater to us, anymore. My wife and I were fascinated by Coney Island. There was an equal amount of adults as there were kids. I wish we'd had more than a couple hours so that we could hang out on the beach, eat a dog or slice of pizza, grab a beer on the boardwalk, and ride just a few rides. A place like that has a wide range of things to offer that can be experienced in small doses. Our desires of multiple re-rides on an intense ride themed to faded images of comic book characters are quickly going away. It actually kind of sucks losing interest in something you remember enjoying for so many years. It comes and goes, but I've increasingly felt it for the past few seasons. Interests change, I guess. You can't force it. These are just our personal experiences and we're hoping to eventually have the same experience that DILinator has. Ahh, gotcha. Coasters & Lamps' comment of being berated by their step mother for being too old to be at an amusement park gave me the impression this was about being judged at parks for one's age among a younger crowd. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I consider myself to be an extremely independent person, so I'm completely fine with going to parks on my own if no one else wants to go. It can be just as fun or very boring, depending on your expectations and outlook. I've learned to adjust them accordingly, and I'll have a much better time. It's fun experiencing things with other people, but it's also fun doing the things that you want to do at your pace. Each with their own pros and cons. I can't marathon rides like I could 10 years ago either, but I attribute that to getting older and less tolerant of extreme forces. Regardless of your priorities, that's the great thing about this hobby, there's something out there for everyone.

I honestly couldn't care less about going alone or what people think. There have been times I've been at parks alone, and times with big groups of friends. I do what I enjoy doing. In my opinion it's worse to look back and regret not doing something for being insecure and too wrapped up in what others thought. I mean, odds are you'll never see any of those people again anyway, so who cares?

Kennywood just posted this on their Twitter. Great news!

For what it's worth, some of the Steelers' current and former offensive and defensive linemen rode the ride!

Kennywood announced July 13.

That looks bonkers!!

Awesome coverage, as always, Robb! I really enjoy seeing these reports, and can't wait to check it out for myself!

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