A.J.

Coming at you and not holding back. Coming soon, from AJ.

They don't have to pay their grunt workers as much as we do, and therefore they have more money to put emphasis on theming.

Amazing. Simply amazing. I am getting more and more excited. I'm glad I got the 15" Macbook Pro instead of the 13"...that Core i5 is going to come in mighty handy.

Interesting. All the "quirky" rides are going out the door. Do Thunder Dolphin and the Hubless ferris wheel count as "quirky"? It would be terrible to see them get removed - they look really awesome together!

Ha! Called it!

Add some fencing and/or foliage in the empty spaces between buildings. It will make the areas around the paths look better and feel less "empty".

Looks like it - it also looks mighty scary - not much room between the outside riders and the supports. Hopefully they've taken the reach envelope into consideration (they probably have).

Multi-step process. Make the model in Autodesk Inventor (What I'm doing now). Import the .IAM file into 3DS Max. Export the .MAX into .3DS format.

Working on some 3DS for the new project... Coming soon, from AJ.

That huge glass dome looks like a giant Apple Store.

Curse's Entrance (or exit?) is exposed. You may want to add a slight extension to the building to make sure it's not seen from any angle.

Ah, gotcha. I thought you were referencing the sort of awkward-looking transitions and elements that come from experimenting with Newton for the first time, not those with actual unrealistic forces.

^ What criteria do you consider when you call inversions "noobily constructed"? It doesn't matter what an inversion looks like. As long as the forces are properly controlled, it really doesn't matter.

Maybe they'll actually use the eight-seat cars for once. Or, even six-seat cars like in RCT.

Shoot for the Sky. Coming soon, from AJ.

I have a Macbook Pro 15" Core i5, and I've found that all of RCT3's Mac issues are resolved by installing RCT3 on a Windows partition using Boot Camp.

Doesn't Zamperla technically own Luna Park? Since they bought back their own coaster and are going to put it in their own park, they would be able to make modifications to the track or trains fairly easily without having having to go through all the legal action that comes from modifying it in someone else's park. ...Right?

If Zamperla themselves bought the Flying Coaster from Elitch Gardens, then they have to have plans to improve it somehow...

I'm pretty sure the acceleration and deceleration rates are about the same, so it wouldn't make much of a difference. Also, S-EFK will most likely be equipped with the same kind of vehicles that TOT-II is equipped with over at Dreamworld.

Yes, that's the one, and I figured out how to make it work. Thanks! But...I'm having another dilemma. I'm trying to recreate the Crystal Beach Cyclone's first inclined spiral (the one that's coincentric with the first turnaround) using Newton2, but I can't quite get it right. The best result I have had was: Using curved geometry to create a crest that levels off at 0 degree pitch at the hill's top Using curved geometry with 180 degree angle and -45 degree direction, with roll at the bottom to eliminate lateral Gs However, it creates a painful spike in lateral Gs at the very beginning of the section. The rest is okay. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I should go about this? I could be completely wrong about how to make it - I haven't used Newton2 for more than a few weeks.

At least most of the awesome rides that get built in the park will get sold to better owners once the park fails.

^ Not hating, just trying to cool the hate.

On the subject of Riddler's Revenge & Green Lantern being the same color... Why don't they repaint Riddler Green and Purple? Doesn't the Riddler have a green suit with a purple mask?

I had completely forgot about Chiller.

On the subject of lap bars - doesn't Intamin refer to their shoulder restraints as overhead lap bars? I just can't comprehend taking a zero-g roll with just a lap bar (keeping in mind that Blue Fire and the X-car coasters have their restraint at the hip).