Hercules

Oh no, I hope this doesn't turn into another Kingda Ka situation. I was thinking that Kingda Ka was a lot different, but they way they are stating things makes it sound very similar.

OH MY GOD IT IS ALREADY RUSTING AND FALLING APART!!! THERE ARE ASHES ALL OVER!!! IT MUST HAVE BURNED!!! Oh wait, that's right, it snows here It's looking pretty good. I can't wait to see it get topped off.

I will also back the Schwarzkopf is better than Intamin thing.

Damn right homie It wasn't that bad of a ride. That first turn before the lift hill was God and the first drop was great before it was trimmed to death. I like rough coasters though. I'm a freak. I know.

Me too Wes, I had always been under the impression that it was a mediocre coaster yet when we rode we loved it! Same happened for Thunderhawk at Dorney though Ive been told that we hit it on a good day, so meh, I don't know, maybe the same happened with Comet. This kid hit this coaster (Thunderhawk) on the best day of the year. If he had been there the day after, he would have been like... what haa haa haa happened? Oh well, at least he liked it on a good day. I enjoyed myself on it too, however, too bad that was the last day that it was like that all year And, ahhh yes, my first coaster in the Hersheypark Comet. That is a good ride. Slightly mediocre, but still pretty good and nothing like what some people say about it.

Well, Kingda Ka is 456 feet and the banners that they had made that are in the station say 458 They keep saying 456 though.

I'm kind of scared of this too. I have been on a couple of GCI twisters and they just seemed to lack. Of course they were Wildcat and Roar, so that probably had a little to do with it, but from my experiences on those rides I'm kind of scared that I might not like the ride that much myself. I don't see it, but of course, I haven't ridden it yet.

Steel: Superman Ride of Steel (SFA)... one great pop of airtime does not make a coaster and a couple of weird spots of straight track and the trims on the finally bunny hops at the end just kill the ride for me. Yet, it was #3 in last years poll. Wood: I don't know. I can see what people are saying about Boulder Dash, but it is still my #1 wood for now. When I first rode it, I was really disappointed. It did get better during the day, but it is just so inconsistant. I mean, rides are inconsistant, but nothing like that ride.

DITTO sigh, credit whores

Because it's a Summers wooden coaster............ OH WAIT, NO IT'S NOT!!!! Wow, I'm just used to using that line over and over and over again

Little something here with video footage of some history being demolished. http://wfmz.com/cgi-bin/tt.cgi?action=viewstory&storyid=10929

It's all about the Scwarzkopf portables. I also enjoy a good Zierer Flitzer... http://www.rcdb.com/qs.htm?quicksearch=flitzer [/url]

Alright, got it done Not much here, but it is something to contribute. Favorite Wood Coaster Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,.5 Nitro Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,1 Storm Runner Hersheypark PA,y,y,2 Steel Force Dorney Park PA,y,y,3 Superman - Ride of St SF New England MA,y,y,4 Talon Dorney Park PA,y,y,5 Medusa Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,6 Batman The Ride/Clone SF & Other Parks **,y,y,7 The Chiller-Robin Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,8 Laser Dorney Park PA,y,y,9 Joker's Jinx Six Flags America MD,y,y,10 Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,11 Fav Vekoma Invertigo Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,12 Fav Vekoma Boomerang Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,13 Hydra the Revenge Dorney Park PA,y,y,14 Superman - Ride of St Six Flags America MD,y,y,15 Sooperdooperlooper Hersheypark PA,y,n,16 Fav Flitzer Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,17 Batwing Six Flags America MD,y,y,18 Skull Mountain Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,19 High Speed Thrill Coa Knoebels PA,y,n,20 Batman - Dark Knight SF New England MA,y,y,21 Great Bear Hersheypark PA,y,y,22 Great American Scream Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,23 Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,24 Fav Tivoli Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,25 Fav Spinning Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,26 Fav Wild Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,27 Fav Vekoma Corkscrew Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,28 Fav Vek Susp Loop SLC Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,29 Runaway Train Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,30 Viper Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,31

Are you serious? I think it's the worst ride in the park. I'd take the Chance, Weber, Zierer and even A.R.M.'s versions of the Falling Star over Dorney's Joker. I was so disappointed with that ride, it was run like a kiddie ride (but then again, so is their Top Spin). Eh, don't worry, it was taken out for this past season because of the construction of Hydra.

Hercules = Redskins fan Hercules knows Daniel Snyder Hercules doesn't like they way Snyder does business Hercules doesn't like this at all Hercules thinks that Six Flags was going in right direction Hercules pissed

Yeah, this isn't happening. I think it just happens to be the picture of the ride. Woodstock is not going anyway. And yes, that is the Joker from Dorney. Sad because I liked that ride and it had been there since I was little. I thought it was going to Michigan's Adventure, but I guess not. At least they are doing something with it and not just putting it into storage for the next 100 years.

I like cobra rolls because they are fun and look really funky too.

Well, it's not really a clone, but it's close enough

The building might not seem like much, but it is what started it all. I would say that it is the heart and soul of Dorney. The next thing you know, they will take out the trout too. If they do that, that would be the day.

After that answer, I kind of realized that it was valid too. I understand where he was going with it. It's not like it is the most prominant building in the world or anything like that. It is not like it is something that is well known. I guess I just take something like that for granted since I have been going to the park since I was 3 (I don't remeber that first time, but I did get my head stuck in a fence that day to which a big black dude came over and got me out somehow 8) ). Anyway, I guess the whole reason that people that "didn't know about the building" are going nuts about this is simply because this is Cedar Fair wrecking another park and tearing out its soul. I guess that is what people have been saying all along. I guess the people out in California really know how this is. I suppose there is a slight amount of sympathy/empathy that would probably go along with it all in both directions. I now know how it felt for those who call Knott's their home park, and I assume that they now know the process that is at hand in Dorney. As far as I am concerned, Dorney Park died the day that Cedar Fair took it over. It might not have been noticable at that point in time, but it became noticable in the years after with all of the changes that were made. Sure, some of the changes were for the better with some of the newer and bigger rides, but with those rides a piece of the park was crippled in effect. You could see the transformation of Dorney into Mini-Cedar Point in full force coming into the late 90's and early 2000's. Now, it is in full force and there is no stoping it. I'm a child of the age of what I like to call "The Big 3" (Hercules, Thunderhawk and Laser). I'm a child of the age of a small parking lot, a small amount of trash cans and a Wildwater Kingdom whose name had not been whored out. Sure, things change. I know that. Being a business major I know that it is a cruel world out there. However, when something so close to your heart comes to what it has, it is just too hard to not stop and have to take a breath to prevent yourself from breaking down. That might sound a little extreme, but this place is and was like a second home to me and to see how a corporation can just manhandle it and treat it like its little ragdoll just makes me wonder about many aspects of life. I really miss the old days and I think they were a lot better. But, it is business after all. Don't get me wrong, I am definately a Cedar Fair kind of guy. Yet, it is really tough to stick with them. I've become good friends with Joe (ParkTrips) since I have become an enthusiast (which this rant is for him, sorry if this is not dirty enough for you ) and I have just come to envy Six Flags over Georgia. It is like I am jealous of a Six Flags run park, which kind of scares me a little. I don't know if it shows my evolution as an enthusiast or what, but it just seems like something that I would love. I'm not even sure what that means to tell you the truth, but it just seems like that park has not had its guts ripped out and fed to the dogs. They hold true to their history, unlike Dorney. Dorney put up signs this year depicting some of the history of the park, and believe me, it was a pretty piss-poor effort. I was impressed when I saw them on opening day, but there were so few and there really weren't anything other than say the Flying Dutchman that were really all that significant. I 'm not even really sure where I am going with this, but it all comes down to not liking what Cedar Fair is doing. Is it because it is my home park? Yeah, probably. Is it because I am a product of the later portion of the old park? Yes. Am I a major fanboy? Not at all. I am not a fanboy of the park by any means. I do love the park though. I will never stop loving the park. I will hate Cedar Fair for doing what they are doing. I go on the occasional rant here and there about Dorney and Cedar Fair on other sites and to other people. I don't know if it is getting old or what, but people do say that I just need to let it go sometimes. "Dorney this... Cedar Fair that... killing the park this..." It's kind of hard to have it go unnoticed now. I mean really. With Hercules going down (which the footers are still in the lake, which is almost like Cedar Fair wanted to kick Dorney in the balls or something) and now this, it is had to overlook. There were small, little things that added up to big change, but these things are just mega events that are rocking the Dorney world. Dorney Park 1884-1992

No... I've only been to the park like 100 times in my life

Hell, not just a Subway in the park, there was a Subway in the building. Most of it is gone now though. The wrecking ball crushed it. So sad I'm not going to go into a long rant about this because some people already know my feelings on the matter, and I'm just so saddened about it that I just don't want to talk about it.

I just think this was a really dumb move in the first place. Anyway, going off of Robb's assumption, I could see Dorney getting that impulse. There have been rumors about it for a while now and it would probably take the place of Laser. I would rather see a wood, but I guess it would make sense. I wouldn't be that happy about it, but whatever.

Borderline? Anyone who has two sets of Lusse auto scooters in their top 10 rides is beyond unhealthy That is a cool thing to have though, you lucky bastard.

There are some places out there on the web, but the ones that I have come across have been getting worse over the years. ebay can be good sometimes. If you have a fan website that you go to or something, sometimes you can score some good stuff there too. If you are looking for new stuff though, I would just wait until you get to the parks.