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I was joking here the other day, but woah! Hell yes!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TexasThrillSeekers/permalink/1299548620172372/ SFFT2018 "Shocking Secret" Coming Tomorrow at 2pm.

Anybody willing to go to the meeting at 5 p.m. on Aug. 8 at the County Government Center Board Room in Williamsburg? You could possibly get some info on this new attraction!

You're actually missing 7, not 4

Excellent action shots!! People's expressions on the quad down are priceless! The element is insane

I'll discontinue the sass, Ernie. Side note - I'm very happy that LR has been operating seemingly consistent for the past week. I find it hilarious that the boards quiet way down when the coaster's actually running! I'm sending them good vibes to keep that incredible coaster operating!

Or... maybe I've been busy enjoying the park?? There will be more details, and answers to questions when I make it back to the hotel tonight. Why post anything if you're "busy enjoying your day?" We're not on the edges of our seats... I'm just pointing out how obnoxious it is to post two contradicting, wishy-washy opinions with no reasons for either. You ride it once, say it's crap, ride it again, say it's amazing... Nobody needs the play-by-play of how your opinion is changing in real time. How about you digest the ride a little bit before spewing half-baked, non-explained opinions?

Lol, this f***ing guy... First a no-detail review that LR sucks and isn't a top-20 coaster. And then a no-detail review that he takes everything back? Yeah, ok dude... Let me guess, having a VIP tour today was imperative for your enjoyment? Can't handle those awful GP?

...Critiques? What didn't you like about it? Not enough like TTD?

So if they're doing reconversions, they'll probably include both Demon and Patriot, yeah? That would line up with 16 coasters total with SR1. And here's the full wall as of a couple days ago with what seems to be 16 pegs.

If anybody is interested in going to/knowing about the announcement, Tony posted a blog entry with a little more info: https://www.cedarpoint.com/blog/the-hootenanny FYI. We're less than three weeks away... Get stoked, folks!

Some good ones: Dollywood: Lightning Rod, Thunderhead, Tennessee Tornado, Mystery Mine - Two top ten woodies and a handful of other solid steel coasters! Happy Valley Shanghai: Mega-Lite, Dive Coaster, Fireball (Gravity Group) - Although the steel coasters are "off-the-shelf," they're both EXCELLENT! Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Griffon, Alpengeist, Apollo's Chariot, Verbolten, Invadr, Tempesto - That's an incredibly solid top 6 coasters to have at one park...

Damn, I really should have included this instead of Sea World San Diego. It's on my bucket list, I just totally blanked on it. What's funny is that I went to SWSD last night with a buddy and had a couple of beers (They're actually selling local craft beers and not just Anheuser-Busch products!) while walking around the park and was considering putting it on my list, too -- It's a fantastic park! Manta is a seriously underrated coaster in our community too. I'm sure you'd love this park!

There's just too many good parks!

Great topic to spread some positivity- I'll definitely participate! Favorite 1. Islands of Adventure - Walking into this park for the first time floored me. Amazing areas to this park - great dark rides, great coasters (well, at least when there were coasterS), great food. I just have amazing memories here. One of those parks that reconfirms my passion for theme parks. 2. Cedar Point - Like many others before me, Cedar Point was my first exposure to theme parks away from my home. When I think of the form, 'Heaven,' the view from CP's causeway comes to my mind. It's a perfect park to me. Maverick, Millennium Force, TTD, Magnum... every coaster they have is great. I could go here everyday and never get bored. I love this place 3. Universal Studios Japan - I went to this park when I was by myself in Japan for the first time. I stayed at a tiny hotel with bamboo floors across the street from the park. It was a strange mix of culture shock and familiarity. I can say that this park is run so smoothly and is gorgeous and unique. I had an incredible, unforgettable time. Plus Flying Dinosaur is insanely good. 4. Busch Gardens Williamsburg - I really loved the vibe while walking around this park. The setting is serene and the coaster line-up is stellar. When I think of BGW, I think of the vine-covered castle walls in the Ireland section and I miss this place so much. I can't wait to get back here! 5. Disneyland - Nostalgic answer for sure. Growing up is SoCal, you go to Disneyland. Without this park I wouldn't be into this stuff every day of my life. This park isn't perfect or anything, but it's definitely magical - Especially when you're a kid. Honorable Mentions - Dollywood, Knoebel's, Magic Kingdom, BGT, Nagashima. Bucketlist 1. Liseberg - An Intamin Prefab, a Mack LSM, and a B&M Dive Coaster... What else can be said? I NEED to get to this park! 2. Tokyo DisneySea - This park looks breath-taking and I've heard just about 2 million amazing things about. Add in that I love Japan and I love Disney. 3. Phantasialand - The mix of h e a v y theming into adult-sized coasters sounds like a dream come true. Taron and Black Mamba are some bucketlist coasters for sure! 4. Alton Towers - This park holds a lot of mystery to me. When I first discovered the internet as a youngin, I saw pictures of Alton Towers and couldn't quite wrap my mind around this place. Everything looked like a spooky forest filled with crazy coasters. I am sure that it's a lot different than I imagined as a child, but it's one of those places I NEED to experience. 5. Port Aventura - Something about this park always interested me. To have a giant B&M Hyper towering over B&M most-inverting old-school looper is such a sight! And then two Intamin launchers, a few CCI woodies, and great theming all around? Hell yeah! Plus This park is like right on the Mediterranean. Definitely Bucketlist! Honorable Mentions - Europa Park, Efteling, Mirabilandia, Warner Bros Australia, Hong Kong Disneyland

RMC Raptor confirmed from that phone call?!?!

I have a thought -- Regarding these teasers and the upside-down T thing and looking through the known Cedar Fair trademarked names: Do you guys think the name might be "Hang⊥ime"

Or maybe they're referring to the gun attached to his left arm? Nah, definitely dueling

4D spec capacity is 720/hr..Raptor 600/hr Sure, but from the reports I've seen, those 4D coaster are breaking down all the time so I bet they're a little closer. My point is that if SF is installing those things, they clearly don't give much weight to capacity when purchasing. I foresee Raptors being installed at both SF and CF parks next year (not SFGAdv), but that's my personal speculation

I just think it's hilarious for somebody to spend that much money on VIP tours at a theme park multiple times a year. Like different strokes and whatever, but it's still absurd to me

There was a guy last year that would bust a nut over the VIP tours in just about every other post. If you look back through the thread, there is a decent amount of info on them if you can get by his editorials... Ugh, bust a nut was right. That guy was a piece of work. The VIP tours do nothing different except there's an employee walking with you for half the day and they hold your stuff while you ride so you don't have to put it in a bin or hide it behind a tree at MF and TTD. That's IT! The cost is ridiculous. Get FL+ and you're golden. That guy is 'DoinItForTheFame' who still posts everyday, lol. He hasn't said much about VIP tours recently though. I wonder if that's still the only way he visits parks?

RMC Raptor. Imagine a Raptor low capacity (600/hr) with SF horrible operations (make that actual 400/hr) in one their most attended parks. You would be talking 4 hour waits Is that capacity substantially worse than any of the 4D Free Spins that have been installed at nearly every major SF park? Very good news. Looks like 8/16 and 8/31 should be very entertaining days! Can't wait to start planning some 2018 trips!

^^ I appreciate the response! I can agree with the airtime, I really wish there was more. The sustained floater over the trim-hill is great, but you can feel there's more potential... My favorite part of Fury is probably the drop into the tunnel in the backseat -- There's some decent airtime there. I also really enjoy that the pacing is vastly improved compared to other B&M hypers. I love that there's no really "slow" parts, you know?

Glad to hear you liked Fury, Robb! I'd love to hear some retrospective opinions regarding recent B&Ms, etc. Do you think this is your favorite hyper-style B&M? I know you really enjoy Nitro and a few others Is this among your favorite post-2000 B&M? Anything you didn't "like" about it? Does Fury and Flying Dino give you hope for the future of forceful B&Ms? (I know it does for me!) Thanks for the updates! PS - Sending good vibes to your crew to get on Lightning Rod in the coming days. I REALLY want to hear your opinion on my favorite coaster!