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Tokyo Disney is seriously the most beautiful place! I opted to skip Disney on my first trip to Japan because I was alone and would rather experience the park with friends or family. I'll definitely be going next time I'm in Japan though!

This thing is going to have insane night rides!! Kings Island should be open extra late during the summer so everyone can get night rides on this, Beast and Banshee!

Congratulations for saying something not racist, great job! And thanks for "being a man" here, I'm glad you're comfortable with your masculinity. Have a great night! By the way, those Melt pics look great - I'd definitely love to eat there!

Damn those Chinese are savages, right? haha good one!!!! Cultural stereotypes are hilarious It's totally everybody that does this, and definitely not a small rural minority. GOT EM! There's something somewhere in the rules about having a sense of humor. Go make a scene somewhere else. Oh sorry, that's totally my bad. I forgot casual racism is hilarious.

Damn those Chinese are savages, right? haha good one!!!! Cultural stereotypes are hilarious It's totally everybody that does this, and definitely not a small rural minority. GOT EM!

lol, T3 is a piece of crap. Probably the worst SLC... the reduced pain from headbanging is negligible to the terrible tracking of the trains and leg crushing restraints. It's seriously torture. I thought it would be better than average and it's somehow worse. Burn that piece of shit to the ground.

FTFY. That's pretty edgy. Nice meme

I like PhantomPosters posts too! You're welcome here, thanks for the up-to-date info!

Mack has made both free spinning (Sierra Sidewinder),controlled spinning (Euromir), and a mix of both (Cobra's Curse). Time will tell which system they went with

Seriously? You think? It's a Back to the Future joke, PhantomPoster... Lighten up

I'm interested to see what type of layout Mack will provide for an "Extreme Spinning Coaster". If it features inversions, a launch, and/or steep drops, it's sure to be pretty neat. I'd like an inventive terrain-based layout with elements like Lost Gravity mixed with Manta - That would surely get me back out to SDC in 2018! I, like others, hope that they keep the spinning mild during an extreme layout.

I also found Montana Triple Loop closed during my visit a year later than you (March, 2016), so I know how it feels. In fact Montana Rusa was also closed for me... ohhh La Feria

For nearly 450 coasters ridden, my list could be a LOT worse! The only ones I'm actually bummed about are Lightning Rod, La Feria's wood coaster/Triple loop, and Fireball in China. SFMM: Magic Flyer (kiddie) SFOT: Canyon Blaster (kiddie) KI: Pumpkin Coaster (kiddie) KD: Taxi Jam (kiddie) IOA: Pteranodon Flyers (I didn't have a kid...) La Ronde: Arrow Mini Mine Train (kiddie) Lake Compounce: (kiddie) Others: Darien Lake (2001): Ride of Steel (closed), Boomerang (skipped, I was 8) SFMM: Flashback (2002,2007 closed) KBF: Wind Jammer (2000, skipped) Carowinds (2012): Thunder Road (one side closed) La Feria, Mexico City (2016): Montana Rusa and Montana Triple Loop. Both closed... Dollywood (2016): Lightning Rod tested, but yet never opened La Ronde (2016): Wild Mouse (skipped due to an insane line...) Michigan's Adventure (2016): Corkscrew, SLC, Kiddie wood, mouse, other kiddie coaster (I had 30 minutes so I only rode the two large wood coasters) Nagashima Spaland (2016): Shuttle Loop, one side of the mouse (both closed) Happy Valley Shanghai (2016): Fireball (closed for maintenance )

I think what makes Tennessee Tornado great is the pacing! You're flying all the way into the brakes - And I love that there's only 3 inversions instead of 5+. And I love the unreasonably steep first drop through the mountain. And the airtime... Man, that coaster is just SOLID

This thread has reminded me how much fun I had on New Hotness! My small group on the trip had a wonderful time and didn't include ourselves in any drama. I appreciate all the work you (Robb) put into making sure EVERYONE had a great time. I could never have the patience required to deal with countless weirdos for 12 days straight. I sure hope the post-2013 cleanse has made the trips a little more fun again! FYI - My personal rule of thumb: If you ever see someone talking about how terrible TPR is online, chances are they are weirdos with no social-awareness in real life!

I agree that it isn’t a rough ride, but I’m spoiled by easy access to its sibling to the south at SFOG. The lap bars are a game changer on euro fighters in my opinion. MM is fun, but it’s never done as much for me as some others, probably because of Dare Devil Dive. I do wish all Eurofighters had lapbars like you said, but Dare Devil Dive just sucks. I don't think MM is rough per se, but it's got some strange jarring elements that I don't like - I'm sure the restraints don't help.

Possibly recent picture of Mean Streak from the air from Great Ohio Coaster Club instagram. A LOT of the structure is missing.

There is that word again. Nothing was 'confirmed' in that video. Will it open in 2017? We don't know. Will it open in 2018? We don't know. When will it open? we don't know You wanna know who know? Not us. But guess who knows. youre right. not us. Can we please go back to talking about skyrides and boats please. lol. Are you serious? The video said 2018 with the RMC hint - What more do you need? That's as close you can get to a confirmation without literally announcing it. If you want to get into semantics about the word "confirmation," you need a better use of your time.

1. What is the name of your home park? SeaWorld San Diego 2. Do you own a coaster related T-shirt? I think I still have an old Millennium Force T-Shirt. It's a lot more tasteful than most coaster shirts. 3. Do you enjoy Vekoma SLCs? Rarely 4. Name the first 3 coasters that come to mind. Steel Dragon 2000, Lightning Rod, Thunderation 5. One park you would definitely never go back to is... Mundo Divertido in Tijuana 6. Have you ever ridden a drop tower taller than 200 feet? A few, yes. Lex Luthor, Drop Towers at KI and KD 7. What is your favorite roller coaster? Intimidator 305 8. When you go to a park three things you must have with you are... Umm, I try to take as little as possible. Good walking shoes, cell phone, and wallet 9. How many times did you visit your home park last season? Not sure, probably around 8 10. The first Intamin coaster you rode is... CA Screamin' 11. Have you ever spent an entire day at a park alone? Yep. Nagashima, Universal Japan, and Happy Valley Shanghai. I wished my friends were with me the whole time, lol 12. The independent park you go to the most is... Belmont Park 13. Does B&M or Intamin make better hyper coasters? Intamin 14. If it was free, what upcharge ride what you jump on right now? Sky Coaster in Kissimmee 15. What is the best food at your home park? Seven Seas Food Festival! 16. The name of the worst GCI you've ridden is... Easy, Gwazi 17. When you're not riding something at your home park where are you? Hiking or working 18. Favorite water ride in a dry park (flume, rapids, etc) Dudley Do Right at IoA 19. Do you get your photo taken with park mascots? No unless I'm in Japan 20. Name one personal item you've lost at a park. Had a phone fly out of my pocket on Magnum once. It survived and I got it the next day! 21. Name of the worst B&M invert you're ridden is... Batman at SFOT 22. Name your favorite steel coaster under 125 feet tall. Maverick 23. Name your favorite coaster/ride manufacturer? Intamin, but RMC is close! 24. What waterpark have you visited most often? Aquatica/Soak City San Diego 25. The name of the fastest wooden coaster you have ridden is... Goliath, soon to be Lightning Rod 26. What is the name of the flat ride you've ridden the most? Hmm, probably Beach Blaster at Belmont Park 27. Name a ride-related injury you have suffered. The only one I can think of is bashing my knee pretty hard on Phoenix! Still didn't stop me from marathoning it 28. Favorite Halloween event at a park? Couldn't tell you 29. Name the most recent Arrow ride or coaster you've been on... Corkscrew at Nagashima Spaland 30. Name of your favorite ride that never leaves the ground (safari, train, bumper cars, etc) Dollywood's Train 31. What ride makes you laugh the most? Phoenix. 32. How many RMC's have you ridden? Nine. 7 IBox, 2 Topper 33. Best flat that goes over 100 feet is... Lex Luthor 34. When you are on your way to your home park what is one worry that you might have? Parking booth people are still there. (I go during the last couple hours when the toll people are off to save on parking, lol) 35. Favorite park that is NOT your home park is ___________. Island's of Adventure 36. How many different parks did you go to last season? Hmm, 17 new, 33 total 37. The indoor coaster/dark ride you ride most often is... Probably Space Mountain, but Space Fantasy is my favorite! 38. When you spend the day at the park what do you drink all day? Only water 39. The name of the best B&M you've ridden is? Fury 325 40. Name three other forum members that will fill this out... CoasterCrazy88, X2coasterfreak, TranceFan

What's your point? Hurler doesn't already have half of it's lift constructed out of IBox... The construction timeline is completely different on these two coasters set to open at the same time. I don't think the budget of operating Mean Streak for an extra 20 days had anything to do with it closing when it did...

I'm still firmly saying 2018 since the christmas video confirmation, but I'm still confused and annoyed by this construction timeline. Here's what bothers me: - If the plan is to open it in 2018, WHY close Mean Streak one month before the rest of the park? Surely an extra month of construction over 1.5 years isn't worth it being closed during it's last possible Halloweekends. Why not capitalize on the "spooky" marketing potential? - Demolition and track-work got started VERY quickly for having 20 months to re-construct the coaster. - You hardly ever see track go up on a coaster 19 months in advance, unless it's built simultaneously with a new park. But NEVER at a seasonal park, even with the biggest coasters! (How long did Millennium Force or TTD take to build?) - The past 6 RMC conversions we've all watched were all completed over normal offseasons. Why would track be placed 3 times earlier than any preceding RMC IBox? People need to stop saying "It's always so clearly been 2018. Why would anybody think 2017?" and admit that Cedar Point closed Mean Streak stupidly early. This is not a normal coaster construction timeline.

^ The lift is already much steeper than that and likely to be taller! Can't wait to see what the full layout of this thing will be.

Ah, found it, thank you, I obviously overlooked that on the website, thank you! Could you link where that is? I'm wondering as well for April

1. Lex Luthor Drop of Doom 2. Intamin Gyro Drop (King's Island)/ Intamin Ring Drop (King's Dominion) 3. Giant Drop, SFGAm (Love the randomized drop sequence!) 4. Intamin 1st Gen (Nagashima, SFMM) 5. Intamin 2nd Gen (CGA, Carowinds, Canada's Wonderland) I really want to ride Falcon's Fury, Acrophobia, Blue Fall and Mega Drop on top of Canton Tower in Guangzhou!

I mean, if Kumba were all that great then we could. . . But it's not. Sooo... Them's fightin words ... I low-key agree though, Kumba isn't even in my top 25 B&M's.