rollocoast

IIRC, Nitro was the first B&M with magnetic brakes. I'm pretty sure most (if not all) new B&M's use them.

Although I highly doubt I could come, I might as well ask. If I came to the event, I'd have to buy the ticket (as SFGAm won't be open), but could I upgrade my ticket to a season pass once the park opens? AFAIK, you can upgrade general admission tickets to a season pass. I'm just wondering if I'd be able to do the same with this ticket...

What I've heard is that they are gone... Take it or leave it. Too bad... Totally ruined Chiller as far as I'm concerned. I won't ever forget my crazy ass rides back from '01-'03.

Does anybody know what happened with that one German kids wooden coaster that was moved (or going to be moved?) there?

^ None of those rules are actually "new." What will be new is if they decide to enforce them

^ I wouldn't be suprised if those went away. ^^ Sue - I've been wondering the same thing...

Wow... It was so rough that it shook the steering wheel off! LOL!

A couple things... "One parent wrote him a letter detailing a visit marked by long lines, closed rides, rude employees, rowdy teens yelling racial slurs and a couple having sex on the Ferris wheel. Shapiro declined to identify the park.' I've got a $1000 riding on Great Adventure! "Based on what Cedar Fair paid for Paramount Parks, Magic Mountain alone could sell for more than $500 million, Speigel estimated." HA!

Many of SFMM's rides would be a real pain in the ass to move to another park. They're all built for the custom topography and would require excessive modification, or would flat out not work at other parks. Ninja comes to mind... There are a few that would work though... Scream, Batman, Riddlers to name a few. If the park does get sold, I could see those being moved to other parks.

^ Yep.

^ It's because Great America is a well run, enjoyable park that has above average rides, atmosphere, and theming, AND the best water park within a few hours drive. Great Adventure has NYC and Philly.

A new (albeit small) flume would fit quite nicely in there... And they could use WWL's old station. Just speculating

^ That's cause it's Deja Vu and nobody cared enough to try

^ I've heard the same thing from people who've ridden 500+ coasters... The ride just looks rediculous. I can't wait to get out there and ride it later this summer!

I always thought Dragon Mountain was a fun ride. Sure it's not the best thing ever, but I like it more than most Arrow loopers. The thing that gets me going is the theming... Could you imagine if they would've actually completed everything? Man, it'd be WILD!

^ I hear ya... Loud and clear... Stupid Americans.

^ I've been to Mt. Olympus quite a few times in recent years and not once was my lapbar or seatbelt not checked. While the ride op's there may not speak much english, they still generally know what they're doing. My big question is why do you need spiels to be considered safe? Besides CP, how many parks really use spiels religiously? Are you telling me that those parks aren't safe? Move along.

^ Actually, I totally disagree with your whole statement. Parks should (and do!) watch out for their guests safety! To think that they shouldn't is just stupid. Whether it be putting fences around low areas of rides, or checking lapbars, everything should be done in a safe manner. Why? Because people (especially in this country) are f*cking stupid!!! Like that dumbass Yankees fan a couple years ago that jumped from the upper deck into the netting behind home plate just to see if it'd hold him... Yeah, people in this country are f*cking stupid. Now, I don't agree that Mt. Olympus needs fencing around their rides. It's safe the way it is. That picture is actually slightly mis-leading. The ride is nowhere near a midway and is at least 90 feet away from the queue... Which has rails on both sides, and is surrounded fairly large rocks. While not too visually appealing, that - to me - is safe. The only way you'd get over there is if you intentionally jumped the queue railing and walk over a bunch of jagged rocks for a 100 feet or so. If someone is that desperate to get underneath the ride, they'd jump a fence, or do whatever it took to get there... And if that's the case, go right ahead.

It's just so STUPID!!! This past weekend was awesome man. I had such a great time drinkin' beer and in general just hangin' out! Definitely the best HW trip I've ever had. Oh, and yeah... It's just so F'ING STUPID!!!

So Joe.... When can we look forward to seeing an update at Joyrides

Is it just me, or does this guy kinda look like Dick Cheney? Cool TR!

I hate to reply to a post from so long ago, but sorry slick, your wrong. Dragster launches is in the low-to-mid 4's. Kindga Ka is mid-to-uppper 3's. It's worth the drive for me, even though it's about 1000 miles... Kindga Ka is just rediculous, and Great Adventure is an amazing park. While I do agree that Great Adventure has had some fairly serious problems with customer service, they've really turned it around. This year was the first since 2003 that I've visited the park, and all I can say is WOW! I've never seen the park look so great! It was extremely clean, the employees all genuinely cared, were friendly, and had a smile on their faces. The lines were managed, and all the rides were running at maximum avaliable capacity. I was totally blown away by how much the park has changed in the past few years. If you haven't been there in a while, I highly recommend another trip back. It's just that damn good!

Robb - Would stills out of video be alright, or do you want "real" pictures? If so, I've got an assload of pics you can use.

^ When Jump rain, it was CRAZY. Back around '00-'01, all the flats were run extremely well! Cows (Rodeo Stampede) and Jump (when it worked) were pretty much the most intense rides at the park. Hopefully after El Toro they'll start putting in some new flats. I'd kill for a Top Scan.

^^ The video is still up. http://www.robbalvey.com/contest2005/terramitica.zip I haven't been there, but it looks like a nice park from the video.