Wood Dragon 1988

Nice TR, I really should go to this event some time!

First work, then grandparents. Then I went home and watched Christmas Vacation, The Office, and Roller Coasters in the Raw. Not a bad day I guess. Happy Thanksgiving.

Unfortunately that's kind of turned into an lol at this point, but oh well. I'm still more excited to go to Knoebels again compared to almost anywhere else!

Two almost 100% sure trips: Scandi with TPR and Jersey Shore/SFGAd with some guys from the Behemoth trip. Hopefully I'll do some more, but I need some "non-coaster vacations" in my life in 2009. Probably will hit up my local gems Kennywood, Knoebels, and Busch Europe. If I can afford it and have time (which I doubt) I may do a little mid west trip with my friends and a trip to England for Halloween with Coasterforce. Honestly, I'm kind of down on the whole coaster thing at this point, but that kind of thing tends to happen in November when the season ends. When April rolls around I will probably be just as geeked out, but as of now, I really am only planning two trips

RCDB is friendly. http://rcdb.com/id163.htm yes.

Considering my favorite trains probably are traditional PTCs, I don't know what to make of this. Altough the thoughts of a smooth launched wooden coaster sound pretty cool. Although I will admit when I rode Ravine Flyer II this summer, I thought the design was a bit much for PTCs to handle over a long period of time. If this is the type of direction Gravity Group wants to go with their coasters, perhaps moving to new trains is the best thing to do.

Oh, so that explains why Maverick still had a two hour wait when I at Maverick 15 minutes after opening ( and Maverick is in the back of the park) Based on that I would recomend staying on site too. The traffic getting to and from Cedar Point can be bad too, and I would think on site would help that a bit.

I want to be on the sauce team!

Wow that is quite a statement. I had no idea that's how Knott's used to be like. I still think it looks like one of the more interesting and unique Cedar Fair parks. But I guess it is like the same thing that happened to Dorney Park. When you're at Dorney, you have no idea it is over 100 years old.

Anyone think that little coaster looks a lot like High Speed Thrill Coaster at Knoebels?

I went on a Tursday in July this year, and I was able to get all the credits I wanted in three hours. Night Hawk had by far the longest line, so if it is open I would recomend riding it first. I decided to go over to Afterburn and there was little line at all for at least a half an hour. The boomerang may have a long line next year, as it is new and they don't have great capacities. The waterpark looked good, but I didn't go. They have a LOT of rides, more than you would think for a medium-sized park.

Q1) Are you Male/Female? Male Q2) How old are you? 19 Q3) When you go to a theme park, do you prefer riding wooden roller coasters, or steel roller coasters? wood Q4) Of all the different roller coaster trains, which do you prefer and why? Seated, standing, inversion etc… Seated...Philadelphia Tobogan Company traditional trains with single position buzz bar lap bars...offers the most freedom and comfort IMO. Q5) What’s your most favourite ride? Phoenix Q6) When your on a roller coaster what do you think is the most THRILLING part of the ride? (Gives you the biggest buzz/rush?) Airtime hills Q7) What do you think is the most SCARY part of the ride? (Makes you think twice about it?) not sure Q8) Do you think roller coasters are LESS scary and thrilling after you’ve ridden them once before? Yes Q9) Do you like the idea of an extreme roller coaster? (Think roller coasters crossed with extreme sports) ? Q10) Themeing… Is the theme important in the overall ride anticipation and ride satisfaction? In some cases yes and in others no. For example, a great ride like Superman ROS, Phoenix, or Boulder Dash needs no themeing, but some rides (like dark rides) completely rely on it. Q11) Queuing… Do you like to see the ride whilst in the queue? Or do you prefer the sense of not knowing what is going to happen? Yes I prefer queue interaction.....if the queue is a custom-made queue designed for ride interaction. For example, seeing the last hill and turn on Millineum Force from a standard non-creative queue line is pointless IMO. Q12) Because of the direct proportionality between rides and queue length, do you prefer short ride/short queue, or long ride/long queue? There is not a direct proportionality between rides and queue lenght!!! Q13) Is there anything you would like to see improved/changed with roller coasters? I wish more wooden coasters would use buzz bars instead of ratcheting ones, and I wish GCI would make more of their coasters like Ozark Wildcat or the one in Germany (include airtime hills and not banked turn after banked turn!). I wish B&M would make more forceful inversions on their coasters. I wish Intamin coaster trains would give a BIT more freedom. Overall, I would like to see more simple layouts AKA more airtime and less turns and inversions.

Yep, not better than Martin's.

Can't believe I've never ridden a Eurofighter, but this looks like a good one. Hope to possibly ride this at Ghosterforce next year if my plans hold up!

I'll try to make the chat. I don't think I've ever had a civilized conversation in a chat room before, but leave it to TPR to change that!

I for one used the helper, but may switch to the cut and paste way next year. The helper is hard too it seems, the more coasters you have. ~"Chris "Dragon" Bailey" RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1 Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2 Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,3 Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,4 Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,5 Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6 COASTER NAME PARK LOC <-LEAVE Favorite Wood Coaster Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,1 Superman - Ride of St SF New England MA,y,y,2 Maverick Cedar Point OH,y,y,3 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Park PA,y,y,4 Goliath Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,y,5 Griffon Busch Gardens Euro VA,y,y,6 Ride of Steel Darien Lake NY,y,y,7 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Euro VA,y,y,8 Steel Force Dorney Park PA,y,n,9 Nitro Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,10 Behemoth Canadas Wonderland ON,y,y,11 Raptor Cedar Point OH,y,y,12 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point OH,y,y,13 Superman - Ride of St Six Flags America MD,y,y,14 Volcano: The Blast Co Kings Dominion VA,y,n,15 Millennium Force Cedar Point OH,y,y,16 Great Bear Hersheypark PA,y,n,17 Gemini Cedar Point OH,y,y,18 Afterburn Carowinds NC,y,y,19 Batman The Ride/Clone SF & Other Parks **,y,y,20 Exterminator Kennywood Park PA,y,y,21 Storm Runner Hersheypark PA,y,n,22 Fav X SC2000/3000 Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,23 Joker's Jinx Six Flags America MD,y,n,24 Flight of Fear Kings Dominion VA,y,n,25 Alpengeist Busch Gardens Euro VA,y,y,26 Mindbender Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,y,27 Talon Dorney Park PA,y,n,28 Medusa Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,29 Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,30 Fav Vek Susp Loop SLC Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,31 Hydra the Revenge Dorney Park PA,y,n,32 Fav Gerstlauer Spinn. Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,33 Chang Six Flags Kentucky KY,y,n,34 Vortex Canadas Wonderland ON,y,y,35 Fav Wild Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,36 Georgia Scorcher Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,y,37 Batman - Dark Knight SF New England MA,y,y,38 Dragon Mountain Marineland Theme P ON,y,y,39 Sooperdooperlooper Hersheypark PA,y,n,40 Big Bad Wolf Busch Gardens Euro VA,y,y,41 Backlot Stunt Coaster Kings Dominion VA,y,n,42 Dark Knight Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,43 Batwing Six Flags America MD,y,n,44 Skull Mountain Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,45 Greezed Lightnin' Six Flags Kentucky KY,y,n,46 Loch Ness Monster Busch Gardens Euro VA,y,y,47 Laser Dorney Park PA,y,n,48 HyperSonic XLC Kings Dominion VA,y,n,49 High Speed Thrill Coa Knoebels PA,y,n,50 Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,y,51 Roller Soaker Hersheypark PA,y,n,52 Orange County Chopper Darien Lake NY,y,y,53 Backlot Stunt Coaster Canadas Wonderland ON,y,y,54 Great American Scream Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,55 Anaconda Kings Dominion VA,y,n,56 Runaway Train Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,57 Bobsled Seabreeze NY,y,y,58 Fav Chance Toboggan Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,59 Avalanche Kings Dominion VA,y,n,60 Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,61 SkyRider Canadas Wonderland ON,y,y,62 Fav Arrow Corkscrew Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,63 Viper Darien Lake NY,y,y,64 Fav Wildcat Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,65 Iron Dragon Cedar Point OH,y,y,66 Fav Powered `Coaster' Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,67 Dahlonega Mine Train Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,y,68 Mine Train Six Flags Over Tex TX,y,n,69 Carolina Goldrusher Carowinds NC,y,y,70 Shockwave Kings Dominion VA,y,n,71 Trailblazer Hersheypark PA,y,n,72 Fav Vekoma Boomerang Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,73 Fav Spinning Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,74 Fav Vek Susp Family Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,75 Ninja Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,y,76 Vortex Carowinds NC,y,y,77 Dragon Fire Canadas Wonderland ON,y,y,78 ------------------------------------------------0 <-LEAVE THIS LINE

Yea I did get my confirmation email. However, I forgot exactly what I voted for. What I do remember was: 1. Phoenix 2. Boulder Dash 3. El Toro 4. My favoirte Steel 5. Silver Comet 45. Mean Streak

Always wanted to go here for the uniqueness and goodness of Anaconda. Shame you couldn't ride it.

Wow I had the same problem with doing my wood poll with Coasterfanatics yesterday! At least I got mine in on the second attempt. My only question is, if I submitted my ballot, aren't I supposed to get a confirmation email?

Wow, I only rode Wild Cat this year and I REALLY liked it! Wooden coasters are so moody.

I've ridden four coasters in Texas: Judge Roy Scream, Mine Train, Mini Mine Train, and BTR.....I'm pretty sure none of those are the best LOL! Hmmmm, perhaps I should go on that trip.... Actually, BTR might be the best, but I would guess my favorite would be Steel Eel or Mr. Freeze, because I like Morgan Hypers and Premier Launchers more than most.

And don't forget CCI who....um.....built the damn thing 8 years ago! (lol) There is absolutely no reason to not vote due to low credits. Every vote counts in this poll! In fact, if you have less coasters it is MORE easier to decide, and more easier to fill out. Seriously though I love this poll, and can't wait to vote. And I can't wait for the results. I'm not sure why TPR prefers the old-school way, as I have found Coasterfanatics to be 100% reliable and easy.

Yea, you're going to do that a lot in the next.........18 months? ....I will be too if I can't do a trip.

Great TR, lots of close-ups of the coasters. I want to go to UK so bad, and I can't wait to go to Alton Towers....Drayton, not so much!

^If you can afford the time off and the actual trip cost, I say you do Scandi! I'm pretty sure Balder has more airtime than all of California combined....plus it would be really nice if I wasn't the only college-aged dude on the trip.