AmyUD06

I disagree, shortening the ride cycle would actually lower the temperature of the motors. Each time the pendulum changes direction so does the motors. During the direction change the magnetic fields in the motors will collapse as the drives slows the motors in preparation for the direction change. When the drives begins turning the motors the other direction, the motors will draw a lot of current (in-rush current) in order to recreate the magnetic fields lost during the direction change. With each direction change the motor temperature will increase as a result of the in-rush current. By decreasing the number of swings the motors won't get as hot. Thanks for the backup. At least someone else knows how electric motors work LOL.

I guess I need to ride more Boomerangs then. The only standard Boomerang I've ridden is the one at Six Flags St. Louis and it sucks, so my opinion on Boomerangs is low in that sense. I guess with new trains it's a good bargain Yeah. I agree that the bad ones can be bad, but the good ones are pretty good. If you end up in Wildwood don't miss Morey's. Despite the old (original?) trains, it rides better than any old-school Vekoma should. Same goes for their SLC.

Perhaps because, if well maintained and/or have good trains, they're solid rides that deliver 6 inversions, at a low price.

^Agreed. That is hideous.

You're crazy. Running the ride LESS will not wear out an electrical motor faster. And how would someone taking their phone out in any way affect the machinery?

1. Name 3 of your favorite roller coasters, but not your top 3. Banshee, Millennium Force, Boulder Dash 2. About how many different parks did you visit in 2018? Hmmm...3? 3. Which 2018 park visit was your favorite? King's Dominion 4. Your favorite 2018 park addition (ride, food, show, etc)? Twisted Timbers 5. What ride exceeded your expectations the most in 2018? Twisted Timbers 6. Best meal/food at a park in 2018? Mac Bowl at King's Dominion 7. What was your favorite new coaster of 2018 NOT made by RMC or Larson? Didn't go on on any. 8. Name one park you will definitely visit in 2019. King's Dominion 9. Best ride themed to a bird? That a I rode this year? Thunderhawk, Dorney All time? Phoenix, Knoebels 10. Lamest ride/coaster you rode in 2018? Apple Zapple, KD 11. What roller coaster currently sits at the top of your bucketlist? (degree of difficulty: NOT a new-for-2019 ride) Steel Vengeance 12. What new-for-2019 ride or coaster are you most looking forward to? Steel Curtain 13. Name the first totally middle-of-the-road (not bad/not great) park that comes to mind. Dorney Park 14. You're in Orlando and magically have a 1-hour ERT session on 1 coaster of your choice at any park in the city. You choose... Hulk? 15. Holiday In The Park vs. Winterfest. Who reigns supreme? Only ever been to Winterfest events, so that I suppose. 16. Mystic Timbers mystery shed or Wicker Man fire infusion? Wicker Man seems cooler, but I've only been on MT. 17. Which Six Flags have you been to most recently? Great Adventure, in November of 2017 18. Intamin or Schwarzkopf? You may only choose one. Tough one, but Intamin. 19. Battle of Kings Coasters: Island or Dominion? Pick one. Dominion. 20. What was the longest you waited for a ride/coaster in 2018? 45 min? 21. What roller coaster have you ridden more than any other? This year? Twisted Timbers. All time? No idea. 22. Best drop tower under 150 feet? Demon Drop, Dorney 23. Maverick or Millennium Force? (If you haven't been to CP, pick what you want to ride more) Maverick 24. Log flumes or sky rides? You can only choose one. Log Flumes 25. What are 3 things you enjoying doing at your home park other than riding rides? People watching, Drinking, Swimming in the Water Park 26. What is your second favorite Cedar Fair park and why? Kings Dominion, physical proximity and ride lineup. 27. What is your home park and give us two good reasons why we should pay it a visit. I consider KD my home park despite SFA, SFGAdv, and Dorney being closer. Intimidator and Volcano. 28. Launch or Lift? Launch 29. Did you buy fast pass at all in 2018? Several Times 30. What is your least favorite wooden coaster? Dragon Coaster, Rye Playland 31. Disney fanboys: cool or cult? Cult 32. Best Batman themed ride? Batman, The Ride, SFGAdv 33. Name something that tend to take home from parks that you didn't bring with you. Shot Glasses. 34. Best wooden coaster over 110 feet tall? El Toro, SFGAdv 35. Have you ever been hit with something (loose change/a tree/vomit/etc) while riding something? Nope 36. Skywarps: credits or no? State your case. No. They are continuously driven. Powered Coasters also don't count in my book. 37. Turkey legs: nah or yaaaaassssss? Nah 38. What is the most recent B&M that you rode? Dominator, KD 39. You can eat nothing but corn dogs, churros or funnel cake for the next 48 hours, which do you choose? Funnel Cake 40. Post a great on-ride shot of you from 2018. (DO IT!) I've only ever bought one on-ride photo, back in 2008.

"Combo Tickets" for both parks don't exist; they have different owners. KD tickets will be approx. $20+ less than gate cost per person if you buy online in advance and choose what specific day you're going. The website is currently showing 2019 Any Day tickets for $39.99, which I believe is $20 off the gate price. If you're going to any other CF parks this year, a Platinum Pass pays for itself in three trips when you consider parking. Busch Gardens website is showing 1-day admission for $59.49 right now, down from $84.99 at the gate. That offer "expires Jan 30th." Both parks should have minimal crowds on a weekend in April.

Great report. Man do I miss those tank-control bumper cars....used to be a set at Dorney (gas powered even!) and similar electric ones in Wildwood.

Not looking for any kinda points, looking to counter this guy every chance I get.

False. SF Parks have 9, and there are (or will be in the near future) 11 at other parks. https://rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&mk=10583&ii

GateKeeper 2.0 2020!

Based on this guys other posts, I'd say the latter.

Can't tell if serious or not...

I have two philosophies when I travel: Option 1 - Luxury/Best-of-the-Best. In this case, that would be Breakers. Option 2 - Cheapest I can get where I'm not going to get robbed at/infected with bedbugs. In this case, that would be the Magnuson Hotel. Others here will call boo but I had a perfectly fine 3-night stay back in June 2017 for like $40 a night. The pool being open until midnight was awesome. On an amusement park trip you're not spending any time in the hotel.

And Dorney Park, Valleyfair, and Michigan's Adventure fans everywhere wept...

I have never heard of any of them (yes I've heard of the source bands for the cover groups) and am strangely very proud of that fact.

Boo. Can't replicate the freedom of classic Enterprise restraints (that is the lack thereof).

So what Arrows were recently or soon to be disassembled to be transplanted to this park?

LOL such a Six Flags thing...

Muskegon is the home of Michigan's Adventure. The joke is that it's not believed to be much of a park, so the region could use an "actual" park. I personally disagree with the assessment and found MiA to be quaint and perfectly sized for the region.

$5,000 if they have any hope of turning a profit within the first decade.

There aren't any. Some people are just obsessed over minutiae.

If you've got the money to blow on Season Fast Lane at Dorney I'm guessing you're well funded enough to afford them all LOL.

Good thing they qualified it with "in Texas" otherwise there would've been multiple correct answers LOL.

Just to blow things completely out of proportion, the cleared areas are similar to that which would be needed for the pier-spanning wooden coaster. No I don't think that's actually what's going on.