AmyUD06

Thanks. Bummer about the Safari but I'll live.

So I might be headed to the park on Saturday November 4th (the first weekend after Fright Fest). Any idea on crowds? I know its bring-a-friend-for-$10 but was hoping it'd be pretty calm.

I skipped Blackout, Cornstalkers, and Grave Walkers (which is apparently a maze with a line now?), but found all of the others to be up to par for a Cedar Pair Haunt - IE great artistry but no actual scares. Of course, I made it a point to be at the rear of every group I was in for the sole purpose of laughing at those who did get scared. I actually quite enjoyed all the work that went into Chamber of Horrors; it was tough telling a few of the wax statues from actual people. Blood on the Bayou was new to me and not all that impressive, but I definitely enjoyed Tourist Trap, Trick or Treat, and Urgent Scare.

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It was closed and dried out on the 8th when I was there, if you're referring to the log flume.

I'm sorry but WTF does that even mean? Well, my entire experience of New York encompasses: -A few day trips into NYC for the Auto Show or Broadway shows. -An overnight trip into Brooklyn for a wedding. -An overnight trip to SUNY Albany to visit a girl I was dating at the time. None impressed me.

Well that's a damn shame then. If I ever find my way back up there (sadly unlikely), I'll have to give it a try. Maybe I just had a bad ride/seat, but this most certainly was not "glass smooth" nor were the trains very well padded. You're probably right on the restraints on Thunderbolt. Like I said, the trip was almost 3 months ago and I've forgotten a lot of the details. Thanks for the positive commentary though!

Disclaimer: Okay, this one is going to be mostly photos with very little commentary, since this was back in July and I honestly forgot most of the details. So, my work found it suitable for me to attend a conference in Providence, RI at the end of July, and much like my Milwaukee trip earlier in the year I figured I'd hit a bunch of parks I hadn't yet. On this list: Playland Park in Rye, NY; Quassy; Lake Compounce; and Six Flags New England. On with the show...first up was Rye Playland. Got here before opening, so walked around and killed some time...nice area, especially for New York. Now this park has an interesting pricing scheme for those looking to go on rides: Option A: Buy a "Spectator" pass for $10, then ride tickets. Option B: Buy a "Ride All Day" pass for like $36. However, if you're going to go on more than one ride, it makes more fiscal sense to buy the Ride All Day pass. Makes no sense. Oh well, on to the reason I'm here... Okay, so their Derby Racer is the 2nd reason I'm here, but still worthwhile. Personally I didn't see what all the fuss was about...this was running just a tad faster than Cedar Point's, and certainly not "throw you off your seat if you don't hold on" fast as was reported on these forums. Anyway, on to the REAL reason I'm here... Somewhat disappointed...the trains they run on this are godawful. Still, a classic that's operated with brake levers? Scores points with me. 7/10. Then I did some Dark Rides, which were "meh" from an entertainment factor but a "wow!" from a historical, "they-keep-them-up" factor. Note I did not do their boat dark ride since I didn't feel like getting wet with 300 miles and 2 other parks ahead of me, given all of the signs that said "You will get wet." So, with a little time to spare, I decided to try something new: A Zamperla Volare, their flying coaster. Ow. Horrible, horrible machine, may they all burn to scrap. 1/10. From there, it was on to Quassy Amusement Park, for the sole purpose of Wooden Warrior. Got in to the park, paid my $5 for ride tickets, and off I went. One-train ops led to about a 20 minute wait, but wow was it worth it. For such a short-height and short-length coaster, this was something special. They need to build more of these. 8/10. I didn't spend much time at Quassy, though I did grab a burger at what appeared to be the only food place there for a reasonable price. If I had more time in the schedule I would've liked to spend more time here "just taking it in" since overall the park had a great ambiance. On to Lake Compounce... So there were two reasons I was here. Boulder Dash and Wildcat. Sadly Wildcat was still down for it's major refurb (is it still?), but Bolder Dash was running stunningly pre-collision. Spectacular, spectacular ride. This was my first time on it, and I was blown away. New Top 4 wooden coaster. 10/10. Decided to wander around a bit and tried their flyers...which were okay... ...and finally Phobia. The launches were cool, but overall I was quite unimpressed. 5/10. This is another park I wish I could've spent more time at, but the schedule just wasn't allowing it, so on I went to check in to my hotel near Six Flags New England. I had booked two nights at this hotel, and would get to the park on night 1 and accomplish everything I wanted. Day 2 rained, and Day 3 (check out day) I just went in for some re-rides on Superman and Wicked Cyclone. But, on with the report: First up was their classic, Thunderbolt. Great classic woodie, very impressive of Six Flags to keep it in the condition they have (skid brakes, buzz-bar trains). 8/10. Next up was Goliath, my first Vekoma GIB. Meh. Heard some chatter in line (single rider line FTW) about Row 7 being the "magic seat" so I went for that, and I guess the ride was alright? Didn't rattle me to death, and the vertical spikes were a cool twist on the classic Boomerang formula, but overall meh I guess. 6/10. Walked over to Wicked Cyclone...which was down. Walked over to Superman: The Ride...which was down. Walked over to Batman: The Dark Knight (a B&M floorless)...which was running! Decent enough ride...some of that B&M rattle but overall pretty good. 7/10. Back to Superman, which was now open. I find it hilarious that the queue actually runs through the room with the lockers; only a matter of time before they're mandatory like at Ka/Toro at Great Adventure I'm sure. Anyway, got on the front row and was not disappointed. A new top 7 steel coaster. 9/10. And now, onto the other reason I was here, Wicked Cyclone: Got on the front row, and boy did it not disappoint. The overbanks, counter-banks, low-to-the-groud inline twist...everything just made this an awesome coaster. Just a tad below Goliath at SFGAm, but still easily my Top 2 Hybrid. 10/10. With the park about to close, and me being right there, I had to try Sky Screamer. This was my first time on one of these...I've been on plenty of Windseekers, but something about only chains holding you up, and at 400 feet none the less...I'm normally not nervous on rides but I was on this, I can tell you. Overall, a good time, and a great way to see the skyline of the park at night. Like I said, Day 2 was rained out and Day 3 was just some rerides, and then I made my way up to Providence for the work conference. I'll leave you with some photos of their "Water Fire" event which the host agency made a big deal of but I personally didn't get it. Maybe some locals can chime in and enlighten me? Next time...Dorney Park for Halloween Haunt!

Fixed that for you.

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And result in face-to-face hits, which would be better?

Could have said "first Polercoaster anywhere," since the initial one in Florida is no closer to beginning construction than it was when it was announced 3 years ago.

Is everyone forgetting that there is a RMC "themed" to Joker already? Not outside the range of possibility for SF to do it again.

No problem. Thanks boss.

Was anything said about Winterfest other than that there will be one in 2018?

Sounds weird, but yeah. FoF has an additional staffing requirement of two due to its separate unload platform, and is of similar intensity to Dominator. You may well be right, families are a big draw. But with your plan, considering Twisted Timbers likely won't be open for this winter, that leaves families and holiday enthusiasts as the only draw since there are one or two adult-sized coasters left open. Either way, I agree, it will be interesting to see what they do.

See, I was thinking more like the attached map (red areas are closed, green circled rides are open). From the Tower, keep the Right side of the park open for the theater and Blue Ridge Tollway (they do a great Haunt with this and they could do a great drive-through light display too). Keep the path open up to the Carosel and Ferris Wheel (and keep these running) so you don't dead end, but obviously everything else (Grizzly, Skyfler, Windseeker, GoKarts, Ricochet, Rebel Yell) stays closed. Everything else in Candy Apple Grove stays closed. Going Left from the Tower, keep the entierty of Planet Snoopy Open and then select rides in Safari Village (thinking Avalance, I305, Backlot, Crypt and the Scrambler), and Dominator too for good measure. I think that would leave them with a good variety of intensity of rides while still closing off almost half the park to reduce staffing/decorating needs.

If going for a full day: Wallet #1 Wallet #2 Two packs of smokes Two lighters Keys Phone If a waterpark is involved, a drawstring bag with towel, swimsuit, sunscreen, and waterproof cigarette/cash case.

Delayed would imply it was ever given any sort of projected date. From the beginning, the pier-spanning coaster project has always been exploratory and never a "yeah we're gonna do this" type of thing.

The triple-wheels (and more rarely seen double-wheel like Hershey used to have) were made by Waagner Biro AG and supplied by Intamin. It seems the manufacturing company is now only involved in architecture projects.

Your kidding right? That place was a dump. Nope, completely serious. It got the job done for a Cedar Point trip I just took at the end of June. How much time does one spend a hotel when on an amusement park trip? Very little. The place was clean enough (for me at least) and had a shower.

I can recommend the Magnusson Hotel in Sandusky. Pool open until midnight.

Finally got around to mapping out all of my credits that I can remember definitely going on*, and it turns out that I turned over 100 on this trip, with Shivering Timbers. Yay me? *For anyone who cares, exact clones don't count, but a revised train style (i.e. Mantis/Rougarou) does.

The ride has been trimmed since year 2, y'know. The ride had trims in the same locations they are today on opening day. According to one of the designers of The Beast they only took one ride around the track without trims. You might be thinking about the tunnel around the helix which was added for the second year. Yeah, you're right. Still makes my point even more valid then.

I think Mystic Timbers is a middle of the road GCI but that still makes it an absolute blast to ride. I prefer Diamondback, Banshee, Bat and (if it's night time) Beast by a large margin but it's still a great coaster IMO. I just think people are over-hyping it since it's new. Bat? LOL. If you want to talk over hyping look at The Beast. It's greatness is nostalgia base, the trims have killed the ride. The ride has been trimmed since year 2, y'know.