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Anyone know how many set's of wheels this monster woodie uses within a season..? Is the track design for it's "Son" or "SOB" wrong, what type of woodie should it of been, e.g. Twister/Out N Back/ Hyper I think the track should of gone through the middle of the loop and the Ops can time the trains so one is going round the loop while the other one is going through the middle. You could wave at the people upside down. When I rode "SOB" in 2000, my hands went numb though the vibration, why is it so rough, has it got worse..? Wrong type of wheels..? The lifthill is so loud as well. It looks like the whole building of it was not right. Kings Island could of asked CCI to build it instead. Would be of been super smooth.

I do like "Oblivion" tunnel at Alton Towers, but I have only ridden it once since it opened. One of the best ones must be "The Beast"'s at night when 1/2 of the 2nd tunnel is lit and the other 1/2 is not. Love the covered Helix if this counts as a sort of tunnel. Hades is the clear winner. Never rode it but would like to someday.

Anyone know if the "The façade entrance" of the Cyclone will be saved and moved to a different coaster..? How about move it to the Cyclone in New York..? Or sell it on E-Bay Would it be worth anything..? . Why can't another Park buy the "Texas Cyclone" instead of having it razed or SBNO for 20+ years. What is the nearest Park to this one..?

Thank you for the UK dates, 1 day before my Birthday nice timing.

Thanks for the great photo's hopefully all the coasters are "greasted" so they fly round the track. Blackpool is one of my fav places in the UK, it's 4 hour drive from my house but worth it when I see the Grand National, Wild Mouse. Will the "Nash" be re-painted as it does need a lick of "White Paint" soon. I'll offer to paint it.

The SOB is amazing, great ride You can't beat riding The beast at night,

Cool Vid, a bit of a Spin n Puke

You won't get me on any Slingshot rides esp from S&S Power. I'll be 2 scared

I love Hampsters, but your Pic "DragonKhan" of him out of "Ice Age" is the best Rodent. I hope he get his nuts in ICE AGE 2.

Hi Robb, Do you know how many different types of "Donkey" there is and what's your fav one..?

I always ask the "Ops" if I can re-ride a coaster, in the UK we get told by "staff/Ops" of any UK Theme Park " You are not allowed to re-ride and have to walk round and Q again for the ride" I asked to re-ride "Roller Coaster" at Blackpool in early Nov and I was told "no", no-one was Qing for the ride and it did not make any sence to do a run round. Do you find you can re-ride as many times as you like if there is no-one else Qing..? I went to Walibi World and Heide Park last year and the staff/operators let me re-ride any of coasters as many times as I want. I rode "Goliath" 6 times in a row (Same seat as I was scared to do the front and back seats, I'll do them this year) and "Robin Hood" 5 times. I could choose whatever seat I wanted as long as there was no line for that seat. This is how parks should operate if not busy as it keeps the coaster-lovers happy not to get off their fav ride. How many times have you ridden MF or Thunderhead in 1 day..?..

Nice of the Park to reply to your complaint and offer you and 6 friends "free" passes for the day. That's good Cusstomer Service. No-one should get any kind of abuse when visiting Theme Parks as it's a day of having fun / good times with friends and family.

Would (no pun) this work, create a woodie which is launched like TTD, but not as fast of course, it could have the 1st hill of 150ft and an out n back/twister layout. I guess this may not appeal to most coaster fans as a woodie is supposed to be a traditional coaster with a chain and lift hill. What are your views if Custom Coasters Inc/S&S Power etc announced one......

Thanks Robb, will check em out when I get back from work

The park should have pathways round the "Batwing" element so you can get a close up of it and take great photo's of the people's faces. Know any websites which show the "batwing" as I want this as my desktop background.

Thank you for the updated pic's, it's lovely to see a Woodie this size get pieced together so quickly. I wonder if it will ride like "Colossos" at Heide Park. When the "upstop" wheels hit the top of the hills they make quite a noise. Let's hope its a Airtime filled ride for you lucky people living near the park. We need one of these built in the UK soon, as saving up for a USA airfare is very money draining, but once at the park it's more than worth it.

Everything at Blackpool in early Nov. Next up is "Cobra" at Paultons Park on 18th Match Thorpe Park in March/April apart from "Stealth" (don't do vertical), Walibi Belgium and Walibi World in May/June.

Thank's for the update on your site. Glad you have a better host and will be up and running soon. Good luck

Are there any pic's of the layout..? Any CGI POV yet..!!

WOOD Drops Airtime with lots of G- and some G+ Build in a forest/side of a hill Headchoppers Constant speed Direction change

Does everyone move out the way of "Pepe le Pew " when he appers I wish the UK parks had these characters as it makes people more happy. Have you seen "Wyle E. Cyote" chase "Roadrunner" round the park, they could get onto a coaster or a spin n puke ride. I can imagine Wyle E. Cyote on the front seat of "X" and "Roadrunner" at the back. That would be fun to see. Robb could be "Tarzan".

The 1st drop is huge and I would scream.

Why not have a house free Zone round the park, say 5 miles away This way the Park can build higher rides and Alton Towers would not be limited to below tree level.

Will this "Classic" coaster be running this season or will it be SBNO..? Does this coaster really produce "Sparks" at the bottom of certain hills/drops. Is there any pic's of this. It would be a real shame to see the park close and another ACE coaster being sent to it's death. If this happens I hope another park can save the classic ride.

This coaster has a great design and intresting layout, I may go to the park this year. What's the differnence between a "Rocket" and "this type" of coaster, do they use LIM's to launch the train..!