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This is fantastic! This should definitely improve the overall ride experience. I absolutely hated Gwazi with PTC's and judging by the lack of people in line for it everytime I visited, most people did too. The next step is to actually have them duel now This is just another great reason to visit the park in 2011!...way to go BGA!!!

For anyone interested...the unicoaster should start testing by March 12th and is scheduled to open on March 18th!

No...they just suck big time at the whole marketing aspect.

Very nice job on the video!

Nick Universe doesn't have PR people. There is PR for the entire mall that handles Nick U as well...but yes, they should have PR specifically for the park.

Yeah I wouldn't count on an announcement from the park for the new ride (unicoaster). That news article on the ropes course was printed in January and it was actually installed over this past summer with no press release (in fact, I know I tried it for the first time in late July). I should have been more specific regarding the flier I mentioned earlier...it is a flier that is posted in the Operations office for all of the employees to see...not out in public. All of the ops employees have been informed of the new ride...it is by no means confidential information. I believe it was even printed in the employee newsletter. When Nick U was announced, the park held a meeting for all 300+ employees to attend (I was an employee at the time) to showcase the new rides. I saw artist renderings and video simulations that never made it to the public...and in fact, I don't believe that an official press release with specific ride details was ever released by the park. There was a vague release that just mentioned 5 new rides, two of which are roller coasters (1 of which has a 90 degree lift and inversions). I would be quite surprised if there was a press release for this new ride because they don't issue press releases!!! I could give a damn about credibility and I know that it's technically a rumor...but I guess I'm just telling you to trust me that it is a Chance unicoaster

I didn't see this posted anywhere else so I thought I would share with you that Nick Universe is receiving a Unicoaster from Chance Morgan. They are getting the standard prototype and it will be placed in the large area currently occupied by Blue's Skidoo's (Blue's is being moved next to the main support between Tree Swing and where Blue currently is). I wouldn't expect a press release for this but there is a flier posted with a picture and a youtube link: I didn't hear anything about an opening date but I'd say it'll definitely be open by summer!

Wow!...I cannot believe how fast time has gone. I arrive in The Netherlands on January 20th for my semester. I definitely am looking forward to meeting a ton of people and enjoying the coasters that Holland (and the rest of Europe) has to offer. If any of you locals are looking for another ride buddy, be sure to PM me.

I tried the front and back and felt they both weren't that great. In fact, I was able to carry on a conversation on the ride with my friend next to me about how boring the ride was. I hope to make it back to that park and give it another shot, but right now i still feel that it isn't that great. Goliath at SFOG blows AC (and most other B&M hypers) out of the water imo.

For me, Apollo's Chariot...hands down! It was quite slow, lacked airtime, and I think the layout is pretty generic. I do not understand why & how it is consistently ranked in the top ten of every coaster list out there. I enjoy most Morgan hypers more than Apollo's Chariot! I agree about Raven being underwhelming as well.

Bravo! I think I need a shower though after that update

Beech Bend Footage + Cotton Eyed Joe = Best Video Ever!!!

I thought I read something somewhere that said Stratosphere was looking to build one. Here: http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51080&highlight=stratosphere So....I hope to try it out in Vegas someday.

Very interesting! I have never heard of an "edge" coaster before. Skywalk looks amazing and I hope to try it out in Vegas someday.

No...but it was barely making it over. It was actually kind of funny to watch everyone in line react each time a train would launch and crawl over the top. When they opened it, they were only loading the first two rows. They would then add a row like every 10 minutes until it was eventually full.

^I totally agree with you on the coleslaw. That really kind of overwhelmed the sandwhich for me. Thanks for the positive feedback so far everyone

Hey Everyone, I was in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago with some friends and snapped a few photos. I absolutely love Pittsburgh and think it's one of the coolest cities in the country...oh and Kennywood is there too! We hit up a lot of the sites in Pitt, visited Kennywood and Cedar Point, and attended the Steelers-Vikings game. Enjoy! We ate at Primanti Bros. the next day before our flight home. This is THE place to eat when you are in Pitt (we were told). It was actually quite tasty. Thanks for reading! One more. BOO!!! Check that out! We wanted to check out the incline again after dinner to check out the night view. Pittsburgh is even more awesome at night. We ate at the Hard Rock that night which also happened to have a lovely fountain show. Downtown They have all of their Super Bowl trophy's on display which is sweet! ...Definitely one of the best stadiums in the league! More Heinz Field sexiness. So we lost (seeing as how we totally handed it to them in the 4th), but we had a great time! PUNCH IT IN! OMG Brett Favre! I'm a HUGE Vikings fan and I seriously almost wet myself! Oh jeez!...so...I knew that we were going to get a lot of crap from Steeler fans but OMG these drunks were relentless! People were kicking my seat, hitting me in the face with their terrible towels, yelling and swearing like crazy, and making "purple penis" jokes in the bathroom. We were warned of the "out of town" Steeler fans that apparently are crazy and I'd say we did a pretty good job of finding them. Go Vikes! Sam and I were ready to take on the drunk and obnoxious Steeler fans around us. Heinz Field is definitely one of the better stadiums in the country. It was absolutely gorgeous! We had pretty good seats too! The next day was the big game! We were at CP from noon until 10:00 pm and managed to get on 7 rides. Magnum kept braking down all day, Raptor didn't open until around 9:00 pm, and everything else had terrible lines. We left a little bummed (although I kind of expected it to suck). There was a gentle mist that fell from the sky so Maverick had to close...needless to say that we weren't having a good time. The entire state of Ohio was in the park by 1:00 pm. The line for Maverick was around 1.5-2 hours all day. I was expecting it to be busy, but this totally sucked! MF was awesome as usual. The weather again wasn't the greatest. Dragster was testing in the morning but kept rolling back. It didn't actually open until around 7:00 pm! So long! We drove to CP the next day and arrived at noon when they opened. I didn't take many photos of Kennywood because it was quite dark. The park was dead due to the lousy weather which resulted in many re-rides for us. Their haunts really were lacking which was a little bit of a bummer though. Oh and PLEASE fix that evil transition of death on Phantoms Revenge Kennywood!!! Kennywood! I absolutely love this park and keep coming back year-after-year. Here is a better view of how the incline works. BOO! Here is Rachel and I mocking U.S. history. Here is me looking all wet. We hit up the incline later in the day and here is the view. The Monogamy and Dalai Lama rivers join to form the Ohio river. Heinz Field. BOO Steelers!!! That there is the Duquesne Incline. You pay the fare at the bottom, ride the little trolley car up to the top, take in the awesome view, and then ride back down. More pictures from the incline to come... Fountain We decided to check out Point State Park despite the crappy weather. OH GOD!!!...Rachel is driving! "I turn left now...good luck everybody." The trees in the area were turning which resulted in some gorgeous scenery. Oh and this comfy Turkish Bathrobe complete with half-naked man touching himself. Oh and this lovely lawn fixture. I'll take the "into hole" one thank you. I kept myself entertained on the plane by reading Sky Mall. SM has many wonderful things for purchase including the R. Kelly underwater camera. ....catch a quicky in one of the friendly bathrooms (BTW that is THE Larry Craig bathroom). Ah the Minneapolis airport. Here you can shop & dine and.... And me! (with an apparent crater in the side of my face) Here's the crew: Sam & Rachel

^Good to know. I'll be living over there for 7 months starting in January and am itching to get a ride on Troy.

Very nice photos! Anyone know how late in the season Troy stays open?

Awesome! awesome! awesome! I'm going to The Netherlands next semester to study abroad and I'll be REALLY close to Amsterdam so I'm totally diggin' your photos. Do share more!

God I hope that water gets drained!!!

Can Toverland really support a B&M? I'm not familiar with their attendence or how busy Toverland typically is....but Toverland just doesn't strike me as a park large enough for a B&M.

^It's still Paul Bunyan.

I saw this movie last night and loved it! It's worth the price alone to see Woody Harrelson kill zombies on the Wild Mouse!

God I love Dollywood! I always feel like I don't have enough time there because there is SO much to see, do, and EAT!