RIP Psyclone

Many of you know that Robb is listed on imdb.com because of his work on video games, but I was surprised to see that Roller Coasters in the Raw (Volume 1) is actually listed on there too! Check it out: www.imdb.com/title/tt1213872/

^Thanks, that much I knew. I meant what are they supposed to be, how long have they been around, etc...

Who are Heckles & Twitch? All I know is they are two characters that were rejected from Universal? Is it always the same two guys playing them, or is it like Blue Man Group?

Shane, as a long time fan and supporter of the "Attic," I just wanted to say it was a long summer without it! I for one am glad season 2 has started, and I know I speak for most. Keep up the good work!

^Big Herb Alpert fan here, too.

^Yes, yes we do. From what I've read, Balder cost around the equivalent of a mere $10 million. Anyone know what El Toro cost? It has been said that El Toro was approved by the previous Six Flags CEO when he was already basically on the way out--a lame duck, if you will. The current Six Flags management is not about to approve of a project of that cost and magnitude anytime soon, so I guess we should just be happy with what we're getting. As nice as it will be to have a perfectly good GCI coaster, one can't help but wish we could have had a little more.

Plus one for the kiddies? (Disney)

^Have you been on the Queen Mary? And what did you mean by "wow"?

Or you could have got the video.

If you haven't already seen the POV recreation, you simply must. It's amazing.

It's understandable when an old coaster at a major, popular park has outstayed its welcome and reached the end of its lifespan. However, it's nice when a smaller, perhaps more rural park purchases a second-hand coaster. For example, Corkscrew from Knott's. While on the subject, was there not a park in the world that could have taken SFGAm's Shockwave off their hands?

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I think the El Toro portion should have maybe had one more hill, and the Balder portion could have maybe been a little shorter. But, T Express is a coaster that has pushed the envelope, so naturally the song for the video pushes it as well.

Yes, Knott's, definately. Although distance wise, Universal would take the least amount of time in terms of LAX -> Universal -> Pasadena. Magic Mountain has too much to do and you'd be frustrated not being able to do it all. Knott's shouldn't be very crowded since most people wouldn't be going until the event at night. You should be able to get on most, if not all of the major rides as well.

With Casino Royale 2 years ago, I think they wanted to avoid comparisons with the 1967 Casino Royale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O5aA83GfYc And I think "Quantum Of Solace" as a song title just doesn't roll off the tongue.

My favorite, On Her Majesty's Secret Service: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRpHpJ7FCHU

Big Mike only needs Tony Hawk and V2 at SFDK.

BZZZTTT!!! WRONG! Morgan trains cannot run backwards. But thank you for enlightening us with your made up knowledge. --Robb I stand corrected. A lot of people thought that, so now many are enlightened.

I think it's more fun backwards, the drops are more thrilling. I don't think it's any rougher because of the Psyclone trains. They probably had to modify them to run on Colossus, maybe even as far as swapping the wheel assemblies. Remember, the only reason they use Psyclone's trains is because they have headrests.

I look forward to next year's West Coast Bash, especially for the expected X2 ERT. It's just too bad that the new coaster won't be open yet, which was the case this year with X2. Hopefully we'll at least get a behind the scenes tour.

If it is in fact closed for good, I'm glad I finally got to ride it this year. It was easily my 2nd favorite coaster in Nevada, first being Desperado, which, despite some roughness, I still think is fun--great 1st drop, and a few airtime hills. As for Speed, it was very fun, a great 1st launch, and an even better (and unexpected) 2nd launch. Should it be removed, it will be missed. This would prove the 3 most important things in real estate are location, location, location, if Manhattan Express continues to thrive and Speed is going the way of the dodo.

The "And I'm spent" girl looks a little like Juliana...from that distance, at least. Come on, it's been too long since there's been a mention of her!

Chick-Fil-A is run by Mormons, and is closed Sundays. Just thought I'd point that out. Oh, and good stuff, Antonio! It makes me wish I went to the fair, or at least one of the major 3: SD, OC, LA.

And...let's try that again. Here's the song, so enjoy it before it gets pulled: Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die (with lyrics!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qVoVFfnifQ

Dodonpa: Very intense launch, and listen to the sound the train makes as it passes in the 2nd video.