RIP Psyclone

Oh, Natatat, your reports rule, and so do you. I wish I could be that dorky overweight coaster enthusiast.

^^In Soviet Russia, car kills you!

Ah, so that's what led to AZ's methamphetamine epidemic. Aside from that, good stuff, J.B.

*Gasp!* Is that an... open gate?!?!

Happy Canaba Day to all Canabians on here, have a great day!

So, employees are riding it. Great. Well, guess what? Cast members are riding the new Mark VII monorail train at Disneyland. It means nothing. It's no indication it will open soon, or is almost ready for riders. Just a thought.

Last month I went with a friend to Magic Mountain, who had never been on a "real" roller coaster, and hadn't been to any theme parks in over a decade. We went on X2 first, and he showed no fear. We went on many of the major coasters after that, too. Honestly, being afraid of a ride is childish. I agree with the 'coon, X2!

^Is that a hat on the fence? Not this time, I guess.

Nope. If there is a lawsuit I hope it crashes and burns. I think Six Flags would be able to defeat it, but it would costs them millions anyway.

^Exactly what I was thinking.

Okay, so the 21-30 crowds just weren't there. What will make better use of the space?

Still, it's a shame Revolution is not the ride it was when it opened in 1976. I think adding first the car-style over-the-shoulder seatbelts was a slippery slope, since it led to over-the-shoulder pull-down restraints. Six Flags should have never caved to whomever it was. Glad it's smoother now, though, it was very painful and not fun at all before this refurb.

Big Mike > all This is easily the greatest thread in TPR history. Granted, Big Mike is having a great time in Europe, but he cares about his loyal readers. Who else updates so frequently and promptly?

The best dark ride of all time: Adventure Thru Inner Space, which existed at Disneyland from 1967 to 1985. Fortunately someone who loved the ride recreated it in 3D animation, with the actual soundtrack. That was just a little sample he put up.

There is a Chuck E. Cheese's near me, and it was a Showbiz before that, because I definately remember the Rockafire band. Yes, especially the gorilla! And for some reason, even though they were part of the background, I remember the sun and the moon.

It's been said that any future wooden coaster built in Psyclone's spot would be confused for Psyclone. I don't see where else it could go, besides undeveloped land outside the park's current borders. It is a "dead" corner of the park, though, and would be completely dead if not for Déjà Vu. A great new coaster is just what that area needs.

I guess one of the negatives is being confined to your seating level's concourse. If your seat is on the top deck and you feel like going down to the field level concourse for Canter's, good luck!

And here's some wishful thinking, have it open by next year's West Coast Bash! If not, well, I'll look forward to the construction/behind the scenes tour.

I really just don't see how and why a woodie would be Terminator themed. Maybe they'll paint the wood silver!

I saw several X2 billboards around, but they are probably disappearing now as the ride is now a month "old" and they had been around a month or two prior to that.

I wonder how many people thought X2 was completely new, separate from X. Sort of like Beast/Son of Beast. Tim Burkhart admitted that X2 had to be basically marketed as brand new for the GP, saying they couldn't simply say "come ride the new trains!" Well, a month later, I'd say it's paying off.

All you Magnum haters, if you've been on both that and Desperado, which do you think is "worse"? I find Desperado a little rough but still very fun. I think the first drop is ever better than SFMM's Goliath, and it has a couple airtime hills too.

^^I'd say SFMM could use a "proper" hyper coaster (as fun as Goliath is, 3 hills just doesn't cut it for airtime fans), a true accelerator/rocket coaster, and, of course, a dive machine. A mid-sized "family" steel coaster is fine, but they usually end up being low capacity nightmares. I think SFMM needs a woodie more than anything else.

If SFMM is indeed getting a GCI woodie, it is good news, but it pretty much will rule out Intamin wood for a while. It's kind of like trying to get with a hot chick, only for her to tell you she doesn't think of you "that way," and then tries to hook you up with her not quite as hot friend.