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Behemoth will definitely have a DJ booth. http://www.canadaswonderland.com/jobs/jobs_description.cfm?emp_id=2139

The testing phase is apparently over.

Just saw the auction advertised on the news.

It really is going to a great cause though. If I had a spare $100 laying around, I'd do it. It's great that every single cent goes straight towards the Children's Aid Foundation of York Region. Forgot to mention this too: Not only will the 64 top bidders get the first ride, they will get a reception dinner, a special gift from Wonderland, admission to the park on April 25th, 2008 (Sneak Preview Night), and one complimentary ticket for a friend to watch them enjoy their first ride.

I think it's a great thing. However, I don't think many people would be interested. It's only an hour before season pass night. But, you do get a dinner and can stay for the rest of the night, even if you don't have a season pass.

It seems someone decided it would be cool to pull an April fools joke. They sure got me going. Sorry for the incorrect information guys!

I have some bad news. The orange train (newest one) has valleyed. It didn't make it to the hammerhead. It made it over the first airtime hill but didn't get up to the hammerhead.

I stopped by the park yesterday and took the following pictures. http://flickr.com/photos/clewis4u91/sets/72157604294284805/detail/

A new testing video has been posted. Look closely at the 1:11 - 1:12 mark. I think you can see someone sitting in the train, 3rd car, back row.

I know that Cedar Fair has Pepsi. Last year the parks still had Coke, that's why I was wondering if they finally made the switch. Also, on the websites of the former Paramount parks, it still says the Coca Cola is an official sponsor.

Nice pictures. Has the park switched to Pepsi?

That is indeed correct Brother Jay. It took approximately 1 minute for the train to get up the lift hill. I think I captured the first moment of the 2nd train in testing.

Hope you all like the new CW map. http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7660/picture2gu6.png http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8064/picture1nm8.png

I was up at the park today and I got some nice pictures, and alright video. The second train appeared to be testing. The train I saw today is red on the front, and the one that was running last week was yellow. It was running extremely slow, and I mean, very very slow, as shown in the following video I recorded: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ4rgH4N7N4&fmt=18 Later on, the train got a bit faster: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce9-AsWZL34&fmt=18 Enjoy the vids. Sorry, no sound! Also, here's the pictures I took: http://www.flickr.com/photos/clewis4u91/sets/72157604207143587/detail/

Here's another Behemoth testing vid:

Here's your explanation: cold weather + first test run

Picture of the full train: http://i31.tinypic.com/1267hiw.jpg Thanks Nuance84 on CWMania again! Thank you 1979 for the following video (yes, it's ANOTHER test run video!): http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=zjKoF9rukwc&fmt=18

Awesome, thanks! You can see higher quality YouTube videos by adding &fmt=18 to the end of the link. Here's the one above, but in higher resolution: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=I0EbJOzATPk&fmt=18

Behemoth videos have been recorded and are being uploaded onto YouTube. I will post them here once they are online. Thanks to fellow CWMania members Nuance84 and 1979.

Behemoth is now testing. The train is apparently going slow through the helix, but doesn't slowness happen with all first tests? Take Led Zeppelin: The Ride for example.

It was just the first car, but you know what I meant anyways. Doesn't matter now, the car is once again reattached to the rest of the train.

FOLKS! The pull through HAS STARTED! Thanks to 'greghill' and 'Timghill' on CWMania! Getting ready for the pull through: http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/Greg_hill_photos/100_1070.jpg?t=1205265772 http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/Greg_hill_photos/100_1068.jpg?t=1205265944 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2334/2326590917_3b55ebc27d_o.jpg (what a SEXY train!) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2180/2326591399_73cb073604_o.jpg (pic of the whole ride) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2326588843_34945198e2_o.jpg (workers on top of the lift hill)

For the Canada's Wonderland part of the trip.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ1Z-EdPbfo Hopefully this video will give some people a nice taste of what to expect, for those who have not visited the park before. I did not make this video.

Looks like a LOT of people will be attending. Is there a limit on how many people can register for this event?