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^That's a cool-looking coaster. Can you describe the ride experience?

Yeah, me neither.

You've obviously done your research--can't wait to see this come into fruition! Now, exactly what kind of sallaries are you thinking for the workers?

Does Intamin actually manufacture the seat cushions/restraint padding?

But look at it from a GP perspective. Maverick can be described as "the red one with the crazy drop and the launch in the middle." What can a mega-lite be described as? "That coaster with the hills and turns!"

All sources I know personally who have ridden it agree that it sucks. (For the world's longest, and one of the tallest and fastest coasters, anyway.)

Hair Raiser really does look excellent. Beautiful location, floorless trains, and an original layout with all kinds of "extra" movements...reminds me of a modern Kumba!

My favorite theme park is Busch Gardens Tampa and my favorite amusement park is Cedar Point. Two very different places, but both succeed at what they do. I would say that SFOT is my favorite combination of the two...but I can't, because the operations, staff, and clientele there were just far too awful for me to actually enjoy it. Awful. Awful awful.

My friends would love this. And we're pretty stereotypical. Just sayin'.

But isn't that the point of Mitch's Poll? To account for varying sample sizes?

Thank you. This is what I was going for. Iron Dragon and Silver Comet? Legendary coasters? I guess my mind just works at a completely different wavelength...

^^It was a joke. Guess I only amused myself.

But is a coaster "legendary" just because it does something first? I wouldn't personally consider Knott's corkscrew coaster legendary. However, I would agree that Millennium Force (even if it is relatively new), The Beast, and Cyclone are all legendary coasters. Each of them radiates a sense of "awe" in its own way.

Is he even allowed to be up there?

That's one storm I wouldn't mind getting caught in the middle of. Hehehehe

This is a really exciting addition for Beech Bend! I'm glad to see the owners are continually investing in the park.

My family and I made our way to Boomers one night in 2009 right before New Years. We had to drive through an incredibly shady neighborhood to get to the "park" and once we got there, the whole system was incredibly unorganized and the clientele was less than ideal. I thought the Hurricane was fun...but I feel like we're over-hyping it a bit here. On this night, it was quite rough (shuffling badly on the turns and slight jack-hammering in the valleys of the hills). However, the first and last couple hills did provide some nice airtime. Couldn't beat the unlimited ride wristbands for $12, though.

Wow, what awesome photos. Great find!

Next time someone asks me which coaster is Magnum, I'm going to say, "Oh, it's the molly orange one in the back."

I was unaware of all of this. Thanks for sharing!

I don't understand...why is PTC showcasing trains with buzzbars? Can those be used nowadays?

I doubt this will really have too much affect on SFStL's future investments, anyway. SFOT was going to remove the coaster, regardless, but it still had some years left on it, and apparently Six Flags thought St. Louis was the most logical place to send it.

But that would mean the CEO of Intamin thinks a motocoaster will "bring attention" to Denmark? Eh...

It just doesn't really "do anything" until the last 30 seconds of the ride. It's a rush at night, though.