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I am aware, yes. Geographically-speaking, when looking at a map, Virginia is not the south (my discretion, at least). However, its not very Northern, either. So what exactly is it, then? And if there's no sweet tea (as one poster said, and one debunked) then it's DEFINITELY not the south. As far as Team Thriller's comments on the announcement. That's a bit extreme, eh? To each his own, but wow...I don't think it looks terribly good, but ANYTHING is better than a Boomerang!

^Virginia is hardly the south. I hope the restraints aren't uncomfortable...however, they are the only reason Maverick isn't in my top 5. I got karate-chopped repeatedly by them on my two rides. Hopefully the transitions are spread out and smooth on this, because I can't even begin to imagine being slammed into the harness ala-Maverick, but at 90mph. Other than that, it looks sort of like an oversized Mega-Lite to me, as well. Hopefully its a good ride.

Kara and I went to the Dells about a week and a half ago (my first time) and had a blast. The Timber Falls deal is disappointing, as I was expecting to ride Avalanche and absurd amount of times, but the positive is that we knew beforehand. We went last Sunday luckily, as Monday we went back to get more rides on Avalanche and it was closed for the day. We rode Hades about 7 times over two days, with our average wait about 45min. I loved it. I never thought anything would ever even come close to Voyage for me, but this was definitely close. However, riding in the back row on the left by myself for one ride, I literally got bent in half in the tunnel over the seat divider on the return trip. It was far from enjoyable, and was honestly the first time I've been hurt on a coaster. The night ride later, however, redeemed it for me. Were the tunnel lights on or off?

Maybe the POV is so terrible because it's a rough ride? I've had a couple friends who have ridden it who have said they couldn't enjoy it because after the loop, it gave them a pounding headache...And this is coming from people who love intense/rough/violent rides.

This ride looks AMAZING! What would be even better is if they had it open for night time ERT during Holiwood Nights next year.

While it's gonna be nice for KD and Carowinds to both be getting hypers/gigas, it doesn't really make sense to me. Both red, but essentially the same "type" of ride. Both from the same company, on the same cost, and not TERRIBLY far from each other. Once again, not complaining at all, but you'd think they'd debut these two rides in separate years, no?

If I were a Hurricane fan, I'd want September to never come... Just sayin'.... Last time I was at IoA about three weeks ago, Dragons rarely dueled that day. And the box was getting really large. There's my HP contribution.

My guess would be a sky ride. With it stretching from one end of the park to the other (possibly with multiple destinations) it could easily be almost as long as Voyage, which would qualify it as the "second largest ride" in their history...

Here's video from the Valleyfair walk in HD:

^Every billboard around Orlando that is advertising Rockit says "Coming Soon."

There is no way this is happening now. Don't get your hopes up.

FTW.

Guests won't be riding today for sure.

Real update: Rockit has taken it's first riders. I was told it's "Pretty amazing. Definitely worth riding. Not sure if its worth all the hype." No word on the rings. Sorry.

Out of all the B&M's I've ridden, these would be my top 3: 1. Batman SFStL 2. Kumba 3. Raptor To me, those are consistently intense throughout the entire ride. Other coasters have very intense moments (ie-Manta's pretzel loop is, IMO, the most intense B&M element I've experienced), but those three offer a whole course of ass-kicking.

Nice report. That shell light is in the Manta underwater viewing area.

I think the biggest black eye for this ride was the lift failure, and that's where a lot of peoples' perception of it being a failure is coming into play.

And that was my point. B&M only agreed to do a launched coaster if they approved the company who manufactured the launching system. They knew what they were doing, and didn't want their name to be attached to a failed attempt.

Keeping it in the family...Hulk was a "first of it's kind" and, if I recall correctly, never had problems like this.

There was a really good article published today in the Orlando Sentinel discussing Rockit's delays, and the positive impact of Manta's early opening. Here's a clipping: The full article can be found here: New Universal coaster spinning its wheels Pretty interesting article. I agree that Rockit looks like it's going to be a LOT of fun, but they are trying SO many new technologies on it that, IMO, its bound to have loads of downtime. Once it all comes together, however, it should be a great ride!

^Wildfire is in your Top 5, as well, hater. And "perk up?" On Wednesday you said we were a disgrace for rating it #1. I believe you also said Rob could go "have fun" visiting the park with me since you won't go back. And besides, mine and Rob's tastes are the same, considering we both have Goliath, Nitro, Kumba and Manta in our top 10 steel. What's in yours? Mystery Mine? Avatar? Whose tastes should be questioned? Your public display of opinion is vastly different than that of what you were saying a couple days ago.

I'll tell ya what Dahlonega means....

I can't wait for this ride and honestly think it may be the best coaster in Orlando. That said, knowing the issues they've already had with it...Reading that press release makes me even more worried that this coaster has the potential to have a 60%+ downtime.

Finally remembered to comment on this. Hurricane had some insane pops of air, notably on the second, third, fourth and last hills, but the ride overall was rough and "shifty." The trip, however, was a good time! Especially for Todd and Rob who slept on the whole ride back. Thanks for that, guys.

Yeah, like you really know anything about anything.