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^Thanks!

That's exactly like justifying the murder of someone because you believed that person would go on a shooting spree. My prayers go to the family and friends of the victim. Unfortunately, this is why we have more females of the big mammalian species in any zoo or theme park than males of the same species.

Quick question for all you did get the call. I couldnt hear what the woman really said, but I thought she said we'd be getting a confirmation email or something? Anyone confirm? ^^ Ah sorry but when I talked with the woman I believe she said there was one spot left available for me. I couldnt really hear her though, so sorry if you didnt get it.

^I think it depends honestly on the shift itself. i got the call today for the Tuesday shift but I applied for it on Sunday (I think).

Not really. Last I checked Cedar Fair owned ALL of King's Dominion. If they wanted to remove Intimidator and Dominator, then they could without penalty. There would just quite a few complaints and petitions asking them to stay. I have to agree with the idea about the wording of the contract, although I'm kinda siding with Six Flags on basis that they were still given permission to remove Chang. If SF was allowed to remove a ride on the land owned by the state fairgrounds, then isn't the ride itself now owned by SF because it is no longer on state fairground property?

^ Both are scheduled for reopening on March 19th http://www.sixflags.com/magicMountain/rides/ThrillRides.aspx

^X2 is open. The only rides that are closed right now are Deja Vu, Ninja, and Roaring Rapids.

Why did Six Flags ever throw out its animal attractions at most of its parks?

^^ Well, they do have 700 numbers to call.

^True. I suppose the same could be said for X/X2 when it debuted in 2001

My understanding is its simply a combination of Superman's age and the poor maintenance work that was done on it before the new management came in. Which might be why it also doesnt run both sides at the same time anymore. I dont think the fact that it uses LSMs has anything to do with it.

I signed up. Anyone going for the first shift on 3/2, I'll be there

^^^ Now I really wish I had a car >

^They must have put some dumb teenager to answer the phone. I highly doubt Six Flags would miss any opportunity to get some $$$

^It might be because people have tried to use old Xtreme Passes to get the discounts. Idk

^Can we have a link? ^^Yeah. But I think that's one of the few articles on Wikipedia that's completely true.

Perhaps. But the Cyper Cafe is a nice place to relax for a few minutes as you plan out the rest of your day and such.

This ride looks insane

^Apparently not. But its nice to at least listen to the music on the lift hill.

^So it isnt just me. I always thought I was just tuning out the soundtrack and listening to the roar of the roller coaster for some reason.

^^There's a lot of things you are not considering. First: X's upgrade alone cost about as much as building a small coaster. What does that tell you about the ride itself? Its amazing, but its expensive. Both X2 and Eejanaika also cost more than Intimidator 305, and I305 is faster, taller, and longer than both of them. Also, X, before the upgrade, cost only a few million short of Kingda Ka. You seriously think a lot of parks are going to consider building a coaster that expensive, especially nowadays? Second: Six Flags 50th Anniversary guarantees only that most of the parks, if not all of them, will be receiving something. None of them will be receiving a 4D coaster. They will be investing more into smaller, themed coasters, before we'll ever see a 4D coaster. As I recall, Shapiro said one the parks will be getting a Terminator Salvation clone. Third: It may take years to perfect a design, but it also takes a mass production (so to speak) of the coaster. The Inverted and Floorless designs are as flawless as any coaster can be because B&M was given the chance to experiment with them with each park that demanded one. They toyed with heights, inversions, etc., and look at the inverted coaster design now. You'll find an Inverted coaster (mostly a B&M) at almost every big theme park, outside of Disney and Universal Studios Hollywood. Fourth: If the family is the target customer, parks will not build a 4D coaster. Fifth: X was a prototype. Regardless of the element or the coaster design, ALL prototypes have issues. How many times have parks tried to build loops successfully before Revolution at SFMM? And I'm sure both Corkscrew after and the Matterhorn before had their own problems. I dont see the design dying. But its not going to takeoff, not anytime soon if ever. 4D coasters are like coaster height records; only competing companies will build them, and when they do, it'll be at only one of their parks. If Cedar Fair purchased a taller version of TTD before Kingda Ka at one of their parks, then wouldnt TTD have become a waste of money?

Dont you think it would have taken off right after X/X2 was built?

Seriously? 3rd post: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26782&p=855659&hilit=Batman+paint#p855659

Sounds great! Too bad I cant go :/

Yeah it was perfect weather today so tomorrow should be good too