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^I don't think you can really compare Raptor to Baco. The only commonality they share are an inversion and train design. Still, this ride looks to be a great success for the park

That train is just too cool. I applaud Gardaland for not only creating just one awesome looking ride, but a well themed one that takes advantage of the terrain and makes a lot of cool 'close calls'.

Spring Break can't come soon enough.... I'm really glad they did this. I never rode it when it first opened (hell, I wasn't even born yet!), but when I did take my first spin on it in 2002, it ended up just being an 'ok' attraction when compared to the other big thrills at the park. Now I won't have to risk a Snooki sighting or go to Ohio just to know what it feels like to go 100mph

People make mistakes. Not saying anyone did in this case (or with the New Texas Giant), but if there was a miscalculation, we shouldn't be shocked. It's just a part of the process, right? True, however such mistakes are highly unlikely in this day and age :/ Oh well, onto the next update from the park

^&^^ Agreed. This stinks of the same "issue/rumor" regarding the Texas Giant rehab that was started by enthusiasts. If engineers and architects were idiots, how would the very houses we live in still stand, let alone a coaster be built?

^ That's still no reason to bitch about it. Different companies have different styles of trains for their rides. Mack and Maurer have a different style of train than Intamin, so naturally, they don't have to use any OSTRs if they feel their style of lapbar is completely safe for a layout that utilizes an inversion or more But either way, people will complain about the small things. Even when the park officials say it's going to be made of some soft material that actually won't hurt in the case of headbanging (which looks quite unlikely for Cheetah Hunt).

Cheetah Hunt has one inversion Cheetah Hunt looks to be one of the best steel coasters ever built. Makes me wish I lived in Florida right now...

Were there any changes to the Fortress itself? And that kinda sucks that we might have less airtime. Even with the thing reportedly launching at 104mph.

Those are anti-rollbacks, not trims. They prevent the trains from colliding with each other should the launch fail for some reason

Will the cheetahs themselves be a part of any breeding programs? What made you guys opt for a triple launched accelerator coaster instead of the traditional, single launch accelerator coasters like Xcelerator at Knott's Berry Farm or Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure?

In response to what someone said earlier about this ride so far having no negative responses, I think this is the one park we can all agree on that just needs something....anything, in fact, especially with how much Disney is pouring into California Adventure and Universal into Transformers. And not to mention the new (and updated) rides going into SFMM and Knott's this year. I'm happy for the park. This ride will definitely warrant a visit from me in 2012

I second this!! Although to be fair, a lot of good new themepark/waterpark stuff does come around every few years. And they fit the park they were made for perfectly most of the time

You know, I can't believe no one has thought of this (or at least posted), but we have to remember that KBF, KI, and CP are all getting Windseeker this year...So (somewhat contradictory to my earlier statement about which park might get Invertigo) unless CP is going to pull a SFMM, it seems like it's a definite no that CP guests will find Invertigo in the park.

It's no more or less likely to go to KD than to any other park. Outside of it obviously going to another park, the only reason I think KD would not install Invertigo, at least not immediately, is if it conflicted with I305's reopening, assuming Invertigo would be that big of a draw. :/ Especially since Invertigo shouldn't be that expensive to install. Either way time will tell what happens to it and CGA...

From rcdb.com: Shuttle- a roller coaster traveling to the end of its track and returning in the opposite direction. A shuttle roller coaster's track contains a beginning and end, unlike a traditional roller coaster which forms a continuous circuit. Volcano's track and trains are similar to shuttle coasters like V2 or Possessed, but it's not a shuttle coaster. So KD is a contender for Invertigo.

Never doubt the power of GCI my friend. While it's not the greatest photo comparison, remember, Psyclone at SFMM wasn't that big of a ride, and Apocalypse (previously called Terminator) fit nicely inside Psyclone's spot and gave one heck of a ride experience (and still does). I have no doubt GCI could make something incredible of Invertigo's previous area. Plus as someone said, maybe even Gravity Group could come up with something.

One train's in rehab, the other is probably getting ready for some runs on Chang/Green Lantern. I highly doubt the crew could do much to keep the line moving quickly. Unless of course they start doing this, in between the loading and unloading of the train:

^I didn't mean to sound mean, I was just pointing out that should the park fail, there's little that Ferrari could do about it

Ferrari doesn't control the economy, so unless the global economy gets on the up and/or the park continues to have good (and increasing) attendance and make a good deal of profit, I don't think Ferrari will have much of a say in the matter. Now, obviously they could do what Disney is doing with California Adventure and spend millions more than what most parks usually would on new attractions in the hopes that it will increase attendance and make the park turn out profit, but we'll just have to wait a few years and see what happens.

Sorry your birthday visit to the park kinda sucked. It had to be an off day though. I think the true problem of Tatsu's operations are it's operators. It should not take as long as it does for that ride to load and unload. Something needs to be done to make them move a little quicker and keep the trains moving. By the time one train hits the brakes after the turnaround, another should already start up the lift hill. Also, I'd like to ask: Was there anything wrong with Chang's trains and was it bad enough that they truly had to use Riddler's?

Where's Mayor Bloomberg when you need him?

^Yeah, it's not like its been pouring for the past week

Viper's not that rough, and it's still fairly popular (guess it has X2 to thank for that). My only problem with it is that I can't fit comfortably in the restraints. It'll stick around for a while though. If nothing else, they'll keep it just to keep the record

Hmm, hopefully I can go for the first time

^Probably? They are changing everything about the preshows which shouldn't take longer than a few weeks, so unless they let people on the ride through the exit, the ride will most likely close for the brief transformation.