Bolliger&Mabillard

that's true... i guess you can't argue with the "buying in bulk" discount. I bet it's easier to make three copies of the same blueprint than to make three blueprints

some silver lining in this stormcloud is that one six flags park can escape the horrid trend of buying coasters in bulk, sure, it may suck that people in boston won't get to ride dark knight, but they can travel to new jersey or chicago if it really means that much. sure it will probably be sent to sfmm as their 2009 coaster, minus bat-signage. but i think this gives that park the chance to deliver something new and innovative. Think about it. when six flags sees something they like, they buy three off them and never care to change them. There is no six flags park in exsistence that has a custom b&m invert. Deja Vu...3. Superman Ultimate Flight...3 Tony Hawk's Big Spin...4. I think this can pave the way for SFNE to create something that will distinguish the park apart from other Six Flags parks, but keep the common goal in mind, which is to provide a one-of-a-kind thrill experience. Why not invest in a ride like Sierra Sidewinder (a la Knott's Berry Farm?) Or a euro fighter? A Maverick/Farenhiet type ride all create thrills, are all under 120 ft, so they're not eyesores, take up little space, and are more family oriented than some of the predecessors six flags has been known to invest in. i hope sfne move in this direction, rather than just to wait for "the next batch of three's" to go into development

you know i was thinking of going to cedar point, but im now looking at hershey park with a more interested eye

xlnt ptr. almost makes me cry that i missed out on visiting gadv. this year (not nearly as much back on my taxes as i thought i'd get)

im gonna have to find some way to get to PA for really cheap from California...guess i better start walking now if i wanna get there before the summer season ends

thats cool...i've heard diving machines aren't all that thrilling and don't offer much...this is why many people speculate SFMM has not invested in one...i much rather like to see things for myself...besides...this would be the first diving machine in a six flags park, so im sure they will work with b&m to add some elements to make it appealing. Six Flags has a tendecy to add a couple more feet or a couple extra miles per hour or an etra inversion to rides for them to be "record breakers". I'm sure if a Six Flags park were to get a diving machine, we will see a unique and thrilling layout that differs greatly from the ones found in Busch Garden parks

That Noreigan loop is massive!

me and some friends were supposed to go to to cp this summer, but some of us OWING in taxes rather than getting mony back kinda halted that...went last summer for the first time. i must admit it IS better than SFMM.

so how are those rumors of a b&m dive coming along? if it is added...all the more reason for me to vacation in chicago next year

it sucks because it doesn't look like the west coast is getting a thrill machine in the near future. farenheight looks like it's gonna be the bizness

There is nothing that is NOT sexy about Millennium Force. Wish there were a west coast park that would invest in a giga coaster (I'm looking @ Knott's for that one)

historically i was not a fan of woodies but i'm starting to warm up to them...t-express helps change my mind a little

From the pics i've seen so far...behemoth alone would be worth the 1000 bucks

SLC's are manufactured by the Devil himself. I rode Thunderhawk at Geagua Lake in 2007...It was the equivalent of letting toddlers kick me on the side of my head for 90 seconds...ouch

I wonder how much of a priority it will be to have Sky Tower open now. Peak season I would imagine it to be open pretty consistently, but December-early March when their struggling to budget staffing...i'm a little worried.

I'm going to miss those painful safety rides on freefall