Bolliger&Mabillard

^^Very interesting. I hope it's color matched. It looks a bit shinier than other supports...dare I even say, they look silver?

Not trying to call anyone out, but I am curious to know when a statement about the increase in attendance was released? I was underthe impression Cedar Fair did not release attendance numbers or percentages fo individual parks. I checked here, and this, but the latter makes no mention of where the information was obtained. I'm just curious to know, because being the skeptic I am, I find it hard to believe attendance would raise at all with no major improvement.

^It will serve well, melted down and molded into Coke cans...which ironically may have Six Flags coupons printed on them. Circle of life continues...

I'd say it's a tie between Batman(SFMM) and Top Gun/Flight Deck. However, notable mentions are Supeman Krypton Coaster and Dominator...

I will admit. The first time I rode GhostRider was back in 2004 and even then it was fun. The last time I rode it was 2009, and I don't think I'm going to ride it ever again, but the nly barable part of that rie for me was that low turn from the mid course to the Low Beach section.... Once again, I on't now how the trim affected the ride, but overall, it wasn't worth riding to begin with, so I couldn't care less about it.

Yes, whether or not it was intended to, trains have been coming to a full stop since late December...

Wow. Impressive. I haven't been to USH since Valentines day 2010, so I think I'm due for a trip. I love seeing theme park construction.

^^Well the thing with Superman is they didn't really change the ride experience per se...they just changed the sequence in when the elements happen. I wouldn't call that new. Vaugley familiar? Yes. But new?... EDIT: @WFCHRIS I remember back in (I'd say) 2002 or earlier, that the height requirement on Viper was 48". It was a park decision to change it. And in addition as to why those two rides stick out is that they're made by the same company. B&M sticks with 54" no matter what the ride type is.* *I think they're are two exceptions in Apollo's Chariot and Manta.

I've noticed they did alot of work on the turn after the mid-course brake into the Low Beach section. This is pure speculation on my part but maybe this extensive work can allow them to ease off the heavy braking halfway through the course.

Still don't get that Viper...54" height requirement. X...........48". Really?

How many people need to find the friggin' wind?

^ I mean Dland proper, but thanks for the clarification

^And even then, isn't the tallest height requierment like 40"?

QFT. I've explained this a while ago (can't find where I said it) but if you as a park operator buy a ride, you sign a contract. You agree to for a company to build you a ride. If the plans fall through, you are contractually obligatd to pay for this ride even if you as the operator opt not to build it. So I'm sure when word got out that CGA couln't have this coaster installed I'm sure the internal conversation went something like this, :"I don't care where you put it. I don't care if you leave the lumber sitting in a Public Storage for all we care. You agreed to buy this ride, It's yours". And so it went to another park.

^Yay. I might go back to the park if this ride (GL) gets good reviews. Haven't been to the park since Sept '09, so we'll see.

^Yes, but some rides I've seen, (like Xcelerator and GhostRider) will auto advance into the station from the waiting block if there's only one train.

^I'm sorry,let me clairfy...to advance a train from Transfer/waiting block.

^It depends on the ride. B&M's require that the "ADVANCE" buttons still be pressed to advanc a train even if only 1 train is in service. Xcelerator and GhostRider for instane will auto advance itsef if only if there is one train.

Maybe 1, or 2 cycles, but in a realistic situation, a ride like Batman would have to stack, just not for very long...about 10 to 15 seconds max

^Clearly you should not have put off tomorrow what you could have done today...then you could have played...

Batman is 1200' shorter.

Magic Mountain, Great America, and Over Georgia has 4. Great Adventure has 5. Heck Alton Towers has 8 coasters, and 3 of those are B&M's. Anything is possible at this point....though I doubt Cedar Fair would ever buy a flyer...the only ones they own are ones they aqquired.

^And that was my point...I worked on an IDENTICAL ride...it's not like they're similar, they're IDENTICAL. Every Single B&M in existence has either 4 blocks for two trains, and 5 blocks for three trains (flyers being an exception). I'm not doubting your credentials as a rides manager, but B&M has never built an invert with 3 blocks. Whether the ride is programmed differently is one thing, but I know for a fact that it has 4 blocks. So please the next time you're there, look at the panel. You are going to see 5 lights on the yellow portion of the panel: "STATION OCCUPIED", "LIFT OCCUPIED", "SAFETY BRAKE OCCUPIED", "SERVICE BRAKE OCCUPIED*", "TRANSFER OCCUPIED" Now the safety/service blocks are both the main brake and one block. Now to end this, UNLESS GREAT ADVENTURE PROGRAMMED THE RIDE DIFFERENTLY, A train can be dispatche as soon as the safety brake is clear. Whether it sets up (and for a 2700' long ride it will) is another story. But just because it sets up doesn't mean it only has three blocks, and that also doesn't mean you have to leave a train in the station for X amount of time.

^I'm sorry, What?