thrillrider

Are you kidding me? A 300 foot tower is going to be seen for miles around, no matter where it is in the park.

$5 is not that big of a deal, but compared to six flags they are quite expensive passes to have.

I have no problem with parks using the same names and same ride types. However..... It does seem kinda odd that two major parks in pretty much the same market(cp and KI) are getting the same ride with the same name.That being said, would it really take much to rename one of them to something else? Cedarpoint would get the windseeker, and kings island would get the tall swingy tower of fun.

After looking at the kings island website, it looks as if the ride will be located in between vortex and the racer turnaround(by the action theater). Look at the location here... http://www.visitkingsisland.com/public/park/rides/thrill_rides/windseeker.cfm

Three things... 1. I was thinking this ride was going to be 400 feet tall. 2. It looks like the beach entrace is going away. 3. I guess ocean motion will not return next year.

I am having a hard time pin pointing where exactly the ride will be located in the coney mall. My first thought would be where the flight commander was, but it looks further down like where arcade is.

Thank's for that info. Was that bridge used for an extended que area? And the smurf ride was a log flume right? And yes......HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY!!!!!!!

Yes Amy....everyone we talked to at the event was really friendly. Knowing that, I am more likely to do another TPR event in the future. We have done events with ace and other organizations in the past, and none compare to the awsomeness of the TPR event.

It sounds like a starflyer just because if it were a coaster with that type of height, some sort of construction would have started already. I think something like this would be nice for a park like Michigans adventure. They lack decent whirl and twirls. Any news on Michigans adventure next year?

I have been on it a million times, and never had an issue with head banging. As far as the soft shoulder restraints on I-305, I loved them. I think rides like maverick could benefit from them. The only issue I had with it was with my glasses. My glasses kept getting caught up when I pulled the restraint down or up over my head.

Hmmm.... I did not even know kings island was getting anything new for next year. Maybe the suprise is going to be ripping down son of beast?

I posted a buch of pictures from the intimadatour trip at kings dominion. Look here.... http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=56546

I don't think they will ever finish the roads in PA. The same roads that were under construction 10 years ago, are still under construction today. There will be 10 miles of construction, 2 miles of no construction, and 10 more miles of construction. Just repeat that over and over again. And the worst part, is that you have to pay money to drive on the roads there.

I forgot a few. One of the many signes in PA. I feel so much safer now that waffle house has survalance cameras.

Here is a short video of the ERT on 305. Not the best quality because I took it with my digital camera. [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=102_8636_urwg[/coastertube]

Here are the rest of the pictures from kings dominion. I have a short video I will post here in a few as well. Enjoy....... After the storm blew by, I got freaky with a statue. Footsie wootsie anyone? Not sure what's going on in this picture. Time for the togo death trap. My daughter and amy suggested that I skip it. Not sure what to say here.... They make it look so easy. Stats... It looks like a midevil torture device. I love how the control booth is way up in the ceiling. Kings islands ex togo stand up was the same way. Geek shot. It's the helix of death. Took a quick spin on the merry go round. This merry go round has boobs, so that qualifies it as a good ride. I have tried several time, but I can't figure out how to snap the cables. Random menu Sponge bob? I thought nick was done ? Pain...the ride. I think they used to have a bunch of movie props from waynes world in the station. Like the mouse coaster at dorney park, my daughter can now ride this as well. She ended up loving it. This I think is the best of the racing coasters clones. I love that movie rollercoaster. 1 Train operation....yuck. Great ride, but needs some paint. The flying eagles is kaitlyn approved. I like this shot for some reason. I used to ride this at geauga lake. It was now night time ert. We did volcano a few times, one time on flight of fear, and 8 times on 305. Here is the lift hill at night for 305. It looks great at night, the picture does not show how nice it really looks. Gentleman......start your engines Oh what great fun you are 305. Kaitlyn got cumfy using domo for a pillow durring ert. On the way home, we hit the waffle house before driving 10 hours straight home. Needless to say, we are a little tired today.

More..... I will have the last group of pictures up in about a half hour. The "congo". Home of flight of fear, and intimidator 305. We got the first rides on 305 I never could understand why some of the newer B&M coasters brake runs are on an angle like this. We passed fort kinzel. The lift for this coaster is huge. I thought it looked taller than millennium force. Since it was raining, they were only running 1 train. But thats all they needed. While waiting for the ride to open, my daughter made friends with kid tums. 305 Is a very nice looking ride. Rob with his man purse. It started to rain, so we decided to come back to 305 a little later. So while we were waiting for the rain to stop, we were able to get a quick ride on flight of fear. Gift shop...the ride. Our next stop While in line for volcano, I was able to get a few shots of avalanch. This is my daughters favorate coaster. Crooked lift hill shot. The track for the ride, loos like it's made up of pvc pipes. Nerd shot. It's a zz top tiki god. While in line, my daugter won a domo. She was so excited. The long caged in tunnel that smells like butt juice. Don't mess with me. We had to wait while they put another train on. Noted. There were still signs of coaster track left in the volcano. They have a pit where they throw the line jumpers. The girl in the picture looked like she was gonna yack. The crypt. Don't mess with my Domo!!! Time to go ghost hunting. There used to be a lot more theming in the q line Noted.. Time for lunch. Rocket pop, and Domo= happy girl. Pocket pool anyone? The park staff did a great q&a. Awwww The kids were have fun dropping grass on amy's head. This years park map. After lunch, we went on a treasure hunt. Hey guys, he is single if your interested. Ummm..ok I found the booty. There were jewels everywhere. More halloween construction. Arrow mega looper....nuff said. Just about the entire ride was over the water. Dueling lift hills. Yo homies...what it be? It be time for 305 walk back. Wave to the people. Pictures of this ride, do not do it justace. In between anaconda, and 305 Anacanda train hits the lift. There were still footers in the ground for the old arrow shuttle coaster. Random crap. The base of the lift. Sexy 305 has a cable lift...and a fast one at that. As you can see, we were right next to the ride. The HUGE first turn. The lift hill footer goes down 60 feet into the ground. Criss cross will make you jump. Looking right into the racers crotch. The barrel for the lift hill cable. The other footers go 5 feet into the ground. The trims that everyone likes. Insert your own caption here. Maintnance road for the racer. I love this picture. 305 has some beefy track. Wayyyy up there. Random game. In case you did not know what this was, they label it for you. Noted. After the tour, we took a spin on backlot stunt coaster. The sky started to look evil.

We just got back this morning from our trip to Kings dominion for east coast bash. It was great to finally meet some of you. I have to say, you TPR members are very nice and welcoming. As far as the event went, we had a blast. The ert on 305 was just pure crazy. On the way to kings dominion, we stopped by dorney park for a few hours as well. We left our home in Michigan at 9am on saturday morning. We had a quick stop for breakfast on the way. Look...They still have drive in movies. cool... Sigh..... Since east coast bash at kings dominion was not untill sunday, we had time to visit dorney park for a few hours. But first we had to pass thru the state that wins the award for the most construction zones in a single state. Durring a bathroom stop, they had a game in one of the bathrooms. I won a balloon. Are we there yet? We wanted to stop and visit the situation, but we did not have time. The official seal of the state of Pennsilvania. We took the tunnel. And we also got laid. Almost there. Coca cola park? Yayyy...Dorney park. The parking lot was just slammed. We ended up having to park on the grass. The entrance plaza Talon. I really enjoyed this coaster. The wave swinger.....swinging The park was getting ready for halloween. Hydra, in all it's great green glory. It's a really fun ride. I see you demon drop. Uh oh...what's this I see? That can't be good. He looked annoyed. Since it was so freaking hot, we decided to do the log flume. Dorney park's log flume is quite interesting. You are not allowed to jump over people at dorney park. Splash down. Station shot. I passed on this ride. Did you know??? White water landing. Why does that name ring a bell? I have heard of this ride before also. Time to get gripped by fear. Uggg.... Dorney has domos!!! Cedarfair is getting into the text thing like six flags. Hydra......the revenge Even with the park being packed, it was maybe a 15 min wait. It would have been a better shot if the sun was out, and there was a train on the track. Noted... I have seen these "holes" on the flying coasters, but never on a floorless. The himalaya. The rocket. More domos...They are mutiplying. This ride is da whip. It's a great classic ride, allthough I think they run it slower these days. Kaitlyn digs the whip. Geek shot. I skipped this ride. She makes friends everywhere she goes. Wow. The kiddie coaster has a 48' height requirement. It's a powerd rollercoaster. There was no lift hill chain. Dorney park has bins on the platform, right next to the train. With only a half hour to go before the park closed, we were able to get a ride on the demon drop. It looked exactly like this when it was at cedarpoint. The station They redid the ride cars. The only differance in the ride from when it was at cedarpoint, was that it went really slow up the lift. Random menu. We only had time for one more ride, so we took my daughter on the mouse coaster. Just just hit the 44 inch mark, so this was her first time on a mouse coaster. She loved it. The gift shop on the way out, had a bunch of domo things. Not sure what this was supposed to be. It was time for the 4 hour drive to kings dominion, so we stocked up on snacks. I got potato chips, made with potatoes. After getting 3 hours sleep, it was time to go to kings dominion. Sorry folks, park's closed...moose out front should have told you. The gps brought us to the wrong gate. We made it. While waiting for the parking lot to open, we got to see the "special" police. Yep...almost halloween time. Time to pick up our event package. No wonder the line was so long......lol The official even t shirt. Ellisa was there making sure everything was good and peachy. My daughters first coaster event. Here it is...the shot that most people don't have. First ert of the day was on dominator. Huge first loop. Even with lots' of members there, it was maybe a 5 min wait at most. Noted The maintnance ball hidden under a tarp. Coasters and TPR bus. We love dominator. I present to you a TPR exclusive....The fountain turned off. You would have to wait to see the world of color untill 10:30 am. Remember....ride safe. Random menu. I like to have at least 1 in each of my reports. Anybody know what this bridge is for? It was pointless. If you like wood, this is the place for you. Grrr....I am grizzly, and I have no penis. They finnaly put a real sign up for grizzly. I bet there are a lot of upset ace members out there. The grizzly juice god. Weeee!! It's really hard to get a good shot of this ride, as it's hidden in the woods. Look at me, I have 10 fingers. Domo!!! After our ert, we walked over to I-305 to be the first people in line for the day. I think it's time that domo's start using birt control. The bumper cars were closed, so they could get ready for halloweekends.

More updates comming very soon. I just got back from east coast bash, and need to recover from all the crazyness.

What if they dug a series of underground tunnels, and built a space rocket driven by a monkey to get you around? That would be a great idea.

They should just remove the eiffel tower and drop ride, because there is nothing to look at. End sarcasm...

Today is a short update, as we are heading out to meet up with the east coast bash. This report is for the epcot history musium. The next update will be on mon or tues. This is tucked away inside in innovations. Just outside of the musium, they have a time line of the park. The entrance There are a bunch of displays and pictures. Lot's to look at. You could spend a few hours in here looking at everything. I remember this attraction. An old map of the park. The american adventure. Germany The grand opening Just down the hall, they have a meet and greet. Just a few random pictures of the weather attraction in innoventions. The attraction just opend when I did it. It was kinda lame.

A lot of the accidents are not the disney bus drivers fault. The problem is, when it is there fault, it gets plastered all over the news. People are always cutting busses off, and trying to pass them because it must be a huge problem to be behind them. Believe me, as I used to be a charter bus driver. Disneyworld is like a city. There are bound to be accidents there all the time, just like in other citys. The city of "Disney", has more busses than any other city I know of. That being said, there is bound to be more accidents with busses than in a normal city. What other options of transportation would there be? They have a monorail, and some boat service as well.

Your kidding...right?

Well, the kiddie coaster at Disneworld is great, but the kiddie coaster at six flags over atlanta is great as well.