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^Sorry but you are mistaken. It is the greatest amusement park attraction ever. Western theme doesn't fit on a boardwalk? You don't mess with the perfection of Desperado. What makes the Haunted Castle fit on the boardwalk?

So I just caught up on this thread and saw reference to a Desperado ride and did a quick Google search. I did not realize SCBB put in a Desperado Sheriff Academy since I last visited the park. All I have to say is that the patrons of SCBB are insane if this attraction is not popular. It is of one the greatest shooting rides ever made. I did not realize there was one installed in the US. I may have to return to the Bay Area just to ride this with English directions.

The one thing I appreciate about both of these Canadian parks is their flat ride line-up. CW may be deficient in the quality of their coasters (outside Behemoth) but I can overlook that with their flats. LaRonde has two awesome coasters in Goliath and Vampire and a quality flat ride selection but the operations are horrendous.

There will be more substantial support added to those turns! You're Welcome.

Mirabilandia has the best 1-2 in my opinion, as both coasters will be in my or near my Top 25 Steel this year I can't think of any two coasters in the same European park that stack up. I love other European coasters such as Insane, Balder, Speed Monster, Blue Fire, Nemesis, EGF but none of these coasters have that second companion coaster at the same park. However, Heide Park with the trifecta of Colossus, new B&M Dive machine and Desert Race will be quite an impressive threesome.

Yay, for no bad pictures of Larry. Keep up the great work Hanno.

^^Took the link out for Happy Valley Szenzhen, I didn't add Extreme Rusher since was expected to open in 2010. ^Thank you, but I'm not including shows, restaurants and hotels.

A note to all, Please do not start discussion threads about parks. Robb and the moderators will do this when the time is appropriate after news about a park has been discussed. We generally morph a real news disussion into a park discussion thread and this will happen in the future for Knoebels as TPR has two upcoming ride installation threads existing for Knoebels with Flying Turns and Black Diamond.

^Added the Happy Valley Szenzhen coaster. Added Thorpe and Phantasialand rides. I think that is a 2012 project.

"Feel the spirit, feel the speed" I just hope the "never before experienced animal encounters" do not include babboons throwing their poop at the trains.

Great to hear that the back seat of Blue Streak still has the power to make people hold on for dear life on the first couple of drops.

Thanks Benny, I'll look at the PTR when I return from vacation.

Again, thanks for the suggestions. I have added more links to the first post of the thread.

I don't think amusement parks having feelings, but if I was an amusement park I would not care. I would laugh about it and probably make sarcastic references to the other park's claim on my wesbite and Facebook page.

Thanks for the suggestions so far. Now I just need to find articles and PR releases for confirmation on some of these.

That's the epitomy of being an enthusiast. You are enthusiastic about your passions. Coaster enthusiasts are enthusiastic about coasters. Theme park enthusiasts are enthusiastic about theme parks. Beer enthusiasts are enthusiastic about beer.

Hey everyone, the purpose of this thread is to just house a list of "what's new" for 2011 at major parks. Links to threads devoted to the new installation or park are provided. New Parks for 2011 Happy Valley Wuhan, China - scheduled to open Fall, 2011 - including a Gravity Group racing wooden coaster World Joyland, China - scheduled to open March, 2011 - 3 coasters including a B&M Flying coaster and Maurer Sohne X-Car Rainbow Magicland, Italy - scheduled to open in 2011 - Maurer Sohne X-car, Maurer Sohne Xtended SC 3000, Vekoma mine train, Vekoma junior coaster Legoland Florida - scheduled to open October, 2011 - 3 re-themed Cypress Gardens coasters and LEGO Technic Test Track from Legoland Windsor Trans Studios Theme Park - Indonesia - includes a Premier Shuttle LIM New rides/attractions for 2011 USA/Canada Alabama Adventure - Buzzsaw Falls (Splash Boat) Bay Beach - Zippin Pippin (formerly at Libertyland) Busch Gardens Williamsburg - Mach Tower (Drop Tower) Busch Gardens Tampa - Cheetah Hunt (Intamin launch coaster) Canada's Wonderland - Mondial Windseeker Canobie Lake - Untamed (compact Eurofighter) Cedar Point - Mondial Windseeker Clementon - Torpedo Rush (Dueling Trap Door Waterslides) Disney Animal Kingdom - Wild Africa Trek Disneyland - Star Tours II Disney California Adventure - Little Mermaid dark ride Disney Hollywood Studios - Star Tours II Dollywood - Barnstormer, (S&S Screamin Swing) Dorney Park - kid's area retheme to Planet Snoopy Fun Spot USA - Galaxy Spin (formerly Galaxy Spin at Cypress Gardens) Holiday World - Safari Sam's Splashland - kid's waterpark area Idlewild - new wave pool for their Soak Zone waterpark Indiana Beach - Adventure Point (Zip Lines and Ropes Course) Kings Island - Mondial Windseeker Knoebels - Black Diamond (formerly at Morey Piers)and Flying Turns????? Knotts Berry Farm - Mondial Windseeker Lagoon - Bombora family coaster Lake Compounce - Revolution (Mega Disk-O that will replace the Rotor) Luna Park expands with the opening of Scream Zone (Steeplechase Coaster (Zamperla MotoCoaster), Soaring Ealge (Zamperla Volare), reverse slingshot Martin's Fantasy Island -MindWarp (Technical Park Loop Fighter) also Devil's Hole to be replace Gravitron Michigan Adventures - interactive waterplay structure Morey Piers - KMG Fireball PNE Playland - Atmosfear (Star Flyer) Quassy - Wooden Warrior (Gravity Group family woodie) Sea World San Antonio - kid's area (Sesame Street Bay of Play) Seabreeze - New Zamperla Tea Cups to replace 50+ year old Crazy Cups Sea World San Diego - Riptide Rescue (Huss Airboat?) Silver Dollar City - New kids area "Half Dollar Holler" Silverwood - Frog Hopper and S&S mini Swing Six Flags America - ZoomAzon Falls for the waterpark Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - Star Flyer (Sky Screamer) Six Flags Great Adventure - Green Lantern (Chang from SFKK) Six Flags Great America - Hurricane Harbor expansion Six Flags Magic Mountain - Green Lantern (Intamin Zac Spin), Roller Skater (formerly at SFNO), Superman: The Escape transformation into Superman:Escape from Krypton Six Flags New England - Gotham City Gauntlet (Wild Mouse formerly at SFKK) Six Flags over Georgia - Dare Devil Dive (Gertslauer Eurofighter) Six Flags Over Texas - Texas Giant conversion from wood to steel Six Flags St. Louis - Skyscreamer (Star Flyer) Valleyfair - kids area rethemed to Planet Snoopy Waldameer - SS Wally (rockin Tug), Wendy's Tea Party (Spinning Tea Cups), Flying Swings (Wave Swinger) Worlds of Fun - restored Antique Carousel (previously at Geauga Lake) and kids area rethemed as Planet Snoopy Europe Adventure Island - Zamperla family coaster Bayern Park - Freischutz (Maurer Sohne Launched X-Car Coaster) Bobbejaanland - Dizz (Maurer Sohne Spinner), Spongebob's Splash Bash (Mack Splash Battle) Blackpool Pleasure Beach - Nickeloden Land Brean Leisure Park - Astro Storm (formerly Space Invader at Blackpool Pleasure Beach) Codona's - Vertigo (Ropes Course) Drayton Manor - Ben 10 Ultimate Alien (Junior Vekoma) Djurs Sommerland - Skatteøen - (Mack Water Coaster) Freizeitpark Plohn - Family Coaster Gardaland - Raptor (B&M Wing Rider prototype) Grona Lund - Twister (Gravity Group Woodie) and Ghost Train retheme Hansa Park - Die Schlange von Midgard( Family coaster with a Viking theme) Heide Park - Krake (B&M Dive Coaster) Liseberg - Atmosfear (Observation Tower being converted to an Intamin Gyro Drop) Lightwater Valley - Vekoma Whirlwind (formerly at Sarkanniemi) and five rides purchased from Loudon Castle: Black Pearl (Weber Inverting Ship), Powder Kegs (HUSS Breakdance), The Flying Cutlass (HUSS Swinging Ship), Pirate Swinger (Mini Chair-o-Planes) and Skull Rock (Zamperla Regatta) Linnanmaki - Ukko (Maurer Sohne X-Car SkyLoop) Mer de Sable - Wild Mouse "La Mine Bleue" (formerly at Compagnie des Alpes) Mirabilandia - Master Thai (Family Coaster) Movie Park Germany - Van Helsing's Factory (Indoor Gertslauer) Phantasialand - Wave Swinger, Maus au Chocolat (dark ride has been announced, but no details) Plopsaland - Mayaland - a new themed area PortAventura - new's Sesame Street themed children's area Plopsa Coo - Spinning Coaster Skara Sommerland - 3 news rides: Spinning Coaster, Rodeo and Jr. Drop Tower Thorpe Park - Spinning Raft Ride (formerly Storm Surge at Cypress Gardens) Walibi Holland - Speed of Sound (re-theme and opening of Via Volta) Walygator Parc - Mack Wild Mouse (formerly at Expoland) Asia China Dinosaur Park - S&S 4D coaster Fuji-Q Highlands - Gerstlauer Euro Fighter Happy Valley Szenzhen - Shangria La Snowfield (S&S Launched) Hong Kong Disneyland - Toy Story Land Jin Jiang - Vekoma Giant Inverted Boomerang Knight Valley Szenzhen - Mountain Flyer (GCI woodie), 2 Maurer Sohne X-Cars, one LSM the other is a Sky Loop Ocean Park - Arctic Blast (Mack Powered Coaster) Tokyo Disney Seas - Jasmine's Flying Carpets Universal Studios Singapore - Transformers: The Ride Discussions about individual rides and parks should continue in the appropriate discussion thread, but respond in this thread with any new rides that are confirmed and they will be added to this first thread. Rumors will be deleted. We also don't need to list every random out of the way upcoming attraction so this is limited to parks TPR is covering (or will likely cover in the future) in the Park Index.

Tyler is a retard, but he is our retard! I can't believe I'm saying this, Great job Tyler!

Well, I typed in "Georgia Tech's glory years, and NFL contributions," and all I got was an error message. I typed in Miami Hurricane and contribution to the NFL and got this. Stilll the funniest and oddest player infraction I have ever heard

Good addition since they are still not common in the US. I'd like them to start selling some Bobsled coasters to the US parks. While I like the Eurofighters (and they can offer great theming opportunities) I just don't love any of them.

Go Gators! I'll be at the opener on Saturday!

^I think he did! ^^Selfish Bastard!

I don't know the width of the wheels, but I can imagine them being be thinner than the space between the bolts, but how the wheels stay centered through a turn as shown in Exhibit A? Also, I don't doubt the width between the bolts at least the same as the top of a traditional wooden coaster track, but on a traditinal coaster track isn't there a little tolerance for the the edge of the wheel to hang over the edge of the track just a little maybe an 1/8 of an inch here, but if any part of the wheel hits a bolt you start chunking those wheels. But hey I'll wait to see how this all plays out, I don't think any of us can know for certain at this point. I'll wait to see Exhibit B, a picture of the train and wheels going through the area where the bolts are currently located.

You need to resize your pictures.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100831/GPG0101/100831012/Resch-Center-builder-has-inside-track-on-Zippin-Pippin-job Now that work on the Zippin Pippin’s concrete foundation is under way, it’s time to pick a contractor to build the roller coaster’s huge wooden frame. Green Bay city officials will open bids at 2 p.m. today from construction firms interested in the roller coaster assembly job. Reaching up to 70 feet in the air, the wooden coaster will cover about five acres at Bay Beach Amusement Park. The $3 million project is a recreation of a roller coaster that operated for many years in Memphis, Tenn., and was Elvis Presley's favorite amusement park ride. The project is being funded through $2.4 million in city borrowing and a planned $600,000 in private donations. It is scheduled to open next May.