larrygator

Just you wait Larry!!!! Did you miss this one?

You forgot to include "except Fuji Q"

1. What is the name of your home park? SFGADv 2. Do you own a coaster related T-shirt? No 3. Do you enjoy Vekoma SLCs? No 4. Name the first 3 coasters that come to mind. El Toro, Nitro, Cyclone 5. One park you would definitely never go back to is... Morey Piers (until they would that wood coaster) 6. Have you ever ridden a drop tower taller than 200 feet? Yes 7. What is your favorite roller coaster? Phoenix 8. When you go to a park three things you must have with you are... Money Sense of Humor Clean Underwear 9. How many times did you visit your home park last season? About 10 10. The first Intamin coaster you rode is... no idea 11. Have you ever spent an entire day at a park alone? yes 12. The independent park you go to the most is... Knoebels 13. Does B&M or Intamin make better hyper coasters? depends 14. If it was free, what upcharge ride what you jump on right now? Mini Golf 15. What is the best food at your home park? Nathan's Chili Cheese Dog 16. The name of the worst GCI you've ridden is... Hershey Wildcat 17. When you're not riding something at your home park where are you? Working 18. Favorite water ride in a dry park (flume, rapids, etc) Valhalla 19. Do you get your photo taken with park mascots? No 20. Name one personal item you've lost at a park. Passport 21. Name of the worst B&M invert you're ridden is... Vortex 22. Name your favorite steel coaster under 125 feet tall. Winjas (these questions that make me reference rcdb are annoying) 23. Name your favorite coaster/ride manufacturer? RMC 24. What waterpark have you visited most often? Wet and Wild Orlando 25. The name of the fastest wooden coaster you have ridden is... Probably whichever one is the fastest (I refused to check rcdb) 26. What is the name of the flat ride you've ridden the most? Skooters 27. Name a ride-related injury you have suffered. Blunt force trauma to the eyeballs, Superman (SFNE) in a driving 40 degree rainstorm 28. Favorite Halloween event at a park? Haunted Graveyard (Lake Compounce) 29. Name the most recent Arrow ride or coaster you've been on... No idea 30. Name of your favorite ride that never leaves the ground (safari, train, bumper cars, etc) Skooters 31. What ride makes you laugh the most? Tagada 32. How many RMC's have you ridden? 4 or 5 (I told you, I'm not checking rcdb again) 33. Best flat that goes over 100 feet is... SkySwatter (RIP) 34. When you are on your way to your home park what is one worry that you might have? That I might run into TPR members like Boldikus and Coasterbill. (Actually I've run into others like Coneyislandchris and he wasn't so bad) 35. Favorite park that is NOT your home park is ___________. Tokyo DisneySea 36. How many different parks did you go to last season? about 10 37. The indoor coaster/dark ride you ride most often is... Houdini's Great Escape (until Justice League is completed) 38. When you spend the day at the park what do you drink all day? Water and Iced Tea 39. The name of the best B&M you've ridden is? Nemesis 40. Name three other forum members that will fill this out... I refuse to drag others into the Ponzi scheme

The feet earrings are a nice touch!

Winner

Drain the lake and buy all four of them

This is a great point. If I were you I would avoid any restaurant that accepts the dining pass (unless you plan to use one of course) and expect a ton of food locations to be closed. I strongly recommend Panda Express if you want to eat without wasting an hour of your day. I've never had issues with a bad line at Nathan's with the dining pass as long as I can wait until after 2PM for lunch. But Panda Express is always a safe bet.

^Dave - your link wasn't working, so I fixed it for you.

Sunday April 2nd, 23rd and 30th. I would suggest those days if you arrive prior to opening, even if it is a little cold. Just keep in mind and be prepared that food service will be EXTRA slow.

^thanks, just fixed it

In terms of new installations: Gale Force is my choice for the second consecutive year. In terms of new coasters for me: Lightning Run (followed by StormChaser, Twisted Colossus and RMC Joker) to complete the US RMC collection

^Good luck. I really enjoyed the trip, but I never did lose the weight I gained on this excursion.

^Family B understands the busy times and will adjust and eat a little earlier or later (if the whole family can deal with it). When I was a kid me and my siblings ate when my parents wanted to, if we were hungry before then we had to tough it out. I understand the dynamics are much different for someone visiting solo but I rarely wait more than five minutes for food using this strategy.

Dragon's Fury Mirabilandia

I know many of the new rides are still months from opening, and as we near the season I'll add the new 2017 rides to the needs list Let's keep The Park Index as accurate as possible, I can't do it all myself. Please submit only your own photos. Do not take them from another person or website. You can post your photos of any size in this thread or in your Trip Reports Or you can use the submission tool in the Park Index, but in that case please resize your photos to 800x600 or smaller before submitting, otherwise they are difficult for me to review and place in the Park Index. Or if you have any of those photos already in an existing PTR just send me a PM and let me know. For this first listing of rides we need any pictures you have of the ride (and signs if the ride is new): USA/Canada/Mexico Adventure Park USA - Wild West Express Alabama Splash Adventure - Scrambler Bay Beach Amusement Park - Bay Beast, Rockin Tug, Falling Star Bosque Magico - Policias y Ratones, Zombie Calaway Park - new log flume Coney Island (Ohio) - Top Spin Idlewild - Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Legoland California - Pirate's Reef, Ninjagoland Playland Castaway Cove - Gale Force, Wild Waves (2017) Scandia Sacramento - Wild Mouse (formerly at Casino Pier) Silverwood - Krazy Koaster Six Flags over Georgia - Daffy Ducks Bucket Blaster UK/Ireland Blackpool Pleasure Beach - Red Arrows Sky Force Botton’s Pleasure Beach – Cup and Saucer, Gallopers, Rockin Tug Codona's - Vertigo (Ropes Course) Flamingoland – Dodgems, StarFlyer, Hero, Twistosaurus Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach - Whirlwind, FamilyStar Gulliver’s Warrington – Barrel Ride, Joker, Sky Tours Observation Tower, Tree Tops Swing Pleasure Island – GoGator, Falls of Fear, Galleon Thorpe Park - Derren Brown's Ghost Train Germany Bayern Park - Gerstlauer Sky Fly Hansa Park - Kleine Zar (2017) Wunderland Kalkar - Kernie's Boot (Rockin Tug), Tea Cups Denmark France Mer de Sable – Wild Mouse "La Mine Bleue" (formerly at Compagnie des Alpes), Riviere Sauvage, Train du Desert, Jungle des Chikapas (Indoor Tow Boat), Babagattaux (Outdoor Tow Boat) Nigloland - Don Jon del Extreme and Tour des Petits Fantomes Parc St. Paul - Aerotrain Walibi Rhone Alps - Timber Italy Cavalinno Matto - Freestyle Etnaland - Dragon River, El Dorado, Hip Hop Coaster, Storm Minitalia Leolandia - Zamperla Splash Battle Movieland Studios - Diabolik Invertigo Rainbow Magicland - Battaglia Navale Netherlands/Belgium Plopsa de Panne - Viktor's Race Finland/Sweden/Norway Grona Lund – Kuling (Rockin Tug) Särkänniemi - High Voltage (Zamperla Power Surge) Skara Sommerland - Rodeo and Jr. Drop Tower Spain Parque d'Attractiones Madrid - Los Rapidos PortAventura - Angkor Other Europe Energylandia AnkaPark Wiener Prater - Insider, Maskarade, Olympia Looping, Race China China Dinosaur Park - Super Swing (Wave Swinger), Coaster Brontosaurus (Disko) Japan Yomiuriland - Spin Runway Australia Dreamworld - Zamperla Air Race Sea World Australia - Creatures of the Deep attraction other Asia/Middle East Ferrari World - Mission Ferrari, Vortex South America Beto Carrero World - relocated Batman and Robin: The Chiller from SFGAdv Fantasilandia - Tren Minero ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the following rides we only need pictures of the ride sign: USA/Canada Beech Bend - Spinning Out Bowcraft – Crossbow LaRonde - Aqua Twist, Gravitor Lake Winnie - Sea Warrior Michigan's Adventures - Lakeside Gliders Silverwood - Spin Cycle Six Flags over Georgia -Wonder Woman Flight School , Superman Tower of Power UK Flamingoland – Navigator, Sky Flyer Pleasure Island (UK) - GoGator Thorpe Park - re-theme of Detonator Other Europe Djurs Sommerland - Drageskibet, Soulken Farup Sommerland - Wave Swinger Gardaland - Kung Fu Panda Master Hansa Park - Hanse Fleiger Legoland Deutschland - Flying Ninjago Liseberg - Liseberghjulet (Giant Wheel) Nigloland - Air Meeting Parque d'Attractiones Madrid - Noriavision (Giant Wheel), Ford T Power Park – Pegasus (Evolution) Tivoli Friheden – Forhindringsbane (Obstacle Course) Walibi Rhone Alps - Boomerang, Coccinelle WalyGator - G-Lock, Dino Raft Other Asia/Australia Adventure World (AUS) - Dragon Express Nagashima Spaland - Acrobat If you have photos of a non-kiddie ride that is not in TPR's Park Index, please submit that also. The list of what we need is not complete, only based on rides that appear on my personal park maps. High quality photos, please (not blurry, distorted or out of focus).

The parking lot is being paved in the three waves over a three year period. Only 1/3 was completed in spring of 2016, an additional 1/3 will be paved in spring 2017 and the final third in Spring 2018. The attached link explains the rationale. It is free for Six Flags to have it done in this manner. http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1707823#p1707823

And quite frankly it is not surprising that those would be the last 4 in the US. Georgia Scorcher, Riddler's Revenge and Chang were always considered the 3 best. Some people complain about Chang's new life at SFGAdv but I still enjoy it. Apocalypse, I know some complain about it being uncomfortable, but I just find it very boring. I expect stand-ups to be around until at least 2025.

FYI, for those in the area that like the word free.

But just this year DisneyWorld customers were complaining about supposed price gouging during a hurricane. If you look at BBB complaints for DisneyWorld you would think they have it out for their customers.

Kings Dominion has 3, but had 4 at one time.

Do you head to a ride near the entrance? Your favorite ride? A lower capacity ride? Or do you vary your choice? Since I usually arrive around opening, I ride El Toro at SFGAdv until it is no longer a walk-on.

Someone is obsessed.

So your theory is that Dollywood keeps people hanging on the line to increase ticket sales. But the truth is that Lightning Rod's problems probably kept a lot of people from making a trip to the park this year.

While I can't speak to the reputability of the article some might find it interesting. http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/12/28/4261s948379.htm Only 10% theme parks in China make a profit 2016-12-28 08:40:45 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Xu Yaqi 2016 has seen theme park industry in China grow in leaps and bounds, with Disneyland launching an outlet in Shanghai, and domestic brands such as Happy Valley and Fantawild Adventure expanding across into new regions. According to the 2016 report on Chinese theme parks, of the 2,700 theme parks in the country, only 10 % are reportedly making profits. 70 % are said to be in the red, with the rest at break-even point. Dai Bin, president of China Tourism Academy, says most indigenous Chinese theme parks are unable to meet public demand in design, operation, and maintenance, and are in particular lacking cultural creativity. "Theme parks in the past were no more than a landscape show. Now they have become amusement parks as the second generation, which still don't have an attractive theme and a story or logic thread to link up all elements. Theme parks don't mean you display a dinosaur statue or a Ultraman. They should be alive and interactive with visitors. People come to pursue inner values and feelings," said Dai. Industry experts observe that many theme parks mainly rely on ticket sales for their profit, providing a flimsy business, and leaving little left over to invest in new recreational facilities to attract repeat visitors. Dai Bin said many parks opened are used simply to attract prospective investors to local property developments. The parks soon stop operating once the surrounding land begins to make a profit. By then, the theme parks have done their job. Business insiders have called for the authorities to stop granting licenses for new parks for the sake of the industry. The theme park report says 64 new parks were expected to be established between 2015 to 2020, with a total investment of about 24 billion US dollars.

THIS, 2 acres is not big enough for many of the coasters that people are discussing.