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Fantastic photos! Wish I'd been there...

It's true! Good riddance to that banana roll, who believed he was taller than the rest of the ride.

Daaaamn!

Word.

That's the sea serpent.

This. All of this. I think the ride looks great though. The ride, name and color scheme are enough.

One can only hope! But this is such a huge investment (I'm guessing) it won't be until 2035 when that happens.

Great pics and video, Robb! Steel Vengeance looks incredible on so many levels. The sustained speed, variety of airtime moments, variety of elements and the overall flat-out craziness will put this ride on many people's top 5 (or even top 3) for sure.

I really hope there is substance to this. KW's silence on the future of the Log Jammer site is a intriguing but a little unnerving. If 2019 is the earliest that a new roller coaster (or any replacement for the LJ) can open there, I hope, at the very least, that the site looks good and is well landscaped. However, I'm open to the idea of the park surprising us all (slightly) by renting a ride for that site just for one season.

Just incredible! I can't wait until 2018!

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Diamondback, a couple of weeks ago.

I've been on both a few times and I like SheiKra more because of the helix and the more interactive splashdown area.

On the 2008 East Coast Tour, I was one of two on El Toro for a couple of rounds shortly after ERT on it ended. Kingda Ka opened and everyone else in the TPR group rushed over to get the credit. I didn't know at the time why they suddenly left, but I knew ERT on El Toro was over, so my riding partner and I took a few more laps on El Toro before the public flooded it. There used to be a photo of us on it here, somewhere.

Raptor.

Corkscrew @ Geauga Lake

Laser Loop @ Kennywood. I still miss that ride.

Your photos are outstanding!!

I really enjoyed your report. Too bad the shuttle loop wasn't open.

Those views are pretty sublime! They look terrain from a No Limits creation.

So, Elissa (and I guess, Robb too ) what did you guys think of Sky Rocket? I was quite curious to know whether or not you liked it, but the official TPR PTR isn't complete...

^Sweet! I'm definitely going there next Sunday. I'm not really waiting for Black Widow to be open, I just didn't go today because of the crappy weather. Sounds like I missed out on a complimentary ticket. Darn...

I like this one.

Thanks Adam! Sounds interesting, but I hope that small entrance fee is really, REALLY small since the activities usually associated with a visit to Kennywood will be severely limited by the cold weather, and I'm sure people will find a way to feel disappointed or even complain about this. It would still be awesome to see the park decked out in Christmas lights.

I've no idea, but I'm torn between going on Saturday because of the longer hours of operation, or going on Mother's Day just to get my nephew in for $10. I can't imagine that it would be very busy just because it's Mother's Day, in fact I'm inclined to believe that the park isn't expecting much business that day and that's why they designated it a Bring a Buddy day to boost the crowds.