Six Flags Enthuseast

What a fantastic adventure this has been! I've been watching this park for almost a year, and, every time I see it, I'm amazed that anybody could make work as beautiful as this on a game like RCT3. No matter how much effort I could ever put into a park, I'm sure I'd never be able to make a masterpiece as good at SFSC. Great job on the park! Thank you for providing us with a park that gave us thrills, chills, spills, anticipation, heartbreak, and most of all, awesome roller coasters. I'm sad that it has to end, but what a ride it was... Patrick C.

^^I expected more from this park as well. Of course, the two largest and most thrilling attractions were closed, but even when they do open... It could use a little more. ^Cagliostro was pretty good. I got to ride it twice, and I found it a much more enjoyable indoor coaster than Space Mountain at Disneyland because of its smooth transitions. Overall, though, it felt a little short; I wish it was a tiny bit longer. Believix was ok. As I said a few times, it's pretty much a super-girly Peter Pan: inverted, themed flying carriage that transports you to various pixilands.

Nice update, jray21! That's too bad that X2 and S:EFK were closed, but it's good to hear that Deja vu opened on time. When was the last time that ever happened? I really like Roadrunner Express; it's a perfect fit for the park IMO, and it has good theming. Somebody needs to get me a TS:TR fridge magnet! I'd love to have one of those! Thanks for sharing with us.

I'm sad that this park is ending. It has been the most amazing park on the entire forum pretty much since day 1. I know it'll go out well, though, and the last update will certainly be an eventful one.

Good TR, thanks for sharing! Michigan's Adventure looks a nice park, but it could definitely use some more people! I feel kinda bad that it's so ignored by Cedar Fair, though with the lack of crowds, I'm not surprised. I think selling the park off to be privately owned would be a win-win for both Cedar Fair and Michigan's Adventure. Cedar Fair would not have to worry about maintaining a park with such low attendance, and the new owners of the park could focus on quality, theming, and originality. The new owners could probably charge lower prices for food and admission as well.

Have you seen how deranged and socially out-casted some younger enthusiasts are to being with?!!? Coughmecough I'm sure it has some effect on our brains. While I agree that some of the weak brain cells in our head might get killed off, I'm convinced that the things listed in the link above might also happen... Doesn't stop me from riding, though.

I like TPR. I agree with the comments above that the front page is excellent and that it needs no tweaking. In fact, I'm very at-home with the site. The only change that I'd recommend making at this point is the 'Online' banner in the forum, rf that's possible. I don't like how it crosses over part of my avatar and title. Otherwise, I'm fine with the site right now. I'll post again if I find something I don't like.

I've only ridden 3 Floorlesses: 1. Kraken 2. Medusa 3. Scream! I agree that Kumba tops them all, though.

Thank you everybody for your feedback! Your responses helps keep me motivated and my TRs good. I have to agree that the park lacks a lot of trees. It has quite a few buildings and rides that provide some shade, but I think several sections of the park could benefit from some trees, in terms of both theming and shade. The grassy area I showed and the children's area could both use some more shade and a little less flatness. Another thing that I think could (and should within the next few years) be improved is the mid-range and high-range flat ride selection. I'm all for another major coaster like a Mega-lite, but I honestly think the park needs some more good flats. The drop tower will certainly take a good part of the high-range, but there isn't way too much in terms of mid-range. A Screamin' Swing, Disk'O, any kind of frisbee, and a newer inverter might do the trick, and based what I saw, there's plenty of room for expansion that I'm sure is taking place at this moment.

Thanks for the update! I'm glad that SFMM finally has another family ride. Even I, a coaster enthusiast, found that the park really lacked some family appeal; now there's a ride that appeals to credit whores AND families!

I also took a few videos! Only 2 have been uploaded, but the rest are in line right now and should be available soon! Here are the first ones: An offride POV of Shock and an onride POV of Cagliostro. (Not much to see here, I know. Indoor coasters aren't easy to videotape. )

My mistake. I get so confused with all of the different spinning coasters made by various European coaster companies. Part 2 This isn't any old ice cream parlor... this place sells genuine Italian gelato! It tastes as good as it looks. Note the exclusive Rainbow Magicland packaging on the ice cream sandwiches on the bottom left. Stracciotella (vanilla with chocolate chips), chocolate, and lemon gelato = epic win! Dad noticed this styrofoam piece of the floating car that's already been damaged! Imagine what this'll look like after a year! Teacups and Zamperla Rockin' Tug themed to a spider thing. Italian Wacky Worm - tunnel + lack of better rides = me being sad and pathetic enough to ride it! This one seems to have trim brakes on the big drop... perhaps people have complained about its blackout-worthy airtime? Mini rapids ride. Guess what? It's closed too! Car thingys. More Pop theming? Pop Balloons? That'd actually be pretty funny. Pop sait? I was thinking along the lines of pop wheel... Group photo in the cherry cake house, everyone! Poppalla, not Pop Balloons like I thought. Shock is visible from almost every part of the park! A nice, grassy area to keep the park from being all concrete... although it wasn't exactly Knotts Berry Farm's Beach Boardwalk to begin with! The path that leads to the restrooms. They're not clearly marked; mom and I both ended up going into the wrong restrooms! New food stand, anybody? The line for... something... Everybody can understand this! Various Pixilands that are visited in a ride vehicle similar to Peter Pan: The Ride is exactly how it sounds: you visit various pixie lands in a ride vehicle that is very similar to Peter Pan's! Before we do that, though, it's time for the Vekoma Roller Skater with better restraints! It's a yellow roller skater with some weird creature on the front of it... but it's a roller skater and that automatically makes it cooler than most other kiddie coasters! Seal of Vekoma "Guaranteed to be better than your average kiddie coaster or your money back!" greatness. Two awesome coasters... which is better? I'm unhappy to report that this was probably the most picturesque operating ride at the park today. It actually delivers a slightly intense ride! Magnetic brakes make braking smoother. And that makes the ride a lot better! Time for VPtaviarvstPPTR! I still like VPtaviarvstPPTR better! I noticed a few people with large cameras just outside the ride entrance. Theming in the queue. Green means go! See? Vehicles similar to Peter Pan used to visit various Pixilands! It's to fresh, it has footprints in it! "I'm trapped! Get me out of here!" This looks like a decent space for expansion. This bear is probably an ACER. So many sweets so many drinks (notice the use of Pepsi, unusual in Europe) so many Peanut M&Ms! How can one decide? Well, make sure to get the fountain drinks (didn't see any 'park cups', but I probably didn't look too hard). They're a lot better value than the bottled drinks. The many statues around this particular restaurant give you plenty of chances for good photo-ops. "Why am I even in here anyways? How could I have gotten here?..." Giraffes are among my mom's favorite animals. Another good view... Ahhh! Get me out of here! Mom and dad getting their pose on! SQUIRREL!! Flying Island again. I sorta prefer this to a standard observation deck. I like the breeze and the lack of dirty windows obstructing your view. I decide to take some nerd shots, since there isn't much else I can do with the ride. So many supports! Two cars in the station. I like the coloring (since orange is my favorite color, of course). Launch track. I like bolt! One of the last stators on the launch track. I don't even know what this is! All I know is that it's a red piece of the coaster that makes it go zoom! This coaster isn't quite as gracefully supported as Intamin Rockets like Stormrunner or Stealth... These hold the catchnets. It's hard for me to explain how perfectly twisty this ride is! These make the coaster go vvvmmmmmmm and slow down. So many cables, so little noise. The coaster goes through this part VERY quickly! Funky supports over hurrr. Ok, it's time for a break from Shock. Let's go check out the rapids. Brown water. Theming or bad filters? The world will never know... It spells Rakkard backwards. The boats are inert! Shifting our attention back to the subject at hand, you'll notice some neat rockwork down there. Epic theme music comes from these speakers. Looking in the distance, you'll notice construction still going on behind the rapids ride. Then, if you look at the guy in the white coat, you should take note that he told us to get out of the queue because the ride was broken down. I wouldn't have noticed the cave if we weren't forced to get out of the line. It's like Rip Ride Rock'it, except it banks back in the same direction instead of doing a full twist around. Finally, another cycle! Top of non-inverting loop. Overbank. MCBR. It goes through the corkscrew so slowly, it's more like a Zero-G roll! Whoosh! Ok, we need another break. Time for some Vekoma love! One train was just cycled empty. I almost forgot that some Vekomas had flip tracks! It took me a minute to find where the transfer piece was... Empty train was stacked. Thankfully, it was the empty train. I'd like to get an onride photo.... that one please! I could imagine a shirt with this logo on it. My camera died after taking this picture, so I'll just tell the rest of what happened. We walked over to Cagliostro and rode one more time. After waiting at the theater for a short time, we found out that the next show didn't start for a long time. So we went over to Drakkar and managed to get a ride in. Although it wasn't the wettest rapids ride I've ever ridden, it was pretty satisfying on a hot day like today. All in all, we had a pretty good day. Despite the lack of major attractions, I got a good feel for what the park was like and how it would fare. I think that it has a good base as a starting park, but can definitely use a little bit more to make it just right. I see a waterpark and a few more flat rides as good add-ons to the park in the near future. Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed my TR!

It's been all over Italian TV, posters, ad boards, and Facebook: Rainbow Magicland, a new theme park not far from Rome! It boasts a decent selection of rides, ranging from big thrillers like a Maurer-Sohne launched roller coaster, an Intamin spinning coaster, and a 70 meter tall drop tower, to smaller kiddie rides such as a Zamperla Rockin' Tug, a Vekoma Roller Skater, and a mini-ferris wheel. However, the park features various themed areas that are based around several ancient cultures and civilizations that are mixed together. It is a very appealing package of theming and good rides! However, my visit today proved that it's not always best to visit a park on opening day... I'll let the photos explain. After paying an absurd 10,90 Euro toll to get from Naples to this section of the Autostrade... We finally arrive! This looks confusing: buses right and cars left. Just keep right, and it forks to the left and right. Follow the fork appropriately. This is a very smart idea IMO: put solar panels over the parking to keep cars cool and to absorb solar energy to power the lights! Here's the park entrance. The ticket booths to the left side of the entrance. Price info. It's usually 35 Euro to enter... but I became slightly suspicious when the 'opening price' was reduced to 25 Euro. We're ready to conquer Rainbow Magicland! The lady takes your ticket, scans them, and lets you in. I thought the entrance was pretty neat. "I'm a Gargoyle! Give me a cookie and I'll let you in! Wait, they didn't tell you? Cookies are included in admission, you know." Various themed shops at the entrance. Looking down the main street. They have Euro penny machines here, too... and a lot of the Rainbow-tailed Cheshire Cat mascot thingys. The theming and attention to detail here is top notch. A general, 'unofficial' map of the park. This made me happy. This gave me a little concern... I was amazed by how quiet the launch was! Gift shop... not yet completed. Looks like it's running fine, though. Intamin Flying Island. Given a simple name. The coaster is sooooooo tempting... 3 of the 5 cars were sitting on the transfer track. We prepare to step on... Interesting characters written on the rocks... Loooooong arm. Control panel shot! Within a few seconds, we're already pretty high! Entrance, rapids, and more expansion. Raft storage hasn't been established quite yet... Plaza, Yucatan (splash boats), Shock - The Steam Machine (Maurer coaster), and the rest of the park. Airtime! The right side of the park. Fashion District, a mall just across the freeway from the park. Right before the final brake section. View of the funky section before the launch. We are HIIIIIIIGH UP! Before you know it, you're back on the ground with the fresh fertilizer and Maurer launched coaster. .... We learned it won't be open until June 24th. Fountain in the plaza. We walk over here to check out Yucatan. Also closed until the 24th. I'd like to give a shout out to the staff member standing in front of Yucatan who knew pretty good English! Thanks for helping us learn a little bit more about the park! She told us that we could walk on a bridge to our right to see this guy a little better! Well themed shop. Looks like it's being cleaned... View of the mine train and drop tower. Water hath not yet come down from thy chutes. The dragon spits out water! Mayan/Aztecan themed station. Ironically, the bulls in this park aren't bull. In fact, I think they're pretty cool! Mix of Mayan/Aztecan theming with German knights. Vekoma mine train = biggest open coaster of the day? This pizza was too crunchy for my liking... The park's Greek theater. We've reached MC Escher: The Ride! It's actually called Cagliostro. It's a Maurer spinning coaster. This park uses a pretty interesting rider counting system. Instead of having an op manually count the people that need to go in, this sign tells you how many people need to go in and tells you to ALT (Italian for Halt) when it's full. The turnstiles open and close accordingly. An efficient system, but it can create confusion when a group member is ahead and is stuck there. Mystika... Still lots of work to do! The brief outside section. I scream, you scream, we all scream for this ride to open RIGHT NOW! The mine train that's actually themed to sailing... They have some pretty awesome stuff here! In America, they'd never allow the sale of these miniature weapons! They actually hurt a little! "Imagine the children, walking along the midway, having real swordfights with their metal swords bought at a theme park... oh how I love the lack of lawsuits in Europe!" Choose your weapon wisely! We have arrived at... umm... L'Olandese Volante. This somehow translates into Sailing Themed Vekoma Mine Train ride. (You're not the only one going 'WTF?!?' right now) It looks duel stationed, but the left track is just the transfer. A little rattly, but a good layout and comfortable restraints made up for it. Don't forget the awesome magnetic brakes! Ice cream place still closed... MCETR still funky! One of the park's large eating areas. It has lots of tables inside and short-Italian knight armor! Lots of tables outside as well. I noticed the seating by the lake.... water show, perhaps? Fairytaleprincessland. Kiddie rides.... kiddie rides everywhere. Will this be Top Gear's next 'Car Football/Soccer Challenge' car? It's the tallest drop tower in the park!.... that's open. Pop Tower... interesting name. Yeah! Pop Tower is crazy intense! It took a LOT of bravery to conquer this 25ft tall monster! Oh, in case you've never seen one of these, you pull up to get to the top... And let go to slowly fall to the ground. Bumper cars, AKA Elforest. The Forest or Elf and Forest sharing the same f? You decide! Random buildings where children can play around. We managed to find a place that sells ice cream. What kind will I get? Find out in Part 2!

I love the park, it's beautiful! I especially love that one shot of V2's first spike with nothing else but water. Also, I agree with B.A.B, I'd like a couple shots of Batman's inside queue. Keep up the excellent work!

Great report! The park really needed this ride; it fits the Sky theme well. It appeals to a wide audience, so I'm sure it'll be a hit!

I apologize for the long delay in continuing the report; my computer is very unreliable (one reason I need to switch to Mac ) and I just got it working yesterday. Anyways, the final part of the report. Drop tower vertical shots are my favorite kind of shots. Perhaps I'll try it next time? BAWWWW!! TEAR DOWN THE TOWER!!! What could be in there? They were playing The Time by the Black Eyed Peas through the speakers! Who would've guessed that Italians love American music? Dueling flumes! Entrata - Entrance Uscita - Exit There, you've learned a little Italian today! Laying on your back will only make you MORE wet! This flume has a camera, too! The line for the bumper cars isn't too long, but I decide against riding. Wassup, dawg? Crazy Mouse UPSIDE DOWN!! It's still 3.14 Rodant to me! Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the main event. No, not this again. Not this either. Yes, it's this! Ding ding ding! This has to be one of the most insane rides I've ever ridden! Loud music, no restraints, very hard bouncing, and a rowdy crowd; I've never ridden anything like it before! Painful for guys, but I still recommend it fully! The ATVs were being driven. This place lights up at night! They have a random park worker begin singing along with the kids. A nice way to get spirits up! *Grows 2 feet shorter so he's short enough to ride* Winnie the Pooh behind the scenes! Where's the Stratosphere?!? The wheel lights up nicely at night. Help! Get me out of here! It's nomming on my hand! LOL! Things keep getting weirder and weirder! Various toys. Final photo of the wheel. My camera ran out of battery right after this! Thanks for reading!

Wow, that looks awesome! It's nice to see a GIB with brand new paint after 10 years of lime green Deja vus (and only one other differently colored ride).

If only more Dinn mega-woodies had this transformation... *Looks at Cedar Point* But seriously, the Rocky Mountain track is a big improvement to a ride that's needed it pretty badly, even if it makes it a 'hybrid' coaster instead of a woodie. In fact, the only thing I can't say I like is the design of the trains. Perhaps I'm the only one who doesn't like them, but I just think the design is kinda gaudy and overdone. Otherwise, I like the new ride and hope to be able to ride it someday. Patrick "OMFG airtime and twistiness is awesome" Carnahan

Cheetah Hunt looks awesome! It has beautiful track, trains, station, and theming. I'm excited to get back to BGT to ride it!

I'm glad to hear this! I've always wondered about Turbine's fate since it went SBNO, so it's nice to hear that at least some progress is being made to either improve the ride or replace it with something better. Although I'd much prefer a Schwarzkoph shuttle loop to a spinning coaster, any development is a welcome improvement to a park which hasn't had much of an upgrade since Vertigo... and we all know how much that failed.

This is sad to hear. I've never been to Vegas, but I guess this is one coaster I'll never be able to ride even if I do go soon.

^Mars Attack is a Tagada, and yes, I believe it uses centripital force... although Italian kids still stand up and dance. You'll see in the next part. I'm not sure which version of the Inverter that is, but all I know is that I prefer the Zamperla version over it (a rare Zamperla preference over any other manufacturer). I wouldn't quite say they 'look' similar, but they seem to have a similar feel to them: not quite outdated or old school, but not all concrete-jungle Six Flags megacoasterland either.

Part 3: The upcharge section of the park, with bumper boats, a bouncy trampoline, a playhouse, and some kid sized ATVs. We notice this pizza thing and decide to take a picture. Giostracavalli. The African Safari themed car ride. Mom and dad had to pose with the elephant! "RAAAWWWRRR! I am a hippo! Give me your firstborn!" I didn't even know they had one of these! Is this called Stonehenge or Ranger? Onride 'Ehhhhh!' shot. 3.14 Rodant! Crazy Mouse. I rode alone. It was a fun ride, though. I didn't need to worry about the 'clench & squish' ordeal. The snack stand that sells 'American pizza' (pizza with fries and sliced up hot dogs on it) and Nutella crepes! This place is just full of win! It's amazing how something so simple and delicious can be made in just a matter of moments with some pancake batter (I believe) and some Nutella! If you continue behind the waterpark, you can reach the newer, more thrilling part of Magic World. You can also get a few interesting shots of the waterpark through the gaps in the fence hedge. At the end of the path you immediately notice some slightly more thrilling flats. The bumper cars. 1001 Nights style ride. It's straight up awesome! I personally enjoyed it. Beemerboy is totally jealous! This car has a sticker from a place that satisfies both of my main interests. The log flume. Skloooshhh!!! Random Italian kid blows a kiss at me to be funny. I blow a kiss back in good humor. He looks at me strangely as if I'm a creeper or something. I laugh and walk away. This thing is called a Panini Pub. Based on the pizza I saw, it should just be called an American sandwich. This shot made me happy. This thing looked pretty insane... long lines and a lack of interest kept me from riding. Mega Drop My current Facebook profile picture. A rather sketchy looking ride I noticed on our way down the path. Waaaaait.... This isn't a Morgan Hyper! The Italians are certainly digging the Box! There's a lot of room for expansion over here.... Anyways, back to the coaster. It's not very big or intimidating but then you remember that this is a small park and it does its job pretty well. Onride. It wasn't bad, but these cars were definitely 'Clench & Squish' material. GIANT ROLLERBLADE OMG! Happy Sailor. Yet another weird name... A couple more coaster shots. Airtime, perhaps? I'll post what I have left tomorrow.

I've had people ask me while in line for a wooden coaster, 'How many times does this go upside down?', and I've told them that no wooden coaster goes upside down. I was also talking with a girl in line one time when I was waiting for Timer Terror, and I noted that it only had one train. She said, 'What would happen if a train were to get stuck? Then the second train would collide into it!'. I tried to explain the block system to her, but it went over her head a bit.

I'm so glad I live in Italy now; I have relatively easy access to 6 of those coasters! It's no suprise that Intamin did so well this year, but I am very suprised that Eejanaika made it into the top 50 over X2...