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The wooden coasters at Mount Olympus in Wisconsin Dells. Got to ride all of them, except for Little Titans which I was too tall to ride on.

Going to abandon this thread because I got a new laptop and the file I extracted doesn't work. I will start another timeline soon, though.

Well finally made it to Wisconsin Dells for the first time. And I actually stayed on the Mt. Olympus Resort. I didn't stay in those blue-and-white properties, we stayed at the Odyssey Dells in condo suites. And being on the Mt. Olympus property gave us unlimited access to the park as well. The indoor park, now an arcade and closed to the GP. Opa lives on as a coffee place! And it serves Starbucks! Little Titans. Was too big for it, so moving on... First ride I did was Pegasus, the smallest of the four woodies. For such a small coaster it packed a wicked punch! More of Pegasus. The station. Coming out... ...and up the lift hill And now it's time to look at what I call "The Trifecta"! First up is the legendary Cyclops. This was the first coaster at the park and for a small coaster it delivers on the airtime. I rode this multiple times. Another look at the infamous drop. Even though it has been reprofiled as of recently, it still delivers some serious airtime in the back seat. The yeller train. And up the lift. Got to ride Zeus as well. Didn't get much photos of it, unfortunately. While I enjoyed the other coasters there, this one was my least favorite. On the straight sections it was smooth, but at the turnaround on the end, it was way rough to the point of pain. They need to re-track that section bad! Finally got to ride a Gravity Group coaster. And what better than the coaster that started it all: Hades 360! Be still my beating heart! This thing was insane! From the tunnel under the lot, to the barrel roll on the other side, and the extreme turns, this was a favorite among the family. That drop out of the station is crazy in itself! Just out of the tunnel and coming back. I was lucky enough to ride it without the lights on. It was in fact pitch black in the tunnel. Quality, thy name is GravityKraft Timberliners! Got to ride other rides like the swing ride and do a few of the go karts, as well as some of the water rides. I also did this crazy thing which was an upcharge ride, unfortunately. Next up is Kalahari Indoor Theme Park, which was near the freeway. Here's a small drop tower which kept rotating as it was bouncing up and down. The indoor go kart track. This is the only thing we did while here. We were bowling on the second level. There was mini golf below the track. This insane ride was there as well! Ferris Wheel by the window. There was even a Miner Mike roller coaster there. Was down, but wasn't going to ride it even if it was up and running. Outside of Kalahari. And now the current status on the ride side of Timber Falls. As you can see Hellcat is still standing, as is the log flume. The bumper boats pool was drained out. I wanted to ride this, but sadly I will never get that chance. In this picture you can see that they already started stripping the wood track off the coaster. We were right next door to Timber Falls. We ate dinner here at Kickers.

Hey everyone. Just wanted to let you know that I will post another update when I can. Having some computer issues at the moment, but I managed to save the Detroit Funland file if I need to get a new computer. So expect new updates in the future. I just don't know when I'll be able to do so. I will keep you posted.

Before the end of the 1976 season Marco Beaumont announced a new roller coaster coming to Detroit Funland for the 1977 season. And in 1977 the folks got Blue Comet, a wooden roller coaster built by William Cobb and Associates. Standing at 90 ft tall and a length of just over 2500 ft with an out-and-back layout, this is the largest coaster in the park and the folks finally got a thrilling coaster to ride. SCR6.BMP Introducing Detroit Funland's newest coaster, Blue Comet. SCR7.BMP Going over the 2nd tallest hill. SCR8.BMP Coming back around. SCR9.BMP Plenty of airtime on this coaster. SCR10.BMP And returning to the station. SCR11.BMP The whole layout of Blue Comet. SCR12.BMP Over at Detroit Bender, the park's original coaster, things are still busy. SCR13.BMP Climbing the spiral lift hill on the Bender. SCR14.BMP The bustling midway. SCR15.BMP Another look at Blue Comet as a train of riders goes up the lift hill. SCR16.BMP Look at how the park as grown in the past five years. And more is to be expected.

The Bicentennial began with a much-needed addition to Detroit Funland. Dodgems was added as the park needed a bumper cars attraction. Along with the previous addition, Splash Mine, Detroit Funland is beginning to take shape. Plus park owner Marco Beaumont announced another big investment coming to the park the following year. Would like some feedback to how I'm doing with this park so far. SCR1.BMP New for 1976, Dodgems. SCR2.BMP Detroit Bender has a long line, it's so popular. SCR3.BMP Last years addition, Splash Mine, rarely has a line due to amount of ride vehicles available. SCR4.BMP Word is getting around about Detroit's newest destination. SCR5.BMP Folks can't wait to see what this big investment will be.

1975 brought Detroit Funland's biggest investment since opening with the addition of Splash Mine log flume ride. Built by Arrow Development, Splash Mine gives the folks a thrilling ride and a way to cool down during the hot summer months. Also a new restaurant opened up next to the Splash Mine called the Pizza Place where they serve pizza and drinks for everyone. Let's take a look at what's happening at Detroit Funland. SCR24.BMP New for 1975 at Detroit Funland is Splash Mine (in-game ride). The park's biggest investment since opening. SCR25.BMP The midway. Moving on. SCR26.BMP The Skyway is still pretty popular. SCR27.BMP Detroit bender is still a popular coaster. SCR28.BMP Opening along with Splash Mine is the new Pizza Place where they serve, well, pizza. SCR29.BMP A look at how the park has grown.

Another year, another season for Detroit Funland. The Phase 2 expansion has begun at the park. New for 1974 is a swing ride called Flying Trapeze. Let's take a look inside. SCR17.BMP New for 1974, the Flying Trapeze. SCR18.BMP As part of the expansion, a back door was added to the Emporium. SCR19.BMP A look at the midway. Things are going pretty smooth. SCR20.BMP The previous addition, Tilt-A-Whirl, seems to be having steady ridership. SCR21.BMP Though ridership is spotty at best, the Detroit Bender is a great roller coaster. SCR22.BMP Another look at the Flying Trapeze. SCR23.BMP With the Flying Trapeze now added to the park, Detroit Funland is steady growing.

As we move on to 1973, Detroit Funland starts its slow growth with a new addition. The classic carnival/park ride Tilt-A-Whirl from Sellner is added to the mix. This is a first in promising additions to the park. SCR8.BMP New for 1973 is the classic Tilt-A-Whirl. SCR9.BMP The Skyway seems to be a popular ride. SCR10.BMP The roller coaster Detroit Bender is also a popular ride. SCR11.BMP After its first year, Detroit Funland has become a pretty popular park, despite its small layout. SCR12.BMP Surveyors are looking in this area for possible future expansion. SCR13.BMP Another view of the area. SCR14.BMP Detroit Bender is constantly busy with riders. SCR15.BMP One more look at the recent addition. SCR16.BMP Can't wait to see what they will add next to this growing park.

Gonna start my first park storyline about a park near Detroit. It will eventually become a Six Flags park, but we'll get there later as the story goes along. Here we go: In 1969, Marco Beaumont purchased a lot of land north of Detroit, Michigan, with the purpose of starting a family amusement park. He shoots for an opening in 1971 or 1972. The park was finished late summer of 1971. And the park opened in 1972. It had only a scant amount of rides in its initial opening, but Beaumont promised that more rides would be added as the park grew. The original logo. Creepy, isn't it? SCR1.BMP The park layout. SCR2.BMP The Emporium and the Burger Hut. SCR3.BMP Here's the midway. SCR4.BMP The Detroit Bender, a Schwarzkopf Speed Racer, is the first coaster to open at the park. SCR5.BMP More of the Detroit Bender. SCR6.BMP The car ride Old Timers (in-game ride) built by Arrow Development. SCR7.BMP Another look at the park. As you can see, there's a lot of room for future growth.

For sure going to Mt. Olympus for the first time, possibly Timber Falls. Going to Wisconsin Dells for the first time. Possibly going to Cedar Point as well to check out Steel Vengeance.

Love how this is looking so far. Keep it up.

Here we go: Michigan: Shivering Timbers (of course) (Michigan's Adventure) Ohio: Steel Vengeance (As of June 30, 2019) (Cedar Point) Indiana: Cornball Express (Indiana Beach) Illinois: Viper (Six Flags Great America)* Wisconsin: Cyclops and Hades 360 (Mt. Olympus)(UPDATE: 6/26/2018) Pennsylvania: Comet (Hersheypark)** Florida: Montu (Busch Gardens Tampa) AND Expedition Everest (Disney's Animal Kingdom) California: California Screamin' (Disney California Adventure) CANADA Ontario: Dragon Mountain (Marine Land) *For now until I ride Goliath for the first time **I haven't been back to Hersheypark since 1995, so I know there's more coasters there now to enjoy

This is a great Trip Report! Would love to try Wicked Cyclone (never been to Six Flags New England to try the original Cyclone but heard the horror stories). Maybe one day.

Here is my second park I posted here called Maple Lake Amusement Park. The park dates back to the early 1920s. There were some rides and coasters that used to be here but demolished because of lack of popularity and accidents. Here's the current coaster lineup: SCR1.BMP Overview of Maple Lake Amusement Park SCR2.BMP The oldest coaster in the park is American Patriot. It's a John Allen-designed out and back wooden coaster which opened in 1974. SCR3.BMP Plenty of airtime on these hills! SCR4.BMP All of A.P.'s layout. It has decreased in popularity because of bigger coasters in the park. SCR5.BMP Next is the second oldest coaster, Vampyre. It's a custom Arrow 4-Looper coaster that opened in 1980. However, it's NOT the original looping coaster in the park. The now-defunct Python, a Schwarzkopf shuttle loop which originally opened in 1977. It closed in 1997 after maintenance became too expensive, making Vampyre the oldest looping coaster. SCR6.BMP Exiting the second Vertical Loop and about to both take a picture and go through Skull Tunnel, SCR7.BMP Going through the corkscrews. This coaster also decreased in popularity and has gotten rougher with age. Only die-hard fans ride Vampyre these days. SCR8.BMP Next is the Mack-built Winter Bobs which opened in 1987. This for a while was a popular coaster, but has also lowered in popularity in recent years. SCR9.BMP Going through one of the many helices. SCR10.BMP Next is Kamikaze, an Arrow hyper coaster that opened in 1990. This one still has a lot of fans riding it to this day. Topping at 200 feet even, it was the tallest coaster in Maple Lake, until Bronco, but we'll get to that later. SCR11.BMP Going through the butterfly turnaround and taking a picture in the process. SCR12.BMP Going over one of the many hills on this tall coaster. SCR13.BMP Finishing the ride and back to the station. Kamikaze goes nearly through the middle of the entire park and along Maple Lake itself. SCR14.BMP Giving the park its first kiddie coaster is, well, Kid's Coaster, a Zierer Tivioli coaster which came to the Kidway Midway area of the park in 1993. SCR15.BMP In 1995, Maple Lake got its second wooden coaster in Sasquatch. Built by Custom Coasters International, Sasquatch is like an out and back mixed with a twister. SCR16.BMP Airtime found on this as well. SCR18.BMP In the helix. Sasquatch has decreased in popularity, too, but not to the extent of American Patriot. SCR17.BMP The swooping S-Curve. SCR19.BMP In 1998, Maple Lake went inverted with Blood Falcon, a B&M Inverted Coaster with 4 inversions. SCR20.BMP The first inversion; this giant vertical loop. SCR21.BMP More of Blood Falcon's layout. The other three inversions is a barrel roll, another smaller vertical loop, and a flat spin (corkscrew). Falcon sits on the plot where the afore-mentioned Python once sat, explaining its narrow footprint. SCR22.BMP A year after Blood Falcon opened, Maple Lake added a coaster for those too small to ride it. Originally named Lil' Blood Falcon (after its larger namesake) Marty's Flight is a Vekoma Family Suspended Coaster aimed at younger riders and those who aren't quite ready for the more intense Blood Falcon. It was renamed to Marty's Flight (after one of the mascots Marty the Tiger) to avoid any confusion between the two coasters. Also located in Kidway Midway. SCR23.BMP Next up is Flip'd Out, a Vekoma Boomerang coaster that opened in 2002, making it Maple Lake's first coaster of the new Millennium. Nothing too spectacular, you go through three inversions and then do it again in reverse. You know the routine. SCR24.BMP Through the Boomerang... SCR25.BMP ...and up the spike. SCR26.BMP In 2007, B&M returned with Reaper, a floorless coaster. SCR27.BMP Down the first drop. SCR28.BMP Into the first of five inversions, the Immelman which leads to the giant vertical loop. The other three inversions include a cobra roll (2 inversions) and a barrel roll. SCR29.BMP 2009 saw Maple Lake get its third wooden coaster. Wooden Predator was built by Great Coasters International. Like many GCI coasters, it has a twisted layout. SCR30.BMP First drop fun. SCR31.BMP Twisted goodness. SCR32.BMP Wooden Predator sits alongside Maple Lake. SCR33.BMP Wooden Predator is currently the most popular wooden coaster at the park. SCR34.BMP In 2012, Lightning opened. Built by Premier Rides, it was the park's second launched coaster to open in the park's history. SCR35.BMP The coaster has two inversions, an Immelman and a barrel roll. SCR36.BMP There are also two airtime hills. SCR37.BMP In 2013 the new Frontier Town opened. Maple Lake re-added previously closed rides they kept in storage. In 2014, they also added a new coaster, a modified wild mouse called Wild Carts. It became a popular ride. SCR38.BMP In 2015, the park's most recent coaster and biggest investment to date opened. Bronco, and Intamin Giga Coaster, opened with fanfare. Topping 300 feet, it is now the tallest coaster in the park, even towering over the previous tallest, Kamikaze. SCR39.BMP The coaster just towers over the other coasters. Look how the airtime hills dwarf American Patriot. SCR40.BMP The train flies over these little hills. SCR41.BMP The first drop out of station gets things started. SCR42.BMP Then some bunny hills to get things going. SCR43.BMP Then the lift hill. SCR44.BMP Going over one of the airtime hills.

YES!!!! Prince Desmond lives!

Here we go, people: B&M: Iron Wolf (now known as Apocalypse) formerly of Six Flags Great America, now at Six Flags America. Ironically, it was my first B&M. Intamin: This one is a tough one, as I always had good rides on Intamin coasters. So as of now, I don't have a worst Intamin coaster. GCI: Without question, GWAZI AT BUSCH GARDENS! I haven't rode other GCI coasters as of yet, but I heard and read good reviews of most of them, but the big consensus is that Gwazi is(was ) one of GCI's worst coasters, and I can agree with that.

Well I decided to post a new park here called Peterson Woods Park, opened in 1973. The park features a wide variety of coasters. I did include some custom rides like those from AmazingEarl. I also included some already installed layouts, like the log flume and car ride, but all of my coasters were original designs. Right now I will focus on the coasters and give details about each one. SCR1.BMP The park layout. SCR2.BMP The Patriot. Opened with the park and built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company and design by the great John Allen. Feature two PTC trains with three 6-seat cars per train. SCR3.BMP The Patriot has an out and back layout with airtime galore. SCR4.BMP Crazy Mine Coaster opened in 1974. It was built by Arrow and was the first family-based coaster at the park. It opened in the new Frontier Ville area of the park. SCR5.BMP Some of the themed layout. The red track is for the coaster Dream Flight (more on that later). SCR6.BMP In 1977, Arrow returned with Corkscrew, giving the park its first coaster with inversions. Later in 1979, they added the Anton Schwarzkopf creation Lightning Bolt, a shuttle looping coaster which is now defunct. We will get to its replacement later. SCR7.BMP Another view of Corkscrew. SCR8.BMP In 1982, Arrow came back again and added an even bigger coaster, Looping Streak, the largest coaster at the park, thus far. It features four inversions. SCR9.BMP Two of those inversions are interlocking loops. SCR10.BMP The other two inversions are in this batwing element. SCR11.BMP In 1985, Hopkins Rides added the aptly-named Family Coaster. It's not as intense as Crazy Mine Coaster, but features a lot of helices. SCR12.BMP Another view of Family Coaster. SCR13.BMP In 1989, Mack Rides stepped in and added Alpine Run, a bobsled coaster. It was a hit out of the gate. SCR14.BMP Another view of most of the layout of Alpine Run. SCR15.BMP In 1997, Bolliger and Mabillard came in and added the park's biggest coaster at the time, Silver Eagle, and inverted coaster with four inversions. SCR16.BMP The largest inversion is this vertical loop, then followed by a barrel roll... SCR17.BMP ...then another smaller vertical loop which is followed by a trims and then the final inversion, a flat spin. SCR18.BMP In 1998, to appeal to those who weren't old or tall enough to ride on Silver Eagle, Peterson Woods brought in Vekoma and they added a custom Family Suspended Coaster, and named it Silver Eagle, Jr., and placed it across from its bigger namesake. SCR19.BMP In 2003, Bolliger and Mabillard returned and added Gigantor, a hyper coaster over 200 ft. tall. It became Peterson Woods's most popular coaster. The yellow track belongs to Striker! (Opened in 2005), a Premier launched coaster with two inversions; an Immelmann and a Dive Loop on each end, which replaced the a fore-mentioned Lightning Bolt, even using its station. SCR20.BMP Gigantor's dog leg runs alongside The Patriot, another out and back coaster. SCR21.BMP In 2007, Peterson Woods added their second wooden coaster, Bronco, built by Great Coaster International. (BTW, this was my favorite coaster that I built for this park) As standard with GCI coasters, it features a twisted layout. It also features two Millennium Flyer trains. SCR22.BMP More of Bronco's twisted layout. SCR23.BMP In 2011, Bolliger and Mabillard returned with the floorless coaster, Kain. It also features an inversion right out of the station known as the "Jojo Roll". SCR24.BMP All of Kain's layout. Even the queue is themed. SCR25.BMP 2013 brought Bolliger and Mabillard back with a Dive Machine, aptly named The Plunge. (This one was inspired by Oblivion at Alton Towers). The track dives into a tunnel. SCR26.BMP Another view of The Plunge. SCR27.BMP In 2015, Intamin added the Giga coaster, Dream Flight, the parks most intense coaster. Standing over 300 ft. tall, this coaster is the fastest in the park.

I gotta say Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney Hollywood Studios, Expedition Everest at Disney Animal Kingdom, and (YES IT'S AN SLC!!!) Thunderhawk at Michigan's Adventure.

Yeah I've been on plenty of them. Just make sure you secure all loose articles.

Mean streak leaves its presence on the midway. Its looks nice from the midway, the train, and the lake. Its beautiful. The ride is self is a complete pile of crap though. Its not rough, its just so boring lol. This past July me, my sisters, and two cousins went to Cedar Point and we were in line for Maverick and we saw one of the trains on Mean Streak get stuck on the lift hill! We didn't even bother with riding it.

The first ever with inversions Corkscrew at Michigan's Adventure. The first with vertical loops ironically enough was also an Arrow: Dragon Mountain at Marine Land in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Michigan's Adventure 2016: Planet Snoopy (P.S.) added near Wolverine Wildcat. Relocate Timbertown Railroad station next to Shivering Timbers. Move some of the existing kiddie rides to P.S. and re-theme some of them (i.e. Frog Hopper to Woodstock's Airmail). Move Big Dipper to P.S. and rename it Woodstock Express. 2017: Gerstlauer EuroFighter or S&S El Loco. Even the Chance Hyper GTX. 2018: Some sort of expansion of Wild Water Adventure. 2019: Add a Vekoma Family Suspended coaster, Flying Ace Aerial Chase, to P.S.. Possibly re-tracking of wooden coasters. 2020: Two possibilities. An S&S tower ride OR a B&M Floorless (the last one is wishful hoping).

My two cents: Cedar Point: I can see a B&M Dive Machine. Would LOVE to see Mean Streak get the RMC treatment in some capacity, whether it be the Topper track or I-Box. (UPDATE 11/24/2016: It happened on BOTH fronts! We got Valravn as the B&M Dive Machine and also it looks like Mean Streak is getting the RMC treatment as it closed this year and I-Box track has been spotted near it!) Kings Island: I'm also gonna say B&M Giga. Or even an Intamin Giga as well. Kings Dominion: B&M Wing Coaster would fit fine here. Carowinds: Also a B&M Wing Rider. California's Great America: I'm not gonna go the Hyper route for this park and instead go for a B&M floorless conversion of Vortex. (UPDATE 11/24/2016: Another prediction coming true! Vortex IS getting that conversion to a floorless and renamed Patriot!) Canada's Wonderland: I see an Intamin Maverick-type coaster for here, especially after losing Skyrider. Also a B&M Wing Rider. Valleyfair: One thing comes to mind for this one, although I don't think it'll happen: B&M Inverted! Dorney Park: I see a GCI wooden coaster being put here as well. Knott's Berry Farm: Would like to see a B&M Hyper, though it would be a tight squeeze. Also, RMC should slap some Topper track on GhostRider. (UPDATE 11/24/2016: Well GhostRider did get refurbished, but not by RMC. GCI did the refurbishment and switched out the original PTC trains to Millennium Flyers.) Worlds of Fun: A B&M Floorless would work here. Gilroy Gardens: A family wooden twister from The Gravity Group/Martin & Vleminckx. And last but by no means least, my home park; Michigan's Adventure: Where do I start? I mentioned this on another thread, but would like to see an Eurofighter come here, or an S&S El Loco. I can also see a Chance Hyper GTX in the future as well.

I always loved Turnpike Cars at Cedar Point. Since they're closing it there, I would love it if Michigan's Adventure got the Turnpike vehicles and placed them in Be Bop replacing those electric ones. Also I am all for a Planet Snoopy expansion! As stated we're the only ones in the Cedar Fair chain (that isn't Gilroy Gardens) without either a Planet Snoopy OR Camp Snoopy. I could see Big Dipper being placed in P.S. and re-themed as Woodstock Express. I'd keep Zach's Zoomer with its current theme. On the roller coaster front, I'd like to see us get a hyper, a Eurofighter, or even an S&S El Loco.