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Since CP gladly staffs Raptor and Gatekeeper for efficient three train operation, I would not be surprised if a floorless Mantis is run the same.

I've ridden 3 and they're all pretty much the same. Shaky transitions with a side of headbanging. The inversions are probably the smoothest part of the ride.

Just bought my ticket for SFMM. I'm excited for my first TPR event!

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The video may be dated, but the construction process is nearly unchanged. Keep in mind every site/project is different and has its own unique issues and obstacles.

It's been done before. The Steel Phantom received a little green paint the season before it closed to become Phantom's Revenge. Floorless trains on Mantis may run slower if the trains weigh less. Also, heart-lines for stand-ups have a profound effect on the shape of the track. I have no idea what a floorless vehicle would feel like on Mantis.

I typically don't ask these questions, but how are crowds on Sundays in late July-August?

Most modern coasters have some level of heart-lining as it has become the industry standard. Inspecting the shape of the track and, even better, riding the coaster are great ways to tell how well (or not well) a coaster is heart-lined. Continuing with my use of Tennessee Tornado as an example. Below is a picture of it's drop off the lift. Notice how the track swings to the left before turning right. This swings rider's lower body to the left and keeps rider's heads from knocking the restraints. Versus Vortex, an older Arrow at Kings Island. The track simply banks right and turns like most Arrow's. Non-heartlined maneuvers like this cause rider's heads to knock against the restraints.

Also, the craft of heart-lining coasters was made possible with the advent of computers. You can see traces of heart-lining on some Schwarzkopfs, but it was not common practice until the 1990's when B&M and Premier's heart-lined loopers eventually doomed Arrow in the marketplace. Tennessee Tornado was a last-gasp effort by Arrow, but they were behind the times for too long that they simply could not compete with the newer and smoother coasters.

Whenever a train rotates/twists through an element, if it is heart-lined, the vehicle and track rotate about an imaginary center axis that runs through the center of the train at the height of the rider's heart per say. The difference is a much smoother and fluid/natural ride with minimal lateral forces. Most Arrow coasters are not heart-lined, but Tennessee Tornado is. A quick look at a POV of TT vs. any large Arrow looper will clarify this well.

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Honestly, the last bunny hill on LR merits that kind of reaction. The last hill felt more violent than any hill on Magnum.

Cyclone at SFNE and Georgia Cyclone at SFOG have topper track. That's it for white coasters that I know of.

Steel Phantom!

The Bat's flaw was the lack of banking in the track. This put excessive forces on the vehicles and I'm certain caused huge structural issues from torsion. Big Bad Wolf solved both issues simply by banking the track.

My thought is that the track for the tower ascent and decent on TTD is supported with single columns vs. A-frames on KK. Forces are disipated via sway on TTD and drilled back into the trains on KK because the A-frames are much stiffer.

Thunderbolt's new headlights and grilles.

Opening day information:

The Penn State Theme Park Engineering Group, in cooperation with Kennywood, will be bringing the headlights back to the Thunderbolt. http://www.psuthemeparkengineering.com/kennywood-thunderbolt.html

New in 2014, Kennywood will be adding a Johnny Rockets located inside the former Carousel Food Court.

I've always thought two Zac-spins (for capacity sake) next to each other, but enclosed as a dark ride, would make for a very unique attraction at CP.

After about six months of conceptualizing and work, I present a new Steel Phantom. Since Kennywood is my home park, I wanted to re-imagine the park's signature coaster. Designed to replace what is now the Phantom's Revenge and navigate around other existing attractions, this coaster would certainly put Kennywood on every coaster lover's must-visit list. The four inversions of the original Steel Phantom are mimicked and highlighted in their old colors, while the black & gold paint scheme and new logo's US Steel inspiration pay tribute to the city of Pittsburgh. Hand-built using No Limits Let me know what you think!

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