Skycoastin Steve

Gotcha. Well I can be patient and wait then!

^How much would you anticipate an add-on to Seoul being?

That's what he said.

^Not that I've ridden it or anything, but 0-100 in 6 or 7 seconds doesn't seem like the kind of launch to give someone whiplash. Now Hypersonic backwards on the other hand......

^Ditto. But I can see the file name!

As of this moment, I ban you from Cedar Point My first visit to CP was well over 10 years ago, it's safe. Plus I worked there for two years.

I've now had my first visit at two parks in the year they closed. My first trip to Geauga Lake was in 2007 (and I actually remarked during my visit that they should shut down the rides side and keep the water park open, how ironic), and my first trip to SFKK was this past summer. Crazy. My first visit ever to SFA is going to be in April, I wonder if that spells doom for that park, as well?!?! :zomfg!!!!:

So I have a question about Japan. Obviously a lot of us don't speak Japanese and can't read it either, how much of a problem is the language barrier? It's not really going to make a difference in my choice, just asking for curiosity's sake.

^Add me to the list of people who wouldn't even think about paying extra to go to Disney. Not my cup o' tea......at all.

I bet the big plans involve putting Superman back on the tower. And that's it. You know how PR people at parks tend to exaggerate.

You guys are making this WAY more complicated that it is. It's the anti-rollback dogs clacking up and down. Watch the Raw POV of basically any of the B&M hypers, they all make the same noise. There's no danger in it, nothing wrong with the ride because of it, and nothing to worry about. Yeesh.

It's all about Japan for me! I'm doing my own personal Northeast trip in July this year, hitting all those parks except La Ronde, and I worked at CP for two years and have been to basically all the rest of those parks. Australia would be awesome, but Japan just has more to offer in terms of credits.

As long as the outhouses are T-Rex proof, I'm there.

17/20 with several educated guesses.

I believe the only thing minors can't do is operate roller coasters and the Skycoaster. Minors can't operate any of the rides, period. As for the Skycoaster, they can be flight suit person, but they can't be expediter, controller, or assistant controller. Being on a Skycoaster crew and only being able to flight suit would probably be the most God awful boring job ever. In three years, I found every way I could to avoid flight suiting all the time, even if it meant being on the flight line for multiple hours at a time. If anyone really wants to discover the true extent of human stupidity, spend a day flight suiting at a Skycoaster. You'll be shocked.

I really don't like saying this about any coaster no matter how bad or rough they are, but they really just need to cut ties with SOB and tear it down. It's caused nothing but trouble since it opened and without majorly expensive modifications, won't get any better. The prudent choice for the long-term is just to tear it down and build something else there a couple years later.

^Ah, so Cedar Fair didn't really ruin it, like so many people claim about them ruining everything?

No love for the Skycoaster? On a related note, the Skycoaster at Kings Island is one of the poorest operated Skycoasters I've ever been to. Slow, unfriendly, and the winch stops 20 feet from the top of the tower, rendering your ride much less enjoyable as you barely get any free fall. It's sad.

They would probably call it SkyThunderDeck:The RIDE You forgot to add "Hawk" in there. SkyThunderDeckHawk: The Ride: The Revenge: Coaster. Thereby creating the longest acronym in history: STDH:TR:TR:C

Why oh why would they need another flyer? The la ronde effect? Most of my post was tongue in cheek, apologies for not being clearer about that.

So long, Corkscrew Hill, it was fun while it lasted!

I'm perfectly inclined to wait until April to see the trains. It's not like it'll change anything if I see them beforehand. I'm still going to go ride it regardless, and I'll still be there opening day.

^Cedar Fair's first B&M flyer? Or an invert? Or maybe they put a floorless in the place of a defunct rough woodie and theme the floorless as the ghost of the woodie coming back for revenge. That hasn't been done before, has it?

^^I still don't disagree with that. GL was a ghost town its last year of operation. They had to be losing money hand over fist there. Now who you want to blame for it is the eternal argument, but GL was failing hard core.

Finally someone else shares my concerns. How will you feel when I tell you SFNE is getting a Mr. Six themed water park expansion? A geriatric themed water park? Will their toilet bowl slide land you in an oversized bed pan?