Skycoastin Steve

Looks like he finally stopped ranking SBNO coasters, although I think Dania Beach Hurricane should have been ranked this year since it ran up until April (if memory serves me correctly). And if there were any other SBNO coasters than ran during 2011, I think they should have been included, as well. But that's just my humble opinion.

Yes, but if you look just a few lines above that, it says:

Boulder Dash is well-deserving of its ranking. That ride is completely and utterly amazing!

I've ridden 5 of the top 6, and those 5 are all ranked in my top 8. I like it!

Steel Phantom at Kennywood near Pittsburgh was completely reprofiled to take out its four inversions because of how rough they were. The result was a much smoother (and better) ride. It's now called Phantom's Revenge.

In other words, late spring = Memorial Day weekend.

^^I'm actually impressed that he knew that there are tons of these around the world. Most GP think the boomerang at their local park is this OMG LYK YOU GO FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS AND UPSIDE DOWNZZZ IVE NEVER SEEN THAT B44444!!!!!! Very few realize that it's one of the most cloned coaster types in the world. So that guy gets bonus points.

I think they should have ninjas carry the final piece to the top under cover of darkness, so whenever the next new moon is, that might be the night.

Brilliant trickery from their marketing department, but unfortunately, it could easily backfire because it seems as if even some supposed enthusiasts don't even get it.

I bet one of those seats would make a helluva lawn chair.

^I'm thinking a 400 foot B&M invert.

Dark Knight Rises might be the most anticipated movie of my life. After that, it's the new Bourne flick, Hobbit, and we'll see about Three Stooges and the Spider-man reboot.

^Cuz they shuld bild mor coasterzzzzzz!!!!

^^No other attraction they have is going to bring in $10-$20K per day like DA did at Kings Island last year. ^Not holding my breath.

I would love to hear where you are "hearing" this.

I really wish people from other countries would research proper tipping procedures for the United States before visiting and going to a restaurant. I work at Outback on I-Drive, which basically means that the majority of my tables are foreigners. And while most of them are very friendly and it's usually a pleasant experience to wait on them, they typically tip 10% at the very most. It's even to the point where some people leave less than 5%. And these are people who compliment me on my service and say they enjoyed their food! Now I know in a lot of cultures, the tip is either included in the bill or the servers get paid more for their base rate, so tipping 15-20% isn't customary. However, NOT EVERY COUNTRY IS ALIKE! If I'm going overseas (or anywhere international), you bet your ass I'm going to make sure I know what tipping practices are like in that country. For one, I could end up costing myself a lot of money if I over-tip, and two, I could make myself and everyone from the U.S. look like a jackass if I tip nothing because I assumed the tip was included. That's how stereotypes get formed. Google is available everywhere on the internet last time I checked, and it takes maybe 30 seconds to do a search and figure out what an acceptable tip is in whichever country you're going to. So I plead to all the international members of TPR, do your research! If you are coming to the States and plan on dining out (which I'm sure you will), tip 15-20% if you think the service was good! Servers make hardly anything hourly and depend on those tips to make money, and the tip is never included unless you have a large party! Rant complete.

It's really interesting to see that there's no clear-cut pattern between Pubs and Dems that support/oppose this.

You can ride with us, but Texans automatically have to ride in the trunk.

^TPR day at Zoomers in April! Occupy Zoomers!

You were what, a year old when MF opened? How do you remember that?

Figured they were going to have to completely rebuild the turnaround to make the ride suitable for the Timberliners, glad HW is going all out to make the necessary changes!

Looks like this thread is coming to an end, as it's obviously no longer 2011! Thank you to everyone who read and/or commented on any of my trip reports, and look out for the 2012 Extravaganza in the near future!! 2011 Recap: 46 parks 163 coasters ridden 88 new credits 579 total laps

Serves them right for shooting illegal POVs everywhere they go.

^It's temporary until they finish the lift hill. They did the same thing while building 305.

I hate to say it, but that lift hill is u-g-l-y! No worries, though, it doesn't matter how it looks, just how it rides.