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^haha, he said flow. The eight year old boy in mean can't help but laugh. Block brakes. Especially rides that have three or more. It's kind of weird, but they don't even have to be on to piss me a little off. I would rather that rides like Pandemonium or Rip Ride Rockit be lower capacity than have always to pesky straight aways and brake runs.

^Should of just bought a Mega-lite, themed it to Gladiator or the Bourne series, and been done with it.

Can I say Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit? Not to shade Universal Studios, but this seems like such a waste of $45 million. I guess the logic was that USF needed a staple coaster, but why did they think THIS was a good idea [especially when all four block breaks are used]? It's crazy to think they could have built a heavily-themed Intimidator 305 at a fraction of the cost. [youtu_be] [/youtu_be]

Was Stealth really removed because it was obsolete or because Cedar Point was liquidating? That's news to me. Expensive or not, Stealth was CGA's flagship coaster at time of removal. As profitable as the water park may be in comparison, it still ranks amongst the most surprising coaster removals.

Yeah, but remember that the Golden Tickets are like the Oscars for coaster (SEE out of touch). Amusement Today will still say Millemnium Force is #1 in September.

I'm surpised to see Cheetah Hunt so low, in particular, at the bottom of the pack for BGT's coaster [sin Python]. I thought they had a winner and crowd pleaser with this new ride. I guess the longest line in the park doesn't mean the favorite?

Someone just "bomb.com"ed TPR?

^See, I don't think we could ever classify Silver Bullet as underrated or even under appreciated. Given that it towers over Knott's and was supposed to be the parks 1-2 steel coaster punch, you can't help but appreciate it. The problem with Silver Bullet is that it's grandeur and 140" height comes out to be a dull 40° 110 foot drop and perhaps the most forceless B&M invert in the states.

Wow, my top 10 has changed quite a bit in the last 16 months! --Generator: Jordan's Ballot Helper 2012 (steel)-- --Ballot: 0c1b1d89c13-- --mbritt.amherst@gmail.com------ LOCATION IN NEXT LINE (Please LEAVE THIS LINE IN BALLOT) ~"San Francisco, CA" NAME IN NEXT LINE (Please LEAVE THIS LINE IN THE BALLOT) ~"vertigomike" RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,1 Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,2 Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,3 Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,4 Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,5 Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,6 COASTER NAME PARK LOC <-LEAVE Texas Giant Six Flags Over Tex TX,y,n,1 Behemoth Canadas Wonderland ON,y,y,2 Bizarro SF New England MA,y,n,3 Leviathan Canadas Wonderland ON,y,y,4 Favorite Wood Coaster Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,5 Alpengeist Busch Gardens Will VA,y,n,6 Medusa SF Discovery Kingd CA,y,n,7 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Will VA,y,n,8 Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,9 Goliath Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,10 Tatsu Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,11 X2 Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,12 Titan Six Flags Over Tex TX,y,n,13 XCelerator Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,14 Ride of Steel Darien Lake NY,y,y,15 Superman - Ride of St Six Flags America MD,y,n,16 Incredible Hulk Islands of Adventu FL,y,n,17 Dominator Kings Dominion VA,y,n,18 Nitro Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,19 Storm Runner Hersheypark PA,y,n,20 Bizarro Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,21 Scream! Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,22 Batman The Ride/Clone SF & Other Parks **,y,y,23 Riddler's Revenge Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,24 Green Lantern Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,25 Mindbender Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,n,26 Mr. Freeze Reverse Bl Six Flags Over Tex TX,y,n,27 Fav Schw Shuttle loop Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,28 Loch Ness Monster Busch Gardens Will VA,y,n,29 V2: Vertical Velocity SF Discovery Kingd CA,y,n,30 Fav El Loco Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,31 Green Lantern:1st Fl. Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,32 Flight Deck California's Great CA,y,n,33 Volcano: The Blast Co Kings Dominion VA,y,n,34 Great Bear Hersheypark PA,y,n,35 Silver Bullet Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,36 Batman - Dark Knight SF New England MA,y,n,37 Viper Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,n,38 Joker's Jinx Six Flags America MD,y,n,39 Georgia Scorcher Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,n,40 Matterhorn Bobsleds Disneyland CA,y,n,41 Batwing Six Flags America MD,y,n,42 Space Mountain Disneyland CA,y,y,43 Superman – Ultimate F Six Flags Parks **,y,n,44 Flight of Fear Kings Dominion VA,y,n,45 Vortex Canadas Wonderland ON,y,y,46 Big Thunder Mountain Disneyland CA,y,y,47 Backlot Stunt Coaster Kings Dominion VA,y,n,48 Backlot Stunt Coaster Canadas Wonderland ON,y,y,49 Ninja Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,50 Quicksilver Express Bonfante Gardens CA,y,y,51 Roller Coaster New York New York NV,y,n,52 Dragon Mountain Marineland Theme P ON,y,y,53 Vortex California's Great CA,y,n,54 Revolution Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,55 Fav Vekoma Invertigo Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,56 Demon California's Great CA,y,n,57 Fav Vek Susp Loop SLC Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,58 Sooperdooperlooper Hersheypark PA,y,n,59 Avalanche Kings Dominion VA,y,n,60 Ninja Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,n,61 Fav Vek Susp Family Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,62 Anaconda Kings Dominion VA,y,n,63 Viper Darien Lake NY,y,y,64 Fav Arrow Corkscrew Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,65 Fav Vekoma Boomerang Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,66 Fav Windstorm Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,67 Shockwave Kings Dominion VA,y,n,68 SkyRider Canadas Wonderland ON,y,y,69 Fav Zamperla Volare Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,70 Sierra Sidewnder Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,71 Skull Mountain Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,72 Fav Arrow Mine Train Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,73 Fav Wildcat Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,74 Bobsled Seabreeze NY,y,y,75 Fav Galaxi Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,76

I'd bring Stealth back to California's Great America; the park really needed that anchor attraction more than it needed the water park. Even from a non-thrill seekers perspective, CGA is just mediocre in all respects right now.

Nice move by Michigan's Adventure. Glad they decided to add something more than a Snoopy Meet & Greet. Btw, do the Larson Flying Scooters snap?

^Timberhawk at Wild Waves managed to climb 14 spots. Five years ago, it was in the bottom twenty of woodies (No. 157), it's managed to climb to No.107 this year (only woodie I see that's jumped that far -- 50 spots -- out of the bottom). I don't quite know how this poll works but I'm guessing this is probably due to increased ridership/more riders realizing that this is a relatively decent woodies compared to others. Only other thing I noticed is that Clementon's Hellcat has been on the continued decline as the park can't quite figure out how to help this coaster age well. It used to be top 40 five years ago, now it's no. 78.

Is this the first time that half of the top 10 have been outside of the USA? Times are sure changing, it's great to see China up their on the leader board.

Just a wild thought: 1. Could SFMM make Colossus möbius by reprofiling the ride and, therefore making it the world's longest wooden coaster? 2. Would you put it past SFMM to pull such a stunt and market it as "the world's longest wooden coaster"?

^^Even still, the real question is... will grounds will break on this project before Flying Turns opens?

Haha, it was a generic question. Not necessarily to KT, I'm pretty sure some else could vouch for whether Jack Rabbit is that good or gad.

Is Jack Rabbit that bad? Never know what to think when so many people rave about it being coaster heaven. It's ended up on the bottom of a couple of lists.

In that case...I've wished Millenium Force had been torn down about five years ago. Tired of hearing about that darn ride plus it's got no loop-de-loops

Really!? Not sure of any B&M that I'd wish be torn down...even Vortex@CGA or Silver Bullet@Knott's bring some joy to riders. After the work RMC has done, plus the old Voyage Trains Predator is now tolerable. It isn't smooth by any means but you will get off in one piece. And I don't think Predator has that bad of a layout, it just needs work. When was the RMC work? I'm with Bobby, the ride was still crap in August 2012, just as bad as I remember in 2004.

^Isn't Stricker's Grove still open for private functions throughout the year, unlike this ride (which simply sit's dormant during most of the hot summer)?

Found a pov of the ride in its last year of operation. Good ride or bad ride, I couldn't imagine a more desolate place for a coaster, and only open for 18 days per year when the Expo came to town. Are there any other wooden coasters that only operate three weeks a year? [youtu_be] [/youtu_be]

It seems perfectly sensible. Aren't concessions where the park makes a bulk of their profits? I can't recall where I read that only 60% of revenue comes from ticket/pass sales.

I can't stand my anticipation for this announcement, though I'm pretty certain it won't be anything breathtaking. I'm still excited. My guess is that it's one of those Zamperela Giant Discovery's like Black Widow at Kennywood or some similar flat [since it's apparently first of it's kind in the US]. That ride hits close to 150' when it inverts.

You are kidding me right? SFMM has always been my "home park", so to speak. There were years when I went to Disney or Knott's more, but for the most part, SFMM is the park I've visited the most on a year-in year-out basis, and is without question the park I've visited the most. Here's my problem with the park: I REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!! That's it. It's not rocket science, it's not a conspiracy, it's not because it's "fun and easy to make fun of the park". The park lost it's way a LONG time ago, it tried to get it back under Jay (and I give them all the credit in the world for trying), but by that time it was too little too late. The damage had been done under Premier and there is no going back. The park realizes this, which is why they must go after the "thrill" GP. So before you make assumptions that we can't appreciate the park, step back and think of those of us who have lived near and loved the park for 30+ years (in my case) and imagine if your local favorite park just abandoned everything that made them once great. Wouldn't you be kind of pissed and not willing to give them the benefit of the doubt? end rant ...