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^ I'm not crazy about it, it just looks a bit out of place being so high off the ground. I think it would look much better if it shot out of the building itself about where the launch supports are, but extending the building over the current station so the coaster isn't the highest point would look good as well.

^ And Great America which is the most profitable.

^ Which is something that every chain has done, so I'm not sure why Six Flags always gets the bad rep for it. Besides, I haven't even seen the park say anything about a opening date for Boomerang yet.

Amazing that we have people here who have already been to opening day 2013 to confirm that the ride will not be ready. Seriously, it's a boomerang, it won't take long to set up. If they start shipping out pieces soon it could very well be open on opening day. And if it's not, so what. SFSTl has a longer operating season than most seasonal parks, so even if god forbid it opens a week or two late, there will still be plenty of time to ride it.

Ugh, yes. Something needs to be done to make this game a little harder!

Sky Streak (now Titan) when it was at Boblo Island, now at Selva Magica. http://rcdb.com/636.htm?p=18159

Something that I would love to see in the game at the some point down the line is realistic days and seasons. For days, something that annoys me in RCT2 is that when you close a park it takes peeps forever to get out. I think it would be great to set up certain hours when the park opens and closes, and when it closes the peeps actually leave. For seasons, to go along with holiday events which someone brought up, it'd be cool to see the park weather reflect this, like getting darker earlier in the fall, snowing in the winter, raining more in the spring etc. Obviously these aren't top priority things that should be addressed right away, but features like these that would add more realism to the game are great to me since I always like trying to make realistic parks.

Introducing- Showdown: Sheriff Vs. Outlaw While the last five years have brought many new additions to the park, none have been as highly anticipated as Showdown, the very first "high five" woodie in the US. Showdown is full of fun elements including a high five hill, face to face duel track, and a helix finale with both trains dipping over and under each other. Showdown is found in the Boomtown section of the park next to the Tumbleweed corkscrew coaster. Other Boomtown attractions include TNT & Dynamite shot towers, Oil Rig drop tower, Trailblazer wooden coaster and the Steel Lasso enterprise. On the other side of Main Street, guests will find County Fair, a colorful land evoking memories of brightly lit rides at carnival midways. Here guests will find the Soaring Eagle inverted coaster, Warrior stand up coaster, Super Happy Fun Power Loop shuttle coaster, a top spin named Chaos, and a kiddyland area just for the little ones where they can swirl down a slide or drive their very own monster truck. Last, but certainly not least, Medieval Faire will take guests back to the days of the renaissance with attractions such as the Bullseye scrambler, All The Kings Horses carousel, Viking ship, Joust-a-Bout kiddie coaster, and our Castle Falls log flume. Download SCR21.BMP High five.BMP Showdowns High five element. high five 2.BMP Face to face dueling. high five 4.BMP Helix finale. countyfair.BMP County Fair boomtown.BMP Boomtown overview.BMP Medieval Faire

^ There's a difference between all wood and true wood. Hades is a "true" wooden coaster because of the track. Supports don't decide whether a coaster is wood or steel. Even though Hades isn't all wood because of it's steel supports, the track is still normal wood coaster track. Either way the whole argument is stupid, especially because Mount Olympus already has enough to market with this being the first coaster of any kind in Wisconsin to go upside down. That alone will be enough to advertise the ride. If WI already had 20 inverting coasters, then I would understand pushing the wood aspect of it.

RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1 Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,3 Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6 Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,2 Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,5 Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,4 COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,4 Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,11 Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,12 American Eagle SFGAm IL,y,y,1 Little Dipper SFGAm IL,y,y,14 Viper SFGAm IL,y,y,5 The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,9 American Thunder Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,7 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,10 Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,y,8 Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,y,17 Meteor Little Amerricka WI,y,n,13 Cyclops Mount Olympus WI,y,y,6 Hades Mount Olympus WI,y,y,2 Pegasus Mount Olympus WI,y,y,16 Zeus Mount Olympus WI,y,y,15 HellCat Timber Falls WI,y,y,3 I really need to get on more wood coasters. Glad to see the poll return for again!

Here's what looks to be the same ride at a park called Didiland. Pretty much a knock off of Zamperla spinners, except with this you get a nice fun slam into the brakes with OTSRs.

https://www.facebook.com/SFGreatAmerica/app_139067262889625 If you have no interest in any particular show, or shows in general, just vote for Chicago 1920s.

The main problem I have this version is the jarring transition from indoor to outdoor. You go from these cool rooms surrounded with very futuristic looking effects to driving over old buildings and whatnot. I just wish they would have done more to keep up the futuristic/digital feel. Other than that I have no real complaints. It definitely has some great effects in it, and I love the idea of designing your own car and testing it against other peoples.

To help clear some space on the midways, all the food locations have been combined to make the County Fair Farmers Market and Boomtown Food Court. And to continue trend of Chinese coasters, there's a new one that while not made by a Chinese company, did premier in China...more to come on that soon. Food court.BMP SCR26.BMP SCR32.BMP Hmmm, what could that be?!

Nice to see you working on this again. I love the new mountainside village for the wood coaster, can't wait to see more!

Every time I look at Thorpe Park photos there's one thing that always bothers me, and this one is no exception. Does this park have any family rides?! I know trip reports don't usually focus on family or kiddie rides, but you usually at least see them in the background of photos or see signs for them or something. Their lineup of coaster and thrills rides are still pretty impressive, but I just never seem to see anything to prove that Thorpe has anything else to offer.

^ Once you get to your RCT2 folder through program files, try clicking "Compatibility files." I had to do that the first time I wanted to see my screenshots.

I'm confused on this one. They got the ride in 97, why is it stupid that it didn't open a year earlier?

This is still a major WIP, but fans of drop towers will certainly enjoy them in this corner of the park! Oil Rig will provide not one but two leg choppers sensations as you drop into it's structure, and judging the looks of the queue houses and exit building for TNT and Dynamite, they certainly seem to have a good kick to them. SCR4.BMP

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2013 park hours have been posted. Park opening has been pushed back to 10:30, still closing at 10. HH is open May 25 - Sept 2nd, 11 - 6. An extra Saturday has been added in September before Fright Fest, and Fright Fest will be open for two Thursdays next year. Closing day is Oct. 27. http://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/info/parkInfo.aspx

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Pleasant Surprises: Mean Streak - After all I had heard, I assumed it would be the worst thing ever. In reality, it wasn't that bad. It did absolutely nothing, but I didn't find it to be rough at all. Gwazi - Pretty much the same story as Mean Streak. Didn't have much going for it, but it was much smoother than I expected, and this was with the PTCs. Mantis - After my experiences with Iron Wolf and things I had read, I was worried that the ride would just be headbanging galore. In reality, it wasn't that bad. A little jerky, but still fun enough to bring us back for a second ride. Unpleasant Surprise: Raptor - I was really looking forward to Raptor but it ended up just being a disappointment. Most of it was pretty jerky and their weren't many forces. This was all topped off with a swift punch to the head when it snapped into the brake run.

Is there a way to make the ears light up if you aren't at a show in the park?

In Coaster Crews interview with the park president he said they will be doing a lot of re-tracking to "make the ride seem new again." I have noticed that some of the worst parts have had some work done on them over the past few years, but it only takes one season to completely tear them up again.