alpengeist04

I agree, that non inverted loop does look massive. What a difference a week makes. I was there last Wednesday morning and there was no sign of the loop. BTW, does anyone know off the top of their head the height difference between the lift hill and loop? I just hope both parks have a ERT for season pass holders. ...or maybe a 15 minute head start to the rides.

Please don't be true.

I'm hoping that the coasters at CGA don't end up making my list of missed credits. ...I'm planning on going in August if the park is still open.

I was always under the impression that the Great Hall food court would also be in the castle/big box. ...Though it's never been confirmed. I would have to agree with that at this point. Pretty much from what I've heard.

I'm sure BEC has enough experience with Alpengeist that it won't be a problem.

^Why would they theme the queue to the Triwizard Tournament only to have the coaster themed to quidditch? Doesn't make sense. I'm going with the Triwizard theme at this point. Why not just use the Chinese Fireball and which ever one the blue dragon is from the books. That way, Universal wouldn't even need to change the color scheme of the coaster. ...I'm not counting on it, just saying.

According to reports, he'll never see that 100 million. More like 4 years/48 million. ...with 41 million guaranteed.

Here's hoping the Yanks do go .500 the rest of the year.

9/20 for me. I'll be very impressed if someone can get 90% or better.

If you run to it first thing in the morning, I'm sure you won't have a problem. They just want to keep the lines down later in the day, so the little ones can ride. ...Kinda like Pteranodon Flyers at IOA.

^I understand what you're saying about the superhero theme possibly being spread out in 3 different areas of the park. It doesn't really make much sense in my opinion, but oh well. Here's hoping that Medusa isn't themed to Monarch. ...Whoever that is.

^Unfortunately, I don't think so. But I do remember the coaster and ferris wheel, along with the mini sports cars you could ride through a good portion of the park. Another park I remember as a very young child was Bertrand's Island on Lake Hopatcong in northern New Jersey. Unfortunately, it closed down in the early 80's and I was never able to ride the wooden coaster they had.

Oh no, not this again!!!

^I know exactly where it was, I used to go there as a kid. I also had a birthday one year at Gametown. For the record, I was born and raised in Denville.

The only current TV show I never miss is Smallville. As for the older stuff, it would be Friends, Seinfeld, and Everybody Loves Raymond.

Very true. ...Much better than purple in my opinion.

Thank god it's not the week I'm going.

I actually like Storm Runner's launch much better. In my opinion, it feels more intense and it's definitely a lot smoother.

^Of course nobody knows for sure except Universal, but I think there's a very good chance DD will still be open in May. Right now you enter and exit through Jurassic, so it'll probably be the same when you visit in May. ...Now the fall season may be a different story, we'll have to wait and see on that.

While I'm not a big fan of the color combinations, I do think the purple track on Superman looks much better than the blue track on Medusa. Though I'm thinking maybe the style of track the coasters have is playing a roll in that.

Front and back cars for me. I also like the third row from the front on the six-seater cars. IMO, a great coaster will allow you to enjoy a ride in the front and back. If the back is too rough, the coaster falls in my rankings. That's the only reason Boulder Dash isn't in my top 5 wood. When I last rode it in 2006, it was just too rough in the back.

I actually liked Waterworld too. Totally agree. The movie was over too quick though.

Very true. Anytime you can have a ride interact with the non riders, it's a good thing in my opinion.

This thread cracks me up. ...61 pages over a piece of yellow track in a parking lot. Heck, some of the coasters actually being built right now don't have that many pages.

Wooden Out & Back- El Toro Wooden Twister- Phoenix Wooden Racing/Dueling- Lightning Racer Mine Train- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (WDW-MK) Bobsled- Avalanche (Kings Dominion) Floorless- Kraken/SheiKra Mega-Looper- Kumba Flying- Manta Suspended- Big Bad Wolf Inverted/SLC- Dueling Dragons/Montu Non Looper Mega Coaster- Superman-ROS (SFNE) Hypercoaster- Apollo's Chariot LIM- ROTM (USF) Accelerator Coaster- Storm Runner Arrow Multi Looper- Tennessee Tornado Overall Wooden- El Toro Overall Steel- Superman-ROS (SFNE)