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Thank you, I really appreciate the heads up.

Thank you very much! Any idea on how crowds on the ninth will be?

Going to Kennywood for the first time with the family in just over a week, what can I expect for lines on a Tuesday? Is more than one day typically required to fully enjoy KW?

I feel silly saying it, but as far as bang for your buck goes, Magnum is fantastic and if the lines were equal it would be my first pick in the park after Maverick. Not that you shouldn't wait for TTD and Millennium, they're both fantastic, but Magnum is a classic, a walk on and still amazing. For Hershey, economize as much as possible, that park can get bizzay. Fahrenheit, Storm Runner, Lightning Racer, Great Bear, Wildcat in that order. For what it's worth, Great Bear is lacking, though not terribly so, and Lightning Racer is very overrated, even though I still enjoyed it.

The real real thing will be pretty cheap, at least from where I sit, and I'd rather have a permanent version than a sticker. I agree, tastes will change, I just want to get a tattoo that celebrates the modern era of coaster riding.

While I can get behind this somewhat, my tattoos are for me, and as long as a coaster has a personal significance for me, I don't feel it would date itself. It's kind of like how people enjoy classic cars, no one would expect them to maintain industry standards now, but they're still a cool piece of history. This is why something like Top Thrill would fall outside of my area of interest, its type of ride has yet to prove itself as a classic in design. I think history will view Top Thrill as a very unique ride, certainly with its charms, but as a footnote, not a revolution. Loch Ness on the other hand, is a proven classic with very interesting lines.

Who cares? They do make really good rides, and if you enjoy them enough, what better way to celebrate it?

I won't copy, but that is an awesome idea.

Close, but not quite what I'm looking for.

Definitely good ideas, though I'm not sure on the dive coasters. Magnum is an option because it is one of the quintessential modern coasters, like Batman or Top Thrill. Montu and Hulk both have wonderful elements, great ideas.

Exactly how many tattoos do you have? My neck, back and right thigh are bare. The rest is either work in progress or covered.

Though that is a fun thread, it's not really any help. I'm looking for coaster artwork/photography that would translate well to limited media, IE, a tattoo.

It will just be a section of the coaster, ideally a lift hill/first drop or another signature element. Fitting a whole coaster would be tight, should have saved an arm, but I think a single set piece should work.

I've been thinking of getting a roller coaster tattoo for the past few years, probably something on my right thigh, I'm running out of room. The problem is I literally have no idea what I want. There are so many stock ideas and shots of iconic coasters, a few of which are certainly very tempting, and I've got myself an artist that will be able to do a very realistic rendering. So I ask, oh coaster enthusiasts of the world, are there any coaster pictures out there that just scream "coaster" to you? It would be easy enough to just find a nice picture of Magnum and go with that, but I wonder what I'm missing. Suggestions, pictures and links are welcome, currently I'm leaning more towards steel than wood, but any ideas are welcome.

Similar waits today. I got five re-rides on Raging Bull, thanks to empty seats, but even if I hadn't they were running three trains and the line was averaging 15 minutes or less, usually about ten. Batman and Superman both had mechanical issues, Superman kept breaking and Batman didn't open until about five. When Superman was open, lines varied between a half hour and an hour, Batman went from an hour wait to pretty much no wait with a half hour or so left. Iron Wolf was a walk on, and horrible. V2 had short lines that ran slow, as usual. Dark Knight and Viper were walk ons, American Eagle was 45 minutes! A funny aside on Superman. I walked over to the que, and saw the kid working telling a group of highschoolers what had to be bad news, when I got closer I saw the chain that meant Superman had gotten too close to kryptonite. I said, "any idea how long?", and got the predictable, "no clue." Then the phone rang and he said, "it's open." All in all, a good day.

Any guesses on how busy tomorrow will be?

I agree Robb. This was more of an idea than it was a system, but I do agree wholeheartedly. That said, I was a bit rambunctious and I apologize to anyone that took my statements more coarsely than I meant them. That said, there can be an aggressive air about this board, probably has something to do with a room full of adrenaline junkies and I don't feel that I responded too over the top for someone not running for mayor. Either way, I still think it's an interesting idea, even if it can be a bit shallow on the surface.

By this logic, and I do agree to some extent, why rank any coasters? They are all personal experiences. That said, it is kind of nifty to know you are going on something recognized as one of the best of its kind. For example, I've never ridden Bizzarro, and were it not so highly regarded, it would be difficult to justify the drive to ride it. Rankings, as stupid and vacuous as they can be, can also give guidance to where otherwise ignored rides might be, especially for those less educated on such a subject.

UMMM... Didn't I already cop to that? As in remind you? I said Maverick was amazing in both your quotes, and yet you accuse me of acting like its amazing. My point, and why this is hard to grasp is a mystery, is that good rides like Maverick are being ignored because of a lack of height and inclusion of loops. Maverick is a great ride, as are many coasters with inversions, I think a separate ranking could help, maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong. Still not sure on the movie part dude, I'm trying to limit a bias, you seem to think Reality Bites is the be all, end all.

Because your opinion is not public opinion. My favorite movie of all time is Can't Hardly Wait. Yet somehow I understand why it didn't win any Oscars nor do I spend my spare time wondering why everyone doesn't agree with me. Why is hyperbole usually so ugly? That quote from me continued, and said; "because of inversions and height". My opinion is simple, short coasters are exempt from the high public rankings, as are inverted coasters, why not a separate list? Where did I ever list Maverick, or any coaster, as a fave? Enjoy Can't Hardly Wait, you might want to try some other flicks, various other films exist.

When the number of loops mattered, they wanted loops. When height mattered, they wanted height. When inverted or flying or any other comfortable looper was announced, it mattered. When Millennium Force arrived, they wanted height, and when Maverick arrived, it was ignored unless you were in the park. Hybrid coasters, Maverick, Fahrenheit, have a place in any park. This is as good a start as any.

It's not preference, it's limitations. A wood coaster cannot offer reliably comfortable inversions, neither can a hyper coaster. Since the only ranked top tens fit into these categories...

Once again, covered in the first post. Maverick is amazing, why is it not in the top ten for steel? Height and inversions.

The standardized rankings all seem to denote separate categories for wood and steel, the issue is that almost every park has loopers, most people enjoy good loopers, and yet there is no top ten list that has a looper on it besides personal ones. This is all well and good for those who have ridden everything, but for those who haven't or who have limited traveling capabilities, it would be nice to have a centralized standard for ranking this type of ride, in order to know which to prioritize.