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Correct. He has also been showcased at numerous Haunt Conventions by his manufacturer whose name escapes me. Hefty price tag however....

GR was "El Toro good" back in '98.

^Didn't start looking good until last year IMO. If they keep this momentum and keep investing into the event, they could easily make a it a separate ticketed event in 3 or 4 years.

I agree, however, Vortex @ CGA was a lot worse for me than Shockwave was.

Well that solves that.

Rode Shockwave in 2010 and it was surprisingly smooth. Nowhere near the beat down you'd expect a TOGO to deliver.

Agreed. Incredibly stupid.

Hauling a 30LB+ battery pack up a lift is not fun. I know from personal experience.

^You can't be too sure.

^Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

Definitely not the 1st time someone has done this but still awesome to see nonetheless.

^So same as last year? Knott's has been on the decline for a few years now, sadly. They rested on their laurels for too long and now it's too little, too late. While Horror Nights (USH) is delivering a slightly better product, they are not what they used to be either.

So basically what we need to know is if it's screwing or not screwing....

Speed Monster looks like a great coaster. Does it have the patented "Intamin shuffle?"

Is it a wood or steel coaster??? Yes.

Yep. My 5 1/2 years at XC @ KBF helped me piece together the panel as well.

I can breakdown a few buttons on the console: -5 Blue buttons on top row are block resets but during normal operation they light up solid if a train is present in that particular block. -E-Stop upper left corner (Pretty obvious) -Red indicator on green portion of panel is the "Trouble" light. -2 green buttons on bottom of green portion of panel are dispatch buttons -Black non-illuminated push button in green section is the launch spiel -3-position key switch on red section is main ride power. Position 1: Off 2: On 3: E-Stop Reset (Key can't be left in this position) Ryan, Please correct me if I'm wrong.

It's AMAZING what you can find if you look... or search through this thread. Ryan can likely get us a much better picture. Exactly! I've already seen that picture.

Lift motor + gearbox won't fit inside the box track. Period.

If I remember correctly wasn't it a rain poncho that was stuck in a wheel assembly?? Or a power outage... Or something like that?? Now that I think about it, the poncho story seems familiar. Thanks.

In CF's case, it varies from park to park. For example, at KBF, operators are not allowed to add OR remove coaster trains. Has to be done 100% by maintenance. At CP operators are allowed to do that. Ryan, What does "Motor-Drive warm up mode" do?

Well here's Toro's.... I'm eager to see Ka's though. Images from OnRideCentral Flickr page. Maintenance panel view

^Agreed. Can't for that Mack Giga coaster to pop up.

OK, AK and HS it is! Thank you sir!