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That Shark statue is epic. Do they have an obsession with sharks or something?

Your discount is going to be purchasing the 1-park ticket @ $92. Not going to get much cheaper than that to be honest.

They're moving swiftly on Banshee. I love it. Source

Another Disko coaster. I love it. When were the antique cars removed?

Strong words there sir.......

Knott's has 2 trains for Zoom that aren't in bad shape so I don't seem them replacing them anytime soon.

Love that Autism Speaks is on-board with the change in policy. I couldn't be happier that this abuse of the current system is being addressed. Technically this process has already been in effect since '99. It's called FASTPASS.

^This. I operated Monte for 3 years and the mechanics there have to custom make parts a lot of the time as you cant just run to Home Depot to get shuttle loop parts. Intamin purchased Schwarzkopf's patents so some parts for Monte are supplied by Intamin but there are still a handful of parts that have to be custom made either at the park or by a 3rd party fabrication company. Either way, KBF does a damn good job at keeping the ride running considering its age.

^Well played sir, well played.

Source Gorgeous.

We all knew this was coming..... No more Guest Assistance Cards @ DLR/WDW. Good riddance. It sucks for the guests that truly needed it but abuse of the system was rampant and I'm glad it got addressed.

^I just spit my Cactus Cooler all over my keyboard at work. Thanks! That would be hilarious however after this operation is over, Carnival might not be purchasing much of anything.

^^ Lost money from day 1. Sad.

CF hasn't shown any interest in RMC yet but if they do, said interest will be directed towards Mean Streak I'd imagine.

Not to mention part of the queue for Jokesters hideout is next to that pool.

^Good point.

^I was wondering the same thing. I also wondered why the ship couldn't have just been dismantled on location and then have the scrap shipped off for recycling or to be discarded etc.... When I read the article I found out some very interesting facts about this particular cruise ship: -It had 17 fuel tanks -After the fuel was removed from the tanks, sea water was pumped back in so the ship would remain stable. This video shows some of the preparation for the parbuckling phase. Post-Parbuckling images: Source These platforms are huge!

Not sure exactly how long the sponsons will take to install but the website states the vessel will be ready for towing around March of '14.

I agree, however I was just throwing the option out there as it may not be a coaster but it's a hell of a lot of fun!

^^I knew Intamin would still sell these but didn't know they would do the combo experience in terms of the seats. Good find. Thanks

Screamin' rarely has a stand-by wait longer than 30 minutes, even on busy days. Strongly recommended that you hit Carsland 1st as Elissa recommended because Racers FPs are gone by 9/10 AM. If you've never been on a Zamperla Disko you can hit up Golf N' Stuff in Norwalk. That's only if you feel the need to be a credit whore.

^^I'm wondering the same thing. I'm sure Intamin would still manufacture one if someone asked, but I have a feeling this one is used....

^^^Agreed. Not to mention 9/10 guests wouldn't even know this was a coaster from another park. If Ed does decide to purchase it, I wonder if he will keep the on-board audio working.

^The only US park that takes their sweet ass time is SFMM. I don't even think they named their "Kiddie" coaster yet. Heide Park handled business on this one.

My money is on a Wing Coaster. I'm hoping (and praying) CF won't play the Behemoth-Leviathan card again.