chadster

That was freaking amazing Chris! Bean is clearly a Theme Park natural. Glad they opened the park up for you guys to enjoy on your own, I'm quite jealous!

Seriously, Cedar Fair will, in all likelihood, be spending millions of dollars at WOF next season. The Department of Justice has revised ADA regulations applicable to height of counters, width of pathways, and most notably, grade of sloped pathways. Instead of buying a new ride, the park is rumored to be spending the bulk of its cap ex budget on reprofiling its several hills. Money doesn't grow on trees. Be glad Cedar Fair is willing to spend the money to bring the park into compliance rather than just close it and redistribute the rides. Your "pissy mood" is unwarranted. This.

^ The only problem with Timber Wolf, and I agree it needs some help, is that its boring. Could a RM overhaul do it some good, sure, but only if they redesign most of it. I rode it the week it opened and thought OMFG, today I say the same thing, but only for different reasons....

^ It will also be smooth as glass

^ Seriously, are you blind or something? Did you not see all of the money they poured into the park this year? Well over 10 million. Like I've said previously in this thread, not every improvement has to be coaster. They added a much needed revamped Planet Snoopy which did very well increasing revenues in the market they were targeting, a permanent picnic pavilion which will help them grow their group business into the future, and a new signature refurbished carousel at the front door. While it's easy to back seat manage a park, you have to really understand what all it takes to keep it running. Infrastructure must be updated constantly, restrooms need remodeling, pathways need to be resurfaced, buildings need painting, etc. Without a good foundation you can't put in the new high thrill rides you are complaining that you want to see. For 2012, they are shoring up their foundation for something that I think you will greatly enjoy for 2013. Go back over the last 8 years, they have done a lot for the park, the next major tween attraction will come soon enough. Again, remember, it's not all about the coasters, its about a well rounded experience, something parks like SFMM and SFGAdv lack.

^ Lol, yes, yes I do. What I was really hoping for was that your old skills of running that ride would translate to giving that crew a chewing for the whole measurement thing.

Did it get cloudy or something?

Excellent report my friend, you've made me want to Italy now. That raft ride looked Naughty Naughty, I was surprised when you said you don't get that wet on it.

Thanks! Wild Waves certainly needs some additional improvements, overall it was lacking something...oh yeah, rides made by someone other than Zamperla Seriously tho, the potential is there, they just need to capitalize on it with a second signature attraction and few spectaculars. I laughed at the parking lot entrance(and the parking lot for that matter), employees standing out in the elements collecting your money, no real entry plaza, but hey, I also didn't have to pay $20 to park, so if no plaza = cheaper parking on a gravel lot, well, that's fine by me. Thanks Jer, we did manage to get both sides, although someone passed....(jojo)....I rather liked backwards blue, red was good too, but the ride crew sucked. (Thats a whole other story) Oh, and no need to worry about being biased when it's true!

This might be what you are looking for: themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=19618

I'm not looking to turn this into a pass debate thread, but I seriously hope one day they will again just say here is a top of the line pass, it costs $160, gets you in everywhere including parking. The three level approach at Cedar Fair seems to work, Six Flags should adopt it, afterall, SF's is practically doing it anyway. But, I suppose I will go thru the motions and addon the "GO PARK" at some point in the 2012 season as I plan to hit a good chunk of their parks again with all the new stuff they are installing, inlcuding the mountain in Jan. which will save me money in the long run.

While I am a huge fan of them trending in this direction, but front of line for PE and Boomer? Seriously?

I'm not exactly sure how I missed this report, but I absolutley loved it. Two thumbs way up from the Chadster.

If the strawberry thingy is included, I'll play.

Wow, just when I thought I had seen it all, Chuck manages to reaffirm that I have not by providing us with photographic evidence of an Elmo jock strap.

That is pretty damned exciting. At this time, is there some hint about where they might be looking to build this... whatever it is they're conceiving? OK, I relent. Here's a clue: Well she certainly looks excited and ready for it. The dark rides that is. Pervs.

The road wheels on the green lantern car look as if they have a larger footprint vs Vekoma/B&M/Intamin. Was that the case or did you even pay attention?

I agree Chuck, its easily the best ride in the Dells, Hades could be good, but riding up the lift there were nails poking out of the track bed like weeds. I just closed my eyes and pretended I didn't see that. With that said, like most everyone else has commented, and thanks all for the nice comments, Mt. Olympus has great potential, however, the lack of re-investment into their hotels is the easiest way to be dead in the winter. People are willing to put up with it for a cheap room in the summer when they are near two world class water parks, but in the winter, with a spinning mouse, frog hopper, and indoor water park, they aren't as willing to put up with a dirty moldy hotel. Why, well mostly becausethey will likely spend more time in the hotel as winter hours of operation take effect. By adding a few more thrilling flat rides, cleaning up in certain areas, and hiring staff that cares they could be the elite park in the region. On the N.E. trip we experienced two indoor scamblers with lights/fog/music etc that were awesome. This place could easily expand their "indoor amusement park" and add a club like atmosphere and hop all winter long. However, locals told me they don't feel as the owner really cares as he drives around in his lambo without a care in the world. So we know where the priorites are right now if that is indeed the case.

Here we are at Six Flags Great America on 9-11-11, a somber day in American history, I'm flipping the bird at the camel and sheep humpers overseas by visiting an American Theme Park, effectively telling them to kiss my ass, I'm not living in fear! JoJo19799 picked me up from my hotel in Lincolnshire, IL. Why do I mention Lincolnshire? Well, it's a great town to stay in, inexpensive, its a straight shot to the park, AND it's close to Genos East. Let me tell you, if you have never eaten here, you are missing out. Simply some of the best pizza I've had, not to mention the spinach sticks. Spinach sticks, for those that don't know, are mozzarella and spinach mixed together, breaded, and deep fried to a golden brown. Mmmm, I'm missing them already. This was my first visit to the park and I was quite impressed with the overall vibrance and atmosphere the park gave. The landscaping was fresh, attractions nicely painted and well maintained, staff was what you would expect from Six Flags, and it was clean. I found the park to have an excellent mix of coasters and flat rides, probably the best of any on the chain. IMO, beating out SFMM by a long shot in terms of the variety offered. SFGAdv still has my #1 woodie, but, they are very much lacking in the flat selection, so, after visiting all Six Flags parks with the exception of Mexico, I have to move SFGAm to my #1 Six Flags park. Want to know my opinion on how I rank the rest and my overall ride rankings, tune in for the season finale of my Adventures mid December. If there are any of our Military friends overseas reading this, Thank You. Welcome to Six Flags Great America where we found a very fitting tribute. I was instantly impressed with the park. Jo showed me the history of the park located behind the carousel. It's nice when a park is proud of where they were and where they are now. She also took me into a nearby giftshop to check out a model of the park many years ago. If you have never seen the model, you should. Hey Knott's! Their Tower...WORKS! They have your traditional games with a large selection of prizes. You can get a hairy, brazilian, bikini, or fire and ice banana. Maybe they do things different in Chicago, but there is just something about this dog that doesn't look appealing. I mean, it looks all moldy. Here is an early construction shot of their new addition. I hope they end up doing something with these, ship them off, new course, sell them, something. They look cool. Why do people have their hands up going into the station?!?! That would explain it! Backwards > Forwards. Fact. I mean, forwards is decent, by backwards, epic. Enjoy your backwards lift! No. Really? A week late, wished I could have made it sooner, I don't really want to travel to SFA to ride it, eh, but I will. Just a week after it closed, the trains gone, lights were leaving, they weren't wasting any time. Mama smoking a pipe sends a proper message to the kids. Bam Bam holding his bam bam. I do say they've done well with the theming. I don't quite remember what I got in trouble for on this ride, I think it had to do with I had my arm on the side or something...oh well, credit! How about a little V2? Yeah, it's a clone, but who cares. NOTED! The crew was steadily eating up the line, overall wait time was less than 15 minutes. I've been waiting to ride this, heard several good things about it, and while it's not the best ever, it gets two thumbs up for being classic, and SF gets two thumbs up for saving it. One Batman, no waiting. This completes the Batman collection for me. SFOT's IMO is the best, however, SFMM's in the dark with lights and fog slightly edges SFOT's Look ma, no floor! I feel like a superhero! I can see space from here! Ok, enough of that, time to spin. Single rider line....WINNING! I waited maybe 5 minutes compared to the others who were waiting 45 minutes. Hmmm, what to do next....oh, I know, lets go see Anton! Yay for Anton! Freaking amazing. This thing is just fun. Some rides give you thrills, some rides give you spills, but the good ones are just fun. Thanks Anton! After Anton, it was time for a Coney Island Cyclone look alike, without the asshurt. I mean, I thought Cyclone was ok, but this, this was good. I'd hit it again. Despite losing my fear of the Intamin cable, I passed for what was next door. Taking the bull, by the horns. Full of fun. Full of great photo ops. And some dude in the back full of funnel cake, puking on the ride. Who does #2 work for? Yup, looks like we have teleported to Mexico. Or, Mexico has teleported to the U.S. You decide. Time for a little stroll. Over to this. I was pleasently surprised I did not require medical attention when I got off. Time for our last flight of the night. Also, completing the Superman clones. Hands down, the best part is the pretzel. Weee, I'm flying, I'm flying! Strong enough for a woman, built like a man. So that's it, it's closing time. I am actually looking forward to returning to this Six Flags park and taking in some of the other flats and attractions, and their new winger. Thanks Six Flags for a great day. Now, it's time for some pizza. And after a hard day at the park, my next Adventure takes me to FREE BEER! Come back soon!

^ I think the trees growing up inside the track have covered it all up.

I was wrong, this is what I saw, looks similar to the new Mondial thingy tho Crazy ride that I thought was a new mondial thingy.

Hmmm, the Sicko looks like something similar I saw at the Texas State Fair this year, I need to pull my pictures and compare...

^ Now the question is, which employee called and complained to OSHA.

^ One of these days I will learn to Google Maps, but anyway, you are right, not a lot of land there to be had. I do see space for the Comet II or the smaller wildcat I've been hearing is in storage. Other than that, something being built new at Larson or a wacky worm from one of the carnival ride operators who base out of south Texas would be my best go at what could be headed that way. The world can use more of two things, wacky worms, and cow bell.

^ I just thought of something Rudie. The Comet II has been for sale and is located in Texas while not traveling. It's also currently in containers that could be easily shipped. That's pretty much the only options I can think of right now.