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Nice mixture of airtime hills as well. The website still isn't working for me either as well however.

That's where it went! I look forward to exploring it.

I may be wrong, but didn't RCCA do Space Mountain?

I know this may be irrelevant, but does anyone know where Intamin's website has gone. It may just be a temporary thing, but I was just wondering.

/\Yeah... I noticed. I told you it was sloppy! Thanks alot for the replies guys, I really appreciate them. Trans-Park Progress Report Attractions are testing at Gelato Lake; all except for Dizzy Doozy which is just wrapping up construction. Over at Cavalcade Canyon, the park inspector seems to be plotting something out--what's going on with the park entrance? From what I've gathered, the entrance will be pushed back further to make room for a new minor attraction. Nothing to major. In addition, Cavalcade Canyon has been releasing some promo images recently, this being the second, similar to the posters at Disneyland's entrance tunnel. Before the Gelato Lake Amusements parks were sold, a major fire broke out destroying some of Castle'n'Carts fantastic main street buildings. Construction workers have been working non-stop to fix all damage done to the right side. The ride side of the main street is more medieval Europe in terms of style, while the left side takes on a grand castle. Castles'n'Parks open before the two other parks so you can expect a full opening day report in the near future. The right side does end suddenly--most of the end section won't be rebuilt at this time. For those wondering, this is the Castle in Castles'n'Carts. Thanks for reading, Please Comment and Enjoy. TMH .

Sometime in the future, California Screamin' needs a makeover, not the ride itself, but the bland theming and ridiculously boring line.

Intamin Megalite Wizarding World of Harry Potter Tokyo Disney Sea Pooh's Hunny Hunt (if we're including 2000)

California Adventure! Walt Disney Studios Paris! Hard Rock Park! Freestyle Music (or whatever the compony was) buying Hard Rock Park!

/\/\/\First, didn't he say there will be a water park expansion? Also, water slides can be thrilling, especially now. I think slides fit the ride category as well.

/\/\ X D Thanks! /\Yeah, it should be a nice foot chopper as well. Thanks! Former "Castle Park and Go-Karts" receives re-brand and announces new attraction (1) Like Gelato Lake, Castle Park and Go-Karts was built as a companion park before the purchase of Cavalcade Canyon in 2000. Castle Park and Go-Karts opened in 1998 to luke-worm responses, its eventual decline a main reason for Gelato Lake's financial failure. The park opened with a medieval themed entrance plaza, home to a large castle and a giant Vekoma wooden coaster, Excalibur. On the other side of the park guests could find the Castle Park speedway which raced around the bulk of the park and a few other attractions. Entrance to the park was free and guests went from ride to ride on a pay-per-ride basis. Since its opening 4 years ago, the park has seen no new attractions. (2) TMH_Studios hopes to change the face of Castle Park and Go-Karts with a park-wide rebranding (1). The new park will will now be known as "Castle'n'Carts" (stylized for alliteration). For the 2001 season Castle'n'Carts will receive a massive new attraction, Inertia (2), which will send Go-Karters into a mysterious and sinister abyss with no way out but up. Inertia will test drivers endurance to the maximum as the race through an endless upward spiral in the dark before plunging out the side of the building 40 ft. This will be the first step to give Castle'n'Carts a massive multi-year reboot. Getting Castle'n'Carts back on its feet will be a big challenge, and will require the most work of all three parks. As you can see, the park has lots of wide open spaces and sparse buildings. It will be alot of work to turn this park into a proper amusement park without even the most basic infrastructure. Here is a detailed timeline of Gelato Lake Amusements for those interested, to keep things more organized: 1994--Former "Adventure Cove" is purchased by Gelato Lake Amusements, renamed Gelato Lake 1995--Gelato Lake replaces Arrow Wild Mouse with Mack powered Coaster 1996--Gelato Lake is enclosed, begins single entry fee method of operation. 1997--"Frisbee" opens at Gelato Lake 1998--Gelato Lake Amusements opens first ever self-built park, Castle Park and Go Karts 1999--Troubled and constantly malfunctioning Intamin Space Diver Coaster is finally torn down and replaced with Burst, Intamin Impulse Coaster. 2000--Gelato Lake Amusements purchases Cavalcade Canyon from Silver Dollar City. *six months later, Gelato Lake Amusements is acquired by TMH_Studios after financial troubles. 2001--all three parks set to open a major attraction. +Dizzy Doozy, a Maurer Söhne custom build Xtended Spinning Coaster will open at Gelato Lake. +Jump-Frog Falls, a dueling downhill water slide, will open at Cavalcade Canyon water park. +Inertia, a multi-level in the dark Go Kart will open at Castle'n'Carts. In addition, gearing up for the upcoming season, the park has released new adds detailing all 3 parks. Yeah, I know its pretty crappy... just wanted to give you an idea of the locations. Ignore my horrible attempt at making it look attractive. ;D As always, give yourself a cookie if you took the time to read all my spleening on and on. This update was mostly just a bunch of words an a basic base for a park I whipped up this morning... I mainly wanted to wrap up the introduction to the three parks and give a good feel for the parks as a whole. Thanks for reading & enjoy, TMH

/\/\Lag was getting pretty bad on Twisted Oaks and the park was just uninspired. No guarantee it will stay gone forever, but I think this is an improvement. Thanks. /\Thanks alot! nice picture?? Cavalcade Canyon Water Park confirms new attractions Today we will take a look at the 2nd of 3 properties gained from the purchase of Gelato Lake Amusements, Cavalcade Canyon Water Park. Cavalcade Canyon is situated in the Wisconsin Dells, a very competitive market for both theme parks and water parks. With rigorous expansion, Cavalcade Canyon hopes to become the must-see destination in the Wisconsin Dells. For those of you unfamiliar with the park, Cavalcade Canyon is set in a rustic-themed hollow with country atmosphere. Currently, the park has a small handful of wet and dry attractions. A tall slide structure topped with a water tower is the centerpiece of the park, home to both Hoot'n'Holler water slides, and the Double Doozy speed slides. The other "wet" attraction is a pan-for-gold type attraction where guests can step into a waist-deep running river and pan for gold. Skloosh! go riders into the splash pool from the Ole' Water Tower. Cavalcade Canyon offers a wide variety of dry attractions as well to compliment the rest of the park. "Quick Draw" (pictured below) is the park's comedic stunt show. Rotar is themed to an out-of-control cannery in which guests are stuck in the middle. The Cavalcade Canyon Railroad takes guests on a trip through the backwoods from the comfort of a covered train. The Cavalcade Canyon Mystery Spot is a wacky shack walk through were guests question the works of gravity, similar to the long gone attraction from Knotts Berry Farm. Park officials have already confirmed that Cavalcade Canyon will experience a rapid expansion in both dry and wet attractions in the upcoming years. "We plan on adding new attractions on a yearly basis to keep the park fresh, starting this upcoming year." A new set of slides is set to debut opening day when the park reopens, stemming from the Ole' Water Tower slide structure. It will be the park's longest slides to date and will provide plenty of fun for the entire family. --TMH

2001 Investment firm TMH Studios announces acquisition of Gelato Lake Amusements TMH Studios has confirmed the ten-million dollar acquisition of Michigan's Gelato Lake Amusements, a purchase that will include Gelato Lake Amusement Park, as well as other regional attractions including "Castle Park Go Carts" and Wisconsin Dell's "Cavalcade Canyon" water park. TMH Studios has been quick to unveil plans for a multi-million dollar Tom Royce, head investor, introduced the general public to some of the re-hauled Gelato Lake's new attractions. "The park currently has a major in-balance of attractions, and the the TMH Studios investment firm hopes to fix those problems with the addition of a Maurer Söhne custom build Xtended Spinning Coaster." Here's an artist rendition of Gelato Lake's future, the focus property of the Gelato Lake Brand property re-haul. Its name-sake is pretty obvious here. In 2002, with the projected re-opening of Gelato Lake, TMH Studios hopes to re-generate a tired park. "We hope to expand and compete with our nearby competitor, Michigan's Adventure, by catering to all crowds," says spokesperson Linda Catsfellow. --TMH (oh and no custom content or expansion packs as usual)

Could anyone tell me the kind of crowds I should expect tomorrow? Thanks

Big Bad Wolf was a great ride, especially in a park with only five, now four roller coasters, so it had a greater impact when it was removed. I loved Big Bad Wolf mainly because it was the only roller coaster my whole family would ride so I rode it the most when I went to Busch Gardens. The theming was great, the ride was really fun, and the final plunge was spectacular. I really do think its removal had more of an impact because it removed the parks only "Family" roller coaster, and brought the coaster count down to four. That is not to say I am excited for a probably better roller coaster to take its place, I just had nice memories of Big Bad Wolf and was sad to see it leave. Maybe I've just always been a fan of those terrain hugging Arrow suspended coasters.

Would a Wing-Rider be considered a floor-less launched coaster?

I agree, heck, if Alton Towers who has half the height restriction can build a dive coaster, surely Kentucky Kingdom can build a new creative one. I'd love to see a dive coaster that goes way under ground like Hades--possibly "longest under ground tunnel, 90-degree drop, 90-degree turns, 200 ft drop"

Interesting idea, however I doubt that's what Kentucky Kingdom is looking for. A floorless coaster would be great, but personally I don't think it would be enough to reboot the park.

Are you using film? I really love your pictures--have a great feel to them. Makes your photos very unique from the average pictures.

A floorless coaster would be nice, but only a small step up from Chang. I'm hoping for a B&M Hyper, but really anything from a flyer to a dive machine would be nice as well. I think with T2, an inverted coaster can be ruled out.

Cool find! There's a little on Phineas T. Flagg's Power Plant here: http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2009/12/when-wdi-legendary-imagineers-designed.html

The same way neither Top Thrill Dragstor nor Kingda Ka don't fling guests over the top hat.

Yay, fantastic trip report!

Work in Progress, Inspired by the Disney concept.

^Thanks! Who knows what will be coming to the park... any guesses? I'm told it will be used, but something very thrilling. Creators Note: I personally love these rides and there aren't nearly enough of them anymore!

/\Yep, just busy! Here's an update, just in time. Thanks all else for the encouraging comments. Mid Season Update & Rumor Mill Friday I had a chance to go to the park for a few hours--I love my Twisted Oak Glenn Season Passes! It sure was an interesting visit. After riding Spelunker, I wanted to take the kids on Calamity Mine Train Adventure. I found a group of guests around a big wall. A nearby employee told me it was for new attractions, to debut July. Looks like Blitz may open for the season after all, but I wonder what else will be coming... While riding Spelunker today, our train slammed unusually hard into the Mid-Point Breaks and came to an immediate halt. Apparently the ride had to be e-vaced due to an air brake malfunction in the brake run. I was told it may take some time to fix, but hopefully not too long. Anyway, I was able to snap a picture of the construction site from Spelunker's low zone for an interesting angle. Jack Rabbit looks great from the tram, most of the layout is so hidden. I heard the other new attraction will be used, coming from another park somewhere. I'm still wondering what it will be--anyone have any ideas? In other news, I heard the park was looking to expand, but not on property this time. I guess we'll just have to see what that means.[/font] Please Comment and Enjoy! --TMH