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/\Thanks! I always enjoy the comments (and would appreciate more ). Opening Day Report Part III Some of the rides took on a different personality as the sun set on Twisted Oak's Glenn first new day of operation. Spelunker's line never let out, however ride operators were spitting out trains at 45 second intervals! There's an added mystery to the ride at night. Jack Rabbit, the least covered ride, was a great deal of peoples final ride for the night, due to its location by the entrance and exit. Families took a leisurely stroll through the relaxing park before ending their day. [/font] Please comment and enjoy! --TMH

/\Thanks guys! glad you enjoy! Opening Day Part II Here's four more pictures from opening day! Spelunker... snazzy as always... It opened later on in the day at noon due to technical difficulties. I didn't snap any photos, however the line was at least two hours. Thankfully the line moves pretty fast. The owner insists that capacity be one of the top priorities. All the family rides were huge hits! Too bad the Shuttle Loop coaster couldn't open. Spelunker's modern station. It actually turned out very close to my original vision. One of the park's many main midways, clear of people for some reason. Skeleton Ball is on the right, however the facade is very difficult to photograph! That's all for now... Part III, the final update, shall come this saturday. Please comment and enjoy! ---TMH

I'm glad they're keeping Jaws, Wisteria Lane, and the Psycho house, but I really don't care about the rest much. I've always felt that Whoville ruined the illusion of the Psycho house and the snow effect really was never convincing. Overall it sounds great, as long as they are keeping Jaws and the Psycho house.

-Intiman, rocket coasters... giga coasters....mmmmm -Gravity Group, for original wooden coasters, great innovation in the wooden roller coaster industry including Timberliners -Busch Gardens, great theming and great roller coasters, and CHEETAH HUNT! -Wizarding World of Harry Potter, for just being kick ass -Mack, for their variety and appeal to all

Is it somewhere on this page? I've searched everywhere! http://www.clubtpr.com/

Thanks! Opening Day Just hours earlier, Twisted Oaks has reopened its (temporary) gates for the general public for the first time in years. Here's part one of the opening day report: Guests enjoy the Midway. Local families flocked the park excited to try the newest rides. Wave Swinger had a long line all day. The line for Dizzy Doozy started to pick up about an hour after opening (the park opened at 9:00). Calamity Mine Train Adventure was a huge hit as well. Thankfully the line never got to long thanks to the great ride ops and high capacity! CMTA crests the second hill, the highest point of the ride. Since we've last shown the ride, the trees have really grown in nicely. More later... Please Comment and Enjoy! --TMH

I agree... I really hope GhostRider gets the same treatment. Besides the roughness, the ride isn't that bad, as I've realized from riding in the front. New trains as cool as Texas Giant's would be nice as well.

It looks more like the trims are on the up hill directly after the launch which I would consider a good thing--The park probably wanted a nice fast launch speed, but nothing too forceful over the hill. I love the turns of the coaster. Definitely looks like an improvement over Rip Ride Rocket to me.

This really does look like it could turn out quite aggressive for a "little coaster."

Sorry for interrupting the Superman discussion... but how busy will the Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday be? And which will be least crowded? Thanks.

I really do like the hybrid woodie--pretty nice layout for the restrictions of rct2. The only suggestion I could make is for the double-down's straight section--why not make it go down one or two more on the first drop, then rise a few tiles up, before the second drop, that way there's still potential for air time.

Thanks Calicoaster! It certainly will be interesting to watch the park evolve. Just days before Grand Opening, Twisted Oaks Glen has officially announced SPELUNKER! "Twisted Oaks Glenn is pleased to announce SPELUNKER, the TALLEST, FASTEST, and STEEPEST roller coaster on the planet earth. After ascending over 200 ft into the air, Spelunker will dive 215 feet down, and straight under the earth's surface, at which point the ride reaches 81 MPH. After rising another 170 feet into the air, the roller coaster will drop down another 200 feet into a 30 foot deep gorge, the world's tallest 2nd drop. Following this maneuver, the roller coaster will zip over another air-time hill before entering a one-of-a-kind element: "The Boomerang Curve," where riders will race through two 90-degree turns. After this follows a stomach turning race back to the station. Spelunker will last 2 minutes and seven seconds, on a 4628 ft corse." Please Comment & Enjoy! --TMH

I love it! Ridiculously accurate and full of painstaking details. I can't imagine how much work the terrain of Hersheypark must have been. Excellent work!

Comet Hollow is my favorite part of Hersheypark. While I love Great Bear because of it's interesting layout, I feel Hershey totally raped that area of the park to install it. I would be sick if this new ride again raped the area, and my precious Comet, with supports columns all over the place. There are markings near the sky ride, along the games in front of the Comet, and in and around the Comet's exit area. I'm praying those are survey points and utility markings for the new attraction, not markings for support columns. If it were to go in that direction, it would have to be a tall part of the ride, like a lift. I just can't picture how you can effectively run a lift up that direction (toward the Skyride) and turn it to drop back toward the creek. I have no problem with the station going where the Tilt-a-Whirl is now. But I really want this ride to be an out & back, heading back along the creek, cross the road, do it's turn around, and head back - basically out of the way. Hersheypark, please don't ruin the Comet/Comet Hollow anymore. I agree. At this point, I am really ambivalent toward the new ride. Hopefully it's more set back so it doesn't ruin the charm of Comet Hollow.

/\Thanks! June, 1989: Pre-Opening Report The park opens in two (RCT3) weeks. Final preparations are being made for opening day, however, you can see, some areas will not be completely ready for opening day. Do to the realization that the "Blitz" Shuttle Loop will not be operating during the opening, the park has purchased extra flat rides to appease guests. The park has provided a list of opening day attractions: ----- Dizzy Doozy Calamity Mine Train Adventure Jack Rabbit Skeleton Ball Underpass Motorway Carousel Bumper Cars Sky Swirl Eclipse Rotar Here's a picture taken of the newly placed Rotar, just days before the official opening. The mechanics are making last minute tweaks to rides and attractions. The Hyper's station and pre-lift/breaks, with "Jack Rabbit" in the background. Please comment and enjoy!

"No theming... Just THRILLS!" Sounds like these guys should be designing RCT3 parks instead.

No, they should not.

Thanks guys! Both comments mean alot to me. I've really been trying to build a believable park in the style of most parks that do use custom scenery, if that makes any sense.

I have a question---Is there any reason in particular why no one seems to be interested? If no one really cares, I might stop spending the time on the updates.

Well, it will just be interesting to wait and see what does in fact happen with Intimidator 305. Just saw the new video--that helicopter ride looks INSANE! Does the peddling actually power the ride?

May, 1989 As usual with massive construction projects like this, budgets have been slashed through the process, and mishaps have set the production cost higher than anticipated. The bulk of the budget was spent on the new section, namely the Hyper coaster whose name will be announced opening day, as well as the Underpass Motarway. Unfortunately, due to budget constraints the new entrance plaza had to be put on hold; the park will instead use a temporary entrance on the other side of the park until it gets completed. In addition, the repaving of the walkways and replanting of the planters, in attempt to unify the park, will be delayed until next "off season." The park was, however, able to rework some of the effects on the Skeleton Ball boat voyage, however this is not the full on multi-million dollar renovation originally imagined. Only the area underneath Dizzy Doozy looks as originally intended in an ambitious parkwide unification plan. The park's final roller coaster, Jack Rabbit, is a classic. You can see the attempt to also re-landscape this portion of the park, however currently without flower beds and more foliage, it still seems a little... bare. In addition to Jack Rabbit, Eclipse, an Interprise, goes through its testing stage. To the right is "Skeleton Dance." Originally, the park hoped to snag an Intamin free fall, however the park wouldn't have had enough time to complete construction by this point. Looking the opposite direction, the bareness of the long stretch is rather bare. Dizzy Doozy can be seen, along with a couple of flats. The entrance was supposed to be located to the left. One great thing about this park, because of its compact size, it's no challenge to get the bulk of the park's attractions in one photo! This relaxing garden in the middle of the park, with the park's oldest attraction, the carousel, in the center, was originally intended on being converted into a lake. Unlike other parts of the park which suffered budget cuts, designers felt the wide open gardens would be a relief to the anticipated congested walkways. Guests will enter here through temporary gates during the first season. It looks like some of the park's first employees have arrived--this one seems to be checking out the carousel! It looks like one of inspectors if not happy with the lack of rails on Dizzy Doozy's pre-lift pit. Next update, we'll have an official pre-opening report, with detailed ride reviews, and a full list of attractions. Sorry today's pictures weren't edited! Please comment and enjoy!

Basically the ride rests on a floor with a slit, and the wheels touch the floor like a dark ride. A lengthy pole connects to a track many feet beneath the visible spectrum which can move up and down, thus giving the appearance of the ride car lifting off the "ground."

The news about Twisted Twins is very promising! I really do prefer the "Double Trouble" name over Twisted Twins.

Can you say Tron? I'm totally convinced this will be used on the planned Tron attraction at Disneyland. I remember reading about this a few years back. Cool to see it pop up again.

/\/\yeah... it was taken on "isometric" view which tends to mimic the rct2 perspectives. /\Thanks! It seems to be very popular.