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So..what the heck? So when either KD or CW announce their mouse is leaving...it sounds like we may have a new destination for it. If this is real, it sounds a lot like a corporate decision rather than a park decision.

That's a really cool vehicle! I have a feeling that we won't see this in America unless the restrains can keep people's arms locked in and away from the track....

Here's my entry: SoCalCoaster's Shady Glen Contest Park Wooden Coaster: Stagecoach Stampede Mine Train (in background): Diablo Mine Enterprise: Western Windmill

Okay, I wasn't sure of there was anything besides that on it.

Has anyone checked the hash tag on the bottom of the 2013 site?

I really like the carnival feel of Thrill Mountain. The Hair Raiser theme for the coaster fits right in! The new Polar Land looks like a very solid addition to an already stellar looking park.

I really like that look of the logo. Makes me wonder exactly what the intended theme of the ride will be...

Dear Holiday World... That really looks great! It's so cool to see such an interactive element built into a full scale coaster!

That'll teach him not jump jump into situations head on. Too soon?

Yeah, I'm not quite sure why this cancelation spells the end of the park. From what I've seen, the property looks quite nice. I mean, they added Van Helsing's Factory pretty recently right? If the chain can fix the issues they are having, then they'll probably reschedule the coaster for sometime in the future.

^It was all over the news the past few nights. The injury looks pretty severe, although it seems they've already taken the whale out of the shows until it recovers.

Lance is usually pretty accurate with his major park rumors, so I wouldn't go discrediting him so quickly. As I have said before, he reports nearly everything that is e-mailed to him. Sometimes the people are really in the know, other times they are just making sh*t up. The fact the "rumors" keep changing so rapidly should tell you he really doesn't know what to believe either. it doesn't mean people have to bash him for it either. It's a rumor site. I always take what's posted with a rather large grain of salt.

Here's an update on the Legoland Hotel. They've been progressing quite nicely with construction. This is how the hotel had progressed from January to August: And here is how it looks today:

I've discovered the nitpicking process for Leviathan... First there was:Why is the break run so long? > So the park can increase ride capacity, and get more people through the ride. Next there was: Why isn't there any additional theming? > Park installs tunnel on the bottom of the first drop of the ride. Then there was: Why isn't it more theming on the tunnel? Why doesn't it fit the theme? > Park paints tunnel and installs eyes on it. Now there is: That theming is terrible! Why don't you do a better job? > ???? I swear people will find anything to bash about a ride. It's a tunnel. With eyes. Eyes probably hand made by someone at the park in one of the workshops. Is that really going to majorly effect your opinion of the ride? I'll take a tunnel with eyes over no tunnel any day.

Lance is usually pretty accurate with his major park rumors, so I wouldn't go discrediting him so quickly.

I'm very interested in seeing how this turns out. I loved the book, and the movie looks like a very strong adaptation. Probably the strongest element I've seen so far, is the cinematography, which looks absolutely gorgeous.

^Try looking through the park archives over at New Element. I'm sure you'll find some.

Very interested! I bet Sea World would love to host your model once you finish it. It really is amazing how you make these models. The process is time consuming but the final product looks beautiful.

My god...

Hair Raiser looks quite incredible! I'd definitely be interested in Chinese maps and such.

I kind of like the new podcasts app myself. I can have instant access to the 4 or 5 podcasts I regularly listen to without having to go to itunes and search and check for new content and download each podcast individually. Give it a chance, I think it makes the podcasts much more accessible. After playing around with it a bit more, I am starting to like it better, however, you still can't make playlists of several different podcasts, which seems to be the biggest gripe. Overall I think it is an improvement, and may actually make podcasts more accessible for people.

Am I the only one who is rather annoyed that they seperate Podcasts into its own app? It's just not as seamless.

Hmm, I wonder if this has to do with TPR favorite Jeff Tucker not writing the script this year... Sad to hear though, hopefully the other new shows this year make up for it. That's extremely sad to hear, Jeff has done a great job on the Hanging for years...I thought he was still involved in it? I'm going in October, so I'll see how it turned out then.

So how long do we have to wait before Ravine Flyer 4? Great news for Waldameer. I look forward to seeing how everything turns out.

I wonder of they have to act differently when they have groups of minors that come in? Would waivers like those work still?/Would that effect the interaction level at all? I may be doing Trapped in a few weeks so I'm curious...