John Knotts

As much as I love Intamin (and I LOVE Intamin rides), if someone told me both companies were in danger and only one could survive and keep building coasters, there is no way I could pick Intamin over B&M. B&Ms are far too solid and reliable, and just enough of them are epic in a way to give them a slight edge over Intamin. B&M is the company that started my whole coaster obsession to begin with.

Yes, there does seem to be a sudden flurry of activity around the GL site. Very good news.

Hey, I'll trade with you any day!

I wonder what the hold up is on the 2 new coasters? Even the Windseekers are ahead of them. Edit: I heard there may be some activity around GL. Can anyone confirm?

More likely the world's record for least coasters added.

A much smoother running X2 this year should rise quite a bit in the poll. It went from #21 to #11 on mine.

Duh, of course it's a business decision..based on numbers neither you or I have access to. Don't act like SFMM is some stand alone entity that gets to make those decisions. It's a company wide decision based on a numbers game. and SFMM has the most coaster trains of any other park in the country, so being year round, of course rehab scheduals are going to run into off season operating hours. I'm not making escuses, it's common sense, parks with financial limitations don't have unlimited budgets, and the more trains you have that need schedualed maintanance, the more chance there's going to be a conflict. The fact is if you choose to visit SFMM between Nov-april (when most other parks are closed), you're going to have to deal with less trains available, whether you like it or not. As usual, we're talking about two sides of the same thing.

Yeah people say the "year round" excuse is BS (and I know it's frustrating when you're in the park), but can anyone name another year round park with as many coaster trains as SFMM? There isn't another one in the world. It's simply a numbers game with that park. Each coaster, each designer, each coaster "type" has it's own timetable in which trains need to be rehabbed, and with 17 (soon to be 18) coasters all with at least 2 trains each (cept Deja vu)...well you can do the math, and NONE of it adds up to multiple trains running year round unfortunately. SFMM should do like the Florida parks and order 4 trains for their larger, more popular coasters.

Giant Frisbees!

I'm wondering if GL has gone vertical yet.

I can't believe no one asked about the "possible" capacity issues that Green Lantern will experience (and how they plan to deal with that). It crossed my mind, and then I forgot about it. Deja Vu doesn't have the best capacity and it seems to be getting along just fine. Besides, SFMM has plenty of other rides and coasters to take in crowds. I'm not sure I would say Deja Vu is "going along just fine", but they have done a pretty good job with it. Even still, I would have liked to hear what Tim has to say about it. Things like an indoor queue, interactive screens, clever theming, will go a long way to help with the two and a half hour wait times.

I can't believe no one asked about the "possible" capacity issues that Green Lantern will experience (and how they plan to deal with that). It crossed my mind, and then I forgot about it.

This park looks awesome! I swear it looks so much like an RCT-park that most of us have created at one point, that it's amazing.

After this past weekend I can honestly say that SFMM is one "airtime" coaster away from having my favorite coaster line up in the US. Much of that credit goes to their outstanding maintanance dept. Every coaster we rode Saturday was running in top condition, even X2! Great job!

A big thanks out to everyone who put this weekend's Bash together. Even in questionable weather, it was amazing, and I can't wait till next year! A special thanks to SFMM employes, you guys rocked! So friendly and welcoming, to the likes of which I have never seen!

Ooooo...I can't help but wonder if Knotts will drop hints about their 2012 plans.

^ Yeah, but I think that was just a nice way of saying that they just didn't *like* Shapiro's choices of "partnerships".

^Depending on how much SF is willing to spend next year, I could see the first Six Flags Dive Machine coming to Great America next year. Not sure why really, it's just a feeling I have.

Balder Apollo's Chariot Top Thrill Dragster Storm Runner Griffon

LOL@ people claiming and selling off rides before even the dust settles. This must feel agonizing and somewhat disrespectful to fans of the park. So sad...

I ranked the ride #3, and fully expect it to regain my #1 spot provided it again provides the rides like I got on it in 07. It's as simple as that.

Yikes, this just continues to get graver and graver... It's sad, but at least you guys still have three of the most beautiful parks in the US in SFDK, SCBB and Bonfonte Gardens. That area is also majorly ripe for a new amusement park of some sort. I hope the park itself (CGA) can survive this storm, but it has some major hurddles to jump past!

Haha...I find it amazingly awesome that people actually care about Superman again. Who woulda thunk it?

Just left SFMM. I did not plan on going but some friends dragged me. Got one ride on S:EFK, and I wish I could have gotten one or two more. The arm guards were a disappointment to see, but in actuality aren't as bad as they look. I could hear the groans as people laid eyes on them though...lol. The ride backwards was a blast! The best thing about this new version is not knowing exactly when you're going to shoot up the tower. It gives the ride a level of suspense that wasn't there before. So that when you hit the tower it litterally takes your breath away. I'm not sure how they managed to do it, but we heard that the ride is now hitting 100mph+ again and at least so far, is getting very high up the tower. Yes, it's still a one trick pony, but I think they have a winner with this.

I'd only go if I were planning on hitting the park this weekend anyway (I'm not). I certainly wouldn't plan a trip around this unless I lived close. Too many varitables, weather, crowds, unpredictable "new" ride. Could be great, could also be a mess. I just hope next month, TPR has the ride to ourselves!