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^They had the pool drained and cleaned when I was there Friday, so no scummy water. I think they may be fixing it.

^I think the issue is that people cannot control their height so they are generally OK with being told "no." But with weight they know that it is because of their lifestyle choices. Not saying it is right, I'm just saying that is probably why these policies are not already in place. Don't want guests leaving crying, "Six Flags called me fat! "

^^ Me gusta! ^ NO ME GUSTA NADA!

^I'm not sure if a Cedar Fair park would use Banshee. I remember that being the intended name for Mantis but they changed it for some reason. The ride art was then used for Steel Force at Dorney. But, times change and things change so who knows.

Well, I have an excuse to get back to Tampa next year!

I'm in the camp that would be mildly displeased to see predator leave but would obviously choose a RMC coaster over it. Motocoaster and Mind Eraser are higher on my chopping block.

^ In regards to what year it opens, this is what was written in the email sent to me with the original survey. The RoS decal is just on the front of the lead car and just says 'Ride of Steel". Nothing spectacular.

I hate how Markey comes out of the woodwork whenever there is an accident. I'm almost sure it is less about keeping parks safe and more about pushing his political career and getting some time in the media. Seriously, I think he is using someone's death to get himself noticed again.

Yeah, I'm not sure what the deal is with one train Operations this year. Really unacceptable IMO. They need to get someone on staff who can handle their social media (I'd take the job), as it really is lackluster.

Awesome interview Robb. I get the feeling that you wanted to say more but simply ran out of time. Overall a super informative yet still "GP" friendly interview.

What about the Animatronic Hippos? Can we still save them? http://www.savetheanimatronichippos.org/

Unless I'm mistaken. You kinda were. I'm not saying do not be offended. I'm just saying that I'm not offended. I don't like to generalize but I feel like most people were not offended by the joke.

Nobody is betting on deaths, they are joking about hypothetically betting about deaths... there is a difference. They were not talking about the Victim specifically, and Six Flags was really at the butt end of the joke here. It wasn't a funny joke, but it wasn't all that offensive either.

^I wish that I had HLN Hopefully some of the clips end up online somewhere. I'd love to see them.

I'm hoping for a speedy and thorough investigation.

I'm assuming by just got back you mean from a trip yesterday? iRat is still closed correct?

The only argument I can make for seatbelts is that they serve a redundancy purpose should the lap bar not be fastened properly. I know that the lab par has built in redundancy should there be a mechanical failure, but the seatbelt is there should the lab bar not be fastened properly. Point being, we have entered the "YOLO" age where people turn off their brains as soon as they enter the park. Combine that with ride-ops making minimum wage and that one "bad seed" who doesn't do his/her job properly and the seatbelt is your last line of defense.

Good news. Hopefully iRattler opens soon-ish.

Something I have been thinking about, but can't confirm that it is related to this incident. I have always had a problem with ride-ops "forcing" restraints to close for people with irregular body perorations. I was at Darien Lake recently and saw two ops hammering on the restraint for Blast off in order to accommodate a larger man. I would argue that this is more embarrassing than doing the "walk-of-shame" as everyone in line noticed what is happening. I heard some rude comments after the rider exited after his ride from other park guests. Additionally, it is putting the riders safety at risk. I hope that isn't the case here. I understand that it is probably difficult for ride-ops to learn how to tell guests "no." Again, this is just my opinion, and not necessarily related to this incident as we do not have enough info.

Went to the park yesterday and didn't notice any construction markers around either of the lakes, but I didn't look too hard. As far as this project goes (not that we know much), if SDC does not shut down Outlaw Run because of NTAG's ejection then I think it is safe to assume that it will have little to no impact on the status of this concept.

There are not, this has already been discussed though. If you want to know what we know so far read the last few pages, just understand there are no facts at this point other than a woman fell from the ride to her death.

^Gerstlaur made the trains, and therefore the restraint mechanism. That is the logic in his statement. I Feel bad speculating so soon after the accident, but I'm sure it will turn out to be ride op error. Also, the reported part of the ride she fell out on seems strange...doesn't seem like it is the airtime heavy part of the ride. It was after the double up. With those side walls on the train it would seem difficult to eject sideways.

I am a season pass holder, but I also filled out a survey that came earlier in the year and they referenced that in the email. So, I'm not exactly sure who they are sending it to. ^Interesting, I wonder what other surveys they are sending out. Perhaps they could do both a restaurant and a coaster, doesn't seem to out of the realm.

The survey URL is exclusive to each email, even if I try to open it on another computer on a different IP it just comes up with a "thank you for completing this survey" page. So, really no point in posting the link as it has "expired."

Yes, the survey took about 5 minutes to complete and this was the only concept in the survey. The questions were basically, "would this compel you to return to Darien Lake," and, "would you tell your friends about this." Ect. Ect. Edit: Putting this here so people do not have to back up a page.