Synshine
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Not too surprising. I'd still prefer a razing of Hurler.
I'm not surprised, but I am not excited either. Replacing Hurler would go much further to revitalize that side of the park.
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Cedar Fair's bumbling around with Dorney the last few years qualifies, as well.
That is actually quite egregious, considering they have two big competitors so close by that aren't bumbling around.
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People are eviscerating their decision to open today on Hershey's Facebook page. If wasn't so tired today, I'd probably go.
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I absolutely love all the tracer lights at Hershey, especially on the woodies. It's all the more fun when I'm riding Lightning Racer and can look over and see the twisted paths illuminated for me, or when the lights actually make a ride seem slightly faster and more disorienting (as they were supposedly designed to do).
Just think of tracers being reflected on the water of the pond below- it would look magical, and give that revived Sunken Gardens area needed "pop" at nighttime.
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GIga boom? That's doubtful as far as the western world is concerned: even before the massive economic recession these rides are hugely expensive for number of reasons, steel has only gotten more expensive, and very few parks have had the money or space to spend on these rides in the first place. There are FOUR of these coasters in the entire world, and it's been over a decade since they first debuted. How many inverted coasters were built in the 10 years following their debut? Hell, it also may be worth mentioning that half of these Giga coasters have been built only in the last two years. People are just caught up in the excitement of seeing these new, huge traditional coasters, but I don't see these becoming a feature at every major park yet.
As for the East, like China, heaven knows. It's worth nothing at this point they have not built any there and none of the parks seems to have any plans for one. And if there is any place in the industry that could be considered booming or ripe for a boom, it's China.
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I think what's more telling is nothing else has gotten the "Bizarro" since the first makeovers.
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^A fast pass system would be great!
Ohh no it wouldn't. Last time they tried it about ten years ago they had to discontinue it after fights began breaking out at rides.
Well if people would learn they have fast pass it wouldn't be a problem.
The problem generally is either the same people who refuse pay into the program have a problem with the people that do so; or that they don't like or understand that people are being allowed to pay extra to skip the lines.
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A night ride on Intimidator 305 about a half hour before closing Saturday night, and let me tell you that thing is absolutely crazy in the dark. I was hoping to get back down there this weekend, but the lovely hurricane on the way is postponing that a week.
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^Double looping hasn't happened in years, to the best of my knowledge.
I've been on it when it did, but it's been at least 10 years since.
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While making my acquaintance with Intimidator at King's Dominion this past weekend, I was left wondering: is there any chance we are gonna see a lighting package on Skyrush, may be just like the LED tracers on Intimidator's lift?
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The comments on KD's are always good for a laugh! Hurler is apparently several people's "joint." While Dominator "suxxx." And Intimidator 305 is "the ish."
One out of three ain't bad.
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I'm still thinking KD will recieve one (along with Dinosaurs Alive!), but I'm not sure who will get the third one yet....
I'm really doubtful as well that KD would get Dinosaurs Alive!, I just have suspicion that's something CF would rather give to their first tier parks. A Windseeker is not a clear fit either in my opinion; you see, unlike Carowinds, at KD a Windseeker would be the 4th attraction topping 300 ft. And two of those already have you lingering at that height (even if it's fairly brief on The Drop Tower,) so I just don't see a Windseeker having that big of a "wow" factor there.
This will really get a ton of attention at Carowinds considering their Drop Tower is a midget and the only ride of this height is the Carolina SkyTower. When down there I remember people acting/saying like Intimidator was the "tallest roller coaster ever", so they will probably crap their pants when they see this one...
They would probably do so if they saw the "other" Intimidator as well.
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^If you're on a coaster, I imagine you wouldn't feel a thing.
It's no different than the ride on Rebel Yell anyway.
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^ Well, that was certainly a decent thing for the park to do. I wonder what page in the employee's manual the " What to do in the event of an earthquake" section was?
What's crazy is that in spite of that, people were complaining on their Facebook page that they wanted a refund. A REFUND! Seriously?!
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Anything remotely like Intimidator built at this park would likely be unfairly compared to it.
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-Next up Aulani hotel in Hawaii or as I call it... "The place you shouldn't stay while in Hawaii.".
It looks like a great resort, but it seems better suited anywhere else. Sort of a resort that seems to want keep you on it's property as well.. like a Sandals. Never mind that it's on Oahu.
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^Dive machines do the same thing with a vertical drop, so it's not exactly "unique."
The fact that it has an entire layout as opposed to drop, inversion, turn, brake, drop, inversion, splash, brake is different, but floorless seats 200 feet off the ground are nothing new.
It really depends on how cozy the seating is on the train. B&M Dive Machines have you literally elbow to elbow with the riders beside you, so only the front row and perhaps the seats on the very end give you any great feeling of being suspended in mid air. Intamin trains, like Fahrenheit, are airy, the have a lot more room between passengers.
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Dear HersheyPark,
You have nothing to worry about from our neighbors to the north.
See you next summer!
--Sincerly, experienced coaster fans everywhere!
You mean Dorney? As if they ever...
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I think most people are happy with the addition (I know I am), but it's that "weirdness" that's throwing everyone off. At any other park, I would have been "holy crap, that's awesome". But here, I'm all "that's cool...but wtf?".Exactly. At any other park that DIDN'T just get a B&M hyper coaster as their last coaster, you wouldn't have questioned it, even at one of the CF parks who already have a Morgan hyper from 10 years ago, you wouldn't question it. But this...sure, it will be great for the park considering what they've gotten in the 10 years prior to Behemoth...it's just weird, that's all.
I can't but help but to wonder what some of those parks think about it- particularly those who were a part of Cedar Fair before the acquisition of the Paramount parks. While most or all of them have received something some time in the last few years, the biggest projects have been going to former Paramount parks.
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Looks pretty marvelous. I would have rather seen this at Dorney Park...
It would have been nice to see this at Dorney, they could certainly use at least a serious coaster to compete with their neighboring competitors (Hersheypark and SFGAd) more extensive collections.
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Europe in the Air was still Corkscrew Hill (a 3D motion simulator) back in 2008.
Corkscrew Hill was a hell of a lot better than Europe in the Air. So was Questor.
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Does HP still run the misting fans on Fahrenheit's queue? The one thing I like about Hershey is that all of their queues are pretty much shaded except for part of Great Bear's queue and like all of Fahrenheit's
They actually added several more fans to both queues this season.
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Those were some crazy storms on Saturday, I have never wandered an amusement park at night and in the rain, with almost no rides running. It was so surreal. I don't think any of the roller coasters resumed operations after the downpours at 7 pm. Thank god we managed to hit most of the coasters we wanted to ride early in the day, although I was denied the nighttime riding I kinda craved with such a late closing. My wife and I managed a rainy, after-dark ride on the Claw and rode Chocolate World tour after the crowds there thinned out, but I think we spent most of the last few hours in the arcades.
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I really hope the lap bars stay since not only do they provide a more unrestricted ride, but they also help Sooperdooperlooper have incredibly fast dispatches. I rode the Sooperdooperlooper last year and still thought that the trains rode very well, but I guess they have just been around a while and need to be updated.
Sooperdooperlooper has some extremely quick dispatches, it's almost always the quickest in the park. I cannot describe how many times I've seen them dispatch a train quick enough to allow the next train to glide down the brake run, into the station, unload and reload quick enough to dispatch and repeat the process.
My guess is old age and parts availability have caught up with the ride's trains.
Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread
in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
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Doubtful IMO, as I'd think they would want to keep as many trees as they could with a walk-through attraction, if not for the ambiance, certainly for guest comfort. And "near" Grizzly, doesn't necessarily mean "next to" Grizzly. Although I'm rather stumped to where they plan to put the entrance.