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I'm pretty sure that capsule machines are the "mothers" of Minions. Question is, who are the fathers?

^Nice job--you have more patience (and skill) for modeling than I do.

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Six Flags Great Adventure

Space World + Yakitori + Overall Japanese Wackiness = Level of Amazing that Can't be Measured. Did the new trains improve Titan? I remember that ride being fairly rough back in 2007.

Another good, but defunct park was Frontier Village in San Jose, California. I visited this park a couple of times when I was a kid, and it had a great dark ride: The Haunted Dutchman's Mine. Sadly, it couldn't compete with Great America, and an industrial park now occupies that land. You could shoot real bows and arrows on Indian Island.

Imorinth--Central Park (Japan)

I haven't been to SeaWorld San Diego since I was a kid, so it would be pretty much all new to me. Manta looks great, and the Atlantis-themed aquarium looks pretty cool, too.

Looks like a very nice park for families, despite the creepiness of the figurehead on the coaster trains.

Fahrenheit--Hersheypark

I've ridden Alpengeist a number of times this season and haven't had any issues with it; that being said, that ride can be a bit contrary from time to time.

They sell them at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, too.

^If it turns out to be a B&M Flyer like Sky Scrapper, "yay." If it's one like Superman, not so much "yay."

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Zeus--Mt. Olympus

I WISH I WAS ON A LOG FLUME! IN JAPAN!

Is it just me, or could we possibly be looking at Universal's third gate? Maybe that Nintendo Theme Park since they bought rights? Guess we'll see. I am certianly not the target market for Nintendo, don't get me wrong I've played plenty of their games and know most of the franchises, but is there enough demand in America for a stand alone Nintendo Park? I think it will work great as a section of an existing park but not sure how well it would go over as a stand alone property. In Japan it's different story, but in America not sure how that would work. (agian I may be way off here). I agree--I think that Nintendo will work well as part of an existing park, and a major Nintendo-themed major attraction would do well. Not sure it would "sell" as a standalone park in the U.S. Then again, I wouldn't be such a park's primary audience.

But seriously, folks, great report, Adam.

Hmm--if anyone "loves" these coasters, they are very much in the minority.