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The back seat is great on I305--crazy airtime on that first drop.

Thanks for your take on Shanghai Disney, Divv. I'm looking forward to visiting this park for Pirates and Tron--the rest is gravy.

The video looked like insane fun.

The outside of the Ski Dubai building looks like something out of Star Wars. Looks like a great day in the desert, but remember this ancient proverb: "Beware of the woman who balances a sword on her head and her breasts."

I'm not all that interested in dolphin shows, but I am in that pork belly.

^You're not banned from Hersheypark? Aw, man, and I had 50 bucks down on banned!

What I like about the "new" ToT in California is that there will be unique versions of the ride at different parks: 1. WDW--classic original 2. DCA--Guardians 3. Paris--"cartoonier" version 4. TDS--Shiriki

The Easter Storm Trooper rules.

Yeah, I'm not all that keen on putting VR on a drop ride, but I'm willing to give it a shot.

Very good report. I agree that the park needs to grow a bit more--much as Ferrari World did when it first opened.

Yeah, I don't see any reason for allowing this thread to continue. And I would like to remind some of our members to leave the moderating to the moderators. Thank you.

This part of the world is a big travel blind spot for me, but I wouldn't mind visiting "Arab Las Vegas" some day (although I've little desire to see the "Holy Land"). I was following along on Facebook and Twitter, and it all looked great!

To the best of my knowledge, BGW has used metal detectors only once--right after 9/11.

^There are three: Wolves, Storm, Spirit of the Forest ("Don't fall!").

They were working this past Tuesday and yesterday. There are now pink survey flags on the outer edge of the service road where the first turn after the drop used to be. Why are they transforming Hurler then instead of building a ground up RMC? It seems like they are vastly expanding the layout. Please don't do this, you are getting an RMC. It is going to be great either way. Yep--you're getting what could turn out to be another world-class coaster at Kings Dominion--or at least a damn good coaster in exchange for a damn bad one. Works for me.

Great photos of the ride's grand opening, Hanno. The ride looks like a lot of fun.

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I'm surprised that this park has never had a rapids ride before. Looks like Infinity Falls should be a good one.

I still think Universal should build this ride. It would be much better than Jimmy Fallon or Fast and Furious.

But what if we were expecting a brew pub and hot wings? The ride looks like a lot of fun, and "what's in the shed" does beat sitting on an empty brake run while waiting for the next train to load up and move.

^I understand that they did hit capacity last Saturday.

Are we really debating the logistics of planting a tree at Busch Gardens? It's official - We have run out of things to discuss on the internet. We now interrupt this thread for a video of a cat being a jerk. Thank you. We now return you to the BGW thread, which is already in progress.

It's good see more flume rides being built with strong theming. Viking Voyage looks promising.

Agreed! Looks like a great park for families, with enough big rides to keep teens and adults busy.