Ed Farmer

Re-read my post. Raptor and it's lack of forces would remain in Gardaland if it were up to me. Every review I've read of Raptor emphasized the fact that it was nothing special, and in fact, lame (aside from theme). Thats what Disney parks are for.

If it's a Wingrider- lets keep the Raptor layout in Gardaland, please and thanks.

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Truth. It's just typical enthusiass whining. Iron Wolf is Exhibit A in the display for "intense and forceful", and for that reason the other two early B&M standups are at the very top of my must-ride list. As for Raging Bull's trim- I do believe it has been in use since it opened.

"One of the World's First" just doesn't have the same ring to it as "The World's First" or any of the "-est" approaches in advertising.

Dominator is doing the SAME thing no matter which train you ride with the rattle & vibrations becoming more & more progressive the further into the ride you go... I've yet to encounter this fabled B&M rattle, and if I have, it hasn't affected the quality of the ride to the point where I would think to care about it.

Keith McVeen has been dishing out the good stuff for as long as I can remember. Glad for him that he was able to turn his talent into a legit business.

An interesting (speculative) idea brought up on another site is that perhaps Leviathan was originally slated to be the next Cedar Fair/Intamin gigacoaster. During the 4 years between Behemoth and Leviathan, CF had the I305 situation among other things that may have caused them to reconsider another giant Intamin ride. At the least it would explain the oddity of following one B&M mega with another.

I was kind of thinking that this one would go to St. Louis, you know, to a park that doesn't already have a boomerang coaster. I'd love to see the thought process that went into this decision.

I would love for it to be a B&M giga strictly to silence the "B&M would NEVER build over x height" crowd.

If this was intentional, great. If not, even better.

It's nice to read those words in a discussion about a new B&M ride.

Perhaps, but things can change. Hulk was 11 years ago. Same goes for this imaginary 230ish ft. height limit that B&M allegedly had.

Probably not.

Cool, but the ride isn't mediocre.

Don't worry, it's pretty overrated and actually pathetic (I think) to get excited over meeting celebrities.

When I got a place in Seminole, I said something more along the lines of "good riddance" to SFGAm. But... the forthcoming XTREME additions of either a 100% original Zacspin clone or the never-before-seen clone of Georgia's eurofighter in place of Iron Wolf will surely make me want to waste money to visit this shithole! Bravo, SFGAm! For real though, if friends mention to me that they want to visit, I harken back to previous poor experiences I've had at SFGAm recently and hope that it dissuades them from visiting.

Have fun with that, pretty sure there are only so many hours in a day... I hear Sabathia especially likes Cap'n Crunch, but who doesn't? Ozzie Guillen Sammy Hagar Chevy Chase Bill Murray (and brothers) Tim Meadows Kristy Swanson

DUDE, Knott's didn't get an inverted like this.

The last time I ever got excited about a park adding a water ride was never. Having said that, I absolutely understand why HW would do this, and hope like hell that when they add a steel coaster, it isn't a wild mouse or anything that spins. That would be a waste of steel.

Paul McCartney @ Wrigley Field on 8/1. I really hate using the word epic to describe things, but this was. Wrigley was a surreal, perfect venue for an act like McCartney. Kinda bummed because I'm going to see Pearl Jam for the first time later on this summer and it won't be topping this. Also, dude is 69 years old and he played without break for around 3 hours. That just doesn't happen.

No. The park could really benefit from a wild mouse coaster or some water rides.

The oft-malfunctioning Revolution was placed in a pretty bold spot. I'm not acknowledging your hint, but I hope it either gets ripped out or moved, because it sucks. Take it out and replace it with a wild mouse.

I would guess a two year extension was filed for the wooden coaster simply because that is the timeframe in which Cedar Fair expects the Niners situation to be settled one way or another.