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What is that?!? Is that like a retro Dr Pepper like pepsi did? Dr. Pepper for the win though. 23 flavors, how can you go wrong? Followed closely by a root beer my uncle used to get in North Carolina. I believe it was called "Frosty's", made with real cane sugar, mmmmmmmm

Coasters is an obvious one, as well as RCT and no limits even the occasional Knex coaster Other than coasters I enjoy music (even write some of my own), hockey and nature (I love going camping and hiking). Those are my big hobbies.

Wow......I had no clue about Belak and saw notes around the Red Wings and Coyotes facebooks today about the plane crash. Sad sad day...

Inverts for the win although I need to branch out a bit more seeing I haven't been on too many of the others. 8 Inverts (Raptor, Montu, Dueling Dragons, Great Bear, Batmans at SFMM and SFGAm, and Alpengeist) 2 hypers (AC and RB) 2 Sitdown (Kumba and Hulk) 2 Stand-up (Mantis and Riddler's) 1 Floorless (Scream) 1 Flyer (Tatsu) I *really* want to get on Sheikra and Griffon and with the addition of the two wing riders next year hopefully I can check those off my list soon too.

Which sucks because Huss giants are really the only flats I'll wait to ride, those and the S&S swings. Other flats require a walk on in my book.

That airtime hill surprised the hell out of me when I first rode it, I was not expecting to get launched out of my set like that. I love magnum because of the intense almost painful ejector air, Mavericks hill was just icing on the cake for me.

^^It's a price to pay for pushing the envelope. They reprofiled I305 because of the forces. As accurate computer programs can be they're not perfect. I completely understand the reasoning for removing the heartline but I still dream

^I can agree with that. Does anybody ever wonder what Maverick would be like if they had kept the barrel roll before that dive? Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that would have been the fastest any coaster would have taken a roll and would have been INTENSE!! I'm very disappointed that I've only gotten on this twice as I moved out west the winter it was being built. I need more laps!!!

Now the fun can begin! I'm actually really excited for this one, it looks like a nice little coaster. Does anybody know when it's scheduled to open? I have a friend who can get me into the park for free so it's a win win on my side haha.

I put my 2 cents in, LeviaTHON and new hotness got my votes. I'd love the mainland Europe trip if I could afford both the cost and the time but I can barely afford the US trips if I even find a way to go .

^that was my thought, I knew premier doesn't make the X-car. Thought I was losing my mind for a second haha

Mine would go as follows: 1) Leviathan 2) Skyrush 3) Dollywood's 2012 4) Superman @ SFDK 5) X-Flight 6) Mythos, the Europa Park GCI 7) Park Asterix's invert The last two look promising but I'm most likely not going to get the chance to ride them any time soon

^The sky loop my bad, Superman at SFDK

^I have to agree, CA is really stealing the show this year. As cool as the wing rider at SFGAm looks, the drop tower and sky coaster are what caught my eye.

^ HAHA that's kind of funny. It's like the lego people, take a top half and a bottom half and you have yourself a rider

Out of the total 4 stand ups I've been on two being B&M, Riddler's wins this one hands down. Best layout, tallest, longest, fastest. What's not to like?

Leviathan for the win, it's just this epic monsterous sounding name. Runner-Ups are probably any of Busch Gardens major coasters, especially Sheikra and Alpengeist, I like Tatsu, Raptor. Those are just off the top of my head...wow kind of odd they're all beemers, I definitaly didn't plan it that way haha

I try not to compare the two as they offer different rides thanks to the trains, track etc, but I'll give my two cents. B&M has this kind of elegance in their rides. Each one has the ability to appear to be going both fast and slow at the same time. They are also a lot more into the "swoopyness" I guess you could say, a lot of easier transitions etc. Intamin just wants to kick your A$$ whenever they can with speed quick direction changes and high G's. I really enjoy both companies but as a beemer fan boy B&M wins this debate.

I need to find my way to Chicago. My question is which will get more hype, X-Flight or Dollywoods supposed wing rider?

This thing looks awesome!!! It's a nice fresh take on the Impulse and I love the added launch and loop vs the prototype of the ride. Can't wait to get up to San Fran for a few laps on this as well as get my new credits around the park

I'm actually very excited for this. I haven't been on too many drop towers and they remain the only ride that still gets me nervous before riding, even the cheesy little carnival ones. I can't wait to get on this thing and have S:EFK race up its tower right next to me!!

^You're still able to get the general idea. Personally I love that thought, throw in an Intamin something, an airtime filled hyper/giga or a blitz would be ideal plus add some height to that area of the park after DV is gone.

Since I just recently started keeping count of my credits I haven't been able to hit a milestone yet. I'm hoping #100 can be Xcelerator.

^Pretty much in the same boat haha

I'm pretty much the opposite of that, I do have somewhat of a fear of heights, just when I'm on the edges of buildings, but I hate flying coaster restraints and never feel safe in them. I know no ones ever fallen from then or anything, but I just hate them! I think part of it is not having a seat belt and the thought that if the restraint opens during the ride, you'll dangle from your feet before falling to the ground! I'm with you Dinn. As much as I loved Tatsu, I could not stand the restraints. I'm not sure if they weren't as tight as they could be or what but I had quite a bit of room between my back and the seat back, kind of unnerving during the rolls. Just have to ride it more to see what/if anything was off a little bit. My vote for odd restraints though is Deja Vu. I've never experienced an OTSR with a seat belt....?