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I know. I know. It's really complicated.

I really couldn't tell you. At age 7, I was scared sh*tless of roller coasters. It wasn't until 11 when I climbed aboard the later ill-fated Windjammer Surf Racers at Knott's (much against my will, I almost crapped my pants before boarding) and officially planted the seed to become the enthusiast that I am today.

Cerberus, you are one talented individual. I noticed that you kept referring yourself as being "lame" and having to explain to the rest of us as to why you have so much time on your hands to put together such an intricate plan. If you have that kind of talent and present it here the way you did, nobody will think you're lame. It's those kids with the Microsoft paint and drawing Giga-coasters with 10 inversions interwined into a mountain that are lame. The attraction concept you drew up and imagined is a very realistic model, that could very much become reality. It was almost as if we were all getting insight on a future Animal Kingdom attraction in its project development stages! And no, don't take some of these guys' advice about submitting your work to Disney. There have been countless instances where inviduals claim to have submitted ideas to Disney, only to have Disney bring them to life, without giving credit or payment to the individuals who submitted them. You can definitely land a job as an Imagineer, if you really put your mind to it. Of course, it could take years, you need contacts, some industry experience, etc. what not.

Thanks to all of you for your help and feedback! I have a few more questions at the top of my head right now... Was the Fiesta Wheel a Chance Trabant or a Mack Hully Gully? So if XK-1 opened in 1990, that means it opened the same year along with Boomerang, correct? Does anybody remember Boomerang being the only new ride in 1990? If it was, then XK-1 opened in a different year...anybody have any idea?

I'm compiling some research for a paper I'm writing about the history of Knott's and its attractions...can some of you who were up and about and visiting the park way back in the 80's fill me in on some of these questions? Thanks! Your help is appreciated! EDIT: Does anybody know any information/answers to the questions below regarding these EIGHT defunct Knott's rides? When did Loop Trainer open? When did it close? Was HeadAche (was also formerly called Greased Lightning) a Chance Alpine Bobs or Herschell Flying Bobs? What year did Tijuana Taxi open? And who was the manufacturer? Where was it located? What year did Mexican Whip open? And who was the manufacturer and what was the production model? Where was it located? What year did Propeller Spin open? And who was the manufacturer and what was the production model? Where was it located? Was Fiesta Wheel a different ride, or was this the name of High Sierra Ferris Wheel before the name change? What was Gasoline Alley? Was it a ride? What year did it open? When did it close? Where was it located? Who was the manufacturer? What was Black Bart's Trail? Was it a ride? What year did it open? When did it close? Where was it located? Who was the manufacturer?

Well as of Monday January 9, the regular 2006 Play Pass and a single-day adult admission ticket at Six Flags Magic Mountain is now at $59.99, up $10 from last year's $49.99. http://www.sixflags.com/parks/magicmountain/TicketInfo/index.html

Um. Because it costs a lot of money to employ workers and rent equipment to dismantle it. A lot of people tend to forget life ISN'T like RollerCoaster Tycoon - where all you do is point and click and a ride is demolished in half a second and you actually EARN money back. Dismantling a ride is a loss in two ways - the park loses an attraction and loses a good amount of money by spending it on its removal. But then your retaliation would most likely be - "That's not a good excuse to leave a ride SBNO for so long." Well, my answer to that would be, "This is Magic Mountain we're talking about here." The only possible way I could see Magic Mountain removing Flashback is if the space it currently occupies is most ideal for the next upcoming new ride/attraction. I can see the logic on the park's behalf - not a good one, but still logical. By leaving Flashback there, they don't pay thousands of dollars just to have it removed, and at the same time, they don't pay money to staff the ride and the electric bill to operate it. And because of its low key location and poor visibility in the park, combined with its apparent low popularity, the park has no real reason to bring it back to operation. I'm sure since its closing back in '03, the park has received not one letter about Flashback's closure. Honestly, how many people do you know that would have Flashback on their mental MUST RIDE LIST on the way to the park? I can't imagine too many. Simply put, Flashback is nothing more than a giant lawn ornament right now. Do any of us really even know the REAL reason why Flashback is out of operation? Is it 'cause of its close proximity to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor? Was the ride's structure or foundation discovered unstable? Did CAL-OSHA not certify the ride to operate after an failed inspection? Was ridership too low in contrast to the amount of money the park was spending on maintaining and operating it? I think all us enthusiasts have done was bash Magic Mountain for leaving the ride idle all this time, but never really knew the reason why. Is there any way to find out the real answer?

/\ They probably meant structurally, NOT the entire thing such as airgates, operator controls, roof, lighting, signage, railings, etc.

/\ You just took the words right out of my mouth...or fingers, would be more appropriate

Is all that information going to be up by 12 in the morning? I would think it'd be posted when everybody is up and about in the normal "active" hours.

Are..are you...are you being serious?

/\ AND one less way to lead guests to Deja Vu, meaning a considerably shorter queue waits

You don't think 350-feet is "extreme?" We are yet to see a drop/free-fall/descending tower ride that has a dynamic ride height of 300-feet in North America. Everyone I know thinks Supreme Scream at 312-feet (and a 252-foot drop) is too high for their tastes, some strongly refuse to ride it, yet they will climb aboard X, Goliath, and Viper at Magic Mountain. I think a 350-foot drop tower would be received very well. Sure, the taller, the better, but a thin-circumference single 450-foot free-standing tower just sounds a little bit out there.

I was hoping that AstroWorld's Troika ride would head our way, but that seems to be one of Six Flags Over Texas' 10 new rides for next season. Unfortunately, I really doubt any of AstroWorld's assetts will find their way to Magic Mountain. I'm just glad Dungeon Drop is going into St. Louis and not Magic Mountain. I could very easily see Magic Mountain's next major installation be the tallest free-fall ride in North America, or even possibly the world. A 350-foot tall Intamin Gyro Drop/Floorless Gyro Drop tower would be an exquisite addition.

/\ I just don't understand...did you not look at the second to the last post? I think we've all known about that for awhile now.