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Jaguar! is a relatively noisy, jerky Zierer Tivoli coaster, but it is a good, long ride that everyone likes---myself included. Keep it. It's not in the way of anything or does it disrupt the area it's in. Montezooma's Revenge is a classic and still very fun ride. If it were removed, as others have said, what could fill that long, narrow space? Not much---perhaps an Intamin Impulse if they want to keep a coaster there. I haven't ridden one of those, but I don't hear anyone raving about them, either. Eric

"BTW that is THE Larry Craig bathroom" So is there a Historical Places plaque on it? Eric

No. You can raise your post count by posting intelligent stuff in any of the many threads here at TPR. Wherever did that word "biscuit" come from?

I've made a point of getting out to SFMM at least once a month this year. So far, I'm 10 for 11 (haven't been in November yet, but the month is young). Eric

"...like having a machine randomly toss snakes in the cars" (coasterking2981) Good idea; and throw some tarantulas in as a bonus. Like Elissa said, I'm not concerned about the new coaster either. We know it won't be yet another record breaking ride, but I'm sure it'll be fun, whatever it is. The park really does need a coaster that's simply "fun" and nothing else. That's why I enjoy Mulholland Madness at DCA. Eric

No, I own an LG VX4500. But it is from Verizon, so I get half a point. If someone said, "Go jump in the lake" or "Go fly a kite," would you?

^^ Then quit stomping grapes out in the vineyard. You can buy wine, y'know... Eric

^ I would pray for that. Not working right now sucks big time. And my house is on the line as a result. With all due apologies, I can't sympathize with people who whine about their jobs or having to go to work. Right now, I'd give almost anything to have a job. Eric

"Someone needs to fire that marketing director." (themparkman25) Maybe he needs to get the "axe." Eric

"They DO need to replace Innoventions" (atem122) Fixed for truth. Total waste of space. And a terrible waste of the once-great Carousel Theatre. Surely Disney can come up with a new show that would not only make use of its rotating stages, but could fill the need for the major show in that area that should replace HISTA, which in turn opens that space for something new. Didn't some old guy once say something like, "Disneyland will never be completed...etc."? "How about a people mover?" (ginzo) YES!!1! Do something with the old Peoplemover track, provided that it's structurally sound for a new attraction. Strange as it sounds, the Peoplemover was one of the best attractions in Tomorrowland. Rocket Rods was a good idea (on paper, anyway), but cost cutting killed the great ride it could have been (rode it once---next...). If there are no plans for the track, then take it out. Tomorrowland at WDW's Magic Kingdom looks very futuristic to me. I never saw it before my first visit in 2002 so I don't know how different it was before then. As a longtime visitor to Disneyland, it'd be a little hard to lose the classic Disneyland Tomorrowland architecture that I've known most of my life, but even then, a good remake would work, too. Eric

"IMO, the issue is Bugs Bunny. It's just not a current kids franchise. Legoland sells itself on the name alone, Disney is obvious, Knotts has Snoopy (arguably also a fading kids franchise) but when someone thinks about entertainment for kids Six Flags will never come to mind. Time to evict Bugs and maybe give Hasbro a buzz. Or some brand that is current with the kids of today." (DBJ) Bingo. And I bolded the last sentence because it is truth. I was thinking about this the other day, and some of those same thoughts occurred to me. Looney Tunes are from MY generation (the '50s/'60s) and kids don't relate so much anymore. Same with Peanuts at Knott's. Even Disney evolves---their classic characters remain, but newer ones (look at Toy Story and other Pixar characters) are introduced as time goes on. SFMM will always have its coasters, and new ones will come. I really liked the three-year break between Scream! and Tatsu, and the three-year break between Tatsu and Terminator. That's a good interval between major coasters. The park is getting a small coaster next year, and something unknown in 2011 (not necessarily a coaster), but something big to celebrate Six Flags' 50th and SFMM's 40th anniversaries. And another thing to remember---they need to conserve capital for improvements and replacement of some aging infrastructure (restrooms, for example). Eric

In my opinion, the problem with Thomas Town is that there is very little to do. A short train ride, a gift shop, and a coaster that only small kids can ride doesn't make for much. Eric

Having a mopey daughter. Me: So what's going on? Her: I don't want to talk about it. I have a feeling it's boy trouble. She seems to have a lot of that... Eric

Funny thing...that ice cream looks like it's sitting in gravy, too. Eric

^^ I don't think SFMM will take much more of the parking lot. They need it for their more crowded days. There are some nooks and crannies that they can fill. I'll bet the placement of some future attractions will surprise us. Eric

"Does this mean Son of Beast wasn't the first wooden looping coaster." (deathbydinn) That's what it means. I never knew there were looping coasters in the early 1900s. When I was in high school, we watched some films where they showed them, and I thought, "Hey, they say that the Revolution at Magic Mountain is the very first looping coaster, but look at this..." Revolution was the first STEEL looping coaster ever, and the first in the modern age. In many instances, rides we thought were novel and feats of engineering in our lifetime were actually first done back when our grandparents and great-grandparents were kids. Eric

Funny how in Japan, apparently infants can ride certain coasters, as we've seen here. Yet I've heard that if you're over 60, getting on certain ones is iffy because they're worried about the health hazards of "old people." I have a feeling that SFMM will reach 20 operating coasters at some point. They'll just be crammed in wherever they can fit. Eric

Actually, even Terminator is family friendly. While it is pretty wild, it's not so TERRIFYING wild. I've seen some very young kids get off that ride grinning from ear to ear---and I'm talking about five- and six-year-olds. That would count as a "family" ride, wouldn't it? Eric

Funny it's called Monorail "Teal." It looks more like baby blue to me. The fact that they had to put that strip of white on it to differentiate it makes me wonder---there wasn't actual teal colored paint in stock? Regardless, it's good that they were able to salvage enough of the two crashed trains to create a new one. I wonder if there's a memorial plaque somewhere to Austin Wuennenberg? Eric

"I guess we should all be glad that the clothoid loop is now used on coasters." (moose) That's exactly why the clothoid shape was used by Schwarzkopf in the '70s when he was developing the first modern looping coaster (we know it as Revolution at SFMM). Eric

Small wonder I have no interest in sports. That just rules some people's lives. Eric

No, I wasn't "up" for it. Can you drive a car with a manual transmission?

"...it wouldn't shock me to see this as a Mr. Six Pandemonium." (Guy) Even just calling it "Pandemonium" would work. Just a few comments on theming... I really appreciate what SFMM did with Terminator, but as time goes on, I'm noticing that people don't even bother to watch the pre-shows, the onboard soundtrack is barely audible during the ride, and I wonder if the whole Terminator theme will even mean anything a few years down the road when the movie is a memory. I think Six Flags should stick to what it knows best---straightforward family fun and thrills. Eric

^ Your husband is right. We have a couple of things that we make here and just "wing it" when it comes time to make them. But writing it down is a good idea. At some point, I'll post my recipe for chicken pesto pizza and spaghetti sauce here. And, yes, they're two different recipes... Eric

My guess is that this ride relied solely on gravity and centrifugal force to keep the cars in the loops. If the car did fall, the cage would prevent the riders from being thrown out, though not necessarily unhurt. I've known of some turn of the century looping coasters (that's between the 19th and 20th Centuries), but this is the first double looping one I've seen. Thanks for finding it and sending it our way! Eric