WildStangAlex

Cedar point has two "suspended" coasters. Both Raptor and Iron Dragon hang from the track.

^ agreed. I know a lot of younger people who know a lot more about this stuff than most people. And he had a good question to raise, I thought the same myself this morning.

krom- if this forum had a "Like" button like facebook, I would have clicked it on your post!

I was on that train this summer, and it was an incredible experience. Not even how long until we experience it on a coaster, what's the hold up on having transportation like that in the States? Should connect NYC to Philly, DC, Cincy, Indy, Chicago, Minneapolis via maglev. Imagine planes becoming obsolete!

this is true. i can see them fitting something the like flying coaster @ elitch gardens in the spot of SSA. But seriously, they most likely need to make a LARGE coaster, because the last 2 have been mice. I am all for H20 park expansion too! A rocket, and large speed slide would be great additions to an already great park experience!

...There is room where they took out splashwater falls through the back of SW territory. I don't know how much they use SW Amphitheater anymore, they can tear that down, and send the events that used to be there back to the theater by the picnic grove. They better not touch the flumes, as they are some of the most popular non-coaster rides in the park.

I've looked on that site like 5 times and still have not managed to find that. What section is it under?

I don't know what NBGS is, but White Water West manufactures the original "Master Blaster" style slides along with "Zip Coasters"

Where did you find out King's Island is putting in a Planet Snoopy? I have found no indication of this.

I totally agree a coaster is needed, and soon, but they can't do something like Dark Knight again, this time it needs to be something big. I'd be totally happy with a GCI or TGG coaster myself.

To add onto the thought of SF losing dead weight with smaller parks, I totally agree. It seems like Six Flags is trying to go in the direction that [Disney] is going perhaps. Fewer parks spread out with bigger, better attractions. If this turns into reality, I would expect to see: Magic Mountain in the West Over Texas in the Southwest Over Georgia in the Southeast Great Adventure in the Northeast St. Louis in Mid-America They would become more of destination park rather than regional parks, and probably offer resorts. This is totally speculation, of course

I think theres plenty of room for expansion. Theres a lot of dead space over by SW territory by the amphitheater and where they took splashwater out.

Yeah I loved the Kettle Korn. Best I ever had!

Here are the long-awaited pictures! The fireworks and balloons were at Coney on July 3rd. Courthouse in Greensburg, IN with a tree growing from its roof. BEASTLY 30 YEARS OF TERROR The date flowers Patriotic! Top gun is the best suspended coaster I've been on and provides great views of the closed Son of Beast and Great Wolf Lodge Vortex Diamondback. Firehawk Flight of Fear station. My favorite station of any Roller Coaster. King's Island Theater (not Paramount Theater) King's Island Time: Delirium Wet rooster bar Dip-in theater Indoor Outdoor hot tub Adventure River Activity Pool Hot tub Parrot's Perch Slide tower at Coco Key Cincinnati Entrance Scrambler through the trees River Rocker The Tempest- awesome ride! The medium bag of kettle korn! Sunlite pool- the world's largest recirculating pool My mom and I by the giant Coney A map of the place Lake Como at Coney Island, Cincinnati Award winning bathrooms Jungle Jim's International Market in Fairfield, OH

Just a between the legs belt like any B&M with OTSR's

Yeah the weather was junk. But I was able to get on MOST of what I wanted before the rain. All I went on in the rain was Flight Deck and one extra lap on Diamondback. Pics should be up by tomorrow night thanks for your patience.

In about 90 minutes I was able to get on 4 rides. I would've gone on more, but I didn't want to wait in the long lines. I got on all the water slides I wanted. No time for Python I loved Coney though!

My family went down to Cincinnati for a long July 4th weekend. I had a lot of places I wanted to go and I met my goals. We first went to Jungle Jims International Market in Farfield. It really is the biggest supermarket I have ever seen. All food and cooking equipment. Neat bathrooms, and good prices. From there we stopped at Skyline Chili on the way to Sharonville for Coco Key. I work at the Chicago location and I like going to the other parks just for comparison purposes. The Cincinnati facility is newer than ours, and I really liked it. We got a couple day passes and enjoyed the park for a while. These are my observations; There were 4 large waterslides (2 tube, 2 body), an indoor-outdoor hot tub, an activity pool with water basketball and lilly pads, a lazy river, an interactive water play structure with dumping bucket, and a children pool. In addition to the water activities, there was a full bar, A&W express, Pizza Hut express and arcade with birthday party rooms. The slides were fast, the park was clean, the [Ellis & Associates] Lifeguards were friendly and attentive. The next day (7/3/09) we went to Coney Island in the evening. Parking before 4 p.m. was $7 and admission to the water park and rides after 4 p.m. was $11.95. We got there at 3:50 for cheap parking and paid for our admission after 4. Sunlite pool is the country's largest recirculating pool, which had 2 slides and 6 diving boards in it. Next to the pool was Twister, their new slide tower with 2 tube slides and 2 body slides. There was also the pipeline, 2 speed tube slides. They had a large selection of "Classic Rides" including a tilta-whirl, trabant, super roundup, tempest, scrambler, etc. At 8 p.m. they had a large hot air balloon demo, and at 10 p.m. they had a great Rozzi's fireworks display. On July 4th, I went to Kings Island to ride 3 coasters that I have not yet been on. Through Northern Cincinnati Visitor's Bureau (www.cincynorth.com) I was able to get an e-ticket to Kings Island for only $30.99 including Tax. Parking was $10 and $15 for premium. When the park opened I went to Invertigo for a walk on. I enjoyed it and give it a 8/10. (I miss Deja Vu) Then I walked on Delirium for a spin, and I give that ride a 10/10. From there I went for two walk on rides of Flight of Fear. Now this used to be my favorite coaster at Kings Island. I noticed they added lights to the queue (boo). The launch no longer has an on-ride camera and the mid-course brakes were on so hard the train completely stopped. Otherwise it was just as fast and furious as always. Still 10/10. Firehawk experienced some early morning downtime, but I was able to snatch a quick ride of a 10 minute wait. After riding Superman:UF so many times at SFGAm I somehow expected it to be something like that. It wasn't. The harness was awkward and not very comfortable, going up the lift backwarks was pretty cool, but the ride was very rough and I constantly felt like my legs would fall out of the restraint. Not a favorite. 3.5/10. Vortex was running very fast! The mid course brakes had a lot of work to do to slow the train down. For being my first upside down coaster, I still love it. 8/10. Diamondback was incredible. After riding Behemoth last year, which I though was pretty forceless and unoriginal, I didn't know if Diamondback would be a gem or just another coaster. The first thing I loved about the coaster was the video and audio in the line preparing you for your ride. Did I mention there was a single rider line? Great addition! I rode three times in different rows, including the front row. The first drop was insane and so were the two to follow, and the turns and bunny hills. The water splash effect looks awesome from a off-ride position. The ride really delivered, and that’s just what Kings Island needed. Congratulations to Kings Island, Cedar Fair, and B&M on a MASTERPIECE. It is my new number one steel coaster! 10/10. The Beast was running relatively smoothly I felt. Comparatively [to Son of Beast] of course. However, the mid course breaks in the roofed section was a bummer because you don’t get that out-of control momentum building feeling that the Beast is known for. Therefore I give it a 7/10 for this trip. Flight deck was right on as always even with the new seatbelts. 9/10. As far as I’m concerned they ruined the Tomb Raider attraction when they made it the crypt. The cool queue is now over –lit and under-cooled. The pre-show room has its doors open to the queue and ride, taking the mysteriousness away. The ride itself was nothing special, just a typical top spin program with randomly flashing lights and odd music. Nothing special anymore. After Kings Island I stopped in for a few minutes at Great Wolf Lodge. Since I was not staying there, I was not able to go into the water park at all, but they have large picture windows in the lobby. The park was massive to say the least. They had a play structure, wave pool, river, water basketball, toddler pool, master blaster, tube slides, body slides, a toiler bowl, a family raft ride, etc. The arcade was also very large at over 7,000 square feet. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading, I hope to get my pics up soon!

Love your pics, Adam.

AWESOME JOB! I laughed all the way through! I especially loved the Soarin music!

This ride and all of it's bonuses are looking awesome!

For those going tomorrow, don't forget to take lots of pictures of Phantom/Bayern Kurve (and the rest of the park, too!) to share with us who can't go opening day! Have fun on Jack Rabbit too!

I was wondering if anybody got their pass processed yet for SFGAm... If so could you share when the "Bring a friend for free" coupons are valid? Thanks so much!

I agree, fantastic pics. That park looks like so much fun, especially the Segways!

Ooooohhh Maybe SFGAm can get another B&M to make 5!