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IAAPA 2014 Live Coverage!
jray21 replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Even more updates! This "slide boarding" demo from White Water West is super cool!!! Want to see more slides with this! [fbvideo] [/fbvideo] Here's another look at S&S free fly 4D coaster layout. For the coaster nerds, the backside of Six Flags Fiesta Texas Batman 4D coaster car! It wouldn't be an IAAPA without Dippin Dots! More plush And even more plush And just when you think you couldn't get any more plush Ropes Course had another big display this year. [vine] [/vine] HUSS Rides had a booth IAAPA. Can you still buy a Topple Tower? Gonna get to ride this Premier Rides coaster Bosque Mágico next year! Checking out a super cool new concept at Intamin via Oculus Rift! Intamin's "done ride theater" takes media based attractions to another level! -
IAAPA 2014 Live Coverage!
jray21 replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
More coverage of Day 2 at IAAPA 2014! This new, working LEGO model of I Drive 360 and The Orlando Eye will debut at LEGOLAND Florida soon! Elissa hanging out with her Intamin man, Sandor! [fbvideo] [/fbvideo] Here is the Gerstlauer booth at IAAPA Gerstlauer had a great model of The Smiler from Alton Towers [vine] [/vine]It wouldn't be IAAPA without PIZZA!!! Here's a ProSlide Tech model from the slides at Yas Island! Here's the ProSlide Tech model for SeaWorld Aquatica's Ihu's Breakaway Falls Two of our favorite ProSlide Tech rides can be found Holiday World [vine] [/vine]The Zero Shock 1 stuntman airbag was back at IAAPA! We love this! [fbvideo] [/fbvideo] -
IAAPA 2014 Live Coverage!
jray21 replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
More announcements and reveals! Triotech talked a bit about Knotts new Voyage to the Iron Reef dark ride! Yes, these creatures feed on metal and will eat Knotts coasters if you don't stop them! Was great to meet Matt Ouimet from Cedar Fair! Love what you guys are doing at your parks! Marie from Triotech is a TPR fangirl! We need more of these! Just announced! "Switchback" wooden shuttle coaster from The Gravity Group going to ZDT's amusement park in Texas! ZDT's The Gravity Group shuttle woodie will feature a locomotive themed Timberliner train! [fbvideo] [/fbvideo] You can discuss this new addition to ZDT HERE! Having a Six Flags day IAAPA! -
Triotech and Cedar Fair Entertainment have revealed new information about the Voyage to the Iron Reef dark ride, the newest addition to Knott's Berry Farm! Triotech talked a bit about Knotts new Voyage to the Iron Reef dark ride! Yes, these creatures feed on metal and will eat Knotts coasters if you don't stop them! Was great to meet Matt Ouimet from Cedar Fair! Love what you guys are doing at your parks! Marie from Triotech is a TPR fangirl! We need more of these!
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IAAPA 2014 Live Coverage!
jray21 replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
How about some more amazing updates from IAAPA 2014! Check out the sexy new Twisted Colossus roller coaster car New Twisted Colossus train looks great! Bonnie Rabjohn & Fred Grubb already having fun! The front of the Twisted Colossus train... WOW!!! [fbvideo] [/fbvideo] Tell us what you think of the new Twisted Colossus cars here! Some cool water park models on display Checked out the new Frantic ride for Quassy amusement! Looks like a lot of fun! Checking out the Premier Rides booth -
Quassy Amusement Park Discussion Thread
jray21 replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Rides 4 U and Quassy Amusement Park have announced a brand new Frantic ride opening at the park in 2015! Tell us what you think of this addition! Checked out the new Frantic ride for Quassy amusement! Looks like a lot of fun! -
Rocky Mountain Construction and Six Flags Magic Mountain, the “Thrill Capital of the World,” has unveiled the new Twisted Colossus coaster ride vehicle that will be installed at the park in 2015. Twisted Colossus, the world’s longest hybrid coaster, is the park’s 19th roller coaster. Follow along in the IAAPA 2014 thread here! [fbvideo] [/fbvideo] Check out the sexy new Twisted Colossus roller coaster car! New Twisted Colossus train looks great! Bonnie Rabjohn & Fred Grubb already having fun! The front of the Twisted Colossus train... WOW!!!
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IAAPA 2014 Live Coverage!
jray21 replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
How about some more updates! Jack approves of this Fun Spot America pic at the Great Coasters IAAPA booth! [fbvideo] [/fbvideo]Checked out Skyline Attractions, LLC new rides/games - Strike U Up & Spin U Win! Next up, the unveiling of the Six Flags Fiesta Texas Batman car at S&S! Hanging out with some amusement industry celebs! How's it going, Joe? S&S reveals the "world's first" 4D Free Fly Coaster train for Six Flags FiestaTexas Batman: The Ride! Neal Thurman & Jeffrey Siebert from Six Flags Fiesta Texas hanging out with their new Batman train! [fbvideo] [/fbvideo]Six Flags Fiesta Texas unveils their new Batman 4D coaster train! This thing is gonna be AWESOME!!! Tell us what you think of the 4D coaster trains here! Love these beer taps on a casket! Great for Halloween events! Looks like Bonnie Rabjohn is about to reveal the Six Flags Magic Mountain Twisted Colossus train! GET EXCITED!!! -
IAAPA 2014 Live Coverage!
jray21 replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Time for another update from IAAPA 2014. Let us know what you're excited for the most! SBF Visa has their spinning coaster model on display [vine] [/vine]New Zamperla ride coming to Give Kids The World village! Mayor Clayton looks happy! Adam is happy to confirm the Give Kids The World Village Zamperla ride HAS a wheelchair seat! To discuss this new addition to Give Kids The World, go here! Fantawild has some impressive park models on display Over at the Sally Corp booth for a Six Flags press conference! Wonder what this could be? In just a couple of minutes, Six Flags will make their announcement Also at I Drive today for a BIG announcement. Stay tuned it's going to be big! 420 foot tall StarFlyer from Funtime coming to I Drive renamed plaza Vue at 360. Tallest in the world!!! The Joker animatronic for the Sally Corp Six Flags Justice League: Battle for Metropolis 4D ride has been unveiled! [fbvideo] [/fbvideo] Tell us your thoughts on the Joker animatronic HERE [vine] [/vine]Oceaneering showing off ride vehicle movement for Six Flags Justice League dark rides! -
Six Flags Over Texas (SFOT) Discussion Thread
jray21 replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Sally Corporation's new action-packed interactive dark ride, "Justice League: Battle For Metropolis," is set to open in 2015 at both Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis. This thrilling new attraction will bring the world`s most famous super heroes to life...battling alongside park guests as they fight to defeat two of the most feared villains in the DC Universe, The Joker and Lex Luthor. The Joker animatronic for the @SallyCorp @SixFlags Justice League: Battle for Metropolis 4D ride has been unveiled! [fbvideo] [/fbvideo] -
IAAPA 2014 Live Coverage!
jray21 replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
The first official TPR updates from IAAPA 2014 are in! The main show floor is open! Lead car for Holiday World's Thunderbird. Worlds first launched B&M Wing Rider! B&M showing off their new "family inverted coaster" [vine] [/vine]Inverting laser tag bumper cars??? What??? Only at IAAPA! Hanging out with Paula from Holiday World in front of her new B&M Thunderbird train! Intamin booth brought along a train from Busch Gardens Cheetah Hunt! For the coaster nerds! Looks like Six Flags Fiesta Texas will be unveiling Batman's lead car at S&S in a little while. Zamperla showing off a Thunderbolt train and an Air Race flat ride! Another train under cover at The Gravity Group booth! We will see what this is later! I have NO IDEA what is under this tarp. Any guesses? -
Holiday World (HW) Discussion Thread
jray21 replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Bollinger & Mabillard (B&M) and Holiday World unveiled the front car for the new "Thunderbird" steel roller coaster at IAAPA 2014. "Thunderbird" is the nation`s first launched wing coaster and B&M`s first launched coaster. It will open in April at the Santa Claus, Indiana, theme park. Lead car for Holiday World's Thunderbird. Worlds first launched B&M Wing Rider! Hanging out with Paula from @HolidayWorld in front of her new B&M Thunderbird train! -
Why do I always run across this thread right before lunch! That sausage plate looks so good, and so does the bacon jam! I can't believe I've never heard of it!
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^I loved that game, but was absolutely terrible at it.
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And we're back to the boring time in between major updates.
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Nope, and you think by now we could handle "not normal" anything! That is an amazing jump! We went from a high of 70 to a high of 45 and I thought that was bad!
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Thorpe Park Discussion Thread
jray21 replied to Rooey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
A dark ride would be perfect for that park! I can't wait to see what's announced.