Brassinthegrass

I agree with the decoy thoughts... the description on the second photo is not... exciting enough... GateKeeper: Soar on the wings of Cedar Point's guardian of the front gate when you climb 170 feet and perform a wing-over drop maneuver, sending you on a 2-minute, 20-second adrenaline rush! Fly through acrobatic turns and rolls as you coast up and over the park's main entrance. GateKeeper's trains then "thread" riders through two keyholes - built into giant towers that now provide a stunning first impression as you enter the park. Diamondback: Slither your way around 5,282 feet of steep drops, twists and turns through 10 acres of terrain at speeds up to 80 miles per hour with a spectacular splashdown ending to give you the ultimate thrill on one of the top-ranked steel roller coasters in the world. This fake description lacks sparkle....

Nah, if it was, we would have already seen it coming down...

B&M has some nice air time, its just not as ejector seat style as seen on most woodies and Intamin rides...

Kingda Ka. Front Row. Best way to end a day at SFGAdv!

Easy Ducky Dude, we argue over why Mean Streak has yet to be changed...

Apparently the Tail just flew off one of the trains on IRAT according to Screamscape Twitter... Oh look, its Top Thrill Dragster all over again!

Yes. We got the clone of the original design from SFoG, not a custom ride...

I agree, I even think a JoJo roll going through the large observatory building would be a great move. unfortunatly, this is sixflags, we got a Superman: Ultimate Flight, not a Tatsu, im afraid this may be the same experience.

... Should we start the rumor mill for next years new coaster? Im going to say, X-Flight in the old Batman and Robin location.... I feel like this section of the park needs some love, it seems the other side of the park has received MANY updates in the past decade, while this side decays... Thoughts?

Alright, maybe its just that picture... I take back my comment!

I dont know how I feel about that giant IR sign....

As with many things in this world.... Follow the money....

I like them! I must say, they do say in the promo that the three launches are "unprecedented." I wonder if we are looking at insanely fast launched!

What about the picnic area? Couldn't we build over there?

Sorry for the Double Post... Went to the park yesterday (5/10) and had a blast all day long! The park was dead all day, even with a few school busses of kids. We Showed up to the park as the gate were opening and I must say, I like the new way the open. They used to do security and tickets at the same location and then having everyone excited they got in early, only to find the rope by the carousel or the front of the boardwalk area. Now you go through security, then the ticket booths, then the actual front entrance. Once your in, your in, and are free to run where ever you would like. Onto the day: Green Lantern - Front Road, one ride - No Wait - Its a great ride, but a bit rough (although when you remember its a bit older, I'm ok with it). I must say I think I hate this queue more than any other in any park. It takes for EVER to walk through, plus I cant imagine being out there in the hot of summer, only to find a stack of switchbacks behind the station. Poorly done six flags... Superman - Ultimate Flight - 7th Row - No Wait - Its a good ride, I would of likes SFGAdv to get a custom flyer, but its still a B&M and a fun ride. I must commend B&M and on the intensity of the Pretzel loop. El Toro - Front Row - No Wait - Great Ride as always. Can not complain about a damn thing. except the stupid train wrapped ads. Nothing about an Intamin PreFab Woodie train makes me think of a Kia Soul.... Rolling Thunder - Left Side, Front Row - No Wait - It seems A LOT smoother than past seasons. I saw a bit of a retracking on the second hill, so that was quite nice Bizzaro - Front Row - No Wait - I always like this ride, it was my first major ride back in 2000 and started my true love for this hobby. I am so glad they got rid of the speakers. At this point we stopped for lunch and went to "Best of the West" for their Pulled Pork sandwich. Nothin beats this place. Great food, great views. I should also comment We have been in the park for 1.5 hours and have already hit 5 rides! We could tell it was going to be a great day! We took the sky way (which had both sides working all day, without a single break down! Nitro - Front Row - 5 min - We hit a snag hear, the train we boarded needed to be moved into maintenance, they rotated the trains through to get it out of service, and then opened up again. I must say it was nice to finally see staffing that tells us what is going on instead of "Minor Technical Difficulty." The ride did feel a bit rougher than I remembered, especially the track between the hammerhead and the helix... Batman - The Dark Night - No Wait - Normal. I really hate that truck at the end break run, gets me every time... Skull Mountian - 4th row - no wait - With the park so empty, we decided to ride every roller coaster, because we could. Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train - Back Row No Wait - Weeeeeee, ok lets move on. Nap Time - Yup, that dead in the park we could fit in a nap next to the old dolphin stadium. Kingda Ka - Front Row 30 min - Really it was a 10 min wait, but it kept breaking down, the break fins on the launch were acting up and shut the ride 2 times for 10 min each. Great Ride as always, I do have to say, the feeling of your eye lids flapping in the wind is always an interesting experience... Rolling Thunder - Right Side/ Front Row - No Wait - First time on the right side, ever! So funny, the line for the left side was CRAZY Long, no one was on the right side! We got to race the trains too! So much fun! I have to say, I think I like this side slightly better! Runaway Mine Train - 3rd Train - No Wait - standard ride, nothing special to report El Toro - Back Row - No Wait - What a different experience than the front row! Man, this thing hauls through the ride, I love it! Overall a great day. I do want to end with two pictures of the construction for the new Wild Safari entrance area. Its clear that you will queue behind the loading building, and then the car will drive out towards the midway, turn right, then head back to the safari. The Building looks GREAT! I can not wait to see what kind of roofing they will put on it. They are using the trucks as PR all over the park, one in front of the construction, one out front of the park. Cant blame them, what else are they going to do with them! An overview of the loading area inside the park A closer look at the station

^ OH! My appologies, thats what it was! Interesting how the two trains look quite alike minus the color change... then again, with all the ugly adds (I really don't think an El Toro train looks like a Kia Soul, but nice try).

Hey everyone, Spent the entire day at the park. Just got home, way too tired to write up about the day, but I have pictures of the construction site, Ill post them tomorrow morning when I wake up! The one thing I will comment right now on that I am scratching my head on is the following: There are extra cars for el toro sitting behind Rolling Thunders station. Is it possible the ride actually has 3 trains? It was running two today, but there are other train cars (in plastic wrapping) back there... could we be seeing replacements for rolling thunder? (I can dream can't I?) gnight

^ Really memorial day... you crazy bro?

This thing is ENORMOUS!

OK I'll say it... that looks like a single sided station... How could they do that?!

got it. would make sense since i couldn't find a rip. also couldnt stay long enough to look closer since the group wanted to move on...

Just got back from the park with my Band Trip: The park was quite busy, between cheerleaders and band kids, still had a great day with weather and no breakdowns (for us!) Bizzaro (1 ride): Ride felt great, the change in the audio track was nice, although the speakers are either shot, or too week (or a little bit of both). They had the mist on everything except the superman shaped tunnel thing.. Batman (2 rides): Ride feels great, the dispatching was a little slow, but the line was always moving. Cyclone (1 ride): one train, way too long to wait for, but we did anyway. Scream (1 ride): the combo tower on 2 legs, the other down. Always a fun ride. Deja (oops!) Goliath: Ride is still down, the tower 1 cable is all over the place, I couldn't find the end of it to see if it snapped, but it doesn't look too good.... Fun short trip with the students. Hope to be back soon without the massive crowds.

Geez, it looks like theres not even enough room for a train to go through that... Almost looks like an indoor ride, placed outside...

It does appear slow, but aren't the other wingriders a bit slow?

You haven't even ridden it yet and you're already revising the ride and saying they should have done X vs Y etc???? *sigh* This coaster is going to be amazing and will put SFFT on the map. If you didn't cut out the first sentence of my post, you would realize that I was just commenting on it. Just making conversation. deep breath there buddy...