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^ No one is bashing him we are just saying that when it comes to Knott's recently the rumors change constantly. I would rather him just post an update about what Knott's is getting once a month than once a week. One day we go from a Leviathan clone to a small coaster in PP's spot and then the next week to a couple flats. It is just kind of annoying to get excited about something major, then get a little disappointed, then really excited again, all within a span of a few days.

On a different note: Any new pics of PP demolition? Wonder what is left if anything.

^ The eyes really do look cheesy though. Painting the tunnel was a good idea.

Lance is usually pretty accurate with his major park rumors, so I wouldn't go discrediting him so quickly. I totally agree with you it's just the rumors are changing so often and I really do not see that happening much at any other park I am following rumors for.

I went 9/28 and overall had a good time. Scare Zones: The Clownz scare zone was probably my favorite but also the most stale as it is pretty much the same every year. I thought personally that overall the other scare zones weren't as good as last year and I really did not see too much effort being put in to scaring people. Terror Tram: The Walking Dead overlay was ok. Truthfully having people walk really close to Bate's Motel created a huge bottle neck and reduced the amount of scares. Also the zombies were not trying very hard to hide themselves which I guess makes sense because they are zombies but they could have tried a bit harder to seem scary and dangerous. Overall I enjoyed it about the same as last years tram. Mazes: In order of most liked. TCM: This was a huge surprise for me as I have heard semi-negative things from others. This was by far my favorite maze as the detail was very nice and the scare actors were just incredible. This maze was very scary and the timing of the scares was perfect. Would love to see this maze stay another year. La Llarona: La Cazedora de Los Ninos. Overall this was a great maze just like last year. Very scary and great story. Scare actors were doing a great job on this maze and the detail was top notch. The Walking Dead: Dead Inside: For me this maze felt in the middle of the pack with pretty good scares and pretty good detail. There was nothing that really wowed me on this maze but nothing that I could consider a huge negative. I probably would have enjoyed this maze more if I had been watching the show more often. Monster's Remix: I actually had a great time on this maze and the atmosphere was great. Playing dub step and trying to scare people really didn't make sense but overall was just a fun maze for me. Alice Cooper: Welcome to my Nightmare: Not a very scary maze but the 3d effects were cool and was just a fun maze to walk through. Silent Hill: This maze was a total dud for me. Did not understand what was going on and thought the costumes were ridiculous. It's not really fair for me to review this maze as I have not seen Silent HIll or played the video game but based just on how it felt to me this was the worst maze out of the batch this year. Rides: Transformers: This was just an awesome dark ride. It was so in your face and so over the top. Best dark ride in CA. You just have to ride this. No point in going into more detail as this is a ride you need to go on yourself. Mummy: The Ride: Decent as always. Last year there was a really dim light on the entire ride which ruined the feeling of being in total darkness. This year it was pitch black again and just fun as always. Simpsons: Fun simulator. Enjoyed it more than past years for some reason. Just a fun ride to do if you have done everything else. Jurassic Park in the Dark: Always love this attraction for that nice airtime on the drop. Also did not get very wet which was a plus for being late at night. Hope this wasn't too long as I really just wanted to summarize the whole night. Also I apologize now for any spelling and grammar errors. As a final note: Front of the line is one of the best things you can ever buy if you wan't to have a great experience.

^ Or just posting every thing they hear out of desperation to get it right.

^ But sadly it's pretty much true. I cringe every time I see Tatsu running only one side of it's station, which is just about every time I have gone to the mountain except for one time about 2 years ago.

^ I am going to say just by looking at the designs that Tatsu's pretzel loop will still be more intense. I think this because Tatsu has speed built up going into the pretzel look while on Gate Keepers "Roll Over" your probably only going like 10mph if that. Not to mention that laying down through the inversion on Tatsu puts some very intense forces on your body due to its laying down position compared to a more normal sitting position.

^ Ok that seems pretty reasonable to me. I would say it would probably be a 50% increase in capacity so a number around 1000-1100 sounds about right to me.

^^ Well the Euro Fighter could be build on the land part that PP took up while the flat's could bo on either side of PP's bridge with the Scrambler having water effects and both using the bridge as part of their queue and exit lines. On a side note: What is the rumored capacity of an S&S El Loco 8 seater model?

I seriously am going to have to start taking these rumors with a grain of salt because they seem to change daily. For all we know the rumor for tomorrow is that they are back to getting a giga coaster.

^ I like those ideas although I would say put an S&S El Loco in Boomerang's spot and along with the the new trains for Ghostrider I would add a topper track retrack to make sure that ride stays great for years. As for PP all i wan't is something other than the flat's that websites like Screamscape have rumored recently. It is just too big a plot of land in a small park to waste on flat's when Knott's is really due for something bigger. If Knott's wants another flat they should just replace Screamin Swing instead.

Ghostrider really might only need new trains but I am all for a topper track retrack as long as they don't mess with the layout, unless they wanted to get rid of that MCBR.

^^ Yah you really just can't read into those descriptions too much. There meant for the GP, not for people like us.

I really wonder what is going to happen with the Windseeker's. They have been rolled out to quite a few parks already with CF making quite an investment that looks like it may not be turning out.

^ Ok thank you I could not really tell how compact they were from watching pov's. Although it certainly seems like you could make it more compact. It would be cool to have a first drop that has a turn around going under the bridge with water effects on either side to shoot spectators on the bridge itself.

Do you guys think it would be possible to put an Intamin Mega-Lite into PP's spot? It would probably have to be a slightly customized layout to make it work as well as have a splash down if the bridge and water are staying.

^ Actually it could. Just used the distance tool on google earth and basically if Windseeker were to get the SS treatment it would easily hit SB, Jaguar, or completely wreck the rest of the area. It would not quite reach Supreme Scream so Xcelerator is safe.

^ If Knott's tried that it would bring down half the park with it.

Must be a really really slow day today.

^ I bet it is pretty scary once you realize something is actually wrong but as long as you don't blow it out of proportion I think it is not really such a terrifying experience and horrible accident that the news makes it out to be. I know they are only doing their job but they really hype these things up.

^^ Yah you would think that by now a feature like that would have been devised. I wonder what causes these rides to keep getting stuck. It's not like Knott's gets much wind.

The problem with this ride is it's an icon for the park now so if it had to be removed it would be a much bigger blow than windjammer. Although you could fit another flat in it's spot.

^ Why hasn't the park scrapped the ride yet? I mean isn't metal worth a pretty penny these days?

Well wonder how long this will go on til Cedar Fair sues Mondial.