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Saturday, November 6, 1971 The 1971 season at Adventure Kingdom was a success! This park is definitely going to see a bright future. Something fishy has been happening adjacent to the new Treetop Swings. Some trees have been removed, but no dirt or construction is visible yet. We'll have to see. Here is a quick update with a few photos from the final day of the season. I will make sure to update throughout the winter. Considering this clearing is beginning so late in the season, we may be looking at something for the 1973 season. It's the final day of Adventure Kingdom's second season! Treetop Swings has done well with the crowds. Here is a view across the west midway. As stated, a few trees have been chopped adjacent to Treetop Swings. Nothing is going to be revealed yet, but I'd keep your eyes peeled if I were you. One last shot. More updates soon!

2016 is an "off-year" for me travel-wise, but there are a few possibilities if things line up. 100% guaranteed: -Knott's Berry Farm -Six Flags Magic Mountain A possibility, not completely out of the ball park: -Six Flags Discovery Kingdom -Lagoon -Busch Gardens Tampa -Seaworld Orlando -Universal Studios Florida / Islands of Adventure If all stars in the universe aligned (basically my wish list): -Six Flags Great Adventure -Dollywood -Silver Dollar City -Kings Dominion -Carowinds -Cedar Point -Kentucky Kingdom -I should probably stop.

I'll be heading to the park tomorrow for the first time since WCB. I know these questions get posted all the time, but what are crowds like on the day before Thanksgiving? I remember Thanksgiving Day being fairly crowded, but I haven't been the days surrounding it. And has TC been running 3 trains? Or did they go down to 2 now that it's the off-season?

Creative thread! While Twisted Colossus is near perfect anyway, I would have preferred a few more large hills with sustained airtime as opposed to small ejector pops, but that is being very nit picky.

It seems the construction for this RMC is going a little slower than the other three, but given that RMC is packed (even internationally) that's understandable. If Joker's reviews are as praising as Wicked Cyclone's and Medusa's, I could very well be making a trip up north to ride this beast.

If all the suggestions in this thread became a reality, oh boy...

Saturday, March 27, 1971 After a long off-season, the 1971 season is now among us at Adventure Kingdom! And with the start of the 1971 season...the Kingdom is proud to introduce its brand new family-thrill attraction, Treetop Swings! Treetop Swings is the first modern chair swing ride in the world, and we are proud to welcome its debut here in Wichita, Kansas. It's a perfect fit for the lush green environment at the Kingdom, and it is expected to be a big hit! Now onto some photos from 1971 Opening Day! -David Greensburg The beautiful, lush midway of Adventure Kingdom The Kingdom Carousel... a classic attraction Guests loading onto Acrobat to get their world turned upside-down! The food court is quite busy on opening day! And now for the new attraction for 1971... Treetop Swings! Guests get to swing right over the water! There is also a small path around the perimeter of the ride for guests to relax and enjoy the scenery. The other side of the park is still just as busy! You can see Tyson the Tiger entertaining some guests! Runaway Express is still the star attraction... sending out full trains! Twist and Shout is doing its thing, too! 1971 is going to be a strong season at Adventure Kingdom. We definitely have more up our sleeves for the future!

I clicked on this thread expecting something cheesy and thrown-together...oh my gosh was I wrong! BRAVO, man! Love the POVs, love the details and accuracy...stunning work! Keep it up!

Tuesday, September 1, 1970 Adventure Kingdom has had a successful debut season! Runaway Express, the park's star attraction, is getting rave reviews among families. However, the people of Wichita, KS, want more. Expansion is underway--although nothing is going to be revealed yet! Here are some photos from the last week of daily operations. Starting this weekend, the Kingdom will operate Friday through Sunday through October, officially closing for the season at the start of November. -David Greensburg The lush, vegetation-filled midway of Adventure Kingdom Runaway Express' line has died down as it is the end of the season...not to mention it's great capacity. Runaway Express peaking above the treeline Guests enjoying the Kingdom Carousel I spy some dirt being move around! My mind is spinning with excitement! That is a decent size plot of land! Not to worry...the announcement will fly in soon. Looks like Runaway Express might have some competition in the coming years! And like always, I will end this small update with Tyson the Adventure Tiger!

They both look much better, but WOW what a difference for Top Thrill Dragster! That one is definitely going to pop (it already does!). *cough* Xcelerator should be next *cough*

Some out-of-character backstory: I created a park named Seaside Spot Theme Park a couple years ago whose storyline was based on a seaside shore in Malibu, California. I continued that park for a while, a little choppy and inconsistent as it was my first story park, and due to computer issues and RCT3 Mac Store updates, that park is gone as well as all of the custom scenery with it (as well as the other parks I had). So now, my RCT3 is a blank slate. I decided to start fresh and create a new RCT3 story park. With more time on my hands as the holidays are approaching, and being able to learn from my mistakes with my seaside park (such as limited expansion), I am taking a new approach to my story park with a whole new design and storyline. This park will include CS, but only for necessary things such as roller coaster supports (and possibly a CTR here and there). The majority of this park's infrastructure will be in-game. I hope you enjoy! In-character: Saturday, March 28, 1970 In the late summer of 1968, the town of Wichita, Kansas, was expected to receive its first theme park slated to open in the spring of 1970 named Adventure Kingdom. In its debut season, Adventure Kingdom was to have 4 initial attractions: 1. Twist and Shout - an Eli Bridge Scrambler family thrill ride 2. Acrobat - a state-of-the-art looping hammer ride 3. Kingdom Carousel - Adventure Kingdom's classic carousel the whole family can enjoy 4. Runaway Express - the parks largest and star attraction, an Arrow Dynamics Mine Train coaster With 1970 now upon us, Adventure Kingdom has just opened its doors to a large crowd! The people of Kansas are thrilled to have a new theme park in the area. Heavily wooded and green, Adventure Kingdom features lots of vegetation that gives the park a shaded and relaxed feel as well as providing a fresh and clean experience for its attractions and guests. Here are some pictures from opening day. Enjoy! -David Greensburg, general manager and park president of Adventure Kingdom Here is the main midway as seen from the park's entrance. At the end of the midway is Kingdom Carousel. Just east from Kingdom Carousel is Acrobat, the thrilling looping hammer ride. Across from Acrobat is the park's main food court, featuring many classic American foods. On the west side of the main midway is Twist and Shout, a spinning family thrill ride. The Services and Souvenirs building is located across from Twist and Shout, providing as an area for guest services as well as some souvenirs for the kiddos! And now here is the star attraction of the park: Runaway Express, a 2,000+ foot-long Arrow Dynamics Mine Train roller coaster! Runaway Express travels through a very heavily-wooded forest, giving the attraction a true "abandoned" theme. After the first turn, Runaway Express travels through an abandoned mine area. Looks like this mine brought up some valuable stuff! Here is the largest drop on the ride, located after the second lift hill. Keep your arms inside...you might hit a tree! The drop leads directly into the ride's 405-degree upwards helix! The final turn over the lake... ...leading into the ride's brake run and transfer area. Runaway is a hit for Adventure Kingdom! And so is Twist and Shout! Full rides on opening day! Adventure Kingdom is a wonderful theme park and has made its mark in Wichita. A strong future is ahead! And I will leave you with Tyson the Adventure Tiger: Adventure Kingdom's mascot!

Not in terms of dispatch (I can do simple math too), but in terms of the forces on either end of the train. Sorry, I misunderstood your post. According to the concept art, these will be the newer set of millennium flyers that have the slightly redesigned restraint to accommodate smaller riders. Maybe it's possible that GhostRider will lower its height restriction after this refurb?

Funny you say that, I was just thinking about this park and how I haven't touched it in so long. Due to an RCT3 update that made me lose my CS, along with two computer crashes, this park is gone and my RCT3 is currently a blank canvas. I'd love to do another park at some point, improving on what I lacked here, if people are interested. I really appreciate you digging back a few pages to find this thread though!

What ^ said. I would highly recommend creating more realistic coasters, more foliage, and maybe a tad of CS here and there if possible. Not bad, but not great.

Aren't the 12-car Millennium Flyer trains about as long as normal two-row 7-car trains anyway? Or at least...like 6 and a half? The standard 12-car millennium flyers carry the same number of people as a 6-car PTC train. Therefore we are losing 4 riders per dispatch. Not really a huge deal. Like Robb and most others, I'm a little skeptical to see how long this restoration lasts, but either way, this is my home park and I will finally get to experience GR in all its glory for at least a few seasons, hopefully more!

They haven't said that 3 trains will be ran have they? I suppose not, but since the ride has such a long layout, it seems more efficient to have the MCBR, even if running two trains, as you can dispatch earlier. Either way, I'm excited to experience the second half at full speed!

When they say the MCBR will be removed, I assume they mean turned off, since it needs to still be there to run 3 trains. But this is GREAT news! Can't wait to ride it.

Scream at SFMM. Easily the worst B&M I've ever ridden and is in the bottom 5 coasters at SFMM. You'd think a relatively new(ish) B&M floorless would be bearable, but it flat out sucks. After not riding it in about 2 years, I rode it at WCB this year and it was just as bad as before...and this was after it's "refurb". I MUCH prefer Viper.

^I agree, too. After reading about WMG, my expectations were pretty low. Voyage was much more immersive than I was expecting. It's definitely a solid (and needed) addition to Knott's. Maybe for next year or 2017, I'd love to see Knott's update their flat ride collection by putting one in Windseeker's spot and Screamin' Swing's spot.

While a little painful, my favorite Arrow is definitely Magnum. I'm a very big fan of Viper as well.

Knott's, while an hour away from my house, has been my home park my whole life. We go far less often now than we used to. About 6-7 years ago, I'd say we went about once a month, maybe twice a month during the summer. Now that my siblings and I are all older, we go much less often as things get busy, and we've been to the park so many times, we almost get done with it after 2 hours. I love Knott's to death, but until they get another major thrill ride or coaster (even rehabbed GhostRider may count), I probably won't be visiting Knott's as often as I used to ever again.

Looks like a great coaster! In my opinion, Mack definitely makes the best steel coaster trains in the industry. They are so perfectly comfortable, yet secure enough and family-friendly enough to do inversions. Would love to see more in the US!

Ah, the beauty of living in sunny SoCal. What is this "off-season" you speak of?

Twisted Colossus at WCB night ERT. I need to get back out to Knott's soon.

Definitely Manta at SeaWorld San Diego. It's perfect. Honorable mention: Sierra Sidewinder.