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I just thought of something. If this roller coaster is 208 feet tall, can't it be classified as the tallest looping roller coaster in the world? And shares the same speed as Viper and Full Throttle, so maybe not the fastest. But this is he first roller coaster to have an inversion and be over 200 feet, right?

I know Knott's is busy on New Year's Eve, but are the lines for rides somewhat manageable? My family is debating about getting FastLane, and while it would greatly improve our experience, we don't want to buy it unless it is truly unbearable. And is Silver Bullet running two trains? The line for that ride is so much more tolerable if both trains are running.

I love how they created that funky 91-degree transition into the drop. It's not something B&M normally does...but that's a good thing!

At the end of the Kraken POV video. "And that's how we do our B&Ms in Florida--forceful and fun. None of that...dumb floaty crap." He's got a point. All the B&Ms in Florida look so great! Maybe I'll get down there sometime in the future.

Silver Bullet--Knott's

*To not procrastinate as much in school. *Raise my GPA from 3.8 to 4.0. *Drink a LOT more liquids. (I'm almost always dehydrated). *Be on the first train of Xcelerator in 2015!

Looks great! This is what B&M Wing Coasters need to be like! I especially liked the snappy transitions you included near the end of the ride! Again, great job! And I'll assume it's not a coincidence that the song in the video is Taylor Swift.

^That's approximately how long it stayed up there when I last rode it in September. Maybe more like 2 seconds, actually.

Here are the 10 longest roller coasters I have ridden. 1. Beast - 7,359 ft 2. Millennium Force - 6,595 ft 3. Desperado - 5,843 ft 4. Mean Streak - 5,427 ft 5. Diamondback - 5,282 ft 6. Magnum XL-200 - 5,106 ft 7. GhostRider - 4,533 ft 8. Goliath (SFMM) - 4,500 ft 9. Maverick - 4,450 ft 10. Expedition Everest - 4,424 ft

It'll be interesting to see how similar to Manta this will be. B&M has surely got a busy 2015.

^That's interesting. I'll have to check it out when I go on Wednesday. I always wondered why Supreme Scream almost immediately dropped when reaching the top compared to other S&S tower's I've ridden that hold riders up there much longer.

From the look of things, I don't think B&M will ever "top the charts" again, but that doesn't mean they won't do well as a business. 5 years ago, B&M strictly had 7 types of coasters. They have since expanded their product line, introducing the wing coaster, the launch coaster, the family coaster, and who knows...maybe we'll see a wooden coaster one day. They will definitely do well with parks for many more years to come.

This ride looks really intriguing. It's definitely unique.

I'm probably a weird one, but I enjoy riding Riddler's "sitting down". Standing up on that ride is terribly uncomfortable due to my scoliosis and uneven leg lengths, so I generally squat a little every time I ride anyway. Like I said though, I'm probably the minority.

So it is decided that my family will be ringing in to 2015 at Knott's this year. Has anyone been to the New Year celebration before? How is it? And are the rides open all the way until 1:00am?

^Eejanaika is a newer roller coaster, but X2 has newer trains since it got transformed in 2008.

Personally, I like to have a good balance of everything. Parks like Disneyland are fun and all, but I tend to just get uninterested. Yes, the theming is excellent and the park is well kept with great employees, but I guess that doesn't buy it for me. On the other hand, parks like Six Flags that are "roller coasters and roller coasters only" occasionally get tedious because there is literally nothing else to do, other than eat an overpriced piece of semi-decent food. As a happy medium, I love parks like Knott's and Cedar Point (or any large Cedar Fair park for that matter). The rides are solid and enjoyable, while at the same time there is a decent selection of flats, shows, and other entertainment. My family (who aren't all huge coaster nerds) had an absolute BLAST at Kings Island and Cedar Point last summer. My 9-year-old sister had plenty to do with my mom (who doesn't ride coasters), while my older siblings, my dad, and myself were greatly entertained by the big rides. For some reason, I don't think we could have had that same experience at any Disney park. I love all theme parks and roller coasters. They're my passion. And for that reason, I enjoy having a blend of all the positive things people like in a park: entertainment, flat rides, family rides, roller coasters, food, and overall, just a good experience of all aspects.

So if X2 and Dinoconda are generally rated pretty high in the coaster world, why is Eejanaika so bad? Is it just the fact it's at Fuji-Q? Is it the trains? I'm curious about what makes this ride so bad.

I know I asked a crowd question a few pages back, but my family is considering going to SFMM tomorrow because our passes need to be processed by the 28th in order to get the Gold Pass deal. Would crowds be heavy the day after Christmas? Apparently Christmas Eve was fairly decent.

I may have posted in this thread already, but what the heck. Steel: 1. Top Thrill Dragster (CP) - 420 feet 2. Superman: Escape from Krypton (SFMM) - 380-390 feet 3. Millennium Force (CP) - 310 feet Wood: 1. Mean Streak (CP) - 161 feet 2. Colossus (SFMM) - 125 feet 3. Ghost Rider (KBF) - 118 feet

Anyone here watch How I Met Your Mother? Any Robin Sparkles fans out there?

School is out for 3 weeks, I have no winter break homework, marching band season is over, and I finished my favorite TV show. I don't know what to do with my life.

I like the colors of the ride, but I don't like them next to Apollo's Chariot. Location, location, location. But then again, I shouldn't judge until everything is complete.

You know, I have always wondered this. Same goes for banked trim brakes (like Magnum). How does the fin pass through the brakes without touching if they aren't perfectly straight in a line? But it's obviously possible and it obviously works.