FaithPlus1

I love Scrambler Rides and always enjoy taking a ride on the Steam Trains!

Tatsu was supposed to open much earlier though, it had several setbacks. I want to say the opening was delayed 2 or 3 times. Remember Tatsu's entire construction was televised in a documentary? I still have a copy of that. It was a great docu, someone uploaded it to youtube a while back but I guess it was taken down. LOL@docu

Maybe they just leave it on the flat bed so they can just hook the truck up to it and pull it wherever it needs to go.

Just getting into the excitement of the big game on Monday. Wanted to see what team people here in the TPR forums are rooting for? I am guessing there will be far more votes for Oregon since many posters reside on the West Coast, but the Buckeyes are no stranger to being the underdog!

Oh boy and they will show up in bunches! And Buckeye fans(the ones that are able to go to all these bowl games) will shell out the money! It's a win-win for everyone!

Bout time for all the BUCKEYE FANS to start showing up down there!!!! Go Bucks, beat the Ducks:)

Doesn't look like a trim to me.

In other news, Looping Dragon construction started and finished today. It's ready for testing.

This is funny!! lol

Give me Silver Bullet any day over Batman.

I'm predicting Looping Dragon will be a Top 10 coaster

I agree

Is this guy joking or for real? How can you not know its a roller coaster?

Some enthusiasts are whiny. Some of us love super intense rides and others hit their head on the restraint one time or hear a slight rattle and it's the end of the world. I've heard people complain about Batman (which I consider to be one of the smoothest coasters ever) being rough (and if you don't believe me go do a search and you'll be amazed). Some of us love awesome B&M coasters like Kumba and Batman that rip through every element with ridiculous intensity and speed but there are plenty of other people that complain about Batman being rough (lol) or Kumba's corkscrews being rough (lol) and that drives down their overall rankings. Batman I think also falls victim to being a clone which for some reason causes it to be overlooked even though without fail it's one of the best rides at every park that has one (in my opinion it's the second best coaster at Great Adventure after El Toro and the second or third best at Magic Mountain after Tatsu and Apocalypse if they actually re-track it). Everyone says they want more intense coasters but they don't because people find something to complain about whenever we get one. People don't like Maverick's restraints, or I305's first turn and with old B&M's god forbid you hit your head once on any ride with an over the shoulder restraint. Now B&M builds rides with no intensity at all like Griffon or Wild Eagle (both of which I still enjoy) and people complain about them too because they're forceless... so people complain no matter what. My guess is that Kumba isn't ranked higher because of the amount of people being over-dramatic about hitting their head once or twice despite the fact that it's a ridiculously smooth and awesome coaster. Kumba is easily the best B&M I've ever ridden (though I'd love to ride Nemesis one day). Couldn't disagree more. I make a point to skip all Batman Clones. I find them to be too compact and provide a bad ride. I don't enjoy them at all. Honestly the Batman Clones are the only inverts I will skip. I think B&M got better after the Batman experiment.

I like the paint as well.

^I like the one in France. The "French Tickler" I believe it's called.

^^LOL I'm hoping SFGADV receives something major next year. They deserve it, in my opinion.

Iron Dragon

Any updates on Looping Dragon? Im guessing they may wait till a week or two before the park opens to install it.

GO HW!!!!! Looks like a great addition:) I hope the ride turns out to match the beauty of the coaster itself!! I love this park!

I would ride this in a heartbeat. Wouldn't even think twice. Obviously a lot of people care or they wouldn't be here debating it.

It was the opening year or maybe a year or two after, Raptor had a great team and the guy on the mic was had an Australian accent. To this day my friends and I remember him enthusiastically saying, "Welcome Raptor Riders! How was your trip?!" He always got a great response from every train!!

I have to admit I am positive TC will be a hit. I think it has some fantastic elements that the general public, as well as enthusiasts will love. If I was a betting man Id say SFMM has winner. I mean just look at that pre-lift. Its non-stop action no matter what the track length is. And I love love love the colors!