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Or, maybe the park just doesn't take Faceboook complaints all that seriously. . . I mean honestly... It's Facebook. If it they were legitimate complaints, then the person complaining could easily call, or email the park to have the issue addressed. Yes they could, but that's the problem with today's world. Most people rather put a company on blast on FB than actually call them or email them when they've had a bad experience.

With most newer B&M's, this isn't necessarily a issue. It's commonplace for 1 train to be stored on the maintenance track and the other to be stored inside the station for long periods of time.

^ There isn't any difference at all.

So this photo was put on the parks FB yesterday and someone commented complaining how the dip was removed from the final turn and it was turned into a flat turn and then they went on to complain about the MCBR on The Voyage last year. Paula responded and said that he should give both another try this year. So does that mean the MCBR will be off this season on The Voyage? That's how I interpreted it, but I very well could be wrong.

I'm biased, but I love the show. I love all the inside bits of info, ext. Now has a life long follower of HW, I can't help but think this podcast is going to be turned into a platform for teasers at some point.

Doesn't announce a triple launching steel coaster with inversions, but goes overboard with the teasers for something that is no more than a family coaster and announces it a year in advance? Okay... Don't get me wrong, I understand the marketing department might be taking their cues from upper management, but who ever is making these decisions needs to be shown the door. If this ride doesn't have a 42 inch height requirement, maybe the whole management team needs to be shown the door. As Robb has said, this addition won't make any sense if it doesn't have a 42 inch height requirement.

To be fair, this Danny guy said several times in replying to comments that he didn't think the ride was going to open on time. Nobody chose to to screenshot that.

So I was doing a bit of research for a mini-summer vacation I'm planning on doing in June to the park. I knew the park was hosting ACE Coaster Con in June and was looking for what days the park is hosting the event (so I know what days to avoid) and during my research, I've discovered that The Raven is going to be getting an historical landmark plaque from ACE. I just thought I'd pass that along.

The turnaround isn't banked at 90 degrees like White Lighting's is. Not that it will make much of a difference, just interesting to see some of the tweaks GCI has made to the design compared to White Lighting.

It's probably something new B&M is doing. They used I-beam supports on areas where the track is low to the ground on Valravn as well.

^ It's nearly 60 degrees according to HW's website. It looks normal to me. B&M is over the top in ensuring their rides run the way they designed them, which why you see them use trim breaks on so many of their rides. The train has to hit 60 mph at the end of that launch every time. The launch is always going to look slow, because of how heavy those trains are.

Every hyper/giga coaster B&M has ever built has a trim, why would this one be any different? At least it's just on 1 hill. Given the fact that they're trying to mimic the quick movements of a shark, hopefully the MCBR won't break the train as it passes through. Here's another thing to keep in mind, Mako is using shorter trains than all other Hyper/Giga coasters. The shorter trains really helped Thunderbird, so hopefully they'll help Mako.

Still not good enough, methinks. If they're looking for a true family coaster they need something like Firechaser Express. Having a lower height restriction isn't what makes a coaster a family coaster - it has to be more approachable than a big, bad B&M. I don't think they're looking for a family coaster. What I was referring to with HW was that they were in the market for a big, bad steel coaster, and they found that the wing coaster was more appealing to families (which is their market) than the other big, bad steel coasters. I think it is the same with SDC. SDC is looking (maybe found?) for something that has a huge drawing power, but something that can still appeal to families at the same time.

Have you seen the concept art?

Some Legend progress shots in this video of the double down. Interesting note from the actual podcast last week, Jeff Pike, (former GCI lead designer and now President of Skyline Attractions) did the engineering work on The Legend's drop. I'm expecting it to look a bit more twisty, but I could be wrong. Also, look what was up and running today! I should also mention it was running without the assistance of generators as well.

When HW was looking for a big steel coaster, they identified the wing coaster as the type that appealed to families the most, which is why they went with it. I highly suspect that SDC will work with B&M to push the height requirement to 50 inches like Wild Eagle so it can be ridden by more youngsters if in fact it is a wing coaster.

Speaking of which, I had my first summer shandy of the year today!

^ Actually, a wing rider's height restriction can vary. Wild Eagle is 50 inches, Thunderbird and Gatekeeper is 52 inches. X-Flight is the only one in the states with a 54 inch height requirement.

Just wondering how more wood could cause problems? Logical reasoning would suggest more wood would cause less problems because it's built well beyond what is necessary. the thinking was, it didn't sway, so it ripped itself apart. i'm no engineer, so i really don't know. This. Ghostrider was supported with way more bents than what was really needed. Because of this, there was no give in the structure which led to the track taking a hell of a beating.

^ You heard the flywheels. Those things are VERY loud. For some reason, they stopped using the the flywheels in May and started using the "back-up" Cummins generator trailers (there was three), which were located down the hill from Thunderbird. Every time there was a launch, those generators would rev up and smoke would come out of the exhaust vents on top of the trailers.

If that zero-g roll is taken at anywhere near the same speed as Thunderbird goes through it's zero-g roll, the outside seats should be the place to ride on Valravn.

The Royals and Mets would both beg to differ. Lots of good homegrown talent for them as well. As would the Cardinals and Cubs. Defiantly not the cubs, I can only think of 2 major players Chris Bryant and maybe Kyle Schwarber, they have maybe 4 players on there roster that they drafted, but only the latter are worth any type of buzz. But I do agree on the mets, cards and royals as an argument for best home grown talent. I would still say the giants have the Overall best homegrown talent, with the cards being a close 2nd. Homegrown doesn't necessarily have to mean being drafted and coming through the same system with the same team. If a team trades for a prospect and that prospect develops in their system and becomes a major leaguer, that player is considered homegrown. I will say that in the Cubs case, it is a lot easier to draft/trade for 1st round prospects, develop them and get them to the majors. But still, they're still considered homegrown players by many in baseball and the Cubs actually have quite a bit of "homegrown" players that are really talented. Oh an I'm a Cards fans, so please don't think I'm being biased toward The Cubs.

Has anyone seen any progress on Ghostrider lately?

^ I think they're reusing the same launch. They never removed the track out of the tunnel. Why fix it if isn't broke? Seems to me the tire launch has been really efficient for them.