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1st - Polar Coaster, Story Land 50th - Bizzaro, SFNE 100th - The Racer, Kings Island (<-Meant to have The Beast be 100, but forgot and rode The Racer instead )

That's a very good point, but B&M hypers have a similar concept and in my opinion are designed to be more comfortable. And since they're mechanically ratcheting restraints they don't typically tighten on your legs so its a more "free" experience

Skyrush is increadibly unforgiving if you're skinny and have muscular legs... Gives me bruises every time I ride it, and before (When they didn't loosen the restraints) if the trains stacked for too long then it would begin to cut off circulation and actually made me pass out when someone refused to accept that they wouldn't fit...

While at Camden Park I overheard a man telling his son that the Big Dipper was the oldest rollercoaster in the US, he also said something about how the Pretzel gravity-powered dark ride was "one of the newest haunted houses"

Movie Park has an 8 page thread for an Invertigo, yet no one has mentioned that Ai Pioppi is also getting a new coaster for either this year or next year! A weight-drop shuttle none-the-less RCDB Post

Raleigh, NC Even though its one of the 50 most populous US cities its still 3 hours (About 200 miles either direction) to any amusement park. There's almost literally nothing to do here either, I mean, Wilmington has the beach, Asheville has the mountains, Charlotte has Carowinds, and Raleigh has... Sports and Museums (How fun ) There's plenty of reasons to get a park too, the economy here is booming (And stable), there's three major colleges nearby, and theres tons of land open for developement... Plus its in the middle of SFA and SFoG, can you say prime real estate? (or Six Flags North Carolina )

I think at some point it becomes more than just a strategy game... Personally I think RCT is arguably similar in nature to Minecraft in this case, not everything made in-game is art but with enough effort it can be. For example, for the last few days I've been working on a realistic log flume called Renaissance Falls. While the un-customized log flume isn't art I like to think that what I've been working on gets pretty close... The main difference between the two is effort, the one on the left took about 10 hours total to make and has a completely custom support system that follows the terrain, a custom station, and an underground section (Not to mention themeing)... The one on the right is the exact same design, but took about 2 minutes to make (Copy & Paste) and lacks everything above. So to completely answer your question, if an entire park had the level of detail and effort that the left log flume has then I would definitely consider it art, however a park thrown together in an hour with basic coasters, no attention to detail, and an utter lack of anything custom would in my opinion just be playing the game.

Mega Coaster - Hemanako Pal Pal Hopkins Looping Coaster

The Pretender - Foo Fighters

Hmm... Well the backround of the teaser looks to be the blueprints for a rocket of some sort soooo.... I think that Valley Hills might be getting a TTD type Strata-coaster

I'm glad I'm not the only person with that opinion And its rough all the time, but it is really fun at night... Though it may just remind me of my home parks' woodie (Yankee Cannonball - Canobie Lake Park)

They did run it like that at least once... I see why they don't run it without the MCBR more often, without it the second half must of been brutal. Especially with the "wonderful" Morgan/Arrow hypercoaster cars...

Intamin and S&S are pretty good, but you've gotta admit that Otis Elevator Companies only drop ride (Tower of Terror, DHS) blows both of them out of the water... The other three are made by Intamin though (Go Intamin! ) Wiki link

Carolina Coast Park's, Buyers announced! According to the park's now previous CFO, negotiations took place with several amusement companies such as Six Flags, Cedar Point, Kings Entertainment Company, Kennywood Inc, as well as Silver Dollar City Inc. However in a bizarre twist of events the parks management decided to sell the park to Funtime Parks Inc, owner of Geauga Lake and Darien Lake. Funtime plans to keep the park with all of its current attractions and give it a new, redesigned entrance as well as the planned expanded parking lot. They also plan to move opening day from April 30th to May 25th to effectively give the park an extra month of operation..... Guess that means I'll see you soon Also, NEW LOGO! (Based on Darien & Geauga's 80's logos) Carolina Coast Logo (1984).bmp

Volcano's train is almost completely identical...

Ohh, I've been here! Definitely a strange park though... I mean its literally built on top of a mountain! (The only way between the parking lot and the park itself is by either Funicular or by Ski Lift, its absolutely bizarre) Red Devil was pretty insane though, you pull quite a few Gs after that loop, while hanging off of A MOUNTAIN... It's also worth noting that the park replace the original Hopkins cars with in-house cars that feature lap-bars instead of those neck-killing OTSR on typical Hopkins cars. Pretty much the only notable thing about the park, though the train ride gives amazing views of the Great Smoky Mountains.. Kinda sad that the park closed down after that mudslide though, it pretty much killed the rest of the tourism in the area too...

Well this is depressing... Fortunately my mom was home early enough for me to head over and take a few pictures for what might be the last time Carolina Coast Park has its gates open ( ) Classic. No other way to describe this entrance The gardens are looking amazing as always . Tree coverage is thicker than I remember though... Mmm, fresh asphalt (Not a bad thing in this case, this place needs more parking) The old carousel... Rumor has it that this oldie might not be here if management sells off the park Interior Shot at Mine Train Trouble. The theming at the new rides is insanely good, hope whoever buys out the park keeps up with the new theming changes (Hint! Hint! ) The ghostly picnic area, the other one was demolished to expand the parking lot. I hope that management chooses to keep this one up, it adds to the small park charm this place has! KiddieLand! Its rumored that the Fun House is already slated for demolition (WHooo), however management or the new owners will be the judge of that... Today the fabled 3rd train on Wooden Warrior was running! A very rare sight indeed, and from what I've heard from the ride attendants, an absolute ride-killer... Miner's Nightmare with a full line, as well as a good view of the immensely popular Root Beer stand. (Home of the delicious Aviator Rootbeer) And of course to end what might be the final day at Carolina Coast Park heres the iconic view from below the Observation Tower during sunset. A beautiful ending to a melancholy day. (Heres a view from the other side of the under-construction parking lot...)

Queen Bee - Botton's Pleasure Beach

I can smell the pain from here...

Did Golden Horse essentially buy some NoLimits splines and some CAD models? From the looks of those concepts thats exactly what they did... And from the guys website they look to be either total knockoffs or concepts he developed in CAD and NoLimits.

Thanks! Sorry for the long wait... This update took a while, and with finals taking place I just didn't have any free time. Anyways, the next update is coming right now! I finally finalized it, however it should also be noted that there isn't an Intamin 1st-Gen drop tower... I took it out because it kept crashing the game, to make up for that I've planned to add an Intamin gyro-drop in somewhere along the line (Particularly in the late 90's). Now on to the latest trip report. Hey, Michael here! It's finally here! Opening day 1983 (4/30/83) and wow. Just wow. The new coaster totally outdid all of my expectations, its smooth, its forceful, and its jaw-droppingly fast for its size. It also puts a lot of people through for a coaster that can only run two cars. The theming around adds to the mine-town feeling although it kind of feels like the park shoehorned it onto the existing midway, it would've been much more realistic if they had expanded out instead of adding on... It was also fairly cluttered and loud since the coaster rushes right along besides the ride exit which can also lead to some very unpleasant loudness in the queue as well as the bathrooms near the exit... The other new addition, Kiddieland, was equally amazing the GP preferred the massive Fun Slide and the Flying Carpets, while personally I thought the Antique Cars were some of the best and most unique I've ever ridden especially in such a compact layout... Now onto pictures! Driving in the Observation Tower and Mine Train Trouble dominate the skyline, with Wooden Warrior barely visible... With the cityscape in the backround this park must have one of the most picturesque entrances in theme park history. I honestly hope the park chooses not to crowd the skyline with big rides, it would ruin the entrance. Well, the parking lot is completely filled! That's a good sign for Carolina Coast. Though by the looks of it with the new construction efforts the parking lot will have a much harder time filling than it does now First looking down KiddieLand, its not quite as wooded as the rest of the park... Hmm, thats strange. I guess the developers thought the sun would get kids more worn out or something. Anyways, as you can see the GIANT Fun Slide is on the left with seperate bathrooms built underneath. Its a wild ride for the kiddies, but it's still nothing compared to the Flying Carpets on the right (Not pictured, hidden behind trees and shrubbery). Surprisingly it was actually this ride that had the longest line of today (A total surprise), however according to park officials this was caused by the rides atrocious capacity and VERY long loading time... The Antique Cars (And Fun House, which isn't pictured because I absolutely hate the unrealistic mood killing look of it) which are just down the midway from the Flying Carpets had little-no line all day though, which is incredibly surprising since it has a very low intensity rating and is perfect for the kiddies... (The Fun House also had no line because I didn't give it one, because I hate it... I only used it to fill in the space between the Flying Carpets and the Antique Cars, it may or may not be there next year depending on how much it ends up infuriating me) I also took a picture of the new area from atop the Observation Tower, please divert your attention away from the generic eyesore that is the Fun House. From the looks of it though, the park has plans to expand this area or maybe even add a new themed area... Alright. Well. This is what we've all been waiting for... Here it is in all its glory! The new M&P Mining area! There isn't a line either! That's awesome, but weird for a new coaster... Here's some lift hill porn for you lift hill enthusiasts... It's pretty standard, especially for a Schwarzkopf. (Thought I did add quite a few small details that a lot of people leave out, such as a lift motor and a chain feedback system) And here's the only good picture I ended up getting of Miner's Nightmare, those woods you see are very thick and keep the ride completely hidden from the path, which is great for the feel of the ride... Not so much for picture taking though... While we're on views from the Observation Tower I also got a great view of Mine Train Trouble, as you can see the coaster comes VERY close to the pathway during one of the coaster's most intense parts... Not very great noise control, but makes for amazing interaction... Once I got back down from the Observation Tower I noticed something strange... The Tilt-a-Whirl actually has a line. Amazing. I guess crowds were intense today. Turbo-Looper also has a line, not unusual in any way. One final look down the midway, before moving on Wooden Warrior's team was pumpin' people out... I think this was the first time that the coaster actually hit its theoretical capacity. Way to go Wooden Warrior! Mine Train Trouble is also close to its theoretical capacity of 1500 PPH, not bad for it's opening day! Wooden Warrior will always be the park's Classic Coaster though The Ferris Wheel will also be a classic too... Even if the GP don't quite feel the same. Well... That's all I got before I ran out of film . Overall it was a very fun day at the park... If a little hectic and crowded, but none-the-less very enjoyable... However, it is my opinion that the park itself is inflating its name to the point that the park itself can't handle it (Basically saying its a small park with a very well known name and large crowds). I hope a much larger expansion occurs before the GP get fed up with large crowds and too few rides, however if the management keeps procrastinating and putting things in after they're need instead of installing and expanding WITH the park then I feel the park itself might suffer and the crowds in the park might reach an all time high... (Also I hope management has a plan for re-doing the parks entrance because as today proved it can no longer handle the traffic that large crowds bring.) ~Signed A very tired Michael 5/2/83- So just as I've done after every opening day since I moved here... Yesterday I went to the library and looked for some aerial photographs of the 2 expansions... And they weren't there, which was strange. So I asked the librarian where I could find them because it seemed they'd been moved. Apparently the city decided to move permit submissions, concept art, and aerial photographs into City Hall. Which is unfortunately on the other side of town, so instead of having the pictures yesterday, I have them today... To start out, here is an almost identical picture of Miners Nightmare... I'm pretty sure management took this from atop the Observation Tower. They also had this picture from a different angle, which shows the theming a lot better than the previous picture... They also had a great picture of Mine Train Trouble which shows its layout more clearly (It was supposed to be a Schwarzkopf Silver Arrow, but RCT3 just would not allow that design to happen) I really like this picture of KiddieLand because it shows all of the rides very clearly, especially the Antique Cars layout. And of course there are the park-view photos... My-oh-my how the park is growing up. Pretty soon it'll be able to compete with Carowinds. ~Michael... As always, suggestions and comments are appreciated and welcomed! Can't wait to see what surprises and TWISTS come next year....

Montu is still my favorite invert so if Banshee's better then Kings Island might be my favorite park ever...

Can't wait to finally go on The Bat... And Banshee, the Beast, and Diamondback. The Bat is totally on my bucket list of coasters I have to ride though. Super pumped

Ehh, that seems a little too to Geauga Lake-y for me ( )... Personally kind of hoping for an original re-opened park, maybe something like Kentucky Kingdom?

Hmm, its very unusual that they did that...