DoinItForTheFame

I thought Griffon had the same style loading station as SheiKra? It loads/unloads 2 trains at a time? As far as stacking. Last I noticed SheiKra would be running 5-6 trains, and they would always be stacked on the brake run. Mainly because they couldn't physically check and dispatch the trains fast enough to keep the brake run clear.

I'd be in heaven.

Giga Dive Machine?!

I can't even figure out what this person is saying when pronouncing the word... But it sounds like they are trying to say Val-raven... but their dentures slipped in the middle of it.

I agree 100%. MS REALLY needs a new coaster. It doesn't have to be anything record breaking, but they need something. A Euro Fighter would be a great fit for the park, but even then, I don't think that would be enough to draw people to the park. Arkansas doesn't even come up on a list of places I must visit, and I am not sure that even the addition of a new coaster would change that. I don't think the park makes enough any more for them to think about dropping several millions of dollars on a new coaster. I think they make enough to cover their operating cost, and that's about it. The very few times I have been there I did notice that almost everyone who was visiting the park were season pass holders. I know nothing about running a theme park from the financial aspect... These are just random assumptions.

Maybe I am in the minority here, but I don't really think you can compare Maverick to Millennium Force, or even try to figure out which one is better. They are two completely different coasters. That would be saying "Which is better, Top Thrill Dragster, or Magnum?" If you were to ask "Which is better, Leviathan, or Fury 325?" Then it would make more sense because the coasters are actually similar to each other. To answer your question though, it depends on what I am in the mood for. Sometimes I want a huge drop, fast drawn out turns, and airtime hills... Something more relaxing... So I would pick Millennium Force... Then there are times I want snappy transitions, extreme ejector time, and a forceful launch... So I would pick Maverick. Personally I of those two I can not pick which one is better, because they are both polar opposites. Can we add an option to the poll of "Neither is better than the other, they are both unique in their own way, and both provide an amazing ride experience?" Because that's the one I would pick.

I seriously just spent more time than I should have looking through hundreds of Dive Machine, and other B&M Coaster photos! Very interesting fact you pointed out. I have never noticed that Dive Machines are the only B&M Coasters with anti-rollbacks on both sides of the chain!! Nice catch.

I love how suddenly everyone is all "OMG! I can't wait for the Dive Machine at Cedar Point. It is going to be such a great ride. It's going to be such a great fit for the park. I love the colors." When... earlier everyone was "Omg, I can't believe Cedar Point is getting a Dive Machine... Dive Machines suck. They are so boring, so forceless, not record breaking enough. The colors are ugly. It's not going to stand out. " I spent pages trying to convince people that Dive Machines are actually really good coasters, and everyone fought me on it, and now everyone is all for the Dive Machine.

If it's not a Dive Machine I will SCREAM.

Amazingly beautiful photos!! Thank's for sharing!! Glad you had a good time!

After re-watching the video, I have determined that there is no way in hell you would ever get me on that slide. There is just to much restraining you.

^ Beautiful photos!! I LOVE the Wildfire photos! They look really good! Can't wait for the full trip report!

Glad to see someone other than myself excited for the Dive Machine coming to Cedar Point! Dive Machines are great rides! They are fun, super smooth, and very re-rideable! A great fit for Cedar Point! I agree that B&M is getting more advanced with what they can do with a Dive Machines layout, so I am really looking forward to what they have in store for Cedar Point!! I am hoping that once the ride starts going up the colors are going to look better than what we are expecting, and hopefully not blend in next to Rougarou.

I actually think that SFMM could benefit from having an off season. Mainly for things like what you pointed out. Just so the park could get some nice TLC. However, we know Six Flags will never do that...

Looks like you should be a Maverick rider! Looks like you'll be right there with me. If you're going to try and complain about the capacity on a coaster, then turn around and say that a coaster at the same park is going to get better capacity that what it is suppose to get you need to use a variable that is something more dependable than guest. The guest at the park don't change from ride to ride. If the guest are the reason for bad capacity on one coaster, they would be the reason for bad capacity on another coaster too. If you were to say something like the crew at Millennium Force is typically busting their a$$ to make sure they hit interval on every dispatch while the Maverick crew is a little more sluggish, then you would have a valid argument.

I just don't understand how you can say that Maverick has such low capacity mainly because "there is a rider who forgot to put the glasses away, the hat wasn't taken off, they can't fit in the harness, they didn't clip the seatbelt (where applicable)." There for it can not hit it's theoretical maximum capacity of 1,200 riders per hour... Yet you're going to turn around and say that a roller coaster at the same park has a theoretical maximum capacity of 1,300 riders per hour... yet it supposedly does better than that. . . So according to your theory there must just be smarter guest who ride Millennium Force so they don't have the "there is a rider who forgot to put the glasses away, the hat wasn't taken off, they can't fit in the harness, they didn't clip the seatbelt (where applicable)" issue. So what we have learned from this is that Maverick can not hit its capacity of 1,200 riders per hour, yet Millennium Force gets better than its 1,300 riders per hour because apparently all the ignorant guest ride Maverick, and all the smart guest ride Millennium Force. Got it.

Maybe I just don't understand this... But if the crew is doing the best they can, and they are hitting interval with almost all of their dispatches. . . Then why won't Maverick hit 1,200 riders per hour? If they are running the coaster like they are suppose to (and every time I have been there they have been) then why wont the ride get the capacity that it is suppose to get? Because no matter how fast the crew is, IF the riders don't cooperate and get into the train and deal with all the loose articles, etc.., there are delays in dispatching a train at the optimal interval. Think of how many times there is a rider who forgot to put the glasses away, the hat wasn't taken off, they can't fit in the harness, they didn't clip the seatbelt (where applicable), etc..... So, it's a herculean effort for most crews to get the perfect dispatch if the riders are fully cooperating -- but the reality is that they are not. And then there are times when the crew isn't running perfectly.... But in any event, Maverick simply is not a big capacity ride for Cedar Point and in respect to its popularity. So if this is the case, then every ride in the park is a low capacity ride. Because all of the coasters in the park have guest who ride them, and per your theory the guest are the reason the capacity is bad. Because every coaster has those times "there is a rider who forgot to put the glasses away, the hat wasn't taken off, they can't fit in the harness, they didn't clip the seatbelt (where applicable)."

Maybe I just don't understand this... But if the crew is doing the best they can, and they are hitting interval with almost all of their dispatches. . . Then why won't Maverick hit 1,200 riders per hour? If they are running the coaster like they are suppose to (and every time I have been there they have been) then why wont the ride get the capacity that it is suppose to get?

I find this very hard to believe. Usually if a ride breaks down, and it is down for more than 30 minutes... with riders stuck on the ride they will evac the riders off the trains. Also, Raptor... down for 2 hours??? Usually it's down for about 20-40 minutes... Not 2 hours. Seriously??? This may be one of the most ignorant things I have ever read. Maverick... with terrible capacity??? Ha. NO!! Just... NO. Maverick has a capacity of 1,200 riders per hour. That is not exactly LOW. For comparison Millennium Force has a capacity of 1,300 riders per hour, and people always rave about how MF has great capacity. 1,200 riders per hour is not "terrible." It may not be the 2,000 riders per hour that Magnum has... But it is by no means "terrible."

I thought the same thing.

My new updated list after a recent trip to Kings Island!! 1.) Beast - 7,359 ft. 2.) Millennium Force - 6,595 ft. 2.) Mean Streak - 5,427 ft. 3.) Nitro - 5,394 ft 4.) Titan - 5,312 ft. 5.) Diamondback - 5,282 ft.

I think Backlot Stunt coaster at Kings Island is a VERY underrated coaster. The helix right after the first launch pulls some amazing g's... The trick track by the police cars is really fun. The entire part of the ride that is "in the dark" is so much fun! I was not expecting much when we rode it, but it was for sure one of the most surprising coasters at Kings Island.

Definitely Beast at Kings Island. Not only can you very easily touch the handrails all the way up the first and second lift hill, but if you look at the walls on the left side of the tunnels you can see where they put up smooth pieces of metal to cover the wood. (I am assuming to keep people from hitting the wood and getting hurt?) From TPR Youtube.

Awesome!! Can't wait to see the finished product!