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Cedar Point is completely innocent of any wrongdoing. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a moron. That being said, I feel nothing but compassion and sadness for the victim and his family. It was his own fault, but he certainly didn't deserve to lose his life just because he made a terrible error in judgment. Some people here seem to lack compassion....almost like they are more angry at him for making a stupid decision instead of being sympathetic for the fact that he got killed.

I rode the Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster and the alpine slide at Ober Gatlinburg. Both were insanely fun, but the Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster was much better. In addition to the adrenaline rush the ride gives, it is in a beautiful wooded mountain setting. Careening down the mountain side after a long scenic climb was super fun!

Great news! I hope the park continues to flourish and grow. It has so much potential.

Yes, being from Nashville, I consider Dollywood to my home park. And perhaps I am biased because I love country music and Dolly Parton, and the Smoky Mountains and the culture there. But it is my favorite park and the one I enjoy researching the most. I also think it's rather interesting that a celebrity like Dolly was wise enough to realize the benefits of a theme park. Can anybody think of any other celebrity owned theme park? I have tried, but can't think of any. This is what makes this park so unique in my humble opinion.

Yes, I agree. Looks good, but a splash or tunnel would add a lot.

I think Dollywood is definitely building the better coaster, but Storm Chaser still looks to be an amazing ride. And it features inversions, which Lightning Rod does not. Both coasters will be excellent and hopefully will be successful investments for their respective parks. It is an embarrassment of riches to consider that each of these coasters is only about 3 hours away from me. 2016 is going to be a good year!!!

Millennium Force is far superior.

Awesome picture!

Looks awesome to me, but I can't see this being feasible. Wouldn't the risk of someone slipping and hurting themselves be too high? And wouldn't that make it expensive for water parks to insure?

Corkscrew at Canobie.

Opryland. I went twice in my first year of college in Nashville, but never expecting it would close, I did not appreciate it the way I would now.

I think it's a great theme and a great way to make the park more cohesive.

Looks great! So happy to see this park coming back to life more and more each season!

I hope that whatever they do to Mean Streak, they keep the aesthetic quality of the ride. Whether the ride is good or bad, it is visually stunning. Truly one of the most beautiful wooden roller coasters I've ever seen.

Sorry to hear about your bad experience. After visiting parks like Dollywood, Holiday World and recently Canobie Lake Park where the customer service is superior, I can truly say that I hope Kentucky Kingdom does something to correct this. I have heard and read countless reviews saying employees are rude, unenthusiastic and slow. This park has potential, but will not succeed if they don't find a way to make their employees smile and engage with guests. You can almost forgive a long wait in line if the employees make you feel welcome.

I was there on July 3 and was only able to see two survey markers. But it was a great visit. We waited for Yankee Cannonball for 30 minutes, but only 5 minutes for Untamed, The Pirate Ship and Log Ride. About 15 minutes for The Haunted Mine and Corkscrew. The staff was amazingly friendly!!! Canobie was the first amusement park I ever experienced when I was a young boy, and coming back to it 25 years later at the age of 36 was an extremely wonderful and nostalgic experience.

I love "Weeeeee!" Listening to Robb ride a coaster is almost as fun as actually riding it myself!

Didn't this same thing happen on the Top Thrill Dragster constuction cam back when it was being built at CP? Those crazy construction workers....

If Speedos are forbidden, then bikinis should be forbidden too. Just saying....

here's one of it in the station. It was a U-shaped station, so its impossible to capture the entire train in one photo. When it was going up the lift, the back of the train was directly under the front of the train (circular lift), that's how enormous it was. You sat tandem, so 80 passengers max. I hope something happens in that space, it certainly needs a total re-do. Remember, when Dolly pulled out of the Water and Snow park, Gaylord-Marriott were pretty clear they were going to pursue ''plans'' on their own. The plans that were posted on Screamscape look a little dated to me because the "Pearl Building" in the plans was razed after the flood, so there would be no need for that in those plans, also there is a warehouse that is not accounted for in those plans, that's approximately where the "town square" is, so these could be old plans - pre Dolly, pre 2010. My other concern about it is, once again, here's a design that is land locked with little room for expansion. Pretty sure there is a property line along the southern part of this plan, in between the hotel and the parking lot for the mall, around Grizzly RR, complicating expansion in that direction. I wouldn't get too excited about it until they announce it AND construction begins!! But I like this idea a lot, shortcomings and all. I think its obvious that Gaylor-Marriot should build an indoor waterpark to bridge the hotel to this entertainment complex...or whatever it will be. I guess we'll see in time. Good point about the Pearl Building. I wish they would consider it for new development though. Opryland Hotel (now Gaylord Resort and Convention Center) used to cater to many families as well as conventions, but now they are practically all convention business. With the new Music City Center in downtown Nashville, it may be wise of them to consider reaching out to families again. Gaylord will always get convention business because of it's sheer size and space. But the family market is worthwhile too and a concept like the "Opry Walk" would go a long way toward recapturing that share of the audience. Just my opinion and only worth that much....lol.

What does everyone think about the new rumor that Gaylord is building something possibly called "Opry Walk" or "Opry Town" featuring rides and a wooden coaster between the Opry House and the hotel? It was posted on Screamscape and is just a rumor at this time, but the concept art looks cool.

LR looks sweet and the parks skyline is definitely starting to look good again! Excited!!!

Well, this looks to be an awesome coaster. But I think Robb (whom I think is awesome) hyped it up a little too much. I mean, he kept saying he "couldn't believe this was actually happening" and they would "drop everything to make the trip". That to me just sounded like something more exciting than another amazing wooden coaster with inversions. Maybe he was working for Kolmarden and trying to "build anticipation". Trust me, I'm not disappointed by the ride at all. I already suspected the hype might be overblown.

I think smoking in theme parks is fine as long as it is done within the designated smoking area. Any parks main goal is to make money. To do so, they must cater to as many patrons as possible....even smokers. I am a smoker and I always use the designated smoking areas at theme parks and I try to be considerate of others if the designated smoking area is close to a congested area such as a restroom.

I would have say the Yankee Cannoball at Canobie. The airtime during the last 20 seconds is incomparable!