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That explains alot... Who would have thought DL would actually be putting that monstrosity back up? However, the picture is great! Is anyone going to the park next weekend? Obviously nothing major inside the park, but it might be nice to see if the paint Mind Eraser's track as well as any other minor in park upgrades

The park is actually a very good park for a small size park that is not owned by a major chain. The current waterpark has a good number of good and modern attractions. The park has recieved some good upgrades in flats in the last few years. If the park used that old waterpark hill for a great new coaster, it would definitely be considered a great small pak. Most of us are looking at the last time a coaster was added to the park as to how good the park is. ROS is a great ride. Viper still is smooth and fun. Boomerang is good for a Boomerang coaster. I think motocoaster is great fun. The only bad coater is Mind Eraser, and I dont think any vekoma SLC's are smooth rides. All in all a good new coaster would do wonders for the parks image

I have to say that I thought the corn popper was running better recently. I would however ask how do you know this? Information like this is not something you get from the dippin dots guy...

So I was thinking already about next year for DL and thought with the rip curl addition this year, how great would a true master blaster water coaster be in the waterpark? Other than a speed slide, that is pretty much all that is missing within reason. Don't get me wrong, I really want a real coaster for the park itself, but would totally accept a water coaster in the waterpark.

I saw that on IG too and could not make sense of it either. To me the bottom of it almost looks like a bumper car. Could it be part of a much larger scenery package? Could it be something for later in the year?

I don't think anyone is asking for a retheme or rename ROS, just repaint it. Personally if they want to go with the true steel name, keep the supports blue and paint the track grey or silver to look truly like steel

They could leave the supports blue and paint the track a new color and still have good reason to keep the trains blue as well

The big question is if it is the new train or the old train?

It is totally possible that they sent their extra train back for a factory refurb. After all, it is DL and CNL and Premier are trying to do as much as they can on a limited budget. A refrub train would cost less than a new one and it would also not throw off the current sensors on the ride, hence allowing the park to run a second train on ROS immediately next year

Any "spy" pics would be great to see. Especiaaly of RipCurl being built as well as the ever asked question of Mind Eraser's track painting

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Hopefully with the nice weather we are having and the continued nice weather in the forecast, they can get some of these and other projects taken care of. As to what is and what isn't being done, now that Doug no longer works for the park, we don't have the inside view of what is happening. If anyone happens to live by the park, or drive by, see if you can spot anything. I would guess Ripcurl should start work pretty soon though

Yes I expected rip curl racers to go towards hooks lagoon, but seeing this makes more sense. This gives riders less to walk to get to the actual tower. Thi,s orientation also makes it very visible from the parking lots as well. Also, with Ranger and Galaxy Theater off the map, the questions will surround what will fill those spots, either with the building there or not.

I am sure there was a good reason for the removal of crazy quilt, just like there is good reason for the removal of ranger. The park just put their Eli scrambler back into the mix. I would hope that they would look at both rides and see which is in the better condition. I will admit that crazy quilt used to be one of my favorite rides at the park, so if they could refurb it and bring it back, I would be all for it!

Yes if it still shows on the website, then I would expect to see it next year. Lasso is extremely popular and seems to operationally sound. If they were to remove it, they would have to almost definitely have to replace it with a new version of the same thing. I cannot imagine an amusement park without any type of swing type of ride.

I agree that comparing DL's maintenace to that of CW is not fair at all. CW is on par with CP from attendance, hence probably getting lots of cash for projects and maintenance. DL has an ownership that does not invest much in the park at all and tries to get off as cheap as they can. In DL's case it may be easier and cheaper in the long run to remove and buy new. CW may be able to repair easier

I also remeber that when Geauga Lake closed, DL bought their bee bee for spare parts for our Corn Popper. As to where Ranger went, my guess is that it is sitting close to the waterslide complex that shall remain nameless...

I think all of us would like to see lights back on the giant wheel once again. I think it is probably on the list of things to do, just not on the front burner. I think the park is prioritizing things like new trains for most of the coasters along with removing old and out dated rides like Ranger and possibly Corn Popper next. With those priorities and adding new rides each year, it may very well be a few years before we see lights on the giant wheel. Add to that the possibility of a change in park ownershi. a new owner could change priority levels, or just sink a ton of money in up front to make the needed upgrades.

Even if they don't make Rainbows any longer something similar would easily fit in that space with little work needed. I always liked the ElDorado from Geauga Lake. Last I saw there was a used one of those floating around. My question would be how readily available are parts and how much of a maintenance issue are they?

I like the name alot. I am hoping for a good color scheme. I also like the 42 inch height requirement and the fact that this will be in a separate area in the park to spread out the crowds. My 5 year old son is even excited to try this!

I have to say I like the rainbow mountain name for the new slide. It pays homage to an old attraction, plus looks to have rainbow colors, which should be pretty cool.

I will admit that I do not know a ton about roller coasters, but I guess I am not sure why ROS cannot run two trains next year? Don't get me wrong, one tran will definitely ride smoother than the other, but the GP probably would not notice. Plus, didn't Doug say that this was being done to be able to return ROS to two train operations? Personally, I am expecting ROS to run two trains next year with Motocoaster in 2017. I would say ME would be next, but ridership is so low that one train still does not create major waits. Plus I think the park has the majority of parts needed for ME's second train, so just a few parts could make a new train.

First let me start by congratulating you Doug on a new opportunity! I have to say that you have been the first main employee of the park to interact on this forum regularly. I know other who have seasonal jobs at the park have interacted with us, but having you here has been nice. It is nice to know that some of our thoughts and rants are getting heard. Don't get me wrong, some thoughts should not be heard, but some definitely should. Best of luck in your next endeavor

Somehow, I think I have heard this before on this thread. On the flip side, my initial guess would be that when they decide to use that area for expansion, Floodgate Falls will get removed and the hill will get reworked into something to provide elevation for the entire new expansion area. Plus, if they did want to keep the hill, they technically could pull out floodgate, move the dirt elsewhere, and then move it back. It sounds like a lot of work, but with a few bulldozers it really isn't that much, especially if what they put there is worth the effort...

My guess with the extremely mild fall that we had and how early they closed this year, they had more than enough time to do any work they wanted. I would think that ME is fully painted at this point. I have not been by the park in a few months while it is light out, but they definitely had the time and the weather to do it. On top of that, if they were going to be doing any other in-park improvements this off season, they should have gotten a good jump on most of that too.