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Granted, it's a frog hopper. I wish I wasn't so bored.

Seaside sure looks beautiful from that picture.

A flat and I water ride. I'm guessing a log flume and a swinging ship.

What if Golden Horse makes it?

At this point, I believe if the park released the coaster, and it was B&M, people would still believe it's an Intamin. There's a few enthusiasts who can't see what the ride is clearly because they are blinded by their own desires (Intamin). It's an effing Giga Coaster, who cares about the manufacturer?

Great update! The park looks amazing looking at the map!

You used my design!

Says every woman ever.

He's talking about the teal track with the yellow-green spine.

Granted, but everything else in the park will, and the lines will become super long (You're looking at a 2 hour wait with flash pass) I wish the 21st would get here soon.

The walls are that thin? Lol. At least the hotel looks nice. Can't wait to see the trip report!

This!

That was a great video! You should do more of them. I can't wait for the news segment!

I want to thank JohnnyRCT3 for letting me do this guest TR. ________________________________________________________________________________ Nathan Patterson, June 14, 2008 In the past few years, I've pondered whether I should visit Valley Hills or not. It didn't seem like a destination park at first, but as the park started to grow, my interest did too. This year, with the addition of White Lightning, I knew I had to visit the park. So I decided to drive 4 hours from Charlotte, NC to Valley Hills. The crowds were moderate for a Saturday, so I didn't have too much trouble finding parking. When I got into the park, I decided to hit Parachute Tower first. Not only is the view of the park beautiful from above, the view of the mountains in the distance were amazing! I wish I had taken pictures on the tower, because the view is very photogenic. After getting off the the parachute tower, I headed toward my first coaster of the day, Black Stallion. Black Stallion is a great wooden coaster with a few decent pops of airtime with some twists thrown into it. It's a very re-rideable coaster, and the park has taken good care of it, so it's not overly rough. 8/10. Next I headed toward Ignition, the park's B&M invert. I've been on Afterburn and Alpengeist, so this coaster did not disappoint! It's probably my second favorite invert behind Afterburn, but that does not mean that this coaster is not fantastic! 9/10 I decided to do a little credit-whoring and rode Cosmic Coaster the park's Wacky Worm. I looked pretty dumb riding it by myself, but I do love Wacky Worms. Since I was at the north side of the park, I decided to ride Rattlesnake, the park's Schwarzkopf. There is not a bad coaster Anton has made, and this coaster is no exception! The ride had some decent forces. I just wish it was longer so I could enjoy the forces more. 8/10 It was around noon, and the park was starting to heat up. I decided to ride Blackwater Falls. That water is cold! But it was refreshing. I decided to sit and dry off for a few minutes before riding anything else. Blackwater Falls gets a 7/10. After drying off, I rode the Valley Lift to the other side of the park. I got off and rode ZERO. It had a bit of a wait, but nothing unbearably long. The view from the top was nice, but I only got to enjoy it for about 5 seconds before a terrifying drop to the ground. ZERO is a great drop ride. 8/10 Now it was time to ride the one thing I came for: White Lightning. I've been on Griffon at BGW, so I thought I knew what to expect, but I was wrong. This coaster surprised me! The first drop was amazing, and the zero g roll was great! I stood in line another 30 minutes just to re-ride. This coaster is pure awesome. 9.5/10 After getting off of White Lightning, I decided to ride some of the flats in the area. I got on Cardinal first. This was actually my first Huss Giant Frisbee. It's dizzying, but it certainly is thrilling! 7.5/10 I'm not a fan of spinning rides, but I somewhat enjoyed Barrel Blast. I don't know why, maybe it was just my mood. But I re-rode it twice after my initial ride. 6.5/10 I skipped out on Wild Waters since I had been on Blackwater Falls earlier, and rode Buccaneer, the park's swinging ship ride. I love ship rides. It's a good ride, but nothing really new to me. 6.5/10. I headed back down the midway to ride Towering Inferno. I don't know why I love Intamin Freefall rides more than Drop Towers, but I do. Towering Inferno was my favorite flat at the park. 8/10. It was about 4 'o clock and I was getting hungry, so I went to Uncle Joe's Churros. This is not a place to skip when visiting Valley Hills. Uncle Joe's Churros are the Cinnamon Bread of Valley Hills. I decided to stop at a shop and get this Valley Hills magnet: I decided to ride the park's Intamin shuttle coaster, Pulse. I love these coasters. They give me the feeling that the coaster is going too high off the track as if it's going to fly right off. 8/10 After getting off of Pulse, I went over to ride Kanawha Railway. This is my favorite mine train, I love that underground tunnel. Very re-rideable, 7/10. I left the park after that. Valley Hills a great park, and a destination park as well. The park has a solid coaster line up as well as some nice flats. The staff are friendly, and customer service is always a plus. The food is great! The only thing missing from the collection of rides is a dark ride. I know West Virginia was famous for it's coal mines back in the day, so that might make an interesting ride. Other than that, the park is perfect. Here are some shots of the park I took: I was greeted by flags advertising White Lightning. Lookin' good! Photogenic Zero G Roll. _________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope you enjoyed my TR!

I have a feeling that this won't be so 'Big'.

I'm intrigued

Echoing what Mrlittle said, Millenium Force is not a B&M hyper. It is an Intamin Giga. And Six Flags isn't looking to spend lots of money on new attractions, and B&M's are initially expensive to buy.

Great update! I didn't expect a dive. I've been on Griffon at BGW and it's certainly one of my favorite coasters. Great update!

Central Time is like 2 hours behind Eastern, right?

Isn't it noon already?

What time is the announcement?

I prefer Griffon over AC because of the air and the feeling of being weightless, but like I said, I sat in the middle of AC, so that's probably why I liked Griffon better.

The sad thing is that I didn't get to re-ride AC later. For now, I won't know how awesome this coaster actually is.

Sit in the last row of AC. I made the mistake of sitting in the middle. I reccomend front row for Griffon and Alpengeist.