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Can't wait to hear reports

I think this is a serious contender for #1 in the world

Awesome trip reports, I hope to visit Carowinds one day seems like a lovely park!

Looks amazing, can't wait to ride this

Great footage!

Good to know the ride still operates in the rain

I've lived my entire life in California and I never knew real ejector airtime until I rode Magnum XL and El Toro.

You're so funny! I didn't know the op could be distracted while the train is running thru a cycle. And you're so funny, thinking that making obnoxious comments to an employee is going to change how they do their job. It's up to management to perform quality control, not entitled coaster enthusiasts.

Meanwhile, operations continued to be slow as you distracted the ride op with your complaints

Great vid! Looks intense and smooth

I hope Alan and Co. get their hands on Apocalypse at some point in the future

The thought of an RMC hyper, or a launched steel coaster

It doesnt appear that any of the subsequent hills/elements after the first drop reach more than half it's height. It's going to fly through the course.

Quantic- "The Picture Inside"

I don't think I've seen a coaster more matched to it's surroundings than this one, such eye candy

Hopefully some nice

I must admit, the finishing of the track is bittersweet. It was orgasmic seeing the track completed, but now I can't get my daily fix of track progression pics lol. Oh well, can't wait until testing begins in several weeks

Calling I-305 and Skyrush derivatives of Maverick and showing them as examples of rides that "stay low to the ground" seems kinda hilarious to me. Maverick is a very good ride that expanded and combined what the spaghetti bowl coasters from Premier and California Screamin' had done. You can even say it is really derivative of Powderkeg if you want. But I also don't see it having changed that much about what's come since now that Cedar Fair has built three giga coasters and the RMC rides have taken off. IIRC it barely moved the attendance needle in 2007 too, probably because Cedar Fair under Kinzel didn't know how to market a ride that wasn't the biggest/tallest/fastest anything. Me calling i305 and Skyrush derivatives of Maverick may be hilarious to YOU but doesnt mean it isn't true. Sandor Kernacs (of Intamin) is even on record saying this. And i305 and especially Skyrush do stay relatively low to the ground when you compare the height of their respective first drops and the remainder if their courses. And you're going way out into orbit regarding attendance etc; I never said the current Cedar Fair higher-ups were making bad business decisions. I merely stated how I felt Kinzel kept Cedar Point cutting edge when it came to major coasters, which he did! Without him, there'd be no Magnum, MF, or TTD. Simple as that!

^^ I hope so!! RMC doesnt tend to skimp in the airtime department

Just because new technology isnt used doesn't mean a ride can't be innovative. Magnum XL didnt use any new technology, yet its one of the most iconic rides of all time. And Maverick is without doubt a trend-setter in today's amusement world. The mega-lites, i305, Skyrush, LR are all derivatives of Maverick. Maverick was a curveball thrown in the midst bigger, taller, faster wars. Suddenly we're seeing parks install more compact yet intense rides rides that stay low to the ground.

Taste of Carolina's sounds like an awesome event, the closest I've come to Carolina cuisine is Tony Roma's

If you're referring to me, CP is my fave park. Not sure what you're talking about.

Cedar Fair will still be innovative and record-breaking, just maybe not with Intamin for a while. They haven't done anything innovative since Maverick, IMO. And I feel like under Kinzel RMC would've already had their influence at Cedar Fair parks instead of just one B&M after the next *yawn*

Only a few track pieces remaining, I wonder if they'll finish today