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  1. With intamin's recent track record, being the only company to date whose coasters go above the 160 mph (red force being the prime example ofcourse), and with having indrivetec as their partner, I think intamin would be the option with a lower risk. However... @_s3_ makes some very solid points. Zamperla's lower price (it ain't Swiss, but it's Italian after all), Cedarfair's historical grudge against Intamin, and former Intamin employees changing teams suddenly paints a different picture. If it ends up being a better product, we'll never know for sure of course.
  2. Is it me or do I miss some contouring on those lapbars..? I hope I'm wrong haha I still find it remarkable that cedar fair would rather take a major gamble going into business with Zamperla, rather than contracting Intamin to do the job.
  3. Just a quick questions regarding the flash pass, are the online prices lower than when you buy them in the park on the day itself?
  4. But aren’t they already working on that too? Eltororyan actually said it might be up soon again…
  5. Europe has some great parks! Though they usually are more family oriented than many parks in the US. So, while many great European parks have a solid one/two coaster punch, the rest of the line-up is usually very family friendly. So, just set your expectations accordingly :). I think the best region for your trip would be Holland, the west side of Germany, and Belgium. You have some of Europe's best (coaster) parks there such as Phantasialand and Walibi Holland. Plus, the driving distances between parks are considerably shorter than in the US. Amsterdam and Frankfurt also have major airport hubs, so flying should be convenient too. Poland could be an option too (it's quite cheap), but besides 3/4 strong coasters there's currently not much else and there are better parks to visit elsewhere in Europe. This is by far the most convenient, but traveling by public transport is not impossible. However, considering you only have four days I would recommend renting a car, just for convenience sake. Germany's cheaper when it comes to car rentals so that might also be a factor to consider where you're flying to/from. Lastly, regarding prices (I assume from your post you care about the financials) Europe's overall definitely cheaper than the US (except for gas), including the theme parks so you've got that going for you as well. Hope this info helps and good luck with planning your trip!
  6. It's honestly such a shame cause skyway rides are a dying breed and they're really nice transportation rides, often giving better views than other transportation rides such as trains. Back on the Ka topic, there might actually be hope. Some sources say they are currently already replacing the cable and testing the brake fins. Who would've thought if they can actually pull this off and have it running again around the 4th of July...
  7. If they get Ka working within a month I’ll actually stop making six flags premium jokes… let’s wait and see
  8. Heard online that Kingda ka's cable snapped and some brakes might be damaged too. No official park announcement though. Anyone any idea how look it takes for an accelerator cable to be replaced (Ka in 2005, dragster numerous times, xcelerator)? Would be such a shame if one headliner opens back up the other one simultaneously goes down for some significant time.
  9. it's usually an external party that rates the ride as "safe", they also have a significant say in the minimum and maximum height. So, it's not just the ride manufacturer or the park that have a final saying, I believe, it's these external parties. I believe three trains in total... and with Spanish operations, 60 seconds seems a little too optimistic. The park is owned by Parques Reunidos and most of their parks are known for very poor operations. I can imagine, intamin had the switch track idea and the resulted lowered capacity that came from it would not have been seen as a significant issue by the park. Heck, it might even be seen as a benefit as it probably boosts fast pass sales (as it basically will guarantee the ride to have a long line most days).
  10. With this, the new gen. Stand up at Seaworld, and the new lapbar restraints for their loopers it seems like B&M is feeling the heat and is finally innovating again. Now if they could only bring back their snappy transitions from their 90s rides I would be an even happier guy haha
  11. Which is a shame because Cedar Point used to be known for their stellar operations. I also feel like their iROC is slowing things down significantly. However, KI also has to implement it and they seem to been doing better regardless... The FastLane discussion has been a thing at cedar point for many years, with Steel vengeance's FL line being the most egregious example. With so many people using it, you don't get as much of a 'bang for your buck' as say at KI or most six flags parks. Still, like others have said, Maverick dumps you right in the station and that's usually the longest line most days.
  12. Hopefully it opens up around the 4th of July can imagine that's their target seeing they're usually the busiest days of the year besides fright fest. shame Intamin isn't going to deliver new track pieces(and just like Bill said9, it seems like they're just trying to band-aid the ride back into operation again.
  13. Agreed. i heard, however, that the ride was ready to open around late 2019/ early 2020 but COVID pushed that date back 3 years…
  14. Hershey already offers complementary lockers for numerous coasters. So, I assume that’s what they’re gonna do for this ride too. I believe only the cedar fair parks enforce all loose articles to be stored in a locker and make you go full TSA in order to ride an RMC. hershey’s operations aren’t the greatest so curious to see what the real life hourly capacity will be
  15. One of the biggest perks this ride has over SV. I was at CP 2 weeks ago and it and Maverick were the only two rides with a steady line all day. Marathoning an RMC of this caliber is really unique exceptional (other large scale RMCs like Zadra have tedious lines for example).
  16. Random question, but does anyone know how many Gs I305 pulls during the first turn?
  17. So, I visited Hershey Park for the first time last Thursday. Park layout and operations aside I really liked the park (more than Kings Island for example). Besides its grand and corporate entrance, I feel like the park still has a lot of charm, hopefully this will not be lost in the future. As I do feel the park is finding itself in this transition between regional to destination park. - The biggest surprise was definitely Skyrush. I absolutely loved that ride. The restraints aren’t comfortable but they aren’t unbearable either. I'd say there on pair with the new Mack restraints... although that might be swearing in the church to some. It does not really happen anymore that a ride gives me an "oh sh*t" moment, so that was a pleasant surprise. - Great Bear was also great, if the ride was 1/4 longer with 2/3 more elements it would definitely be my favourite invert. - Storm Runner was great too, hydraulic launch coasters are some of my favorites and this one actually has a layout after the top hat. - Candymonium is a great ride, especially the first drop & 2nd hill are great. It just pales in comparison to skyrush as B&M hypers all feel very controlled and calculated. Again, I ended up having a great day. The low crowds really helped as the ops were not that great. Can't wait to come back to see what RMC did with wildcat.
  18. seems like a great deal that a season pass holder can bring 6 friends for such a low price as many times as one would like a year. I'm not complaining though, I'm definitely gonna make use of it later this week.
  19. How does it work if you wanna make use of the discount that comes with the platinum pass (Fast lane plus for the price of fast lane)? You also have to do that through the app? Also, quick question abojt the bring a friend ticket, canit be used 6x for the entire season or 6 people per visit?
  20. Ah hopefully the ride will be open within a week or so. The B&M factory isn’t too far away and hopefully B&M has the requested parts stocked and ready to go…
  21. Even for SV? seems like Valravn has been down for the last couple of days? Any news on this? It has also been removed on the park’s fast lane services, or doesn’t that mean anything?
  22. Such a shame tbh. Reducing the line by just an hour (of a two hour wait) is just kinda sad and feels like it’s not worth the premium price you pay. With the merge point being so far back, increasing the price won’t also help *that* much as the wait will always be a minimum of 30 minutes. I can imagine that on slower days (weekdays by the end of august) it will save you like 15 min and you’ll still be waiting 30 minutes….
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