coreyb

I hope they rehab the displays along with the shade - many of the bricks are discolored and cracked from being in the Florida weather for 10 years.

I'd think the seniors under 48" is for grandparents to ride the kiddie rides with grandkids, but not any of the big rides on their own. (Sort of like how Little Amerricka has the different colored wristbands.)

^^ I was there in June, and at that time, that's what all the seating was like. It was at least 3 of the same 4 food stations as in these photos, so I guess they've had a long soft-open - nothing indicated it was new or still in previews. The tables are bolted to the floor, and with the high exposed ceilings and hard floors, the noise really reverberates. The food was better than we'd been expecting.

A few updates A Avatar Airbender (NU) B Batman (SFGAm) C Cyclops (Mt. O - in the back row when it was dangerous) D Demon (ridden both) E Expedition Everest F Flight Deck (CGA) G Goliath (SFGAm) H Hellcat I Invertigo (CGA) J Joker (SFGAm) by default. K L Lightning Rod (Dollywood) M Mystery Mine (Dollywood) N Ninja by default (SFMM) New Revolution was just Revolution when I rode it O Orient Express by default P Python (SFA back when it was Wild World - this is on my “rode in debut season outside home park” list too) Q R Raging Bull S Seven Dwarfs Mine Train T Twister

I'm sure the wait in line before going into the maze "primes the pump" as it were.

A Avatar Airbender (NU) B Batman (SFGAm) C Cyclops (Mt. O - in the back row when it was dangerous) D Demon (ridden both) E Expedition Everest F Flight Deck (CGA) G Giant Dipper (Belmont Park San DIego) H Hellcat (Hades 360 by default among extant) I Invertigo (CGA) only other I is Iron Wolf, so none are extant with an I. J K L Lightning Rod (Dollywood) M Mystery Mine (Dollywood) N Ninja by default (SFMM) New Revolution was just Revolution when I rode it O Orient Express by default P Python (SFA back when it was Wild World - this is on my “rode in debut season outside home park

This seems to be a different company from Mack Rides.

I rode Hellcat yesterday and nothing looked too new. It was bouncy, but not jackhammery. Maybe a little rougher than Thunderhead. Certainly better than Zeus, which is the only coaster I've been on that I felt like I might die on. Not from falling off, just that my spine would get so rattled it would just give up.

Are the lines to get into the park an hour long on weekdays too, or just weekends? I'm considering going in the first couple days of August - willing to buy flash pass, so I'm not as worried about the other lines.

I thought Lightning Rod was the only one, but after looking through my list, apparently I rode Python at SFA (Wild World at the time) in its first season there, 1993. Wouldn't have guessed it was a first season since there were closed rows with duct tape holding the OSTRs down.

You see "Loch Ness Monster" trending on Facebook and your first thought is Busch Gardens, not Scotland.

The inside isn't ribbed (for your pleasure ), so it's actually fairly smooth; just slightly washboarded. The places I've gone on them had carpet remnants for mats.

If Mount Olympus's Manticore hasn't tipped over yet, then a star flyer at Valleyfair should have very little maintenance-related downtime.

The day after marathoning Expedition Everest with them, I dragged 4 teenagers I was chaperoning on the Barnstormer so that we could say we rode all 5 MK coasters in one day. As they pointed out, we were the only group without a small child.

Space Mountain with four very tired, happy kiddos, right after a walk-on Buzz Lightyear! - got all 5 MK coasters in yesterday!