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Well if we're talking about Knott's dream rides, how about a Thriteen style Intamin aquatrax coaster occupying PP's place which has an indoor drop/darkride part that uses the Kingdom of the Dinosaurs space.

Maybe I'm alone, but my expectations were so low for Full Throttle that I was actually pleasantly surprised by the ride design. The way I pictured the ride was a single launch through the tunnel, into the loop and top hat element then back to the station and the breaks. Yes it could have been more, but the announcement of Top Thrill Dragster way back in 2002 has taught me that in the amusement park industry it can always be less. Especially if it is cheaper and they think the ride will still draw the same crowds.

Seriously. Someone should hint to Magic Mountain that the next record they should break is the ride with the most airtime.

Are the new Gold passes for next year available now? I was thinking of heading up to the park tomorrow because I have yet to get a ride on Lex Luther and I thought I might kill two birds with one stone and get gold pass while there. ~Edit~ Just checked the website, they are available right now. Anyone want to pool up to take advantage of the 4 or more free upgrade to gold?

Looks like a fun ride, and god knows the parks needed something new, but this definitely doesn't look like one of GCI's top designs. Then again I've learned from experience not to prejudge GCI, some of there greatest rides look bland from the pre rendered POVs.

Thanks for the link, though there was nothing new in the Logjammer station other than plywood boards. Also it was interesting to see them clearing land out behind Apocalypse. My first reaction is that they are creating a no brush perimeter around the park to act as a safeguard incase of a wildfire. Has SFMM done this in the past?

SLUSHY really nailed how I envisioned the rumored element. Good job.

Looks like an Xtended SC 2000 from the side picture on their website.

Have any actually died there? If they are still working and drawing crowds I'd say they are alive and well.

I don't think Cedar Fair has any control over the Knott's grocery store product line. I think they are owned by Smucker.

Listed in the approximate order in which they were visited. Six Flags Magic Mountain Knotts Berry Farm Belmont Park Sea World San Diego Disney's California Adventure Disneyland Kings Dominion Busch Gardens Europe/Williamsburg Six Flags Great Adventure.

Has there ever been any incident with cable on an S&S air launched coaster? I do not mean to impune Intamin with this question as there are many more accelerators out there than S&S air launched coasters and therefore more chances for things to break, I'm just asking for statistics.

Personally the whole "California Dreaming" line made me think of Santa Cruz and not Magic Mountain, because it's SCBB that uses the the classic surfing and California songs in their adds, not SFMM.

Sarcasm is so hard to convey in text.

Both Giant Dippers aren't too bad either.

Well if the fairgrounds deal is still on the table...

Don't they still have that unused dino theater building? (the name of the ride escapes me) Perhaps a Dark knight style wild mouse is going to be using that space.

Wow, reading this trip report was a great way to start the day. I had horrible dreams last night (no joking) and this really broke me out of my funk. Thanks for posting it, It is quite clear that a lot of planning and humor went into this and it worked.

Yeah, I haven't been too impressed with the fried chicken there as well. The Sunday brunch buffet on the other hand was epic when I attended West Coast Bash. Not many bash attendees were willing to pay the $20 entry fee, but Knotts sure made sure we got our money's worth.

I wonder if the launch going to be something similar to Volcano. You know. A first launch, a long turn around maybe following the curve of the monorail, and then a second launch up into an element, in this case a loop. Can you imagine a loop big enough to perhaps put a circle around Superman right before Superman ascends the tower? Also I was wondering if any part of the new "items" will take advantage of the old Flashback area.

I don't miss the old haunted castle at all. The new one is an improvement across the board. The only thing I liked about the old one was the design of the facade. I feel the same way about the Hurricane. I honestly think that I never had an outstanding ride on it and only rode it once each visit, not because I liked it very much, but just because it was there. The Sea Serpent is a better coaster than the Hurricane. Though I may be bias as I think I disliked the ride a little even from the beginning when it replaced the Jet Star before I was tall enough to ride my first Schwarzkopf.

Just going from the Whizzer's Wikipedia page, CGA's Whizzer had quite a few mechanical problems from the outset and then a kid died on it in 1980. My guess is that the ride had some ill will going towards it and probably was not too popular with he public, so when the ride was removed in 1988 there was no one there to stand up for it. I grew up in the bay area but was only 5 when the ride was removed and not yet tall enough to ride. I was wondering if Whitewater Falls (opened in 1990) uses some of the space Whizzer occupied.

I was able to vist SFGAdv for the first time in my life on August 11th. Like any good coaster enthusiast I made a point of riding every coaster there. Bizarro was the biggest surprise for me, it is much better than Scream and it is one of the best coasters at the park. If you are complaining that this ride is getting the B&M rattle then what about Green Lantern which is so much worse? I remember riding Chang at SFKK and loving it as one of the best Standups B&M has ever done, but it has lost a lot more in the move to SFGAdv than I think Bizarro has in it's 13 years of operation.

Well if we're talking about a coaster that uses a splashdown effect, why not a B&M dive machine?

Thanks for the explanation, looks like a good solution to the high maintenance problem of wood coaster tearing up the track. Does topper track require modifying the existing trains?