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Had a great year! More than I had planned for. All 4 Disney parks in Fla. Busch Gardens Tampa Sea world Orlando Both Universal parks in Orlando Kings Island x 2 Cedar Point x 5 Canada's Wonderland x 2 Kennywood x 15+

For me, the best is the Beast. The worst would be Skyrocket at Kennywood.

It's not an over the top event. The park has made improvements but the budget isn't on par with the bigger parks. Still a good time though. Most big rides are open.

I'd like to see Kennywood add something new. The added Skyrocket a few years ago which is a fun little coaster and of course there's Phantom and the woodies. I think something suspended or winged would be a fit. They have some unique terrain they could work with.

Ugh, yeah Time Warp was uncomfortable. I like the concept though. That spiral lift design is cool.

Kennywood did that this year and it as great. $20 was a no brainier, especially if you have a season pass.

Hmm, no of one that I completely avoid although most woodies are one and done for me these days. I'd say Flight Deck at Canadas Wonderland would be one that I just don't like and could skip.

I think it looks pretty cool at the moment. Looks like they are making steady progress on the dismantling.

I much preferred Dragon Scale and Witches Brew but that's not applicable to everyone.

As I was driving down in that area this past weekend, I thought Skyplex would actually look good in that skyline. I understand the points on both sides but personally I'd like to see it built. Maybe it could indirectly benefit Universal as it might attract more people to that area, and perhaps to the Universal parks as well.

Krakken at SeaWorld Orlando on Saturday.

It's odd because I can see the picture too... And it loads immediately for me too. I can't see the first one you originally posted though, just the new one. *edit* I can't see the new one you just uploaded though. Weird. Sorry, I'm terrible with posting pictures. lol It's working for me now but we'll see if others can see it.

Sorry, I will try a new host. I can can see them when I post from my live.com account but apparently nobody else can. How about this:

Bummer, since Hulk was designed just before B&M began mixing vagisil into the ink they print their blueprints with. I wasn't given the impression that the ride would be toned down at all. It's probably not what they're going for, but the B&M of today is different than the B&M of old. If they're re-shaping track sections...I'm not an engineer, but I would imagine that the difference between a forceful ride and a fluff ride are not too radical in terms of track profile. It would probably only take a tweak here or there to turn Kumba into Kraken. Ironically, I rode Kumba this past Thursday and then Krakken yesterday. Now I better understand what you were saying. Had a blast on both coasters but Kumba felt more aggressive to me.

Made it to the park yesterday and had a blast. Crowd was light so we cleared the park easily despite the shorter operating hours. Didn't ride Falcons Fury though. Couldn't get up the nerve. Lol

55 million cycles is probably a B&M record. I'm sure metal fatigue has to be a concern at some point. Makes sense to freshen up the ride.

Bummer, since Hulk was designed just before B&M began mixing vagisil into the ink they print their blueprints with. I wasn't given the impression that the ride would be toned down at all.

The layout won't be changing from what we were told, however there is a possibility that some sections could be reshaped. There will be something different about the launch system and the trains are getting some modernization. Was back there again today. Not sure if this has been posted but this piece is clearly marked as scrap. Looks like there are red and blue dots now marking other sections. Image is not showing up. Can you upload the image so this doesn't happen? Thanks. Sorry, looks like a permissions issue with the host. Will try this new link.

The layout won't be changing from what we were told, however there is a possibility that some sections could be reshaped. There will be something different about the launch system and the trains are getting some modernization. Was back there again today. Not sure if this has been posted but this piece is clearly marked as scrap. Looks like there are red and blue dots now marking other sections.

We were fortunate enough to meet with some members of the Creative team today at the park. Obviously they couldn't go into great detail about the Hulk project but I know fans will be happy. The team has some great things planned.

Going to be visiting the parks for the first time next week. A bit bummed out that Hulk is down but it sounds like it'll be worth it next year.

Going to be visiting the park next week. What's a good day for short lines?

With a weather forecast like that, I'd be spending some time in frontier town drinking some moonshine. Then I'd just sit back and watch people get scared by the Haunt actors.

Another vote for Mean Streak. The trim brake on the first drop is just wrong...

Yes, that would be correct. Stress fatigue is the likely explanation. Track sections experience different types of stress depending on placement and design. Some are under constant stress that varies during the ride cycle. Other sections go from zero stress to load stress then back to zero after the train passes. This is why some sections wear out faster than others.