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Exactly, most of the people complaining have never ridden a RMC coaster. I'll bet that all those haters go away once the ride actually opens and they see how awesome it is.

If CGA removes Vortex, then the already lackluster coaster lineup will be even worse. CGA is getting left behind by SFDK, especially with the RMC Joker debuting next year. Gold Striker is a great ride, but everything else at the park is just kinda meh. Vortex is by no means a great coaster but it's better than no coaster. Converting it to a floorless would definitely be an improvement, but it's not gonna bring people to the park.

Totally agree, I just want to be able to enjoy the ride I loved as a kid without having my head bashed in. If the end result is anything like SDL at Hershey, then I will be a very happy camper.

I couldn't agree more on TC, Tatsu, and X2. I love those coasters and I ride them multiple times every visit. The pretzel loop on Tatsu is one of my favorite moments on any coaster and the setting really gives you the feeling of flying. X2 seems like a love it or hate it ride, so I'm glad you enjoyed it and are in the love it camp. I've had great rides on X2 all season and don't have any problems riding it 4-5 times in a row. TC is just so much fun and extremely re-rideable, I'm glad that you got to experiences some duels. There's nothing like being upside down in the Top Gun stall and seeing another train below (above?) you. Riddlers is an underrated ride IMO and often gets overlooked, and I do like it better than Scream. Yolo is tons of fun but I wish that they had extended the run out after the top hat so the breaks wouldn't hit so soon. You get a nice pop of air time going over the top and then you're slammed right into the brake.

The kids had the Friday before Labor Day off from school, so I ended up taking them to USH for the first time. I grew up going to the park but I hadn't been there in at least 15 years, so it was almost like a new park for me. We got there a few minutes before the 9am opening and headed straight to the Minion ride, which we walked right on. Then we headed down to the lower lot per the advice on here. Everything on the lower lot was a walk on and we ended up doing all of those attractions twice. The Mummy coaster was lots of fun, although I wish it was a little bit of a longer ride. Jurassic Park is still a great water ride and I actually came out of my seat a little bit on the drop. But I have to say that Transformers was pretty incredible, easily the best ride at the park and the best dark/3D ride I've ever been on. We also got the meet Megatron, which my son really got a kick out of. As we were waiting in line, Megatron was mocking people and it was actually pretty funny. We headed back up the escalators (which seemed really slow to me) and got in line for the Studio Tour. The wait time said 25 min and it ended up being about a 20 min wait. I really liked how the attraction wait times were posted outside each attraction and then on boards around the park. I found the wait times to be pretty accurate, if anything, our actual waits were slightly less than the posted times. The Studio Tour is a lot shorter than I remember it, but I'm glad that they kept some of the classic parts (Jaws, flood scene, earthquake, etc) and it's not all 3D stuff. It's a shame that the King Kong attraction burned down, the replacement 3D attraction is just kinda meh. My kids were totally fooled during the earthquake attraction though. My daughter started freaking out a bit, so I had to break down and tell her it was part of the tour and not real. The Fast & Furious finale was really well done and probably the best part of the tour. My son was very excited for it (he was wearing his F&F shirt he got at Citywalk the night before) and it didn't disappoint. We also got a pic with wax Vin Diesel and his car later in the day. We spent the rest of the day exploring Springfield and watching the shows. Universal did an amazing job with Springfield and we enjoyed eating at Krusty Burger and hanging out at the Kwik E Mart. And yes, we did eat one of the giant pink Homer donuts and it was delicious! The Simpsons ride was the longest wait of the day at 30 min, but the old Back to the Future ride system still delivers a fun experience. I kinda wish it was still BTTF, but it made sense to update it to go along with the Springfield makeover. The shows were all entertaining, although they really could use another one. The park used to have a wild west stunt show that was pretty good, it's too bad they did away with it. Waterworld was still great though and packed in a huge crowd. My kids couldn't believe it when the plane came flying in and blew up. The Shrek 4D show was just ok and really seemed dated compared with the other attractions. The park closed at 6pm that day, but we were finished with everything by 5:30pm. We did Minions/Simpsons/Shrek/Studio Tour 1x, Mummy/Jurassic/Transformers 2x, and then each of the shows once. It looked like most of the exterior for Harry Potter was finished as was the track for the Hippogriff coaster. USH really needs a few more attractions, so the addition of Harry Potter should really round out the park nicely. Overall, my kids had a great first experience at the park and we'll probably be back next year for Harry Potter. Meeting Megatron was one of the highlights for my son. He was surprisingly very funny. No trip to Springfield is complete without meeting Bart "Eat My Shorts" Simpson Trying to look tough with Dominic Toretto and his Charger

I thought X2 was running great when I was at the park last month. I got about 6 rides in about 2 hours as it had been down, so most of the line had left. I got in line around 4pm just as it was testing empty trains and I only waited about 10 min for my first ride. All my rides after that were only about 15-20 min waits. The audio and fire effects were all working and I didn't get slammed once. In fact, I don't think I've had a bad ride on X2 this whole year. I don't know if they've done any work on it recently, but whatever it is, I hope they keep it up.

Well that pretty much dashes our hopes of RMC Topper Track for GhostRider. However, I do believe that GCI is capable of doing a great job on the retrack based on what they did for Boulder Dash. I just hope this project includes new Millennium Flyer trains as well.

Seriously the red track looks so good, especially compared with the faded pink track we have now. Boomerang got a nice paint update a year or so ago, so hopefully Xcelerator is scheduled to be repainted soon!

My usual plan is Yolo, then X2 and Tatsu, and then up to Superman. Yolo is right off the entrance plaza, so you can be in and out of it pretty quickly. X2 is on the way up to Tatsu, so I hit them in that order. Like others have said, TC isn't a bad wait even on busy days. It runs 3 trains and the ops at least try to get the trains off quickly, so I typically save it for later in the day. Night rides on TC are awesome, so I also like to do it 2-3 times at the end of the day. When the single rider line was open, I got 5 rides in about an hour one night! But sadly the single rider line is no more

As long as your son is 42 inches (also the height requirement for Comet and SDL), I would head over to Laff Track as soon as they drop the rope for the rest of the park. Laff Track was my 5 yr old's favorite ride at the park, but the line can get long. If you hit it right at opening, you can get 2-3 rides in before the line gets too crazy. My little one also loved Coal Cracker (log flume with surprise airtime at the bottom), Flying Falcon (great flat), Trailblazer (mine train), and some of the classic carnival rides (Music Express, Whip, Tilt A Whirl). Enjoy Skyrush though, it has the most insane WTF ejector airtime I've ever experienced and it should be a walk on during the morning ERT.

Totally agree, Griffon is one of my favorite coasters and Valravn looks even better. CP has such a wide variety of coasters and this dive machine will add another unique coaster experience. I'm actually surprised that we haven't seen more dive coasters in the US, so maybe now we'll see some more pop up.

I was there this weekend and it was the only thing that park lacks. Agreed, the park could really use a nice drop tower to round out the flat selection. A Star Flyer would also be a solid addition for Hershey.

With SFDK getting The Joker in 2016, SFSTL will be the only SF park without a Hyper or a RMC coaster. (I don't consider the Great Escape to be a true Six Flags park.) My wife grew up in STL, so I've been to SFSTL a number of times and always enjoyed the park. American Thunder is one of my favorite woodies and Mr. Freeze is a one of my favorite launched coasters. But SFSTL is really lacking that marquee attraction that is going to give non-locals a reason to visit the park. I think an iron horse RMC conversion of Boss would be incredible and give the park that much needed star attraction. The park would then still have a great modern woody in American Thunder and a great classic woody in Screamin Eagle. So hopefully 2017 will be STSFL's year and it will get a RMC or a Hyper to round out its coaster collection.

I think everyone's first choice to do the rehab would be RMC with their topper track and RMC trains. However, I think it's more likely that GCI will be doing the work. GCI has done a great job retracking other coasters (Boulder Dash being the prime example) and they would be a solid choice for GhostRider. If GCI does the work, then I just really hope it includes new Millennium Flyer trains as well.

Visited SFDK for the first time a few months ago and really enjoyed the park. Now with the Joker, it looks like I will definitely be making a return trip in 2016! I can't believe there will be two RMC's in Cali now, the West Coast is finally getting airtime machines! I've ridden TC probably 50-60 times since it opened and I still can't get enough of it. RMC did such an amazing job on TC, I can't wait to see how their take on a GCI turns out. From the POV video, it looks like the Joker is going to be amazing. Love the theming and the two tone track, that's a great touch.

Seriously! Great moves by Knott's and SFMM to restore these classic rides to their former glory. I've got so many great childhood memories riding Revolution, it's great that they are getting new trains and giving it a makeover. I rode Sooperdooperlooper this summer at Hershey with the new Gerstlauer trains and it was super smooth, we rode it like 5-6 times every day we where there. If the Revolution makeover is anywhere close to what Hershey did with SDL, then we're all going to be very happy. On a side note, love some of the flats that SF is putting in at their parks. Maybe SFMM gets a giant Frisbee in 2017?

I don't know if you will see a better price than $81, plus they are letting you pay it in 9 installments. It's only $72 for renewing passholders, but you need a current 2015 pass to get that price. Knott's is also giving renewing passholders one Fast Lane pass, which is pretty cool.

I still think its something to do with Revolution That's what I'm hoping for. Close Revolution for refurb and paint later this year, order/build new trains minus the OTSRs (and the brake if I'm really dreaming), reopen it on or about 5/8/2016 for a 50th anniversary grand reopening. For me that would the best possible announcement, better than any new coaster or attraction. With the anniversary coinciding with TC being the most marketable new coaster in a long time, there's no better time than now. I'm on board with the Revolution rehab with new trains. I have so many great memories of riding it when I was a kid and now I won't go near it. A new flat and the Revolution rehab would be a great announcement, IMO.

Supposedly new trains are on the radar for XC. Rather or not said new trains will have OTSRs or not is unclear. That would be great news, even better if they restore 2 train ops on it. I would love to see Xcelerator gets new trains to go along with the Ghostrider rehab (which hopefully includes new trains as well). Knott's has done pretty well with their additions and ride rehabs the last few years, so I'm hopeful these coasters will get the attention they deserve.

The wait times on the Hershey app were the best that I've seen at any park. If SF can get anything close to the Hershey app, then I will be very happy.

I gotta go with Twisted Colossus, it's just such a great ride. It's got more airtime that any coaster I've ever ridden and it's super smooth. Plus the dueling aspect takes it to a whole other level! I would like to check out Batman at SFFT, Fury, and Thunderbird, they look like incredible additions to those parks. Overall, I think that 2015 gave us some pretty amazing new rides and I don't know if 2016 can top it.

I believe Vekoma stated that they will no longer build new coasters in the U.S. anymore. Do you have a press release or something? They have built over 100 coasters in America. I doubt they would stop building in there biggest market. I've never seen anything from Vekoma stating they won't build in the U.S. anymore, but it's interesting that they didn't build anything in 2015 and don't have anything scheduled for 2016. Also, the Flight of the Hippogriff coaster at USJ is a Vekoma, but they went with Mack for the USH version. But I'm sure if a U.S. park really wanted a Vekoma, they are not going to turn down money (same goes for Intamin).

Trust me, you don't want the new ownership wasting their money on a Zac Spin. Having ridden Green Lantern at SFMM multiple times, I can tell you that Zac Spins really suck. The capacity is terrible and the ride is just painful and not any fun. It's pretty telling when SF (who loves clones) hasn't built any more of them. S&S has taken the Zac Spin concept and improved upon it with their 4D Free Spin (see Batman at SFFT). I've heard nothing but good things about the Batman 4D coaster, and it wouldn't take up much more room than the Zac Spin.

Took the fam to the park on Friday to say our goodbyes to GhostRider. I love the 30 min early entry for season pass holders, we got 3 rides on Sierra Sidewinder and 3 rides on Silver Bullet without having to get off. Silver Bullet was only running one train, but it was still a walk on later in the afternoon. I saw a second train on the storage track, so maybe they decided to just run one train since it wasn't going to be a busy day. GhostRider was maybe a 1-2 train wait and we ended up riding it twice, which was about all we could take. The rehab cannot come soon enough and I really hope they eliminate the MCBR that puts you into a dead stop. It really kills the momentum and neuters the back end of the ride. The longest wait all day was the log ride at 15 min was since it was like 95 degrees, definitely one of the hottest days I've had at KBF. It was so hot that I rode Bigfoot Rapids for the first time in like 15 years and we ended up doing it twice! Iron Reef provided a nice break from the heat though and it was only about a 10 minute wait. I love that the park has another dark ride, especially on hot days like this one. Xcelerator was only a 1-2 train wait, but I only got 4 laps on it since my 11 yr old won't ride it and my 8 yr old is one inch too short to ride. They both love Coast Rider though and were able to ride it about 10 times without getting off while I was doing Xcelerator. I've only seen 1 train ops on Xcelerator the last few years, so I don't know if we're going to see two train ops on it again. They did add some much needed shade tarps in the queue, so that will be nice on busy days. We also did the Screaming Swing since it's going to be removed soon. Normally it is a $5 upcharge (well worth it IMO) but I showed the op our season passes and they let us ride for free! Just another reason to love this park It really makes me wonder what is going to take its place since I doubt they would remove it without putting something else there. Knott's has a pretty solid flat ride selection, so maybe an Air Race or a Disk-O could go there? Overall, we had a great day at the park despite the heat. The park was open until 8pm, but we ended up leaving about 5:30pm as we had ridden everything multiple times and we wanted to beat the dinner rush at Mrs. Knott's.

I sure hope so bc those new Gerstlauer trains on SDL are fantastic, it rides like a new coaster. Would love to see Revolution get new trains and some much needed TLC. I have so many great memories of riding it when I was a kid but I won't go near it now. The double restraints are laughable and it rattles like crazy. Revolution is a piece of coaster history and deserves to be restored to its former glory with no OTSRs!