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Other than Lake Monster does anyone here know what HFE has in mind for Darien? Everyone here says they have a something in mind for the park, but what is it??

Yea that would work too. Seeing as Mind Eraser is a copy cat. It would have to be unique though.

Well it all depends on who gets the park... I highly doubt HFE, Cedar Fair, or Premier would run it to the ground... If they owned it... Keep it out of the hands of Interment companies that really don't know what they are doing with Amusement Parks. Even Six Flags was owned by a guy who had no clue...

I think a B&M floorless would suit Darien Lake well...

I see Either Premier, HFE, or Cedar Fair getting the park rather than an Investment company... It is possible CNL ordered Premier to beatify the park for a possible sale... makes sense to me all the rides in fresh paint ect...

Where the barracuda bay used to be would make an excellent place for a new coaster

Thumbs up for the progress Doug. I also noticed that Giants Wheel's spokes were repainted.. Great Job Mind Erasers supports are currently being painted on non-operating days, and should be completely painted by the time we reach daily operation. [attachment=0]ImageUploadedByTapatalk1433453746.299360.jpg[/attachment][attachment=1]ImageUploadedByTapatalk1433453769.852683.jpg[/attachment]

Mind Eraser needs new paint too. I see rust on the support beams.

*Opened in 1969 *Built by Arrow Development *Steel Mine train coaster on Wood frame *Second oldest Roller Coaster at Cedar Point *Only one of 2 coasters in the park that incorporate a second lift hill *Original designed to handle up to four trains at one time. Next Ride Crystal Beach Comet.

Technically 3 Coaster's in the park are clones.. I think you forget Ride of Steel is also a clone.

I still think The technical park Vortex would be a cool add for DL.. Maybe it can go in the Ranger's place.

I wounder if the Ranger is really on the chopping block? I really think it is time to retire it. Especially with Rolling thunder offering a very similar ride experience.

Very true Sara.

Slamming Cedar Point, and getting nasty to others on this thread is hardly necessary. We are only here to offer suggestions to make Darien Lake a better place. If you think about it in a certain light we (The guests) do pay for upkeep of the rides, and park. Every time we visit the park, and spend money there. I don't think adding the 2nd trains to the coasters on really busy days is a unreasonable request. It may even take pressure off the ride operators. I now know where to send the bill for replacement parts and daily preparation labor costs. Oh and I know who I would like to promote to operations manager. Training efficiency is difficult. You really need to your staff to buy into the philosophy as to why efficiency is important. Even more difficult is convincing teens and young adults who are there simply for a paycheck to work efficiently when there is no direct benefit for them. There is the correct Human Resource way of doing it, and there is the Cedar Point way of doing it. One of them involves positive reinforcement, the other involves fear for losing a job or making a work experience a living hell. I imagine Darien Lake's location prevents them from having a large base to build a staff from, so threatening job security or making a hostile environment that causes employees to quit is not the way to develop efficient operations. Inspiring and motivating efficiency, the correct HR way, is not an easy feat. Hopefully, Darien Lake can work to improve efficiency and friendliness of their staff.

Doug let me ask you another question. I noticed that The Silver bullet doesn't lift to a full 90 degrees anymore. I know that it did years ago. Is it just toned down, or is it due to the rides age? Also the Pirate seemed to swing higer than it does today...

Doug.... The best thing you guys at Darien can do is break loose the 2nd trains... I honestly think Ride of Steel should be running 3 trains actually..

Are you all kidding me!? 2.5 hours wait for the ROS?? I was just at Cedar Point, and waited no longer than 1 hour per coaster. Most Coasters had 3 trains, and a couple had only 2. Maverick, and Dragster had six a piece. All of you rushed to CNl, and primer's defense, and chastise me for being critical of them. I can tell you that Six Flags did a better job with Darien lake, and Cedar Fairs do a better job with their parks. Well you can all wait the 2.5 hours for Ros... I would rather drive 4 hours, and ride Roller Coasters...

This must surely be why they are installing two thrill rides for this season! Correction 1 Thrill ride. 1 Water Slide. Also the only reason Rolling Thunder is in place is to replace the UFO. When they put the 3 in for Rowdy's Ridge what did the replace? Can't say the scrambler cause it's back. If you look at the park website, and check where it divides family rides vs Thrill rides. That will speak for itself. The lop sided lean toward family friendly rides.

About the spinning coaster. We already have one bomb (The motoCoaster) I am so sick of hearing about Family rides. There are enough family rides in the park already. In fact Rowdy's ridge just installed 3 (Family rides) just a few years ago. There are not enough thrill rides! This is why I rather spend extra on gas to go to Cedar Point. So in summery A spinning Coaster is a bad idea. My vote is with the Impulse

Ok I'll bite.. What have they been asking? I have heard the rumors of Lighting up the wheel. What els is on the discussion board?

Nightmare at Phantom cave was a piece of crap. It wasn't even worth the wait of the line. Good riddance to that coaster. Now we just have one more piece of junk coaster to get rid of "The MotoCoaster"

You work for Darien am I correct DarkMaxim?

Because if Premiere gets Darien. it will be the same half ass status quo. poor customer service, poor upkeep of the park, and cheap half ass rides (If they decide to add any at all) Sorry to burst your bubble, but Darien lake needs a lot of help. I'm not just talking coasters, and Flat rides here.

God I hope it isn't premier. I am afraid for the parks future if so. Didn't they sell off Darien when they owned the Six flags name? They dumped it off saying that the park was loosing money. Why would we want someone like premier to have a second chance at Darien Lake

I would really love someone to relight the Giant Wheel. That is one improvement I would love to see. A LED setup similar to Cedar Point's Giant Wheel. I hate that it's just this black dark spot at night, and I really think it doesn't do it justice.