C.P.A.Guy

My visit Saturday was a blast! I arrived around noon and left about 7:30, didn't catch much haunt stuff, but the haunt really doesn't excite me anyway. I've done the haunt thing at VF and WOF three times over the last five-six years, so I didn't mind missing out on the haunt. I ended up going with some relatives, including a 5 year old, and you really do realize how much you appreciate all the investments they have done with Planet Snoopy and Route 76 the last few years when you have a young child along. We tried High Roller with the 5 year old and it was still just a tad too scary for her. She is very tall for her age, so while she makes the height requirement, she still is very young, so maybe next year she'll be psychologically able to ride the coasters just fine. Due to this I didn't get as many rides on the roller coasters as I'd like, but it was a good switch up taking the 5 year old on all the smaller rides for the first time! Every coaster enthusiast should have to take a small child to a park for an afternoon! Every coaster was running one train, besides Wild Thing, running two. Lines were not bad, but were a little slow due to the one train operations and limited staff, so that's understandable. I think the longest wait was 20 minutes (4-5 cycles) for Renegade during the day. If they were running two trains on each coaster though, trains would have been half empty, so they really weren't needed. My first ride on Wild Thing, there was about 10 people waiting in the station and 6 of them were waiting for the front seat. Steel Venom was down, which was unfortunate. Watched a few test runs and it kept misfiring every other time. I've seen it act up like that before, so I didn't give it any hope of opening at all the rest of the time I was there. The park looked great! It might have been since 2012 since I've visited and the park looked much more visually appealing than I remember. I've opted for WOF the last couple years. Renegade is still underrated in my eyes, I prefer Renegade over Prowler by a slight margin. I still prefer Mamba to Wild Thing by a mile, as I feel Wild Thing "coasts" a little too much during its turn around. Wish we had something I could compare to Patriot.. Northern Lights was way better than I thought it would be, so that was a nice surprise. Another thing I noticed and already knew: Dinosaur's Alive is such a waste of a TON of space... I'll probably end up going again next year, as my relatives loved it! The new slide complex looked incredible so I'll have to check it out during the summer next year. We came to the conclusion the last time they visited were 2003 and 2005 based on the rides they remembered being there, so it's good to know my useless knowledge of Valleyfair history was actually useful for something. It was the five-year-olds first time visiting and if the haunt scarers didn't start coming out I don't think we would have ever convinced her to leave... Perfect day, weather and everything, 10/10! All the negatives can suck one!

Haha, my bad Mdcastle. It's been a long week. My week has going the same way this thread is going.. For those that have gone the past couple Saturdays, how have crowds been the past couple weekends? Are most the long lines for the Haunts? Are ride lines ever long during the day and night?

Two 90-100 foot vertical drop slides are kid baby slides? I don't think you're going to see a taller slide complex than what they put in last year. Does any Cedar Fair park besides Valleyfair have close to 100 foot tall vertical drop slides? Not that I can recall. The only other ones I've been to and seen in person are Oceans of Fun and Soak City at Cedar Point, and they didn't have anything close to that. There is something you negative Nancys can be happy about. Cedar Fair just put in the Millennium Force of water slides at Valleyfair and nobody appreciates it. Only Valleyfair fans...

Good! Don't go to the park anymore! Especially this Saturday because I want faster lines and less teenagers! Seriously, don't do it... Looks like the weather will be perfect this weekend!! Hopefully it's not too busy. At least not during the day so I can get my year's worth of coaster riding in.. Can't wait!! Haven't been to Valleyscare since 2010..

You're reading too far into it. If you want that $25 million dollar inverted-giga-rmc, you're going to need to spend $25 million more dollars. Wait! Don't forget Cedar Point's cut! Remember? According to some, Cedar Point gets a share of every one of the smaller park's profits! Because God knows Cedar Point doesn't make enough money to support itself and build its own rides.. All kidding aside though, if we want this B&M coaster thing to happen anytime soon..Coke & Corn Dog Fundraiser!!..Who's with me?!?!?

I'm glad they haven't received a B&M yet. Now when we finally get one in 2021 we can have the new, improved B&M restraints! I too think that a huge water park renovation would be a better investment suited for the park in 2017/2018 than a new coaster. I think prior company management let certain parts (Kidworks/Bear County, Challenge Park, Water Park) of the park get way too outdated and new management views getting those areas updated as a high priority. I love that they are taking this approach as the park is looking great! When we finally do get a coaster, people that may have not visited the park in awhile will see how much more the park has to offer, which in return will hopefully make them revisit the park on a more regular basis.

Remember when Garyman6 used to hint a new roller coaster for 2016... Like he actually knew something??? Lol what a bunch of BS Not to attack or pile on here, but I think he even had some sort of stupid unscramble phrase thing as he claimed what was in the works for 2016. Never bought it for a second... Always remember: Those who actually know, very rarely tell! On a side note, I'm pretty sure I nailed the actual name last week with the eggs hatching hint (stole the name from the Canada's Wonderland announcement). Guess that makes me the most reliable source on this thread..

Wahh Wahhh Wahhhhhhh... Sounds like Flying Eagles will take the old Chaos spot. Should fit in with the Route 76 theme just fine. With the rumor of a huge water park expansion/new entrance/new parking lot in the next couple years, smaller, cheaper additions like this were to be expected. I've said it once and I'll say it again, don't get your hopes up for roller coaster for at least 5 years. It's obvious the water park is the main focus in the near future! It does NOT matter how long the coaster drought has been.. Can't be mad at today's announcement though. Something needed to be done with the Amphitheater and another ride to draw people down the Route 76 pathway is always a plus. Two more needs checked off the list..

I've never seen so many people excited for a new family ride announcement before!! But in regards to the tweet..Eggs to hatch? Sounds like a Larson Flyers hint. Canada's Wonderland named their new Larson Flyers "Flying Eagles," so perhaps they will use the same name..

Cedar Point considered Pipe Scream a coaster in its countdown to their announcement. So in Cedar Fair's eyes we just got a coaster in 2014 in Northern Lights. So we're not due till 2020 people! 40% chance of a coaster next year? I want $10 on the other 60%..I don't care what the odds are..and I want you to push the button until all of Clark County runs out of paper..

^Wouldn't the Screamscape information be from this guy.. I'm not saying he doesn't have "sources" and I don't want him to get all defensive because I'm not attacking him or anyone, but 9 out of 10 people in this thread could of named all these possibilities. In fact we have been for months!

No, I meant that in past years, someone (Drewbie, rjoles, and others on other forums I've been apart of) have basically came out and said, "We're getting 'X' ride and it's going in 'Y' location." Then a short time later, an announcement comes out and it's exactly what they said. I was just surprised we haven't had that this year with so many Valleyfair enthusiasts being dedicated to this thread. This year we've had a proposal found online in April and a bunch of people figuring we will get a Flyers cause everybody else in the chain has one. No solid details mentioned by anyone...thats all. Guess all we can do is wait till Saturday. Does anybody know if they will have an announcement presentation at the campout?

You basically just threw out every possibility for new additions. They could get Larson Flyers, they could get a Frisbee, it could be a different flat ride, they could get a water park expansion, etc... Of course your "sources"/you will be right to some extent. ^Anybody who follows the industry and looks at what Cedar Fair has been doing with their parks could guess that... I'm really surprised something hasn't leaked yet. In the past we have always had somebody come out of the woodwork and basically nail exactly what we are getting right before it is announced. Not the guessing game as mentioned above...

Haha..it's funny cause it's true!! Wild Thing HAS airtime, but as many stated it is very weak and not intense at all. Still an enjoyable ride though. I'm excited to visit the park this weekend as it has been a couple years since I've been there. I might buy a season pass just because you get a free visit this year and if I go once next year, I already saved money..

Yeah, she probably showed you what it does to a true life long alcoholic. If you chug a liter of Vodka or have a couple 13, 14 drinks each day, yeah it will destroy your body. Nothing wrong with kicking back some brewskies.. Has Dr. Mom showed you what will happen to your pecker if you have sex? I would avoid that too if I were you..

I'm in!

Dave must walk through the park with his eyes closed..

YES! Hence why I'm apparently the only one happy about this announcement. This addition is aimed straight at people like me (family of 5, kids between 3 and 7, about 3 hours from Worlds of Fun). You have to pay for 5 to get in. Coaster only loving guy only pays for himself to get in. You buy drinks and food for five. Coaster only loving guy's mom makes him eat a sandwhich before he leaves so her baby boy doesnt spend any money he doesn't have to begin with. I feel like im onto something here..

I think Dave is screwing with you..or he's on drugs..or your mistaking talking to Dave in your dreams as reality..all 3 very feasible scenerios.. Delirium like KD is adding has moved to the top on my 2016/2017 list! Rode maXair a few years ago and loved it more than most coasters! I wonder if they would go two years in a row with waterpark additions..how many times do you think the whole, "come out and enjoy the new soak city water park" marketing campaign will work?..

Your home park wouldn't happen to be Valleyfair would it?

This proves that when I said Hellaide Farm is in the back of the park this year! Because it is! Well it a good chance that Exclaibur may be on its way out this year if the park wants to keep it open this year to the last riders... How does Excalibur being open during the haunt prove that Hellside Farm is moving back there? They could move that back there whether Excalibur is open or not.. Looks like King's Island is getting a pretty impressive water slide complex for 2016. In a way I wish there was more to ours than what we added last year. I suppose the compact space we had to work with limited how twisty our slides could be. Hopefully one or two new slide complexes are still to come in the near future..

Interesting presentation. I wish they had actual numbers to go along with the revenue and EBITDA pie charts. (Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization, for those wondering). In the future if any of you ever wonder why Valleyfair doesn't get as much attention as the other parks, refer to the small percentage of revenues Valleyfair has in Cedar Fair's big picture. Michigan's Adventure is a hyper coaster away from passing Valleyfair on the totem pole! We suck! Haha.. I think Valleyfair's lack of a decent water park has held them back for years in terms of growth. I've visited Worlds of Fun around early July two of the last three years. Oceans of Fun has been slam packed each time, while Patriot, Prowler, and Mamba have 5-15 minute waits, almost walk-ons. I've read many similar trip reports about Wildwater Kingdom and Dorney. Valleyfair needs to get their water park up to the standards of other water parks in the chain. If that means no new coaster until 2020 or later, so be it!

No advertisement. Everytime I go to Valleyfair, before I head home, I fill up at the Super America and get a chicken tender basket from Culvers. Tradition. The dinos died once. Let's hope a B&M destroys them this time around instead of an asteroid, or whatever way scientists are preaching nowadays.. I'm starting to say B&M in my posts too much, you guys are rubbing off on me.. Lol! See? "Quit making statements like they are fact" Haha. Just kidding! Hey, somebody has to remind all the gullible people on here that most the information posted here has little to no basis of reliability and are merely just opinions and like someone said, speculation.. I remember discussing the "Falcon" rumor way back in 2002-2003. There has never been any evidence of it. I think Dorney had recently put Talon in and everybody figured Vallyfair and Worlds of fun were next, then they caught onto the whole Cedar Fair bird of prey names for their B&M inverts, put two and two together and ran with the idea. It made sense, which is why everybody bought into the idea so much.

No advertisement. Everytime I go to Valleyfair, before I head home, I fill up at the Super America and get a chicken tender basket from Culvers. Tradition. The dinos died once. Let's hope a B&M destroys them this time around instead of an asteroid, or whatever way scientists are preaching nowadays.. I'm starting to say B&M in my posts too much, you guys are rubbing off on me..