ElectricUncleSam
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^Too easy. And I can draw more attention to myself by being a dick. And I'm all about being the center of attention.
In my experience, busting out into Motley Crue's Girls Girls Girls usually speeds things up. They become very prompt and efficient, all in the attempt to get me on and off as quickly as possible!!!
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Construction video and photos as of 7/28/2016
Didn't even know any other TPR members were there. Judging from your camera angle on the Crypt building, I'd guess that I was only about 3-4 people away from you, too.
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In case anyone's wondering what it's going to be called, I've found a list of potential leaks for the name:
These do make sense and will continue Cedar Point's naming trends in recent years. Please consider my information as Tony Clark is my grandfather's third cousin twice removed's stepson's ex-girlfriend's former roommate and has told me everything about the Mean Streak rehab but has urged me not to tell anyone.
I love the name Minotaur
Leak #3 is truly epic
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What a great trip! How does one get lucky enough to join you guys on a day like this.
This trip is what I like to call our "extended family" - a small group of people whom we've known most of them for around 10 years. We don't travel in "open" groups at the moment, only close friends and family, sorry.
And if someone from the TPR site sees you and wants to walk up and say "hi"?
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When you walk into work at your ride and you see robb walk by......................... Nice to see you guys yesterday and was jealous of my friend who was sent to Beast and you guys where there
Closest I've been was going to the Banshee night-ride preview event just before it opened. He was there, but I never saw him.
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We shot some 360 footage for the park this morning and they wasted no time posting it to their Facebook page:
Be sure to watch it on your phone (and click the HD button!)
Please go share it on your Facebook page as well!
Damn it, I missed you by a day!
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I Will upload my pics and videos of construction so far, and announcement video, but THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ANNOUNCMENT IN AUGUST FOR SOMETHING ELSE COMING IN 2017.
Literally shocked us all last night when Don said that this was one of two things coming for 2017. But overall, This is a great addition to the park, whether you love it or hate it. I may return to the park to work next year to try to work on the ride
My guess is that either it is a medium-sized flat ride or (less likely) a Winterfest announcement. I think just about everyone here is dubious about two coasters for 2017.
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Sooooooo.... is this going to have Millennium Flyers or no?
Whether it does or not, I love the truck design for the front car, and hope to hell it makes it to the final ride.
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The whole marketing campaign reminds me of this:
Jeezum Crow, just when I thought we had all forgotten about that...
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Someone's reply is missing. Might have to invoke a certain Beetlejuice cue and say Guy T. Koepp, Guy T. Koepp, Guy T. Koepp
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Making the trip to Silver Dollar City for the first time Friday. Any advice for a first-timer at the park?
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When I was there, they said they would close off the queue for Beast right at park closing, and then keep cycling people through until everyone who was already in line got to ride. They had to wait for the fireworks to end before they could start it back up, though, so I'm guessing it stayed open pretty late. I was over at Bat by that time, though, and got the last train of the night right before the fireworks began. I'm jealous of the people who got to be on the drop tower when the fireworks started.
EDIT: double posted it. MB, cmon moderators, delete this one!
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When I was there, they said they would close off the queue for Beast right at park closing, and then keep cycling people through until everyone who was already in line got to ride. They had to wait for the fireworks to end before they could start it back up, though, so I'm guessing it stayed open pretty late. I was over at Bat by that time, though, and got the last train of the night right before the fireworks began. I'm jealous of the people who got to be on the drop tower when the fireworks started.
The same thing happened to me on Memorial Day Weekend, except I was next in line when it shut down. Honestly, though, the wait made it probably the single most fun I've ever had in a half-hour at the park, if not tied with Banshee media day night rides. The ride ops spent the whole time reading quote "really bad, lame jokes" from a sheet they had ready. I was lucky enough to run into a guy that had my sense of humor, told him my really dark jokes. The anticipation and the laughs made the ride itself absolutely stunning. Such an amazing ride at night, even if it is a 7,200 ft. slightly bland hike through the woods during the day.
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I believe my name was invoked 3 times. That's my cue.
I'm kinda the Beetlejuice of TPR.
I think I see another TPR inside-joke coming along. We're turning into the reddit of the coaster world.
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^That's right, a quick search showed it was leaked in August 2013 prior to the announcement.
Like Carowinds did with the Centurion name. They even referenced both leaks in Banshee and Fury 325's announcements.
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IF by the amazing chance that it is indeed a coaster that interacts with the log flume. Do you think the Le Mann's car is hinting what the train would look like if it was a coaster? isnt that car of french origin. and they use to race them if im not mistaken.
I hate to be a grammar Nazi, but my OCD is going wild on this one: Its a Lemans car, not Le Mann's (which would imply it belonged to a guy named Le Mann). Yearly 24-hour race in France. As for the plans, I would hope we're seeing something big (a la RMC or even a GCI), but I have a gut feeling we're seeing a Cobra's Curse-style ride.
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Am I the only thinking this is just a distraction from BGW themselves.. They may of purposely leaked it to get us off their scent you know, has happened before...
I can see that. I'm sure we all remember when KI purposely "leaked" their plans for The Bat B&M Wing Coaster. Or when Carowinds purposely leaked the Centurion logo? In both cases, not only was the actual ride completely different, but they even acknowledged the leak in their speeches ("...before I let...the bat out of the cage"... and "...it feels like we've been waiting for a centurion (century on) news...")
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Somehow I doubt this is for the main attraction in 2017. If they are teasing something this early, chances are it's more significant.
Like more bathroom renovations?
It is getting interesting.
I agree, these doc.s seem a little too simplified to be for a major project. The cadences (the tone of their voices as they talk) in the first promo tell me that they're very anxious about this project, and if its as small as these plans suggest, parks are rarely this excited for such a small attraction. Something's happening that we're not seeing yet.
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did anyone ever figure out why PR Pete said that the track was complete, when you could see in the event photos that the final part of the ride isn't even built yet? seems strange to me. still hopeful for an on-time opening, I can't wait to ride!
Yeah, that reminds me: Does anyone know what they plan on doing with the steeple-shaped supports that go over the apex of the launch hill? I would assume that if it was a significant piece of the ride (a la New Texas Giant's tunnels) that they would have done something with it by now.
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I had no idea that they'd re-themed Cyclone. It does look much better with the Hot Wheels stuff.
Being a gearhead, this is especially exciting to me. Note his caption on the pic of the garage: apparently we have a difference of opinion. The way I grew up, cars are NEVER boring!
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I think the problem with Intamin is that although they have the best designers in the world, their engineering is poor quality. They have great ideas, but they never efficiently execute them. The hydraulic launch for example was a great idea at the time yet most hydraulic launch coasters face considerable downtime. The accelerator trains were poorly designed as well, causing countless complaints about rider comfort (and don't get me started on the Skyrush trains). It seems that now oversees that they're learning from their mistakes, as they're back in the hydraulic launch game and they've redesigned their restraints to only have the lapbar portion. It's only a matter of time before we see them here again.
Also, I'm laughing at all of the B&M fanboys who seem to think that every mechanical thing Intamin touches will constantly be broken down. Yes, the Intamins here break down more often than other coasters, but as Robb once said have you ever seen the problems to this extent in Europe? The answer is no. They have more skilled mechanics who are better equipped to handle such complex rides, maintaining an Intamin really requires a specialized crew. The problem isn't that "Intamins are extremely unreliable", it's that "Intamins are extremely complex" and the U.S.' maintenance teams simply can't keep up right now.
Now, I'm not going to say anything else on this subject because that would belong in the "Intamin Drought" thread that popped up yesterday. Now, back to our regularly scheduled discussion....
Truthfully, I never had a problem with Intamin restraints. Noting your comment on Skyrush, I've never really had a problem with its restraints (but that's just me). If anything, B&M tends to have more uncomfortable restraints for me. In particular, their wing/dive/invert restraints tend to be uncomfortable and very tight sitting in the brake run. Their older OSTRs were always a bit bulky, and caused some headbang on older models, and don't get me started on Nitro's lapbars before they took off the stupid knob thingy.
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I now interrupt your scheduled CP discussion to show you an idiot from YouTube! (This was on my Valravn Concept video)
I hope he has fun riding it during Halloweekends!
Link please
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The announcement is September 9 at 9am.
(Credit to Robb in the CF dev. thread)
Edit: And my bet is they absolutely are not changing the name. It was a stupid move by a guest that had an unfortunate result and the hype of the announcement will cover the perceived "issues" with the name.
My take--if Kings Island can use the Banhee name, Cedar Point can use Valravn.
But Cedar Point couldn't use Banshee...
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The "other" ride will be a Triotech shooter. Voyage To The Iron Erie Reef.
Instead of mechanical sea creatures you have to go up against trash and dead bodies.
There's dead bodies in Erie now? Man, they've really cleaned the place up lately!
Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread
in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
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I'm sorry, but that picture of the skeletons has me thinking "Hampster Dance", maybe a Bones Remix.