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^Well since those two aren't getting an RMC treatment, and it's hard to tell if we're going to have an RMC Mean Streak. I really think that Cedar Fair is just sticking to GCI restorations and normal re-trackings, and that's sort of Cedar Fair's version of Iron Horse coasters anyway.

More proof of Iron Hurler. The most that Hurler will get is a GCI re-tracking. Canada's Wonderland would usually get an RMC first, especially since Cedar Fair didn't even work with them yet. And Mine Buster or Wild Beast would both make good RMC coasters. Hurler will probably get fixed up a little bit, but I don't see anything drastic happening to it. It just doesn't make sense and there's no solid evidence.

I'm fine with an S&S tower. There's better towers out there, but those are a lot of fun and it's still a perfect fit for the park.

Yeah, it was removed in 1967, and it was actually a wooden coaster! It was called Pippin, though. And before it went by Flash or Silver Flash. It also had a creepy mutant mouse head on the station building.

The clue narrows the ride down to a few possible locations, but video going along with it seems to hint more at a drop tower! It shows a bunch of Kisses in a pattern that creates a circle with four other circles surrounding it, and it kind of looks like a top-down view of a Huss Condor. The idea of this shape representing Flying Falcon is even more legitimate once you see the individual circles of Kisses rotating, imitating the movement of a Huss Condor. After that, they form together to create one giant Hershey's Kiss. This seems like a reference to the Kissing Tower. So that could possibly mean that Hershey Park is getting another tower-type ride. The word clue also gives away that it's some kind of thrill ride. And going back to the first clue, this ride could be themed to a chocolate bar or a chocolate pretzel rod or something like that. Or they could go with the enclosed themed tower, possibly themed to a chocolate factory, which would be even more awesome.

^I actually skipped Auto Race. It's the last of its kind and it has a strange ride system, but the actual experience seems like a normal antique car ride. Turtle is a lot of fun for a family ride, but it's not a thrill ride or anything. I'd ride it if it has a short line. Kangaroo is a must-ride, and it's awesome. It has some great and fun airtime coming over the ramp every time, and the restraints are kind of like ones you would find on a scrambler, so you really fly out of your seat! And it has great laterals, and it has a great charming feel to it and a nice location. It just has a really old-school feel. So I would definitely make Kangaroo a priority, since it's not only nostalgic and strange, but it's still a great ride even when you take away the uniqueness and charm.

I just had a really weird dream where I was at a park, but it didn't have a name. It was kind of like an old-school park with a lot of trees, and not many rides. It kind of reminds me of some of the smaller European parks. They had an indoor Maurer spinning coaster with a custom layout and it was themed to a castle. It was pitch black a lot of the time, and it was extremely well-themed. The coaster itself was pretty much a bunch of turns with a few helices. The other ride I did was a GIANT carousel. It was probably about 100 feet in diameter, it had no roof or pavilion, and it only had one horse that was kind of like the Derby Racer horses. The other ride was a 10-minute long Schwarzkopf inverted giga coaster. It had a layout kind of like a Jet Star coaster, but it had a straight, fast lift hill and the twisted part with the drops and helices were on both sides. It had 3 inversions, but they were all near the end of the ride. They were all barrel rolls and they caused a lot of headbanging. But for the most part it was fun.

^They could forcibly duct tape the sails in place so you can't turn them, and they'd probably still snap!

^That's how you know that a park still cares about enthusiasts. Most parks use fluffy, fluffy bunnies filled with medicine and goo as another thing to make money, but this is perfect for coaster people who aren't carrying that much and just want to go on rides without depending on one ffbfwmag that you paid for. It's a perfect idea!

When we talk about snapping, it makes a lot more sense while you're riding them. But DirkFunk is pretty much right. Snapping doesn't require whipping the sails too harshly or always pushing it as far as possible. You just move the sail until you get to the highest point, then you quickly move it in the opposite direction to go down quickly. After you get enough momentum, you move the sail quickly against the breeze or against the direction your flyer is going. This lets the flyer stop abruptly, so the slack occurs and you go rocking and flying everywhere! This always works on Bisch-Rocco flyers, even the "lame" ones like the Lake Compounce ones, for example. This doesn't work so well with Larson flyers, though. The most you'll get is really light snapping or a bit of wobbling. And that's only on the better Larson flyers like Kong at Morey's Piers and Frontier Flyers at Hershey Park. On the slow Larson flyers like the Six Flags America ones nothing will happen at all.

I would love the flat ride package. If they added an Endeavor and a Giant Frisbee, then the park would easily have the best flat ride collection of any Six Flags park. Because those along with Zumanjaro, Swashbuckler, Sky Screamer and Twister would be a great lineup.

I definitely agree that Talon is perfect for re-rides. I could handle around 3-5 consecutive rides on Batman, Alpengeist and Raptor. Great Bear is nice, but it's not quite forceful enough to keep you entertained despite the incredible location and (IMO) genius pacing and unique layout. Talon is very forceful, and there's a nice calm break in the middle to give you a breather. Out of the 5 B&M inverts I've been on, I have noticed 3 main tiers the rides fall into. Top Tier: ALPENGEIST, Raptor. (I'd imagine that Banshee, Montu, Nemesis, etc. would be here.) Average Tier: Great Bear, Talon. (I'd imagine that Patriot, Dragon Challenge, Afterburn, etc. would be here.) Lowest Tier (still awesome): Batman: The Ride, mainly because it's short and cloned so much. (I'd imagine that Silver Bullet would be in this category.)

Whatever, just one of the most consistently amazing coaster types out there. I rank Great Bear slightly above Talon, but they are pretty different rides. Talon is a more compact and forceful coaster, while Great Bear is more graceful with some intense parts here and there. It focuses more on scenery and uniqueness.

^Yeah, Kennywood is one of the best parks. All of the wooden coasters are so smooth and awesome, the classic rare rides are cool, and they have my #1 steel coaster. And that's only scraping the surface! I actually really enjoyed Exterminator and it had fun effects and some good spins.

That's insane! And at this rate Hershey would probably have another coaster by 2019, maybe 2018 or if it's just a family coaster.

For me the coasters that feel the most forceful are more about how long the g-forces are sustained. For example, the boomerang clones have really high f-forces, but they don't feel as forceful as they actually are. Here are the highest g-forces I experienced: Positive: Boomerang Clones (5.2 g's) Negative: Skyrush (-2 g's) I couldn't find the most laterals actually measured. And here are the coasters that actually felt the most forceful: Positive: Alpengeist (The sustained force constantly held from the vertical loop up to the brake run) Negative: El Toro (Rolling Thunder hill) Lateral: Thunderbolt at Kennywood (The entire first half)

^I got a few moments of airtime on the Camelback one. There's a few steeper twisting drops, and without the brakes there are some good negative g-forces. I'm pretty sure it wasn't designed with the intention to get any airtime, though.

Today I rode the Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster at Greek Peak Mountain Resort in Cortland, NY. I took 3 rides on it, and I didn't activate the brakes at any time. The only other one I've been on was the one at Camelback in the Poconos, which I still like better. While that one was just pure insanity and intense aggressiveness, Thunderbolt was smoother and it has a more spread out layout. The scenery on this one was stunning, and you're really isolated in the middle of the woods, and it is absolutely beautiful and it really makes the ride. Like any alpine coaster, the lift hill is extremely long, but at least this one was a bit fast. And of course the lateral forces were absolutely amazing, and there's a lot of sections that really let you feel the speed. Like I said before, the layout is very spread out, and actually there is not one single helix! But it really doesn't need any. So this was a very long and fun ride, and I'd definitely recommend it if you're in the area. I do count these as real roller coasters, and I'm proudly adding it to my coaster count. I give it a very strong 8/10, and it's my 18th favorite steel coaster. The one at Camelback is my 14th. (I really love mountain coasters).

Even if Dinosaurs Alive stayed, they'd still have enough room. But they could really go crazy if they had that whole area. (Which they probably won't try).

Did you ride it this season? They screwed up the seat belts, so tons of fat people are able to get the lap bar down on the test seat with no problem, but then on the actual ride they can't get the seat belts buckled. Thankfully I could get on, but they're pretty tight and uncomfortable.

Cedar Point is obviously miles ahead of the others. I haven't been to Kings Dominion, Carowinds, Canada's Wonderland, or Kings Island yet. But from what I've researched, I'd say that Kings Island would solidly be 2nd, but still far behind CP. I'd probably say that Kings Dominion would be in the same tier as Carowinds and Canada's Wonderland, but honestly Kings Dominion seems a bit more appealing to me than Carowinds or Canada's Wonderland in my opinion.

I believe you can buy VIP night tour passes even in the morning, except you obviously have to wait to use them. The tours don't let you ride in the front, but on Phantom's Revenge I was able to sit in the back. I'm not sure if the back is available on every ride on the tour, though. But I know that there is a daytime-only, front/back seat-allowing tour that costs a little bit extra. The schedule the tour follows is kind of like the Disney/Six Flags-style of skip-the-line passes, except you don't reserve anything yourself. So the pass you get will say something like: You can show up to ride Phantom's Revenge at 7, Thunderbolt at 8, etc. Because of this, you just walk right onto the rides. And they give you a little time in between each ride, and these spaces are perfect for getting in flat rides in between. For example, there's usually enough time to ride the Turtle before Phantom's revenge, and the Whip right before you ride Exterminator.

The clue seems to hint towards an enclosed ride. Since "chocolate" covers every side. An enclosed drop tower would make a lot of sense. But the cost to build it would make you crap your pants.

I'll be there Monday, July 11th and I'm also curious about how lines are weekdays in the summer. I know these types of posts are always super annoying but I really have no idea. We'll have around 6-8 hours in the park and plan on all the coasters, dark rides and maybe a couple flats--are we looking 15-30 minute waits for marquee rides midday or longer? As for the line skipping option (don't remember the name but not the unlimited more expensive one), I assume this is one ride each and only the front/back option lets you choose a seat? If that's the case we might skip that. Any help is appreciated because I have really no idea how busy Kennywood gets. I used the cheap night ride fastpass (they're called VIP tours here), and even though you can't choose the front and it forces you to follow a schedule, it's a fantastic deal compared to the other fastpass options. The lines didn't get too bad on my two days at the park, and on a Monday it should be okay. But you'll have fun even on a crowded day because it's motherfucking Kennywood!!!

This coaster looks amazing, and the layout seems very different from what I was expecting. Not bad, just different. It seems like there is less of a focus on airtime, but there are still some airtime hills. Instead it seems like a lot of the focus is on the turns and fast transitions for most of the ride. And it seems like a lot of those turns are taken fast, and they last for a long time without letting up. It kind of reminds me of Intimidator 305, which I'm really excited for!