I Like Theme Parks.
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I hate both, but I'll take the B&M stand-up.
Here's a music question:
Minor Threat or Bad Brains?
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There's a pretty good article over at PennLive.com about this season being Knoebels' 90th anniversary. The real highlight though is the embedded image gallery of over 2 dozen photos dating back from the 20s. It's amazing to see just how many of the iconic rides and structures have been there for so long!
There's some great photos in there. That's why Knoebels is one of the best parks ever! They add new modern thrilling rides such as Impulse and some of their newer flat rides, while still keeping the old rare vintage ones.
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I'm going this Monday, and I'll probably meet up with Coaster Studios. I hope Zumanjaro is open by then, because I love that ride, I don't care how low-capacity Kingda Ka and Zumanjaro will become.
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^ What is The Inferno? I'm sorry, I'm not very familiar with a lot of flats.
It looks kind of like a Top Scan (Like Samurai at Thorpe Park, for example) had a baby with a Chance Inverter (Like the Inverter at the Adventure Dome, for example)
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M&M's!
Manta (Orlando) or Raptor (CP)
#dannymillerscrewedraptor?
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^What is your favorite pendulum ride? Mine is an Intamin one, like Claw or Maelstrom.
I have to go with the Giant Frisbee models by Huss, Zamperla, etc. They're all pretty much tied for me, but I found the Zamperla one at Kennywood to be slightly more intense. I also really like the SBF/Visa Twist N' Spin 360 rides. They're tiny, but they go upside down so many times, and they really pack a punch! Especially Frantic at Quassy. "It" at Morey's Piers is another great one, since it is a regular Frisbee ride, except there are just lap bars, so you get great hang-time. And the lighting on that one is AWESOME!
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Seems like the money they poured into new headrests could have easily gone into fixing the restraint pads..
They actually got new restraints. It is the same one, but it looks as if there has been minor reshaping. No they aren't the most comfortable, but I don't feel as if they affect the ride too much.
I thought the restraints before were okay. They weren't painful or anything, just a little bit awkward and annoying. And I agree that they don't ruin the ride all that much, since the coaster is in my top 10 steel coasters! So some re-shaping is all the restraints need in my opinion.
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I wish they would have gone with a Gravity Group compact coaster or the new RMC family-sized coaster concept. I thought Wooden Warrior was a lot better and more forceful than any GCI coaster I've experienced. But I think this is a decent addition, and I'm sure it will be a great ride, and it may surprise us. GCI has come a long way over the years.
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Actually, I think the short ride cycle is a good idea. The lines this first season will be very long, and a longer cycle will just make the wait times even longer, and less people will ride it. But as the GP's hype dies down, they should extend the cycle in future seasons. Honestly, I thought Max Air and Black Widow were so awesome, I don't care if the ride is short this year!
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This ride is going to be the next Phoenix.
Yeah, right...
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I couldn't believe that the line was only a 2 train wait last July. And then we rode it and found out why.
I believe that the KD hurler, and the Carowinds hurler are replicas(correct me if I am wrong). We hit both parks in a trip last summer and they were both horrible rides, but the Carowinds version was somewhat tolerable.
Now that I think about it more, I think that thunder run at Kentucky Kingdom may also be a clone or very similar.
Yes, I believe the two Hurlers are the same. But Thunder Run is not a clone, but it is a very similar layout. Except Thunder Run seems to be pretty well-liked in a lot of reviews. Probably because it was recently restored when Kentucky Kingdom opened, and it's not trimmed to death, so it really keeps its speed throughout the whole ride. I think I would actually want to ride it, unlike the slow, rough Hurlers.
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I have lost all faith in humanity...as a species, we deserve to go extinct:
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Whenever I talk to a non-enthusiast about Kennywood, their first instinct is to immediately ask "Is that the Kenny Rogers version of Dollywood? "
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Airtime!
Larson/ARM towers or S&S towers?
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I'm so happy for this park. I can't wait to ride it and this is an incredible addition for them.
Totally agreed. The clone of this was my favorite ride at SFDK last weekend, so having one within a "short" driving distance makes me immeasurably happy. Very much looking forward to making my first LC visit this season!
Don't forget to do the sky ride, and remember that they have a great flat ride collection!
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Apparently on Google, two surprisingly common questions are asked:
"Where is Dorney Park located in New York?"
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"Where is Dorney Park located in New Jersey?"
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Here's how I would rank the major rides:
1. El Toro/Nitro/Waffle Cart's Revenge/Bathroom: The Ride
2. The Joker/Bizarro/Kingda Ka/Batman: The Ride/Safari off-road Adventure
3. Superman: Ultimate Flight/Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom
4. Skull Mountain/Runaway Mine Train/Dark Knight
5. Sky Screamer/Twister (Twix: The Ride)/Swashbuckler/El Diablo/Houdini
6.Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train/Road Runner Railway/Every kiddie ride and family ride in the park
7. Parking Lot: The Ride
8. Being forced to go to Six Flags New England
9. Almost being set on fire by 2 drunk guys while waiting in line for El Toro: The Ride
10. Green Lantern
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Superman: The Ride!!!!!
Superman: The Ride or Wicked Cyclone?
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RMC Boss!
Impulse (Knoebels) or Fahrenheit (HP)?
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Someone posted a comment on one of my Youtube videos saying how his family thought the indoor spinning coaster Laff Trakk was the Merry Derry Dip kiddie slide!
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T-rex!
Coasterradio or Coasternet Uncut?
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Indian take out!
Kennywood or Knoebels?
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When I went on Goliath, I got the back row, and I still didn't find it too bad. I think it's a great ride. It was rough, brutal and violent, but there wasn't any actual headbanging. It throws you around a lot, but I didn't actually hit my head on the restraints, so it didn't really hurt, the roughness just added to the insanity and intensity of the ride in my opinion!
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Just wondering, are theses the new trains PTC showed off at IAAPA this year? I don't see a second row on that car but it could just be the picture.
They're just the normal ptc trains, except the front is custom. That's what the people from ptc said.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread
in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
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The trains look pretty cramped, though. And even though this new coaster is a little small, it's not woodstock express-sized. I don't know how the mini trains will run on the track or keep its speed. Has anyone been in the mini-llenium trains, and are they cramped and do they run like normal millennium flyer trains?