BansheeFanshee
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How long are the lines for the coasters typically in late November / Ealry December?
Trying to plan my first trip to the park and hit all the coasters in 1 full day along with Falcon's Fury
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Maybe it'll be the new spot for Rip Cord?...
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On the bright side.... At least it's something new!
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It would be interesting for inexpensive Vekoma hypers to hit the market. B&M hypers are 20+mill now and I am sure Intamin isnt far behind.
What makes you think a Vekoma hyper would be any less costly?
Likely because historically most Vekoma coasters have been significantly cheaper in price than their counterparts by other manufacturers. An example could be, and we're talking strictly price rather than quality, the B&M invert vs the Vekoma SLC. Cheaper price on the SLC made them a more popular and feasible route for many parks than a B&M invert.
I'm not exactly sure if that's the case with their hyper coasters but my guess would be that it is.
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If the color of that track is any indication....
I'd say RougaRavn..... or if they theme it to Scooby Doo, maybe Valrarou?
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With the ledgers already being installed, it makes me wonder how long it'll be until we start seeing track show up somewhere on the peninsula....
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Out of all of the parks I've been to, I'd definitely have to say Kentucky Kingdom has a very strong one-two punch with Lightning Run and Storm Chaser. But of course as someone who loves ejector air, that's a no brainer for me!
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Someone already asked this but I can't seem to find the answer... is there still passholder early entry during Haunt?
On days that have non-haunt hours (Saturday and Sunday), there is early entry, but on Fridays there is no early entry due to it being Haunt from open to close along with shorter hours to begin with.
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I use Twitter as a main source of news and updates in this industry as well as life in general. I guess you could say that I frequent Twitter every hour!
And BTW, I do enjoy the daily updates and tweets, Robb! Keeps things fresh on the Twitter feed!
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2018 is slowly shaping up to be a huge year for coasters around the world!
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(not for Haunt, but rather for awesome night rides on their coasters!)
I've seriously considered going to Kings island's Haunt event simply because of their hours. Those 1AM closings would give you so much time for Beast night rides that it's almost impossible to resist.
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Kentucky Rumbler and Thunderhead run in December
It would be a huge plus for the park to have Mystic Timber's first season extended like that into Winterfest! And I'm sure with it under construction during the same time as WinterFest planning, it would be easier to pull off.
And besides, who doesn't want to ride a brand new GCI in the winter?!?
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I know the wounds are still fresh, but now that Wildwater Kingdom is closing, any chance Michigan's Adventure will get any hand-me-downs?
I don't think so, as that would require MiA getting something.
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I was really leaning towards the recycled SOB loop
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Was at the park today
My list goes:
5. Terrible to the third power. (The name explains it all, won't ride it again, worse than other SLCs)
4. Roller Skater. (The best kids coaster I've been on, better than Mean Streak)
3. Thunder Run. (A fun woodie, but not very re-ridable)
2. Storm Chaser. (A great coaster, through the corked roll is phenomenal, the rest just fun)
1. Lightning Run. (Airtime+laterals)
SC and LR are both great. SC has a big elements that are a ton of fun. Lightning Run comes at you with everything, and is very quick with a bunch of small hills that send you flying.
I'll be at KK on Wednesday. What order would you say is best for getting on all 5 coasters, plus Deluge and Deep Water Dive?
Would definitely recommend hitting LR first, followed by TR and then the waterpark attractions. However, pending that two trains are running, Storm Chaser should probably be the last thing you ride due to a complete lack of crowds. T3 and Roller Skater's lines don't seem to change much though, and this is coming from someone who visits the park quite frequently, so you could basically ride those two whenever you want.
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Planning on visitng the park on the second Saturday in June, most likely.
Those of you that visit often, what would be expected crowd sizes for a day like that? FastLane needed?
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Isn't Thursday media preview day?
Yes. Today is media day for those invited.
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Looking at the weather report in Louisville, it looks like it is supposed to rain basically all day Saturday and Sunday. Kind of a bummer for KK's opening weekend and Storm Chaser's public debut.
A storm for Storm Chaser's debut? Sounds about perfect to me!
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I would've said floater for many years, but after riding Lightning Run at KK for the first time back in 2014, ejector has stolen my heart!
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Thanks! Glad to know I wasn't the only one who noticed. By the rate they're working at, it probably wont be long until we find out!
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Maybe I'm looking at the picture of the transfer table funny but I'm not really understanding how it works with the transfer being in front of station instead of behind like usual....?
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New map design looks nice! But a new coaster in rivertown?............I cant see it.
I'm not guessing we'll see a Rivertown coaster either, but I'm definitely guessing that there's a good chance we could see a Gerstlauer Sky Roller like Canada's Wonderland is getting this year.
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so its official the design has changed (not a big deal) pictures coming soon......
Disappointing, but maybe it's true that they decided the ride will have lost too much speed by that point. I wouldn't want them to build an element if they didn't think it would deliver.
the new element is very impressive I will say.
Do you happen to know what the element is or have pictures to share?
Would love to see!
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^And a good ride to get your "outward banked turn" fix if you're desperate!
How high does an RMC train sit on their tracks?! Though the ride doesn't cross over itself a lot, there are some low-clearance sections among it that could provide some serious head-chopper effects; unless they plan to alter the supports once more before finalizing it?
From all that I've noticed, their trains stay very low to the track, and lower than that of some other manufacturers it seems.
If I were to guess I would say that the supports will remain the same and will give some CRAZY head-choppers!!
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (BGT Discussion Thread)
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Thanks for the help, Bill!
And I guess it's a good thing that I'm not into water rides!