Golfie

That's good to know - that happens to me, and we're planning on getting a new TV.

I'd recommend using iframes so the user only has to load one new page instead of the WHOLE page again. But that would take some work, so it's just a suggestion.

I agree. That cat is going to be miserable for the rest of his/her life.

He replied to my PM and said how he meticulously re-creates the track in 3ds using the construction kit, then makes a texture for that effect.

http://www.nolimitsdevcenter.net/i11949 Does anyone know how to do this? The only thing I can think of is that the designer turned it into 3ds and placed it in the coaster slightly larger so the orange parts show. EDIT: I've sent Real (the person who made that Talon recreation) a PM about it and see what he says.

I thought the layout was nice, but I just noticed a few things that could've been different to better imitate an Arrow multi-looper. 1. The banking in/out of the turn at the top of the lift should start when the coaster has already leveled, NOT when it IS leveling 2. The hill after the first drop could've used some smoothing as well as some straightening 3. After the straight piece of track after the double corkscrew, the turn was WAY overbanked. But I DID like the layout.

I also wanted to add that the final shot I had of Deja Vu was totally by accident. I actually had the "Night" setting on the camera, which leaves the shutter open to capture enough light for the picture to turn out. It's pretty fun to experiment with - especially when you have a laser pointer

^^^Yeah, I saw that after the bridge from the exit of AE, you can turn left and get back onto the bridge back. I would've gone again, but I wasn't sure if we were allowed to go that way.

^^Yeah, announcements were being pumped into the park all day, "Attention Six Flags Great America guests, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is reaching capacity. We advise you to come back later..."

That's stupid. Usually I have a wallet, a camera, and a bottle of water. But where the heck am I going to put a bottle of water? Honestly, there is NO reason for this rule. Bins in the station keep the loading process at a fine speed. I hope this doesn't migrate to any other SF park.

Well, it's been a while since I've done a Photo TR (mostly because I just got tired of taking pictures, but I wanted to this time) Here are a few overviews of the day: -It was EXTREMELY HOT today! So about mid-day, we checked out one of the park's shows, "Show Stoppin'" which featured singing and dancing to popular songs. The singing was AMAZING as well as the lights which gave the entire show a very crazy and "alive" show. -At the beginning of the day and at the end of the day, lines were long, but they were moving at a steady pace. The ride ops were enthusiastic and quick which made dispatches quicker. HOWEVER, in the middle of the day, ride ops were falling behind. Sure, it was a FREAKING OVEN outside, but that doesn't mean you should be lagging around - you're getting paid to do this! Batman staff were sending out a train every 5 minutes, Raging Bull had 3 trains, but they were always stacking, and Superman... well, we just avoided it altogether. -I wanted to ride American Eagle just for the halibut, so we tried the blue track (since it's running fowards now). The ride really IS bumpy, and you can see the whole train shaking on all the turns, but it isn't painful. We almost passed out walking through the 9-mile queue, but there was almost no line for the ride (we just walked into the station). -On Raging Bull in the morning, someone lost some flip flops on the brake run catwalks... so a staff guy went and got them and everyone was happy (because they were the fun ride ops who were powering out 3 trains with absolutely NO stacking!) We decided to try out row 9 on Raging Bull, and it is INSANE! The ride seems much faster, plus you get whipped over the first drop. The turns offer some good positive G's, but I like the 7th row better because the first drop lasts longer. -I rode Iron Wolf for the first time... it was okay. I prefer not to stand in line, just to stand some more, get my head bashed around a LOT, and have my legs feel like they're going to explode from all the blood going to them. However, it's a fun layout, and the negative G's are REALLY fun when your feet come flying up off the floor. -I can never see on Batman because it's so intense, so I tried sitting further back (Row 6 to be exact) and OMG I COULD SEE! I'm definitely exctied... because now I enjoy the ride a bit more. -I also rode Deja Vu for the first time. It was only about a 45 minute wait (honestly not that bad, since the queue gives you different things to look at.) And OMG it was awesome! We got to sit in the last row - the last LAST row, so the backwards lift was so cool, and traveling backwards offered some nice forces. Not too much headbanging, and the backs of the headrests were the most squishy and comfortable I've ever felt. I felt pretty safe on the ride, considering I couldn't get my harness up afterwards! I would reccomend riding this at night, since all the lights around the park are just plain disorienting. -I think it was mass employee training day. We saw a HUGE group of Ride Ops being taught while we were on Triple Play, as well as some mascots being monitored while we were eating in the Firehouse. Marvin the Martian took our dirty trays and put them away - now THAT'S a mascot! Okay now for the photos... enjoy! I like this shot. I hope you enjoyed my PTR! The sky looks like it's storming... but it's getting dark out. Stupid camera! LOOP! I'm headed for Deja Vu and not even nervous... What's up, Ryan? We rode the Orbiter... it was fun, but REALLY weird! 15 years old and intense as ever. How many loops did I take pictures of?!?? I've found my new desktop! Sunset photos time! Pizza at the Firehouse - good as ever. I will give anyone who does this pose SUCCESSFULLY $50. Triple Play = Best Flat Ride at the park... if you can FIND it! (In a dark corner of Hometown Square) Back Row = G's all the way! Hi Demon. You need some pillows on your harnesses. Twisty paths, stairs, ramps, and some more stairs later... we're halfway there! "What? We're only a quarter of the way there? Oh, okay." "Come on, let's ride American Eagle for no reason at all!" It wasn't anything special... just cool to ride the first coaster B&M ever made. Iron Wolf gave some good G's, but had TOO MUCH headbanging! So I'm really nervous to ride Iron Wolf for the reason of which is unknown... BIG crowd in the middle of the day in hometown square - some wrestling dude came. I hope they NEVER get rid of Whizzer... it's one of those, "I want to ride a roller coaster, but I don't want to RIDE a roller coaster" coasters... get what I'm saying? Nice and empty station in the morning! FUN! Amazingly, I only took a few pictures of Raging Bull. Pretty! I LOVE Viper. It is THE best woodie I've ever ridden. Loopie through the trees. Demon, you were fun for the first four rides of the day, but then when you punched me in the ear... I'm not riding Demon anymore. OW! Two trains. look... closely... It's open... and I swear it's open for the whole day. It's a miracle. Hello Mr. Eagle, why you're looking quite nice today! The back of the park was barren. Yeti Ball + Tweety Bird = Tweety Ball Hey Derek. Is it just me, or does the ride just feel overall less intense than it did a while ago? Either way, it's a LOT of fun! See? Empty station! So we went to V2, since we see No-Linedness, and empy-stationness. Umm... that's okay. We don't really need to ride Superman today. Obligatory Carousel Shot Hey... the crowd doesn't seem too big today!

If you hit Noah's Ark when you're in the Dells, you'll have to compare Deluge to Black Anaconda - now THAT's a long and fun ride.

How tall are you?

Did he say "very smooth"? I have to say, the yellow train was the best ride on Demon I've had in a while (although my head being above the top of the restraints might have something to do with it now ) The red train, on the other hand, was shaking side to side like crazy, even on the straight bits between the two loops and inside the tunnel.

I actually think it might've been the evacuators' faults - see, the unloaded the BACK of the train first, when about half of the train was already over the crest of the lift. So when the dude in the second row jolted the train a bit when he was getting out, it might have been just enough to nudge the train foward and set it in motion.

I am in love with your park, especially with the Intamin Twister Coaster. I can tell that you spend a TON of time on little details, and that's really what brings everything together in a well-rounded park made on RCT3.

If they bulldozed Demon and put in an Intamin rocket coaster with a top hat (Say... 150 - 175 feet?) and a TON of twists and inversions, it'd be quite awesome!

^It had broken down later in the day, so everyone left the line. We were lucky and got to walk all the way to a little before the Flash Pass entrance into the queue.

I don't want to talk about Halloween yet... it's too depressing - especially because Fall leads to Winter.

I just got back from good 'ol Gurnee, and had a fun time at Six Flags today. Just a few main points about the day... - First off, it was REALLY HOT! The sun was out in full force and the air was so sticky and humid. - Batman: The Ride has gotten a bit of a makeover - it's restraints have been replaced with new (and soft!) day-glow yellow OTSR's. - The park was extremely empty, however Superman: Ultimate Flight remains to have the longest wait at the park. (Despite the Geico sign saying "Wait is only 15 minutes from this points", we probably ended up waiting around 30 minutes) - In the afternoon when we went to go ride Raging Bull, we walked right into the station! That was definitely a nice surprise, but I think the ride might have been having some issues today, since a little while later they were testing empty trains. - The red train on Demon has gotten some new paint (which can't be good... new paint = not being torn down for a while). Demon really isn't horrid, but I'd rather take an intamin rocket coaster in that area instead. - Deja Vu was running. Actually, EVERYTHING was running today - nice job, SF! Golfie

OMFG YES! I thought the Eurofighter was going to be avatar-themed. Thank god... that show sucks. Spongebob-themed eurofighter? WOOO! Btw, if they lay a FINGER on the log flume, I will kill them.

Thanks for the tip!

Drayton Manor

Bee-yoo-tee-ful!

Wow. Just... wow.