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I can't seem to find Superman: Tower of Power on SFStL's website. Am I just retarded or is it really missing? And if it is, is it because of this? SFStL all rides list.

Never mind on this one, he sent me the track and I fixed it.

Mantis?? I cant finish the equation as I've never ridden Medusa, but I definitely think Mantis qualifies as a good modern looper.

I could take a PM.

http://rcdb.com/ig3745.htm?picture=8 From that pic you can see it's not even heartlined.... Wow, this one is a failure.

Best- Obviously CP's. Worst- MiA's. It's bare, boring, and hard to get information on, and this is a park that should have a good site. Though I will admit, it seems as though they have updated it a little bit.

I LOVE the second pic of Griffon. How can you go wrong with larger versions of the original B&M brakes? So seXXXy!

6/10 on the July one. I ended up changing my mind on a couple where I would've gotten the right answer.

Dont speak with no facts. TTD's launch is not as strong as MANY launches out there, it just lasts longer so it feels more intense. Let's use some math: Top Thrill Dragster: (120 (mi / hr)) / (4 sec) = 13.4112 m / s2 acceleration= 13.4112m/s2 Storm Runner (72 (mi / hr)) / (2 sec) = 16.09344 m / s2 accleration= 16.09344m/s2 (Stronger than Dragster) Dodonpa (106.9 (mi / hr)) / (1.8 sec) = 26.5492089 m / s2 acceleration= 26.5492089m/s2 (stronger that Dragster) Xcelerator (82 (mi / hr)) / (2.3 sec) = 15.9379478 m / s2 acceleration= 15.9379478m/s2 (stronger than Dragster) Stealth (80 (mi / hr)) / (1.9 sec) = 18.8227368 m / s2 acceleration= 18.8227368m/s2 (stronger than Dragster) Hypersonic XLC (80 (mi / hr)) / (1.8 sec) = 19.8684444 m / s2 acceleration= 19.8684444m/s2 (stronger than Dragster) Must I continue? EDIT- He beat me to it but my list shows others that aren't listed on the one he listed. AKA- TTD is even WORSE than #6 strongest in the world.

Great pictures, though your cousin's pic of the holding brake is better than yours... I cant believe you waited to eat at a sit-down restaurant when you were at a theme park, I usually just pic up something quick. Cant wait to see the rest.

The first year I rode it, I was amazed and loved it a lot. The second year I rode it I was still amazed and still loved it. This year I rode it and it felt extremely tame and pointless. The launch isn't even very strong compared to other launches (just longer lasting) and rest of the ride goes by so fast you don't even notice it. The view is great for the 2 seconds you see it, and the twist is completely pointless. Basically a lackluster and hype filled ride that looks way more intimidating than it is. Conclusion, just ride it and get the credit..... meh.

Check out what I just found at RCDB. Pink, puke green, stonewash blue, red, and yellow. Doesn't it look delicious?

I'd have to agree with Swoosh on Boomerang @ WOF. The colors are as follows: Track- Neon Orange Supports- Yellow Station- Yellow, Neon Pink, and Neon Green Train- Pink, Light Blue, and Neon Green Isnt the train sexy? And check out that delicious station! DISGUSTING! Scream! is pretty awful too- This looks fine, and these could look good, but together with these slapped on, the colors are hideous.

But the antirollbacks don't "almost completely stop the train," where exactly is the new trim? Maybe he's talking about that.

I hope this isn't advertising, but Coaster101 has a nice Park Guide for Magic Springs. Maybe you should take a look.

The only one not at my homeparks that I can list is Maverick (2007). As for my homeparks, they are The Boss (2000- not that I remember it, I wasn't an enthusiast back then), Patriot (2006), and Tony Hawk's Big Spin (2007).

Ummm..... Since when does TW have a MCBR?

I felt the exact same way about Mantis! My previous rides were pretty bad, but this time it was awesome! Nice pictures of everything so far.

All pictures were taken on Friday, June 22, the only day I was there. I don't think it got longer than 30 mins all day. FujiFilm FinePix A820 I don't know what you mean, I agree with almost every one of those statements: I think Maverick is awesome, I really enjoy Raptor, Mantis is very underrated, Magnum is sweet (see below), Mean Streak sucks, Gemini is great fun, Wildcat is fun, Disaster Transport was really fun, and CCMR was fun too. Don't see how our opinions on any of the ones I listed above are conflicting with yours. I agree. In fact, the airtime was so strong when I rode on Friday that it popped my back! I uploaded them to photobucket and then here so that I copy and paste the TR to other sites as well. I'm sorry the pictures don't load for you, but it saved me a lot of time to do it this way. If you want you can see them at my photobucket album. And no, I didn't get that shot. By the time the sun was setting we were in a hurry to get out of there, we got a few last rides in and then drove all night to get home.

The final update: Part Six- Twilight Delight I would like to end this TR with some nice pictures of Maverick and the park in the evening. Rumor has it that they are really serving seagull at this place. A little late, but the sign is seXXXy. Too bad the stengal isn't as awesome as it looks. It doesn't even give you time to.... OMFG AAAAH! This wasn't a bad idea. And this was a GREAT idea. I love how you can see the water from the cannons in the air in this shot. MF's supports glow orange from the falling sun. Ill take you to the.... oh wait. MF looks beautiful at twilight. At about this time it was too dark to be using normal settings and too light to be using night mode. Ugh. OooOooO pretty colors! Not what I wanted, but I think it looks cool. Too dark.... I love this shot! Dont you?! Drunk vision! TTD looks sexy in the day and at night. See what I mean? TTD says goodbye. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it!

Part Five- Afternoon Antics After we ate lunch at our car we headed straight for Magnum, which, to our surprise, was a walk on! Now that's what I like to see! The sun wasn't in the best spot for this pic, but I still think it looks awesome. Two trains! Oh no, it's not gonna make it! Oh wait, yes it is. DARN! Clink clink clink clink clink CLUNK. More for that one dude. WHAT?! They're having fun?! Why can't I have fun on that piece of junk?! Hey look, it's going so slow that it's swinging less than the banking. Not too crowded. Beautiful fountain AND Raptor. Woop woop! Random shot of the ferris wheel. Artistic shot? Does this many loop pics qualify this as a Derek-friendly TR? Lots-of-Gs-roll. I love B&M invert corks. Weeee! Zack gave me this idea. AAAH IT'S GONNA HIT ME! I make it my favorite flat ride and it does this to me. Thanks a lot! My mom took this shot and was very proud of it. Why? If you look closely, you can see me three cars to the right of the upside down orange car. My parents say "join us for part six!" The final phase comes later today.

I sure did. In fact, I was the one who was actually driving when we went through Terre Haute. My dad drove most of the way there, but I have my permit so I got some driving in too. It's fairly new and for half the price of the other CP Resorts, it was well worth it. Especially since you still get early entry. To you and everyone else who mentioned this, I will say that I really don't hate MF at all. Do I think it is the 2nd best steel coaster in the world? No. Does it have a great layout? No. It is just plain and simply overrated. A good drop, a bunch of overbanks, and a few air hills with minimal airtime is all it really has. Hehe, funny that you can only point out those things as the good parts of the ride. You're right though, the lift and drop are unique, and that's the part of the ride I really like. Thanks! I just got a brand new digital camera, glad to see it was worth the buy. She's a good cat, I always feel bad when we leave her. It was pretty much a straight shot on I-70 through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and then Ohio. We didn't have to get off I-70 until we got into Ohio. Then it was just I-75 and Highway 6 into Sandusky. Thanks, I tried not to take the same pictures that you see in everyone else's' PTRs. And I didn't really notice any headbanging on Mantis, except for in the corkscrew. Maybe you were riding in the wrong row? I hear the front is the smoothest. Ummm.... sure!

Part Four- Morning Manic Let's pick up right where we left off. Our hour of early entry was up and we quickly headed for Maverick. However, the GP was all already there so I just decided to take some pictures. This thing is definitely a zero-g roll. Obligatory blurry shot. This ride is definitely a back-seat ride. You get more air on the first drop, the air hills, and the zero-g rolls there. BUT, the front does come with the view, and still a hefty amount of air. This little shootin' gallery looked fun. It was a walk-on... Why else would I ride it? Oh yea, I hope you're happy Jahan. I'm in the green striped shirt. This ride's cycle pretty much sucked. It only got to full height for one swing. Apparently Maverick is going to have to be modified again, it's chopping off heads now! The water cannons weren't on in the morning, not that you noticed them anyways. Not worth the wait if there is one. Framed. You just have to take a picture in these. It goes so fast yet it's so scary. And then you go down the first drop and all is good. This is the only overbank I really like on the ride. Mantis only had a 15 minute wait. Yea, that's how empty the park was. Two train shot! Mantis is very photogenic. Check out those sexy B&M curves! This loop is very forceful. The third train is still just chillin' under the transfer track. I formerly disliked this ride do to its ball-smashin' antics. But this time I got the restraint in the perfect spot and the ride was AWESOME. Hey look, my dad took a good picture! Here you can see my mom and I in the front row on the right. If this doesn't get you off Derek, there's more to cum. B&M brakes are so cool, and these are even better because they save your legs. My mom said that this wasn't a roller coaster. Well, she said that until I made her ride it. Raptor wasn't running as good as I remembered it. But that could be because I rode in the back seat this time. I love this fountain. Weee! Brace yourself. There was some headbanging in the back seat on the cobra roll. Nothing you haven't seen before. My mom didn't like the bouncing on this ride. I can agree, I think it's a waste of time. On our way to the car for lunch, I got this nice picture of Mantis. Yea, we're pretty cheap. We brought stuff to make sandwiches and we ate in the car. Framed again. They didn't get their timing quite right. Red train almost always won. Stay tuned for Part Five- Afternoon Antics.

Part Three: Early Entry I don't think we could've picked a better day to go to the point. Crowds were very light for CP, and the weather was a perfect 80 degrees. The sun was out and the park was ready. Yes! Thank you very much Breakers Express, our early entry session was WAY worth it. We parked in the Soak City lot and waited to get in the park. When the clock struck 9, we ran straight for Maverick. This was a great choice as Maverick was a walk-on and I got a back seat ride in no time. All I can say about Maverick is WOW! The first drop had insane airtime, and the entire ride was just amazing. I didn't headbang at all, but I did have to hang onto the OTSR. The launch wasn't too strong and the trims slowed the ride down quite a bit, but it didn't detract from the ride too much. I liked the S bend, but I still think a heartline could work there if they did it correctly. The stengal dive was the only part of the ride that I found to be awkward. It really flung you and it felt unnatural. The second air hill made me quickly forget the awkwardness and was a great end to the ride. Overall, I give Maverick a 9.9/10. Pictures of Maverick will come later, we spent most of our hour of early entry trying to ride everything we could. Despite what the sign at our hotel said, there were many rides open for early entry. Skyhawk was one of them. I didn't ride until later though. It's a very loud ride, I don't really see how it fits into the theme of frontiertown. This is the only Dippin' Dots man that knows the facts. Too bad he isn't here to give me the inside information. Because we got on and off of Maverick so quickly, we were still able to get to Millennium force before the rush. This wont be the last picture you see of brakes. Despite the ride being WAY overrated and having a fairly boring layout, it is still a fun ride. And it does have at least one spot of good airtime. And it's pretty damn sexy. After a quick ride on MF we headed over to TTD. Apparently the first train didn't make it over the top so they shut it down. Luckily, it reopened in about 10 minutes to virtually no wait. TTD begs to be looked at. 121, 122, 121, 120. If it doesnt say this or more, it probably wont make it over the top. It really takes you by surprise when you are walking along and then it zooms by. I could do without the twist, but it's cool to photograph. Who wants to make bets on how much longer the track will be red? One of my favorite shots on the trip. After we rode TTD, our hour of early entry was over. I thought it was pretty good to knock out the top three rides at the park in one hour. We tried to get back to Maverick before the rest of the GP had gotten to it, but we weren't successful, so instead I just took pics of it! Those are next, stay tuned!

Part Two- Knocking out Boredom After getting to our hotel so early, we didn't really have anything to do. We ate at this pizza buffet next to our hotel called East of Chicago and decided to show my mom the beach (this was her first time). We were planning on driving down the road to what we thought was the closest public beach, but someone told us that CP allows you onto it's beach for only 50 cents. What a good deal! We headed up to the peninsula and drove on perimeter road to the beautiful beach. Now THAT is a skyline! Hard to catch any trains when you are moving down the road. But sometimes you get lucky. Hi, I'm the Overrated Express. Here you can see the only part of me that is really any good. Hi, I'm the new guy. I'm a lot more fun than my big brother who gets all the hype. No one cares. Moving on. I really can't think of a caption for this one. There will be better pictures of this big boy in part 3. Magnum is pretty hard to photograph. All you can see is the lift. After passing all of those beautiful coasters, we finally made it to the beach. But we have to hurry if we want to get our money back, so we head back to the front gate. It looks just like the ocean but without the waves. You cant tell me that the area around Maverick isn't nice looking. The drop look amazing from this angle. Too bad the rest of the ride is so spread out. The lift is so intimidating. Apparently they were only running two trains on Thursday. Good thing they were smart for us on Friday and ran all three. Blue Streak says, "I have more airtime than MF." And with that, I say goodbye for now. More pictures soon!