Haymaker

Repeating yourself over and over and over on this thread how much you dislike one train ops will not do a thing to change it. SF will do what theyre going to do regardless of how much you hold your breath and stomp your feet.

We get it... you hate the maintenance and think theyre cheap. Now shut the f**k up.

There was a fancier version? The article I read about the GL auction said it was PARC that was there so I guess they would take it with them as they "owned" it.

They used old Crazy Quilt cars on and off, don't recall any Corn Popper. Or if they did it could have been off the live ride; Corn Popper used to be shut down mid-September when they fenced off that part of the park. But I'm pretty sure they don't have a spare Corn Popper for parts. Its been 11 years, maybe they scrapped it or moved it by now.

^ I think everyone would be happy if they left them on the transfers for use on busy days. ROS could probably run it regularly while Viper could use it on the weekends. If Predator didnt have the slowest ride ops the line would move faster. That said, i've only seen a 3 coasters using one train in the four other parks ive been to this summer, and you can probably figure out why: Corkscrew and Mine Ride at CP and Ravine Flyer II. All the coasters at Hersheypark and BGW ran two or more. At BGW they were all walk ons or one train wait except for Verbolten.

Millennium Force night ride

Its not like Vekoma doesnt have good coasters, its just that clones are never highly regarded. The last time I rode a Boomerang was actually tolerable, by keeping my head off the seat back.

And then what?

Arent flywheel launches relatively simple though? When it broke down when I was there it was a brake sensor fault from what I overheard.

People here have talked about wanting a Free Spin... well it could come at Motocoaster's expense if its as much of a problem child as it seems. Pony Express is a more spread out layout, theyre not similar beyond the launch. Steeplechase at Coney Island is Motocoaster's clone.

^ True. On an unrelated note, I stumbled upon the source of parts for Corn Popper. Apparently PARC bought Geauga Lake's Thriller Bees when Cedar Fair closed it. Found that interesting. If I recall correctly they used some cars of it for Fright Fest too.

Oh well. I went on Finnegan's Flyer, I think itd be a great addition in the right spot, maybe to replace Pirate. But clearly its not a SF thing.

Do any SF parks have a S&S power swing?

That was my thoughts too but ive only ridden in the front seats.

Question for the regulars... is Ravine Flyer II rougher in the 2nd row of a car? We rode front car, my son and I in the first row and wife and daughter both in the second. Both my wife and daughter said it was rough and my son and I thought it was smooth which surprised me, especially since my daughter thinks Predator is fun.

Yes. MF was just repainted recently for the first time. Same with TTD.

We did thankfully. Ive been waiting to ride MF since it opened in 2000. Today we got to the park before rope drop and headed straight for Magnum so my kids (7&9) could break the 200ft barrier first. Good ride, but i like Ride of Steel better for the steeper drop. Id heard before that its not the smoothest coaster and that held true, seemed to be rougher in the front than the back. Maybe newer cars would smooth it out a bit. After that we made a fateful mistake. On our way to MF we went on Iron Dragon because the kids asked as we walked by it. It was bright and sunny and the line was short so we said why not. We get off and head directly to MF at 10:45 and arrive to a closed line for a "mechanical issue". I later found out they were shooting POV's from the employee at the entrance. We decide to wait it out at the entrance and watch as they cycle train after train, some empty, some full and never open the line until about noon, when they said they were down for incoming weather, which are the pics I posted above. That lasted about an hour, after which we queued up with 100's of people waiting for it to clear. We wait in that line for about 30-45 minutes and watch as Rougarou starts testing (that thing has a great roar) and goes 3 cycles before the weather rolls in again, this time until about 3:30. At a small break in the rain we made a break for the front to do some shopping and rode Cedar Downs. By now its clearing pretty good but the coasters are still down so we go over to Tiki Twirl so I could relive my youth on Darien Lake's Crazy Quilt calypso. As were riding that, we see MF start to run test cycles again. Head over and as I am locking up my backpack and wife's purse I hear the PA say its down for maintenance again. This time, I said were waiting at the chain even if we have to wait the rest of the night. Which turned out to be about another 25 minutes before FINALLY we got past the entrance! As rain started to fall. Thankfully it was just rain and my 19 year quest was over. And it did not disappoint! As you can see, my son loved it too: From there it was pretty uneventful. My kids are still under 52 inches so all the B&M's were off limits. Got stopped on the Mine Ride lift when the guy in the front seat was spotted on his phone. Watched Skyhawk go down as we were getting off. Steel Vengeance was down the whole night. Gemini started running test cycles so we got in line there for about 25 minutes before they said it wasnt going to open. Took ride #2 on Magnum, then went to Corkscrew, which made me appreciate Viper at SFDL. I know its old, but what a short, boring layout and the bunny hops are brutal. We finished it up with a night ride on MF, which was amazing. We tried to make it to Troika in time and failed. What surprised me as we left was that the Snoopy Boutique closed at 10. I figured theyd leave that whole stretch open to catch everyone leaving but I was wrong, to the extreme disappointment of my son. All in all, not a total bust of a day, hoping both kids can hit 52 inches by next summer so we can get everything we missed except Raptor and Rougarou.

Just edited and added Wicked Twister, its supports look like sections of ME. My whole point after visiting 3 parks this year is that only one looked regularly painted and fresh, and that was BGW (which they are noted for). At Hersheypark I saw a lot of the same "issues" that this thread has with DL.

Because Canadians love getting out of their own country.

So this is going well

Yeahhhhhhh. Kids are too short for SV

DaRieN lAkEs mAINtenANce iS tOo ChEap aNd laZy tO pAiNt

Thursday is Canadian Friday.

Millenium Force was down, it started testing (with people too) so I waited 45 mins for the line to open, only for a severe thunderstorm to roll in and close everything.