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  1. I'm not surprised by the renaming in the slightest. Curious though if it was a cost-cutting maneuver by Cedar Fair, a licensing fee increase by Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI), or a combination of both. Knowing how Teresa killed DEI in the race world, wouldn't be surprised if it was a licensing increase at renewal which CF just said "nope" to.
  2. Well, that didn't take long: Waldameer says residents of Village Mobile Home Park have until Oct. 31 to vacate property Not surprised to see this move being made sooner than later. Waldameer maxed out their parking + overflow a couple of times this past year. This is great news for their ability to expand the parking and also continue any plans towards expansion in the future. Excited to see what happens over the next 5 years.
  3. Surprised that this hasn't been posted yet, but Cedar Point posted Episode 7 of their "Pit Stop" construction series: Awesome to see them already testing the system and that we're already clearing the top hat even in the cold temperatures. Love that they decided to post some POV footage as well.
  4. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it has been mentioned that during the "ramp up process" Zamperla did to bolster their coaster division, they brought on a number of prior Intamin employees. That, if true, itself could have provided the edge to go with them in addition to the lower cost than Intamin gave them. In addition to that, the launch components are being handled / subcontracted through Intrasys, so it's not like Cedar Point will be dealing with a beta product from Zamperla on the most important aspect of the ride. When it comes down to it, it appears the Zamperla was awarded the contract because of: Lower overall cost of renovation project Former Intamin employees now working with Zamperla Intrasys launch technology (established company and product) New robust train design with "less moving parts" (decreased maintenance time/cost and less chance of randomly ejecting parts mid-course) While "new" to the big coaster game, Zamperla is extremely dominant and well respected in the overall rides and attractions industry Possible "sour taste in their mouth" from prior Intamin projects and headaches (thus giving them a natural edge)
  5. LSMs by nature consume a lot less energy than LIMs do, as they only generate the necessary magnetic current needed relative to the trains speed via the stators which react with the permanent magnets mounted on the trains themselves. LIMs on the other hand use the magnets externally mounted on the track and send a constant current needed for the "ideal" speed, and the trains themselves don't have magnets, but metal fins that react to the magnets on the track. LIMs are extremely inefficient, energy wise, and also generate a massive amount of heat which requires additional systems (fans or other) to cool down the LIMs. LSM development has pretty much put LIMs into extinction, for good reason. Due to the removal of WT and TTD, which required a very large power draw to run the hydraulics, and only adding a larger LSM system, I would assume that the overall energy draw will be significantly less. Side note, it wasn't until yesterday that I realized Intamin offers a new-age Impulse coaster using their new track style and LSMs. The only example of this is an upscaled, new-era WT clone: Legendary Twin Dragon in China
  6. Random thoughts in no particular order... Not a fan of keeping arguably the worst part of the original name, especially when Cedar Point hasn't been afraid to rebrand (ala Rougarou and Steel Vengeance). Don't like the random blue thrown into the color scheme, especially that shade of blue which doesn't mix well with the new slate grey (in my opinion). Very surprised they kept the queue in the infield, though it appears with way more covering which will definitely help cool guests down on sunny/hot days. Wish the initial launch was a little stronger and created more of a similar rollback to what TTD used to unpredictably offer. Very surprised that Zamperla is matching the old Intamin track style for the new track on the spike. Track gauge aside, I figured they would go with a more simple track design. All in all, I'm excited for the new iteration. CP could have easily pulled the plug on the ride entirely after all of the headaches that Intamin left them with in the initial product. Here's hoping Zamperla can get everything operating smoothly and that this new version cuts out millions of dollars of annual operating costs that CP has been saddled with for the last 20 years.
  7. Well, Waldameer finally did what I figured they would do ever since purchasing the old Inn at Presque Isle... The finally bought out the Village Mobile Home park, which sits along 6th Street between Peninsula Drive and their other entrance on West Lake Road: https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/slapped-in-the-absolute-face-village-mobile-home-residents-upset-on-new-park-ownership/ For those that are curious, the mobile home park is highlighted below. The news article mentions that Waldameer is acquiring 27.5 acres of land. The mobile home park consists of only 13.7 acres (according to tax maps) so I wonder what other property is included in the purchase. Big expansion possibilities.
  8. The speculation has been a reverse spike behind the station and a swing launch. The photo posted shows it at the very top (best angle to show how inline it is with the old launch). Here is a closer look at the pilings and cofferdam built in the disassembled Iron Dragon area. Very curious to see how this plays out.
  9. Not a great light being shined upon ProSlide by Paul Nelson with Rocket Blast likely a miss on being ready for the opening of Water World: https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/2023/02/16/waldameer-erie-pa-new-water-ride-unlikely-for-start-of-summer-2023/69886278007/ Article might be paygated, so here is the contents:
  10. Kind of right. Cedar Point officially announces that revamped TTD is coming in 2024: https://www.cedarpoint.com/new-in-2024
  11. Cedar Point changed over the 2nd webcam to point back at TTD: https://www.cedarpoint.com/live-video
  12. For now. It has only been one week with no additional track removed. Who knows what's next.
  13. LIM launches are a lot less reliable and power hungry than LSMs, but both are more reliable than the hydraulic launches have been. During the investigation into the accident, it was reported that CP / CF spent upwards of $2mil per year in maintenance on the ride. Regardless of the actual uptime reliability of LSMs, I would imagine that alone is the main contributing factor into replacing the old hydraulic launch, without any other modifications to the layout.
  14. ^ All of the track other than the tower has been removed and is sitting stacked back by maintenance now. Definitely done neatly compared to normal removal to not be reusing it.
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