dragonskeep

^Have a great time. It really is an awesome park and I think the new ownership is doing a great job.

I think that video is promising. It sounds smoother.

This is really very cool. The weather looks pretty decent fror Saturday. I will let you guys know how it rides

Rc Pro reports testing has started on the Lion side. The train in the photo was yellow so I guess they have 2 colors.

Wouldn't they have to start testing very soon to open on the 22nd? I will be there to check it out on Saturday. Can't wait to see the fully assembled train, I am curious if they will use the same logo.

I too love Gwazi...when it loves me back. But there have been some rough patches over the years. This really is pretty big for the park..well assuming they run smooth. I really cant wait to see how they run. I will be there on the 22 for sure.

Screamscape has reported that new anti rollbacks were installed on both lift hills of Gwazi. In the complete rumor category: the MF trains are rumored to have been delivered. Can't wait to see if this is true about the Flyers.

I'm on. 7 short hours to go. Cool of Libby to extend that offer. I would love to see a TPR member get involoved with a fun company like this.

I bet most of us locals have a love hate feeling about Rockit. Aside from the operational problems, the ride can be an unpleasant type of "rough" and at times quite boring. At the same time it has delivered some very good rides as well.

The change to Dragon Challeng is total crap. Hollywood Rockit never getting it's intended capacity and looking at a block section instead of a killer airtime hill (after the loop). The change to Dragons Challenge being total and complete crap and I hate you all for reminding me of that. I mean are you freakin serious? Bring in a bed and a glass of orange juice and take out everything that's cool. Except for the ride of course which totally kicks ass.

^ Funny, I have the same problem. Main problem is: I can't imagine when I will ever get back to Texas.

Even with the trims it's in my top 5 steel coasters. I rode it before and after the trims, and I didn't feel like the trims made that much of a difference. If someone who didn't like the ride with the trims, they probably wouldn't like the ride without them either. Well that's encouraging to here, I am looking forward to riding. It would be easy to like that ride with or without trims. But in a perfect world roller coasters would get brought to there highest point and let go. I firmly belive the final version will have a trimmed drop and I am glad to here you liked it both ways. Surely worth a day driving to check it out.

I love diving into the turns on Maverick, I wish there was more of it. I coached a guy going up the first drop and he was thankful afterwards because he had been told the ride was rough and that he wouldn't like it. He loved it. I love that Intamin builds aggressive rides, even if it means I have to physically participate.

Ding Ding Ding I think we have a winner. We have had awesome coverage of this ride so far. Thanks to everyone , it's been fun. Probably going to get a little trickier to get good shots. Busch, it's your turn to fill in a little seeing that you have the hard hats and all. We aren't still mad about the name so help us out a little. I need to have a good shot of the drop literally the second it is completed, all the way into the trench please. TPR has improved my spelling.

I am planning to go early in the summer and hope it means no trims when I ride. The folks from the park have all said that hopefully we will be able to remove the trims, that isn't assuring at all. I hope I am wrong but this doesn't seem like enough of a fix to remove the trims. Less G's but longer duration. That's what I see anyway.

Paiging_jen, cool pictures thanks for the cool update. The 7th and 14th shots are my favorite Cheetah Hunt shots yet. I bet it was nice to be in the park yesterday, was it busy? Busch is building a spectacular ride. If the Tower was a high banking Tophat you wouldn't here any complaints from me but the Tower as it is looks pretty cool too. If the thing is fun to ride it will be a win in every possible way. I am looking forward to seeing the drop take shape. The train should be between 10 to 15 MPH when it reaches the drop, a 130 foot drop into a tight trench. Sounds like fun to me. I will say this: Because of the way they reached out to enthusiasts from the beginning many of us were expecting something a little more thrilling. Although it was really cool that Busch Gardens did that maybe they should consider the perception that was created and then, by some, the disappointment. I hope they wont be turned off by some of the negative comments and continue with this in the future (when they build a Hyper).

After hearing the interview with John Pagel I am left with the feeling that the drop will be trimmed less. I think the final version of I-305 will have a trimmed drop because of that turn. I hope they just let the ride remain intense, and it would be reguardless of the widening of the turn, just let it be what it was meant to be. I am going to ride this summer no matter what they do but for me it would be a real dissappointment if they trim that drop.

There is a pretty good amount of elevation change up there. I think this will be a pretty cool element, certainly unique. I hope it rolls through it fast enough to give the drop some floatyness.

New Texas Giant just looks completely freakin awesome. I can really appreciate the attitude that allowed them to try something like this.

It is pretty. Can't wait till january 1, I have to get the absolute most out of my fun card but I can't wait to see Cheetah Hunt in person.

They have proposed a version of that ride. It does seem a little lacking in imagination. We will see I guess.

I think fantasy ride line ups are a response to Chuck Bell's interview with Coaster Crew. He said if there was an effort by enthusiasts to chose rides that perhaps one or two could be considered. A top wish list seems like a good idea to me, at least it's fun. Sometimes I think you guys lose sight of that.

^^ I would love a lineup like that.

It seems like a Hyper could just run the back perimeter of the park. Build it right on top of something else if you have to. An out an back with a 300 foot drop would be killer. Just a big airtime machine. It would really help them to have a true mega coaster.

We don't even no for sure what will be here but I agree on the SLC. The new trains could make it rideable I personally don't know. Anyone been on Morey pier's SLC? I think they will try to come in a little under what the other parks cost, probably 55 or 60 bucks. If they charge too much they will certainly lose their money.