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It's funny how Huss used to produced these cool rides, along with Huss Flipper, Shake-Off and such and now they just don't... They aren't bad rides by any means (if run properly...)

I fear this could be a ride similar to Pilgrim's Plunge. I mean, record-breaking? 45º drop? 55-meter drop? It screams Hyper Splash...

I've seen videos of Terror Twister II and it looks amazing with all the effects and music. Do they overhaul any other rides like that at SFGAm (I mean, not just a change of mode but a total new experience)? Do other Six Flags do this to their teacup rides?

Then you don't belong here. Go away! The park looks outstanding. I've never seen a Tornado built into the side of a structure before. LOL To put it this way... none of us really cared about their tops, if you know what I mean... Yeah, it doesn't have lots of slides but each one is very well themed, plus it's lovely to have some green and good landscaping at a waterpark, for a change! Thanks for the comments, guys!

If Leviathan is anything to go by, then I could see it BTW, I hadn't seen these trenches next to Khan's lift hill... Finally something interesting happening!

Let's start my first waterpark trip review. One of my summer trips was Tenerife, where I had been told that there was Siam Park which opened in 2008. Since I was in Tenerife with some locals friends (Adrián, Flavio and Pedro), and one of them (Adrián ["Lincow" on TPR]) had been doing an internship at Siam Park, we all went there. For those not familiar with Siam Park, this is the most recent waterpark in Tenerife and when it opened it had pretty much every ride in the Proslide catalogue (the only slide that the park did not buy was a Masterblaster – Rockets as Proslide calls them). The park is certainly different from other waterparks since it's not just slides and concrete, but slides and themeing –and it is very well executed (heck, they even had themed E-stops!). The park is themed to Thailand with some impressive buildings and a real floating market. The park itself is not huge, but I wouldn't say it's small either and, considering it's built on a hill, the slides are very well integrated. The fact that most slides are painted green or light brown makes it even more difficult to tell them apart from the themeing. As for operations, the park was a great surprise. It's not uncommon to find waterparks that have endless lines for their biggest rides; this was not the case and throughout the day the lines were no longer than 30ish minutes. Luckily for us, Adrián provided some Fast Pass wristbands that were good on all rides (except Torre del Poder) during the whole day; this led to serious whoring on the best slides. The park also offers a different system similar to the Fast Pass which is only valid for one hour. Rides: Dragon (x7 – 10/10). This is one of the two Tornado slides in Europe and certainly one of the most stunning and best themed. The main feature is that the funnel is built following the slope of the hill and it is guarded by a giant dragon. From the ground you can't see the start of the slide because it's hidden among the trees. The layout consists of two S-shaped 180º turns followed by a 50 feet drop at 45º that leads to the funnel. This part was really exciting because I was not expecting airtime at all and ended up getting loads. When the 4-person raft is at the end of the funnel you take a right turn and land in the pool. Vulcano (x7 – 10/10). This is an enclosed Behemoth Bowl. It's the only enclosed bowl in Europe and of the few that has special FX inside. It shares the station with the Dragon because it features the same rafts. Once you leave the station, there's a small drop, leading to two disorienting U-shaped turns. After that, there's a 50-55 feet drop with a kick of airtime that caught me off-guard followed by the huge bowl. The view from inside the bowl was breathtaking; [/spoil] not only it was huge, it also had lasers, fog and the sound of an erupting volcano every time a raft entered the element [/spoil]. After going around the bowl a few times, you were swallowed by a final bit of slide leading to the pool. I must say I was quite impressed that the effects were working after 3 years of operation; some parks don't really care about that as long as the pumps and the slides do their job. Jungle Snakes (x2 each – 8/10). These are 4 slides with rafts for one or two persons. Each of these slides has a different profile; totally enclosed, partially enclosed, very twisty, combination of drops and turns, etc. The darker slides were the most intense while the brighter were more family-friendly. All 4 slides share the same station. You can take any slide except for the second one. This slide can only be taken with 1-person rafts since the clearance with the rocks in the pool could be dangerous (you enter the pool quite fast). Again, you can't see the slides from the ground because they are hidden among the vegetation. Naga Racer (x3 – 7/10). Six-lane racer. Quite fun and reridable if you are going with friends and there are a couple of good airtimes. Having six people going down at a time allows for a very good capacity. Mai Thai River (x1 – 7,5/10). I am not a lazy-river fan but I have to admit that this one was really good. Not because it's the second longest lazy-river in the world (the first is in China) and takes about an hour to complete, but because of the wide variety of jets and different sections throughout the layout. In fact, the river has a sort of 8-shaped layout, with one wing being the "slow part" and another one being the "fast part" complete with some crazy twisty slide bits. It even has a lift hill! Again, the river is very well integrated and goes around islands, between lots of greenery and even goes inside the shark tank from the Torre del Poder. Gigante (x2 each – 7,5). Two bowls, in fact these are mirror clones. You board one of the one or two-person raft inside the giant's mouth and then go down a steep and twisting drop. A bit like Vulcano (minus the effects and the darkness) you take a couple of spins round the bowl and then land in the pool. Pretty good capacity, well landscaping and good as a filler ride. Torre del Poder [Tower of Power] (x1 – 6,5). The park's flagship slide. You can see the huge tower from literally everywhere. It's placed so that it looks imposing and sure is! Shame it doesn't ride as good as it looks. It's billed as "Europe's tallest slide with a pool ending" (cheap record? Yes, if you ask me). But 28 meters make for a 2,5 second slide that goes a through a tank full of sharks that you cannot notice since you are going too fast. Still, even non-riders can have fun watching others take the plunge and admiring the sharks. Maybe another slide could help speeding things up since it doesn't allow Fast Pass and has a very small capacity... Mekhong Rapids (x5 – 8,5). Probably the most underrated slide in the park because of its location. It's at the very end of the park, truly hidden on the hillside among trees. This is a Mammoth rapids ride with 4-person rafts with a very long layout that combines a first half of crazy turns and tunnels and a second half with a couple of big-sized drops filled with airtime before splashing in the pool. I can see why so few people ride it; it's one of the tallest slides in the park and you have to walk up the hill for a good 5 minutes, all under the sun (although the last bit has canopies). In case you were wondering, it also holds the record for the water ride with the "World's longest conveyor belt lift in the world". Wave Palace – Biggest wavepool in the world. Although I don't really like spending time in those pools, this one was quite exciting since it had waves that ranged from 5 feet to 10 feet. The park also runs the wavepool for surf competitions; how cool is that? Now onto the photos (credit to Pedro for the photos!): Edit: I screwed up with the photo order Dang! Let's go to Siam Park! We are getting there... Impressive ticket booth building, and we haven't even entered the park! Thank god, Adrián got us FastPass. FP + waterpark = best trip to a waterpark ever! Park map Yay, we're in! Left to right: Flavio, me and Adrián (Pedro was behind the camera this time) Right at the entrance was this pool with sea lions... Apparently, each of these fish cost a few hundred euros... Entrance building To rent the lockers you have to go through the floating market. Very nice so far! We were assigned the lockers under the Dragon. Is it a sign? Not only the dragon is beautiful but also huge. It wraps around the funnel. Those people just got ejected! Next to the Dragon was Vulcano. If you look closely, you can see the peek of the enclosed bowl behind the Dragon... Jungle Snakes and Naga Racers. Even the place were they store the rafts was themed! Slow part Very relaxing and nicely landscaped... At this point, the river splits into two: left side, lame slow part again; right side, cool rapids-esque river! Themed water queue-line through the palm trees! Complete with themed lift hill. Don't pay attention to the fatty... Top of the lift hill. It goes up about 30 feet making Mai Thai River the lazy river with the biggest elevation change in the world (jeez, is it all about records?) Some of the slides from the cool side of the lazy river. It was seriously fun and quite long! ... it lands in the shark tank from Torre del Poder. As you can see, Torre del Poder and Mai Thai River run perpendicular. Cut the c*** and feed us some kids! You could also watch riders as they sped through the glass tunnel inside the tank. Very neat! The tower must be one of the most beautiful and themed slides in the world. From the top you get an awesome view of Costa de Adeje. Then, the world drops... ...and before you know it... ... skloosh! Seriously... SO many women got off the pool without their tops it was hilarious! (Sorry, we didn't take any stalker shots) You can't take enough shots of it! Shame it doesn't ride (slide?) as good as it looks! Next to it, the Giant. Again, your regular bowl slide on steroyds! Time to eat. Surprisingly, the food was reasonably priced and it tasted very good! Thai food FTW Nom nom nom nom...! Random banner inside the park. Left, Pedro; right, me. After lunch we decided to explore the kids area... ... which had a ton of interactive stuff like pipes, a giant tilting bucket and mini-slides. This is not going to end well... I am sure Dan would die under the bucket thing LOL Beach near the wavepool... The pool was really really big. It takes about 1/4 of the park Wave Palace about to do its thing... After a loud sound of compressed air (I think) the wave started to grow. I am intrigued by the mechanism that produces these waves... When the waves are cranked to the top, they rise above the side walls of the pool... (this is only performed during surf competitions though) The park has VIP areas that include all-you-can eat buffet, unlimited FastPass and a nice spot to rest. Even the restrooms are themed to the inch... While Pedro and I whored the slides with the FastPasses, Flavio and Adrián rested for like an hour here... Only photo we could get from Mekhong Rapids. This is the last bit of the ride but there's a lot more behind the trees. Note the conveyor belt taking the tunnel! Random themed building. Pedro about to be eaten by the giant angry dragon... Yes, next caption, please! Bye bye Siam Park! Bye Mr. Sea Lion This is not Siam Park but the neighbouring waterpark, Aqualand (really, just 5 minutes down the road)... We will be back! Next up: Bonus credit at Loro Parque

Do you think Magic Mountain will have a similar drop configuration like Dreamworld's? I remember that one side of the tower went straight down while the other had a surprise trim halfway down to spice things up.

This portion of the ride is getting better and better. Just look at this photo (I think it hasn't been posted): Source: Potionmagix.fr The transition from element to element is very aesthetic and I really like the way this zero-G roll has turned out; it looks funky, in a good way.

Canada's Wonderland is probably starting planning for a B&M 400 footer for 2016. I think they have plans to set the world record for "Park with most record-breaking rides in Canada smashed by other record-breaking rides in the same park". I still don't get why would they need such a long and high brake run. If anything, they should have placed a set of MCBR, like most B&M hypercoasters.

Between these two coaster there have been many other rides installed. They were not installed back-to-back. Besides, the ride experience is not the same at all. Although not installed one after the other, the drop towers at Gröna Lund. Frit Fall was installed in 1998 and Katapulten in 2004, along with the upgraded Frit Fall Tilt. I can't think of any other amusements parks that have two big-sized towers (I am not counting multiple tower riders - aka S&S Combo Towers)

Well, I don't think that the extra 5 feet would have cost that much money. So, it all comes down to protecting Cedar Fair's crown park, Cedar Point.

Thanks for the information! The weather forecast says it will be cloudy and there might be some light rain... so, yay! I saw your night pictures. What are the opening times? On their website it says 9am to 6pm but it also says that the schedule can be extended. I really wish I could ride blueFire or Silver Star at night!

Very good photos! I am going to Europa Park this weekend. Does anybody know how crowded it gets? We will be there for two days but I don't want to miss anything. I saw you ate at FoodLoop, is it good? We are planning on eathing there, too.

The ride was from Czech Republic and it was a KMG knock-off. It has been rumoured that the welding was not well performed or that the materials were not the most suitable for the ride. Anyway, the accident has been a shock for many people in Spain, just one year after the accident on PNDOL. Funny thing is that the Spanish media is confusing everyone by showing videos of a top scan named "Extreme", just because it shared the same name of the ride, called "Extrem". Here's a video of the ride when it was in Hungary:

Maybe it's personal, but I'd say PNDOL collapsing at Tibidabo. It's not a train derailing, it's a whole ride (almost 120 feet of tower) coming down, while in motion. Not only that, but also crashing into the neighbouring ride Mina d'Or, the park's log flume.

More information: According to Santiago from PA-Community, who also works at the park, people from B&M will be soon on site to supervise the construction of the new coaster, which should start in August. The post is in Spanish, but it translates into: - It's a B&M hyper. PA has already payed a good chunk of money to B&M. - The project had eight versions, from which PA have chosen the 8th. - The schedule should be: August-october: groundwork and foundations November: first supports and station December: more supports and lift hill January-March: rest of the layout. First train should be in PA by January 15th April: first test run 15th May: opening - There will be three trains, each holding 32 people with an hourly capacity of 1650 pph. These trains will be the same as the ones installed on Behemoth, Diamondback and Intimidator. - The ride will feature: first drop of 78 meters, a tunnel, a double helix, a high speed turn (I am guessing a horseshoe turn), a water feature and 5 camelbacks. To me, this screams Diamidator out loud. Not only because of the capacity, or trains, but because of the water feature on Diamondback and the number of hills on Intimidator. I don't think the stats are that impressive, but let's see how PA pull it off...

I think they will go the easy way and just shut the ride on windy hours... Then again, I have heard the park is in a windy area and this ride was chosen over a Star Flyer because it *could* operate safely in high winds.

No sign of Green Lantern testing? Are you sure it's going to open on July 1st? It's just a week away. How many weeks does a coaster like that need?

There was no sign or clue about the mine train and I don't know if it's ever going to be built. In fact, the site where the coaster was planned is now occupied by the Go-Karts track. We all thought this when we got off. I wished that the new generation trains could redeem a bad coaster. Turns out they couldn't. How did those track on Great Nor'Easter?

So, today I am going to do a PTR about Isla Mágica, the smallest of the four Spanish theme parks (PortAventura, Terra Mítica, Parque Warner and Isla Mágica). For those not familiar with the place, the park is located in Seville in La Isla de la Cartuja, which happened to be the place where the 1992 Universal Exhibition was held. After that year, the place was left untouched, so the local government launched a project to build a theme park in the former Exhibition area. In 1995, PortAventura opened its doors and the concept was such a huge hit that Isla Mágica was built following its steps. Eight different themed areas, excellent themeing and a similar layout to PA's although in a scaled-down version. The park only has two credits: a SLC (mind you, this one has a BONUS HELIXXX!!!) and a kiddie coaster manufactured by C&S (never hear of it), so if you are looking for a credit run, this might not be your park. But since it was the last park I had left to visit in Spain and we (Xavi, owner of Bloggercoaster; Ivan, Jaume and Luis, coworkers at Tibidabo) found really cheap airfare, we headed down to Seville. Review of the bigger rides: El Jaguar (4/10): When you know a park has an SLC as their signature ride, things are not looking great. And it didn't disappoint: it rode as bad as it looked. According to RCBD, this was the second SLC to feature the extended layout with a 'BOOOOOOOOONUS HELIX'. Yeah! That was the trend of the day: Every time we would go into any helix we would say that. Back to the ride, the ride is pretty well landscaped and it received new generation trains this season. I was hoping those trains could make a SLC better... oh well, they didn't. Out of the five SLCs I have been on, this is the worst. Upon boarding the trains, I was hoping that the new foam vests would avoid head-banging. But for some odd reason, there was no head-banging, but the whole train ran as it was about to derail, jolting all the way. Rode the coaster twice: once in the very back seat, and then I gave it another shot towards the front with similar bad luck... One thing I noticed is that, with the new trains, the station floor is not lowered. Is it because of the seating configuration or because Isla Mágica can't be bothered to lower it? Tren de Potosí (6/10): Small coaster built by an Italian manufacturer called C&S. At first, I thought this would be a Zamperla, but RCDB says it is not. The ride has a basic layout but there is a part with hilarious random triangular little hills with no airtime that add nothing to the experience. Of course, the ride features a 'boooooonus helix'. The best part of the ride is the queue area, which is very well themed and provides some shade. Rode it once. El Desafío (7,5/10): Themed after Seville's Torre del Oro (Tower of Gold), this is a beautiful but rare drop tower, manufactured by Maurer Söhne. Since the ride opened in 2001 I wanted to try it, not because of the ride's height (68 meters [223 feet] and 55 meters [180 feet] of actual drop) but because of its different settings. The tower runs up to 6 different programmes with different levels of intensity at different times that can be checked at the ride entrance. Even the most intense settings were not as intense as I would have thought, but they offered a lenghty ride with some good moments of airtime. Overall very rerideable and fun. Rode that four times. The ride seats 32 people at a time, but the crew working the ride took forever to load it (I won't go deep into operations because I will comment on them later on). CiKlón (7/10): A very well themed Disk'O. I had experienced a similar model that sat 40 people and this one (smaller, 24 people) seemed to give a more intense ride. It span both ways so it was quite entertaining. Rode that twice. Anaconda (10/10): The park's Mack flume. This one has to be one of the best in Spain. It had three drops: two moderate and a third one that seemed to go on forever. The layout was not as long as other flumes, but that's no problem: I don't like water rides that go round S-bends forever inbetween drops, and this one was just the opposite. Simple yet effective. One thing I noticed is that they were loading only 3 people per boat. I know that these boats can take 6 riders so I suspect that the conveyor belts were having issues with the boats' weight and the park took the easiest and cheapest way to solve the problem by letting less people on each boat. Rode that twice. Rápidos del Orinoco (9/10): Intamin rapids. These were very integrated in the area and you couldn't tell the layout because they were hidden between lots of greenery and scenery. The waterfall at the end of the ride was quite a surprise and almost got as drenched. Despite not being hit by that element, there's no way you can get off the ride dry since there are water jets and water curtains in the caves. Special mention to a 'boooooonus helix' that goes around Vuelo del Halcón (wave swinger)! Iguazú (7/10): Intamin Shoot-the-Chutes. This model has a circular layout found in most parks. Despite being a clone, this one had a nice setting and most of the structure was hidden by rockwork and greenery. The ride itself is not that soaking but it does have a splash zone for those waiting outside. Capitán Balas (8/10): Mack dark ride located inside the old Spanish Pavillion from the Exhibition that shares location with the park's 4D/Imax-esque attractions. The ride itself is quite small but it uses the available space very well. Despite not having top-notch themeing, it was neat and the effects and targets were working perfectly. Rode twice. Cinemoción (6/10): Simulator with an Imax screen (it was actually a dome). It was alternating two films. Both were quite generic (skating and racing) but the illusion of being inside the film was quite impressive. Rode twice. Dimensión4 (5/10): I give it a 5 not because of the attraction itself, but because of the film we saw: "The Little Prince". I know this ride can be really good if you hit a film that can make the most of the 4D effects, but this was not the case. Boring film with a couple of good bits. I almost fell asleep. Rode once. Operations: Employees seemed quite friendly (we even spoke to a couple of them) but they were dead slow. There's no excuse for taking almost 5 minutes to load a 20-seat SLC train with two attendants. The thing is that they were being lazy and sluggish: when the train reached the station, they would always start talking, have a sip of water, etc. not caring about the 20 people already preloaded. I don't care if operators talk as long as they do their job, but that attitude was downright rude and disrespectful. On top of that, at one point the operator thought it was safe to just leave the panel totally unattended (and I mean, just walk away) when the train was in the circuit to go chat with some random colleague that showed up. One of the worst cases of bad operations was El Desafío. After each cycle, the attendant would go inside the booth to have a chat with his colleague and not go out for like 5 minutes. Then she would preload everyone in a small corridor and leave riders waiting there for another 5 minutes. When riders were let in, she would take another another 5 minutes to (barely) check restraints. I would have loved to ride the tower more but thanks to the sluggish operations I just didn't have time. On the other hand, Anaconda, the rapids, CiKlón, Capitán Balas and Los Bucaneros (splash battle) had friendly and more efficient staff. -- Despite the lack of amazing rides, the place is worth a visit if you are in Seville. We all agreed that the park needed another coaster desperately. I know that they had a projected Vekoma Mine Train, but I don't think that the park's financial situation allows construction right now. Nevertheless, I really appreciate the effort to invest in new rides or shows every year: this year alone, they have invested in two new generation SLC trains, a splash battle, a horror-walkthrough, a go-karts track and have redone some of the shows. Now, onto the pictures: Jaume, Ivan and Luis on the plane. Me and Xavi on the plane. Bless Ryanair for € 15 return tickets! OMG! Kansas City? Really? I think we got on the wrong plane! ... or maybe not. I can see the park in the distance. In fact, the park is locater right next to the city center. You just need to catch a quick bus ride. Love the sign against the sky. We had a hot day (temperatures between 24 and 27ºC [75 and 80ºF]). What a change: when we left Barcelona, it was raining pretty hard, but Seville's weather was lovely. I can see you testing, El Desafío. We'll get to you later Park map? Check! Free entrance ticket? Check! I think we are ready to start our visit! Ivan (right) and I (left) waiting for the rope drop. We first hit the 2011 new ride "Los Bucaneros", a SBF Visa Group splash battle. We felt that the ride lacked some targets to shoot at and its themeing was not on par with the rest of the park. Geeky photo of the control panel. For those who don't know, I am a panel enthusiast (does it get any nerdier than that?) Look what we found: El Toro! (if only!). This was one of the elements featured in the 1992 Exhibition parade. This is where you end up if you refuse to ride the SLC. The park had these really quiet and well themed areas to just sit and relax... Lake and fountains. Right behind the fountains is the WORST pirate ship ever. It was built last year and it didn't go past 40-45º... it looked tacky and out of place! Being in southern Spain, the weather can get really hot (up to 40º C [104 ºF] in summer) so they have fountains to play with, canopies with water sprays and shade to cool down. Next up: El Desafío The tower had like a million different programmes. We tried four of them (Pojo, Doble Yo-yó, Panoramic and Olé). The tower itself is quite tall and looks very cool. Detail of the pedal the attendant has to push to dispatch the ride. We then did CiKlón. A Mayan-themed Zamperla Disk'O. Mandatory panel shot. It is embeded in a pyramid and it loooks pretty cool. Also new for this year was the "Templo del Terror". They basically took the awful Quetzal ride down and placed a generic horror walk-through. Since it was an upcharge, we didn't do it. Anaconda was teasing us, so we hit it. In the queue line there were these signs to encourage people not to jump as "courtesy". WTF? Isn't this supposed to be common sense and not courtesy? Flume panel shot. Sorry for the quality, but I had to zoom in quite a bit. Us waiting in line and not queue-jumping as "courtesy" LOL Jaume, Luis and Xavi waiting to be loaded. This one goes for you, conveyor belt enthusiasts. Question is: are all lifthill enthusiasts also conveyor belt enthusiasts? Ivan and I on the flume. So far, so good! OMG! Dueling splashes! The flume from the other group in the final drop. Final drop. I think it's 17 m tall. Boat themeing Some index love Xavi all excited to get his first IM credit! Panel picture. I got some filthy looks by the ride op for taking that picutre Can't say I was hiding my camera... Here you can see the 'WTF non-airtime triangular hills' and of course... the booooonus helix! Random midway game! Funny thing is that the sign reads: "There's a mode for men and a mode for women". I found this rather shocking. Going to the next area we found this rather disturbing Saw display. Literally, we thought this could well be one of Jigsaw's traps, but it was another exhibit from the 1992 event... Can someone tell me what does this mean? We entered Amazonia, home to some of the bigger rides. One of them, Iguazú. Definitely not a Dan-friendly ride... The other big ride in Amazonia was Jaguar. The SLC with new trains. The new trains looked rather stylish and were actually comfortable, while in the station... It looks innocent, doesn't it? Don't worry guys! It will only beat the crap out of you! Evil... And now, what you have been waiting for... the reason we flew over 2,000 kms in one day: The Bonus Helix! OMG, that was an experience. Since it had wooden fence, it was quite hard to get pictures, but that's one I snapped. Squeezed brain after riding SLC or random flying fountains? You decide. The second trains sat there all day More random pirate themeing. In fact, everything was well themed but it felt so generic that you couldn't really tell when you were entering a new area... One of the few spots where you could see the rapids... The beautiful wave swing "El Vuelo del Halcón" wrapped by the rapids river. The themeing around El Dorado area was quite reminiscent of PA's Mexico. This is a pic I took of this flying dude. He's the Cruzcampo man (a Spanish beer), that also sponsors the park. Then we got on El Desafío again. This time in Panoramic mode. In this programme, the car went up to the top of the tower very slowly, stopped for a while and then came back down very slowly, allowing me to take aerial pics. *shudders* We went to La Fuente de la Juventud, the park's kids area. I must say I was not impressed with the themeing. WTF are these bunnies in a pirate/colonial-themed park? More index love. The entrance to the 4D ride and the simulator. The place used to be the Spanish pavillion. However, nowadays it looks a bit out of place all white and plain among themed rides... Unfortunately my camera ran out of battery so I couldn't take any more pictures. Stay tuned: more pics to come from my friends! Thanks for reading!

Yes. I'd actually say that, along with Huss, Mondial are the best when it comes to flat rides. Thsis company manufactures some of the most insane death machines, like Top Scans, Capriolos, Airwolf, etc.

It was running five trains this past Thursday. We left from the back position in the station, but returned to the front. Thanks for clearing that up! I always thought dual stations needed an even number of trains to operate properly...

How many trains does CR run at the same time? It says it can run 5, but I take they only run 4 at the time because of the dual station. Do they have a spare train so that they can always have the coaster running at max. capacity (just like the other B&Ms at the Park)?

^Now that the audio on Apocalypse is gone (for good?), will they replace the 12th row with another pair of sits?

As much as I love B&M, I have to admit that their hypercoasters lack forces and intense elements. Of course, I have only ridden SilverTrim, and most people rate it as the worst B&M hypercoaster. Hopefully, this coaster will bring some innovative elements and their new trains will add to the ride. IMO, dwarfing Khan is not the best idea. It's the park's starship ride and this will just ruin it.