jamesdillaman

This is so much fun I can't wait for Guy to see That this thread is back

Bump This thread right now So I can have more haiku To read late at night -James[/b]

If there is one, count me in, I've never been but always looking for an excuse to go -James dillaman

darn you, jahan, lol "I'm the juggernaut, bi&%*!" http://www.wimp.com/juggernaut/ (WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE!) -James "okay, okay, I just like Holiday World" Dillaman

Not to mention this belongs in the rant thread!

Theme park, imo, just meant that instead of a bunch of different rides, the rides were all tied together by a common thread a "theme" if you will, such as a Christmas theme, or a Disney theme, etc. I just also like to think that a little family owned park was first before the disney juggernaut.... it makes me feel better about humanity, lol. -james

I agree that cedar point is a 48" and up park... lol but PKI has a great childrens area, and with a couple good coasters, it could be an incredible park, also Six Flags Ohio, when it still had the wildlife (old seaworld) area, of course saw more attendance than when that side was closed down.

No hard feelings, I actualy enjoyed reading your insights about the workings of the coasters undercarriage. I worked on the beast crew here at PKI for about a season and a half, but all I did basically was press buttons and find excuses to test ride the coaster every hour, lol. -James

PKI is a great family park.... if by "family" you mean "children only!". PKI has not had a decent thrilling ride put in since FoF. I would never argue that their children's area is the best in the country maybe, but as a coaster lover I haven't had a reason to visit except for the occasional beast ride for nostalgia's sake and some airtime on backwards racer (don't worry, I love vortex in the back seat, too, pkifanboys). I've actually had a cedar fair pass for the past two years, and not a paramount pass, even though I live withing biking distance from PKI. I think we will have to wait and see what cedar fair does with the parks, but I don't foresee them changing any as you call "family" areas (such as the newly-painted and re-themed kids area at PKI) as this is what they want at these parks. The only thing PKI NEEDS is a new THRILL ride, and the last thing it needs is another "family" coaster. (i.e. IJ:ST) Additionally, CF has poured a BUNCH of money into fixing up GL with a decent waterpark, and putting it on the old Seaworld side of the lake, which I think is a good idea, then they can add more rides where the old waterpark was. If you think the park looks bad now, you should have gone when it was Six Flags... -James

Wow, I'm sorry guys, I thought I remedied any hard feelings my post may have created with the bit at the end, but maybe not. I apologize if my sense of humor isn't the norm, but hey, was raised on BBC comedies and South Park, so I blame the media!!! -James "Thanks others for realizing my post was more jovial than serious" Dillaman

Some random PKI pics: -james Face/Off Top Gun delirium SOB King Cobra.... lol Vortex Vortex Avatar

yeah, i was throwing in a bit of sarcasm, just a touch for added drama to this thread.

How about a 500 foot elevator lift (Like LoCoSuMo), more-than-verticle drop, 10 inversions, then a boomerang like spike, and while the car is held on that spike, there's a track switch much like EE at animal kingdom, and the train goes backwards through airtime filled bunny hops before splashing down in the bay of sandusky (it IS an aquatrax after all...) Yeah, I'd ride it... -James

^ Well, it IS B&M, I mean, if you want a smooth ride, better go ride an intamin...

Sidewindin' may refer in fact to the intamin shuffling of the trains as it goes through certain elements...

a lot more than you think, but it's not about the number, it's about the quality of riding after dark, a rare occurance at this park. -James

Disneyland refers to itself as the origional theme park? Why doesn't holiday world claim those rights? Isn't Santa Claus Land a theme? As in Chritsmas? Just wondering, other than that, awsome photos, I wish sky tower had been open the campout day that I was there. Although I was so tired I don't think my pictures would have been nearly as good. -James

Hopefully enough to get the trash off of the midway at PKI...

Wow, is it? Oh yeah, it IS good, and it IS very smooth, and it IS fast, it must be an intamin. Thank god (or whatever deity of your choice) for intamin!

counting down until locked.... 5... 4.... 3... 2....

Cedar Fair isn't in the small park business, they have their market, HW and others like it have theirs... Plus Will Koch would never sell, no matter what the price, there's too much family pride in that park. CF can't buy any parks that aren't for sale.

^ key words being "the year it opened". By now, the maintenece staff is well aware of MF's workings and I'm sure as soon as they get the part it will be up and running. I have faith in them.

SOB - Son of Backpain

1) only a small amount of track is on site. So you can't assume it's all triangular. Well of course. But from all of the pictures that I've seen, I still haven't seen 1 piece of rectangular track. Yes, I have been to Cedar Point. A lot of footers mean nothing. However, the area by the previous large log flume and swan boats, wasn't considerably big when you look at the size of other Cedar Point coaster lands. It seems pretty large to me for an aquatrax... oh well, I know nothing compared to someone with a roman numeral in their TPR handle...

I'm shocked no one has realized that maybe this was all to hype up the park. Maybe it was a staged incident, all the people on the train were actors or paid stunt people... Like it's said, bad publicity is still publicity. James "Sorry for the weird smartass mood" Dillaman (Just so you don't think I'm uncaring, I do feel for the people who were on the ride, if that happened to me I'd be really shaken up. I'm glad no one was seriously injured *JD*)