kenshinmac

Geez... Thats a hell of a string of bad luck for a park... I mean damn... How can two accidents happen like that in 2 days... Hopefully they don't get charged with anything. I always hate to hear about these sort of things but I especially hate to hear "mentally disabled" because that brings up all sorts of other questions... I mean how are they disabled and is it possible they tried to get out of the restraints? You just can't really tell any of it... I guess for me it isn't really fair to be reporting that sort of thing. Unless it had something to do with the death it is still a death. Personally I have only been on one Top Scan, the one at Thorpe Park, and that thing had me shaking around in the restraints and I am by no means a small person. I am 6'1" and have fairly wide shoulders... I dunno I didn't feel unsafe but I was aware of it nonetheless. I also didn't really like the ride... The spinning just made me feel seriously disoriented for about 10 minutes afterwards. Maybe I'm just getting old.

Bah how dull... It does look like the sort of things they put in malls all over the country. Disney removes a one of a kind ride for something that is age limited... I dunno this is what has bothered me about almost everything Disney has done for the past 10-15 years. What happened to the rides for everyone? I mean everything now is for teens or little kids. They don't make rides that everyone can enjoy as a family either due to height restrictions or the content. Sure there are a few exceptions but it seems to be the way they are heading.

Auggghhhh... Someone vote... The suspense is killing me... Just someone please make any vote...

How much longer crispy? I can't wait for the vote...

Personally I think best run and fastest run are different things... I can't deal with the fast spinning rides so I think I would be less inclined to love the rides cranked to 11 as you put it. That being said I have never really been to a park with consistent operation across their flats. It really does seem to depend on the op as people have said.

I'm just trying to understand robb... I mean I have been under the impression that Hyper was just a term whipped up to make the crossing of the 200ft mark more impressive. Kinda like how they whipped up Giga and whatever the heck they called Top Thrill Dragster... Wait I just remembered... Top Thrill Dragster was called a... wait for it... Strata Coaster...

So then why have I heard Steel Phantom refered to as the only hyper looping coaster? And why is Son of Beast sometimes refered to as a Hyper Woodie... (sorry it couldn't be helped) I'm seeing no consistency... No consistency at all... And it frightens me.

Yeah it isn't that Six Flags is really that bad... It just doesn't shine really at all. I mean remember parking lot the coaster? Oh wait there are like 3 of those... I think that kinda sums up Six Flags altogether. It seems that they have thought that the only thing necessary to keep people coming is throw them a few new rides once in a while. Oh and to the person complaining about DL... Hey at least you guys have a hyper... At Elitches sure we have gotten some new coasters since then... Oh Flying coaster and Halfpipe... I would trade them in 2 seconds for a decent hyper. Both can be fun but are hardly compensation for not getting a unique ride. Heck Halfpipe is kinda more of a flatride... (I'm still counting it... at least until I hit 100...)

Um how would it not be a hyper coaster... The understood meaning of a hyper coaster simply means the coasters height exceeds 200ft. At least that was my understood meaning. Besides if the person doing the rendering is worth anything they have the exact measurements and put everything in accurately... I don't think it will be much different. Heck it could run slower when it first opens if the bearings aren't fully run in...

When will we get a hyper in Denver... I know wishful thinking but seriously... We have plenty of parking lot and stuff to build over... We deserve a unique ride one of these years right? I mean I just want something we can call ours other than the Twister2... Still that said it looks like a decent ride. I'm not quite as positive as Robb and the others are about the airtime... Somehow the hills look a little tame to me. That being said it looks like a pretty good ride. I still want to see B&M throw an inversion in one of their hypers though... They could definitely pull it off.

I dock you for a serious lack of Wild Mouse pictures... Seriously... How can you not put in a picture of the actual ride. That thing is nuts. I loved it.

Guys the easiest way to tell is just go into the game and load it up. It will tell you before you build it how much land it takes up.

Auggghhh... How long do I have to wait... I submitted the first day...

I hate myself... Oh wait thats why I am still here... No well I found the site searching through some other roller coaster sites... I have this sneaking suspicion that they are now defunct thus it doesn't really pop to mind right now... All I can say is I have been following for quite a few years now casually but I really got into keeping track of your updates like 2 years ago...

Don't see anything...

Geez guys... C'mon Vekoma has made more than their share of turkeys but heck they make some decent products as well... I seem to remember a post about a certain Booster Bike model being a lot of fun. I dunno but personally we have too few companies making coasters as it is. Vekoma may not be the BMW of coasters but it certainly isn't the Yugo you guys make it out to be...

Blasted kids need to learn to trust their elders... Sorry it had to be said... BTW has anyone checked out the iTunes link I put up in my previous post? You have to LOL at that.

New Friday update was put up... http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?s=0f3dd7395abb79d8ef6592f1c323cfb0&threadid=490110 Check it out... Topple Tower Sky Swatter Frequent Faller and what I think might... I repeat might be a cantilevered coaster... Not sure what the B&M style track is carrying in the second pic but it doesn't look like anything else I remember seeing so far. Actually just read a little further and somone points out that it looks like the Drifting X-car model... That sounds a bit more possible. Still this is sweet. BTW they also changed the track style of the Robocoaster to the B&M.

Whoa... Anyone else get a glitch on the 8x8? Mine drew with the bottom section offset like 50 or so pixels.

Good luck. Hope things go ok for you.

We gotta stagger these contests more... It takes forever for a new contest to come up if you submit your entry on the first day... How about opening another one just before the end of the submissions for the current one? I dunno maybe I am just fast but the whole "build inside a small area" challenge isn't really that flexible... You just need to figure out how to start and then build until you get a ride that goes back to the start... You can tweak things a bit but not much really. I think maybe having a longer term (think like 1 month or so) themed small space coaster (maybe like 30x20 or something similar) with a pre-built park running simulataneously would be fun too. I just need more stuff to work on... I know they would have to be separate for RCT2 & 3 but that should be ok... I don't know how Soaked vs non-Soaked would work either because Soaked files don't work in non-Soaked games... But I want to build tunnels... Well thats my Dollar and change... Yeah it got a bit over 2 cents... What can I say... BTW I'm willing to help with any extra management of the contests that needs to happen with more of them.

Um that was a reference to the song... http://www.letssingit.com/?/tommy-tutone-8675309-jenny-vcs7dgp.html That has the lyrics from what I can remember. Possibly the funniest thing featuring this song ( iTunes Link)

lol... I didn't notice that either... BTW does anyone have a list of the coasters that were added?

Yeah the sad thing is that Six Flags gets a bad name because of a few bad things that seem to pervade the parks... I just am really worried about what this will mean for the next few seasons... Will we see closures? Will land get sold to developers? Will the smaller parks survive? I mean we seriously could lose parks over this. Ultimately I would rather have a mediocre park than no park at all... That said the biggest park anywhere near me is Elitch Gardens and though it generally is pretty low on the priority list for rides it is fun to go to in the summer. Also the season ticket price has been low enough that it was basically don't even think about it territory. Well I hope the new management doesn't raise prices too soon. Oh and I agree that Six Flags Over Texas is one of the best in the chain. It is still quite beautiful (well other than the Titan area which is pretty empty IMHO).

Damn that helix hurt a lot... At least for me... Titan was like the first coaster ever I got off not wanting to go straight back on...