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Lots that I know of. Cyclops at Mt. Olympus Zeus at Mt. Olympus Hades at Mt. Olympus (pre -lift, tunnel, final bunny hop) Avalanche at Timber Falls Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point Timber Wolf at Worlds of Fun Mamba at Worlds of Fun Patriot at Worlds of Fun High Roller at Valleyfair! before it was trimmed so much Blue Streak at Cedar Point Tornado at Adventureland

I'm surprised no one's said Raging Bull yet. I have to mention Raptor, too. Oh yeah, and Patriot. Definately a "HUH!" factor of 8.5 or more on each of those.

Ah, that's alright. I've informed viewers that they will sound similar. Seriously, though, if I'm ever half as good as that in RCT3, I'll be happy (on all your Geboldi RCT3 parks, not just this one).

Before I begin, let me say that this will sound a lot like the Geboldi threads, especially the Geboldi Gardens thread, but this is a park with a story I've been planning for months and months (I mean this park was in the making before I was even on TPR). Ready? Good. BAM! You've just been transported in time to July of the year 2014. Major housing complex Glen Oaks (this is a real place), in West Des Moines, IA, has gone bankrupt. Everyone moved out and their buildings were destroyed. But that was three years ago, in 2011. The breaking news today is as follows: GLEN OAKS PROPERTY PURCHASED! A former Iowan (I don't mean me, you idgit) came happily back to Iowa yesterday to buy Glen Oaks and turn it into a thriving amusement park! His plans are to build a steel roller coaster with two corkscrews, and eventually a kiddie coaster. Of course, not many rides will be present in 2016, but we may all attend the grand opening. So, welcome to the world of GOAP: Glen Oaks Amusement Park. A twenty year journey through an ever growing park, with a story much like that of Geauga Lake Park. Suddenly, it is the year 2016. The park will open in less than two months. Stay tuned. NOTE: This is an RCT2 park. All events are made up and probably won't happen. But we at GOAP hope to the good lord that they do.

DUDE! You completely stole the plans for my RCT2 park! Grrr... Wait! Uh oh... You didn't read that.

I shall attemp this, thank you.

Who cares what happens to Hercules? It's only Dorney Park. My bet is actually on a woodie. You never know.

I've heard a lot about this "PeepCam." I'd like to know what it is and how to make it work. Thanks.

Ugh, that even looks hideous and rough.

I'm 14. My first coaster was a kiddie at the Winnesheik County Fair in Decorah, Iowa when I was 2 or 3, but the first coaster I remember riding is Mild Thing at Valleyfair! when I was 4. So I've been hooked since the age of three.

Wild Thing (a LONG time ago) - One way or another, it's gonna get you! Boomerang (WoF) - What the world needs now is FUN!

^They only use "Life, Liberty, etc." on their website. In the spiel it says "...and enjoy your ride on Patriot - The American SCREAM!" Storm Runner - "Vertical Horsepower" (probably my favorite) Wicked Twister - "Break the Scream Barrier"

I don't know if I even want the credit... BURN, BABY, BURN!

There's no such thing as an up-to-date computer! They say that when you buy a computer, you are already at least two weeks behind. I have this problem too, and it drives me insane.

^Mt. Olympus rules. Okay, Mt. Olympus as a park is kind of crap, but Hades, Cyclops, and Zeus rule. Don't forget Timber Falls. Top five woodie right there. Also, I checked TN, and yeah, Sidewinder is Moser. I promise I'll have more photos up soon.

Already hit: Park at MOA Worlds of Fun Adventureland Worlds of Fun Adventureland Coming up: Worlds of Fun, June 8 Busch Gardens Europe (first time), June 14 On my vacation: Michigan's Adventure (first time since before CF owned it) Probably Cedar Point Hopefully Geagua Lake Maybe Santa's Village At Pres Con: Valleyfair! Como Town Park at MOA Arnolds Park And I will definately be hitting Adventureland at least two more times.

I didn't ride SplashOver this time because I can't stand topspins when the water jets are on, but I've ridden it before. First, it doesn't pin you down nearly as much as your average topspin. Also, instead of your regular backflip finale, SplashOver has a frontflip finale. This seems awesome at first, but its awesomeness drops immeasurabely when you remember you are male. The brakes kick in hard several times (to stop you from flipping) and the back of your head doesn't like this. One more thing - at one point, you are held in position so long that you are actually upside down at the bottom, where the ride loads. And don't bring anything on the ride that could fall off or out. People will think Adventureland is your home park (long story). Canobie Fan - I am pretty sure that Sidewinder is a Huss ride. I could swear I've seen the word "Huss" on it somewhere. The restraints are about the same. Doesn't Huss have a smaller model of their Giant Frisbee?

My best advice is this: keep calm. It's no more than a few seconds to a few minutes of your life. Millions of people have ridden it before. You are safer on the rides than you are in the car on the way there. Also remember that cars go faster than 60 mph on a regular basis. It isn't anything to worry about.

What drops? Yeah, Kumba, I am pretty sure Dragon is a Hopkins coaster. They built seven according to RCDB. Thanks for all your amazing and utterly magnificent comments.

I can feel my kidneys shutting down already!

ECZenith - Sidewinder is a smaller version of the bigger Giant Frisbees. Underground hardly qualifies as a coaster in my opinion. It's a dark ride themed around an abandoned mine.

Thanks for the comment! I don't bother with Underground anymore. It's quite stupid and boring. It most likely has some sort of record for having the most idiotic screaming contests daily. I'll have pictures up in a moment.

I went to Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa on a school trip last Wednesday. I apologize in advance for the disposable camera pictures. We weren't allowed to bring digicams. Just some background info: We had three worksheets to do - one on Tornado, one on Galleon, and one on the Log Ride, whose name no one really knows. These worksheets had questions such as: "Where does a train on Tornado have the most gravitational potential energy?," "Draw a diagram showing where Galleon has the most kinetic energy.," and "What kind of energy is lost as the log ride moves down the largest drop?" Stuff like that. Also, we had a 1:00 check in to get the log ride worksheet. So we left school at 9:00 and got to Adventureland at about 9:25 - a half hour before the park was open. This was not a problem, however, because it took about that long for a teacher to go get all the tickets (for some reason Adventureland will not allow the school to buy tickets in advance). When we finally entered the park with our first two worksheets (Tornado and Galleon), we headed to Space Shot, an S&S Space Shot (go figure). Space Shot: 97%, A; One of the three best rides in the park. I've always enjoyed this ride. The launch is much more powerful than you'd expect. You also get some great views of the park and Altoona at the top. This was also fun because my Science and Math teachers were on the same shot as us. After Space Shot we finished up the Tornado worksheet and most of the Galleon worksheet - we couldn't finish all of it at this point because it required some watching of the actual ride. Next we headed to Tornado, an out-and-back woodie. Tornado: 97%, A; Another one of the park's three best rides. Tornado is packed with airtime. It has a surprising headchopper and a very intense turnaround, especially in the back row. It was also a lot of fun to ride with one of my favorite teachers of the year. I've never known anyone of that age who can scream quite that loud. Next up was Dragon, a double looping coaster. Dragon: 46%, F; I actually used to like this coaster. The only mildly interesting parts are the two loops. Out of the station there are some bunny hops, followed by the lift hill, a drop with rampishfulness to rival Silver Bullet, back-to-back vertical loops, and two of the roughest, brain-throbbingest, lung-crushingest, kidney-burstingest helixes out there. Ugh. Then came Sidewinder, a Mini Giant Frisbee. Sidewinder: 97%, A; The final member of the park's top three. I could ride this all day. I only wish it I could knock the "Mini" off and make it a true Giant Frisbee. Then was Sawmill Splash, a water ride. Sawmill Splash: 88%, B+; I don't like water rides all that much anymore, but Sawmill Splash is a lot of fun. Basically, it's a lift hill, a downward helix, and a double drop in a comfortable raft with no safety restraints. Usually you don't even get very wet - we were unlucky. The raft was weighted the wrong way at the bottom and we got a bit of a tidal wave. I think a Six Flags park is getting a ride like this, si? Outlaw, a wooden twister was next. Outlaw: 93%, A-; I like this ride more than I used to. Now that I've experienced teh roughness that is Timber Wolf, I remind myself to sit near the front the first time on woodies. Outlaw is immeasurabely better in the front. It also has a super-fantastical first drop. Then we got some MINI DONUTS (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and moved toward Galleon to finish the worksheet before the 1:00 check in. We did so, finishing the worksheet in the process, and got the log ride worksheet at check in. We did Space Shot a few more times before heading to the front of the park to play the coolest game ever: BINGO! It's a nice air conditioned room with some pretty nice prizes and 50 cent Bingo. Somehow, I managed to win my first time. Even better, I beat my English teacher! I claimed an Adventureland bag for a prize. This bag was later christened "Dork Bag." Next, we played some Ski-Ball, because Ski-Ball owns you. I went with another friend over to G-Force, one of those rare spinning attractions that is actually fun. G-Force: 89%, B+; This ride throws all sorts of surprises at you. I know there are a bunch exactly like it (I can't think of the generic name for the ride - Breakdance? Dance? Something along those lines anyway), but this one owns you like Ski-Ball. I rode it four conscutive times without any motion sickness! We then started back to the park's river rapids ride, but it always has a long line and I don't feel it's worth it, so I went back to my other friends. We got some more mini donuts and a 25 cent foot massage (wahoo!). I was then forced to ride two kiddie rides. Puff the Dragon: 0%, F; Stupid. No reason to ride when over 3 years old. Chuck Wagon: 0%, F; Pointless. No reason to ride when over 3 years old. We then rode Sidewinder a few more times, before hitting Outlaw one last time and taking the sky ride back to the enterance. We got back to school at 4:00. Overall, this was the coolest school trip I've ever been on. If only we lived in Sandusky... More photos will be added later. Tornado's turnaround from Outlaw's station The back half of Outlaw, as seen from its station A close-up of the sugary goodness (insert Halleluia Chorus here) I'm pretty sure they call their log ride "River Rapids." Taken from the sky ride. Entertainment wandering aimlessly through the park Adventureland is actually a very nice park to look at OMFG!!!! I LOVE THIS PARK!!!! Dragon as seen from Tornado's exit Dragon's pre-lift

Well I don't walk around pet shops acting like I know everything...

I have a classmate who is absolutely convinced that she almost fell out of Mamba at WoF. "My seatbelt broke and then the bar came up and my dad had to like hold me in and I was soooooo close to falling out." Another classmate: "Oh my gosh, you guys - Worlds of Fun is getting this new roller coaster and it's like 200 feet and you go like really really fast and you go upside-down like 20 times!"