ATM Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 It's one of the better coasters at the park, I still think Wildthing is better then Renegade but I need more time to ride it. I've been on it only about 10 times so far this season I think it will grow on me and become the number one coaster for me at valleyfair. Now all they need to do is take out excalibur and add a inverter then the park would be perfect.
Meteornotes Posted May 24, 2007 Posted May 24, 2007 Jahan + Arrow = No need for the warm touch of a woman. Best caption ever. dt
BarryH Posted May 24, 2007 Posted May 24, 2007 Great photos! What's up with that Valleyfair costumed character? I think he would scare kids more than appealing to them.
IwantRevenge Posted May 24, 2007 Posted May 24, 2007 Cool TR and great captions, Renegade looks awsome oh and the rule on Xtreme Swing is classic XD
Thrillrider15 Posted May 24, 2007 Posted May 24, 2007 Nice trip report. I agree with Renegade. It's an awsome coaster! I was looking to see if I was in the background or something in one of your pictures, and then I remember I went on opening day. A day before you guys went!
robbalvey Posted May 27, 2007 Posted May 27, 2007 Going to unstick this since it's on the front page and I'm sure everyone has seen the photos and video by now. If not, check it out here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/valleyfair2007/valleyfair2007_1.htm --Robb
ECZenith Posted May 27, 2007 Posted May 27, 2007 Wow Robb! I'm diggin' that POV photo of the first drop!
steel Posted May 28, 2007 Posted May 28, 2007 I finally rode Renegade yesterday and you're right, it is freaking INSANE! I got two rides in the back row, one in the front, and one in the second-to-last row, all with waits under forty minutes. Awesome, awesome ride. I can't get over that drop.
coasterbilly Posted May 29, 2007 Posted May 29, 2007 sweet video and photos!! How does this compare to the others GCI's out there??
Axman Posted May 29, 2007 Posted May 29, 2007 I miss that park! It was my first CF park, and there was no 54 inch limits, so I could ride EVERYTHING. I was 8, and not very tall yet. It was, however, the beggining of a firey, romatic love for CF.
steel Posted May 29, 2007 Posted May 29, 2007 sweet video and photos!! How does this compare to the others GCI's out there?? Well, it was way better than both Lightning Racers and Wildcat. I can't talk about any others yet, but I assume it's better than both Roars, Gwazi, and probably OzCat.
Axman Posted May 29, 2007 Posted May 29, 2007 IMHO, I looks a bit better than Thunderhead and Kentucky Rumbler, but I would have to go for a ride to tell. I'm 99% sure that its better than Roar, if it's better than Lighting Racer.
valleyair Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 Unfortunately, I visited Valleyfair on Sunday and Renegade's queue has gone to hell. It is PLASTERED with graffiti all over it.
kraken613 Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 It dosnt look as good as Thunderhead. Looks alot shorter. I just dont see the air that Thunderhead has! It doesn't look like you get air in so many unexpected places like the tops of turns and it doesn't look very twisted other than the first drop. I think Thunderhead looks like a better coaster. But I wont know until i ride Renegade.
Axman Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 ^^ That line queue statment could easily put Thunderhead over-the-top on its own. It so nice to know that Tennessee has the best GCI woodie!
kraken613 Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 ^^ That line queue statment could easily put Thunderhead over-the-top on its own. It so nice to know that Tennessee has the best GCI woodie! I think it will be hard to top Thunderhead. Everything is just right on it.
steel Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 ^^ That line queue statment could easily put Thunderhead over-the-top on its own. It so nice to know that Tennessee has the best GCI woodie! He hasn't ridden Renegade, so he's not really in a place to judge. Robb and Elissa both liked Renegade more than Thunderhead, and they're some of the only ones who've ridden both. kraken613 - Renegade is only 100 feet shorter than Thunderhead. There is tons of air on the drop, the bunny hop, the turnaround, the next bunny hop, the next turnaround, and all of the last four bunny hops. It does not have to be twisted to be good - case and point, Voyage.
Sticky Nicky Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 Don't mean to bump this thread but in the FUNLines newsletter I recieved today, the park mentioned that Renegade had around 760,000 riders this past year. Not to bad for a Coaster that has a compacity of 850 when both trains are running. They also mentioned that the Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain called Renegade their favorite coaster of the entire US trip. Way to go Renegade. I'll see you on May 10th.
Vffreak07 Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) Hey everyone, basically, the Flume is now being deconstructed to make way for something bigger & better! I'm finding out very soon when the announcement will be, so keep checking back! And to verify that there is construction, there are flags, marks (fairly large amount of them too. . . ), and electrical flags covering the whole Flume area, and also, if that isn't enough evidence/proof for ya, the Flume has been removed from Valleyfair's website. The rumor is at the moment that we are getting a wavepool for 09, so we'll have to wait and see. Here are some pictures for evidence/proof. Over by the Waterpark Cone over by the Waterpark Markings on the Flume Walkway Electrical Flags under the drop. Also there are currently 4 stakes, 3 construction orange cones, and a ton of markings. So basically something is bound to happen soon! Edited December 11, 2011 by larrygator
holyblakbelt Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 I really hope this is a waterpark attraction of some kind. Even a wave pool would be an improvement for that area for the muggy Minnesota summers. At least I don't need to go to Bunker Beach in Coon Rapids for a wave pool.
Vffreak07 Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 Yeah true. Although I do hope our wavepool is like that one. Theirs has an actual break in the waves and not just up and down no splash at all. Also on a quick note Valleyfairzone has re-opened the forums for discussion while we're getting V2 prepared. I posted a quick little report about the Flume's last day of operation.
BlackWidow Posted September 5, 2008 Posted September 5, 2008 I hope that we don't get a Wavepool, the water park does need work but, I would like to keep the log flume over a wave pool, I love the log flume. If they are going to remove it which it looks like they are I hope they put a coaster or something worth wild in its spot.
KDCOASTERFAN Posted September 5, 2008 Posted September 5, 2008 So will this be a first for VF or do they already have a wave pool elsewhere in the waterpark? I can't imagine any waterpark not being equipped with a wave pool as a standard attraction from the get go.
Vffreak07 Posted September 5, 2008 Posted September 5, 2008 Too late The barrier seperating the Flume & Waterpark has been torn down. On another note, there's a fairly large amount of construction over by Xtreme Swing at the Gazebo Stage so we'll keep you updated on that. But yeah I agree with you guys Valleyfair's waterpark lacks big time, and it's about time they updated it. (I personally feel like I've contributed to this happening, I've been suggesting it every year to the park for about 4 years now )
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