Canada's Wonderland Discussion Thread

[clewis4u]

Unfortunately YouTube is down, and has been down for the past half hour. Anyone trying to view the video will obviously, unfortunately be unable to do so.

[kraken613]

Im really excited to see the trains! And even more to see the trains actully running!

[clewis4u]

Im really excited to see the trains! And even more to see the trains actully running!

Me too! One of them should be here THIS WEEK!

[coasterking2981]

Wow. Those are very interesting looking trains!!!!

 

They custom made or just the type of train all hypercoasters use?

[clewis4u]

Wow. Those are very interesting looking trains!!!!

 

They custom made or just the type of train all hypercoasters use?

They are prototype trains. B&M is trying out something new.

[coasterking2981]

Wow. Those are very interesting looking trains!!!!

 

They custom made or just the type of train all hypercoasters use?

They are prototype trains. B&M is trying out something new.

 

 

thanks. Its nice to know B&M is doing something new...at least with their trains.

[clewis4u]

Thanks to William from CoasterWorldNews (WorldCastNews it says on the video or something like that) for contacting Dineen Beaven at CW. The following is a link to the video, it is a telephone interview with Dineen Beaven and it's really great. Here's the link: http://urltea.com/2sml

If you are strapped for time and want to get straight to the interview, skip to 4:05.

[Carnage]

^ That guy's painful to listen to. I watched his whole show last time, so I saved myself the 10 minutes this time.

 

I love how he pretends to talk to a weather person at the start of his shows, but just plays a video clip from the weather network website.

[clewis4u]

Someone on CWMania said that they were listening to the radio and they said that the trains were being inspected at the border.

[Hand 0f Time]

Very awesome name.

Nice colors.

Nice ride.

 

It relates to much to the New Goliath in SFoG though. But still looks really great. Hope to see it in action.

[clewis4u]

Season Pass Sneak Preview

Friday April 25

5pm-10pm

Canada's Wonderland

Free with a purchase of a 2008 Season Pass

 

The Wonderland gates will open for the first time in 2008 exclusively for Season Passholders. On Friday April 25th, from 5pm - 10pm, Canada's Wonderland welcomes our Season Passholders to enjoy a great evening at the park before we open to the public. For those who are UP for it, this is your first chance to experience Behemoth as we celebrate the official launch of Canada's biggest, tallest and fastest rollercoaster!

 

 

I also took the following two pictures while driving past the park today:

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9696/sspx0389lu4.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7134/sspx0381gs9.jpg

[Carnage]

For those who are UP for it, this is your first chance to experience Behemoth as we celebrate the official launch of Canada's biggest, tallest and fastest rollercoaster!

 

First, but probably not a second ride. I'm guessing 2-3 hour line for it.

 

I've always found SPP to be busier then it's worth.

[PURE]

For those who are UP for it, this is your first chance to experience Behemoth as we celebrate the official launch of Canada's biggest, tallest and fastest rollercoaster!

 

I'm sorry, and maybe its just me but I can't help mentioning, putting the word "Canada" before anything, let alone "biggest, tallest and fastest rollercoaster" just makes the whole damn thing sound completely insignificant.

[Wes]

Hahaha yeah totally man, what a stupid insignificant country. It's like you know you aren't better than the USA, why even bother building a coaster at all? Canada's biggest, tallest, fastest coaster...yawn dude. Wake me up when SFMM puts in a real coaster like Tony Hawk's Big Spin.

[thecoasterkid]

It's pretty funny...Americans are all about "Bigger is better" right? Well, last time I checked Canada is the bigger country, atleast in terms of land mass. I really think you're all just jealous.

 

I can't believe the number of people who are so adament that Wonderland is going to move. I've heard Woodstock or Niagara Falls as the moving locations, both of which would be absurd. People swear by the fact it's moving, and even when I tell them I'm a coaster nut and there's no way the park is going anywhere they still don't believe me. I would love to know where these rumours started and how so many people, both young and old, heard about them.

[XII]

^Did you remember to count Alaska and Hawaii?

I'm looking foreward to riding this ride this summer.

[clewis4u]

Yes, but Canada is still the 2nd largest, even if the USA counts Alaska and Hawaii.

[Carnage]

I'm sorry, and maybe its just me but I can't help mentioning, putting the word "Canada" before anything, let alone "biggest, tallest and fastest rollercoaster" just makes the whole damn thing sound completely insignificant.

 

I guess that's just a bi-product of your "super size me" lifestyle down in the US.

 

Everything is "bigger" in the US. Your cars, roller coasters, egos, and stomachs.

[Brother Jay]

^^ Actually.. Canada is only larger than USA if you include in-land lakes and water sources. If you don't it goes Russia, China, USA, Canada. If you want to move China down below USA you are gonna have to send your military over there to free Tibet.

 

Now, back to Coasters...

[clewis4u]

^^ Actually.. Canada is only larger than USA if you include in-land lakes and water sources. If you don't it goes Russia, China, USA, Canada. If you want to move China down below USA you are gonna have to send your military over there to free Tibet.

 

Now, back to Coasters...

 

Get your facts straight bud:

http://www.aneki.com/largest.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_outlying_territories_by_area

http://www.infoplease.com/toptens/largestcountries.html

 

Anyways, I'm very excited for SPPN. Only 54 days until I get to ride Behemoth!

[coaster_dude2002]

^ Brother Jay is correct. The USA is larger than Canada if you subtract the inland water masses from the total land area.

 

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS) the land area of the USA without water is 3,539,289 square miles.

 

ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/wetstates.html

 

Statistics Canada lists the land area of Canada at 3,511,022 square miles.

 

www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys01.htm

 

Its fairly insignificant, 28,000 square miles isn't a heck of a lot when you look at the total size of our countries.

Now that it is settled.

 

Behemoth looks amazing and I can wait to ride it in May. Any word on the trains arriving yet?

[haux]

Yeah, but Florida is bigger than the bottom part of the Hudson Bay, so America wins for having a bigger penis than Canada.

[kraken613]

^

LOL

That was kind of random!

[thecoasterkid]

^^ LMAO! Dude, that was awesome! I'm pretty sure I've never heard of James Bay ("bottom part of Hudson Bay") be reffered to as a penis...nor Florida for that matter.

 

And of course Andrew you would find out the exact data for a geography question. Thanks! Now shouldn't you be making a map for school or something!? lol.

 

I've never been to Pass Holders night, instead I always just wait until Opening Day. From what I've heard you get better crowds on opening day (or the following few sundays after that) than you do on the Passholder night.

[coaster_dude2002]

Yeah, but Florida is bigger than the bottom part of the Hudson Bay, so America wins for having a bigger penis than Canada

 

I never thought of that one!

 

 

 

I tend to skip season pass night on years when we get new coasters. When the Italian Job opened the lines were horrendous that night, breakdowns and undertrained staff made for a 2-3 hour line. Opening day is pretty good if you get there right when the gates open, or go on friday nights when the park is dead.

 

^Shawn I hope you are up for a mad dash to Behemoth on opening day!

(p.s I have to live up to my Geography degree somehow and maps are strictly Monday-Friday, don't make me change your address point to somewhere in the arctic!)