bert425 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Wildcat is terrible, rough garbage. I'd be fine with RMC. . or just bulldozing the damn thing. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zand Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Maybe Knoebels will have RMC convert Phoenix just to get people's heads to totally explode. I like Wildcat a lot more than Lightning Racer but neither one has a very inspired layout. Nor do many GCIs, IMO. Maybe RMC could do both at once 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyislandchris Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I really enjoy Lightning Racer when it's actually racing. That's the whole point of the coaster. The twister layout is perfect for that IMO, not every ride needs to be an airtime fest to be fun and enjoyable. OTOH, Wildcat is absolutely irredeemable trash. Bring on the conversion, if that's what's actually happening. That being said, I never saw the pictures of the blue footers, and when I searched for it, I found this comment on another forum from about a month ago. Is it legit? Hard to tell, anyone can claim anything with a throwaway account, but it sounds like an equally plausible possibility. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I wouldn't be shocked either way, though that does seem a bit too "enthusiasty" for me to not be a bit skeptical. Points 1 and 2 make sound plausible but I refuse to believe that the park cares if it was the first GCI (99.99% of park guests on any given day don't know that or care about that) or that a former employee liked it or that it's some kind of landmark. I'm optimistic. I'm not confidently-optimistic but I'm still optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfan1988 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 For the record, I was using this as an opportunity to make Hershey candy brand puns...and that's about as high as my opinion of Wildcat goes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpuddle Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Most wooden coasters are trash. I’d say 60-75% of parks do not take appropriate care of their woodies and take the “as long as riders aren’t coming off with concussions it’s smooth enough” approach. Save for some *true* classics, I’m all for just about every park RMCing or Titan-tracking their woodies, because I’d rather have a smooth ride than a garbage “real” wooden coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masquerade Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 9 hours ago, Zand said: Maybe Knoebels will have RMC convert Phoenix just to get people's heads to totally explode. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Since its a GCI maybe it ends up with Titan Track. That'd help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelmadcow Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 They will never redo wildcat because it sits in a crucial part of HP's lineup. LR will also never be redone because it too sits in a crucial part of HP's lineup. If Wildcat does get replaced it will be for a Zeirer launched family or similar. Certainly not an RMC. That area of the park has been themed to an old timey boardwalk since it's inception - wildcat literally perfectly captures that energy. LR does as well. HP treats WC like it's a historic woodie - and if they keep doing that - WC will eventually be a historic woodie . Best one could hope for is replacement of Storm Runner with an RMC launcher. Now that HP has popped their top on very similar rides in the same park Im expecting a B&M wing and B&M dive up next. 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelmadcow Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 not you all being confused lol. what's confusing?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 13 hours ago, rachelmadcow said: what's confusing?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 On 5/13/2022 at 10:50 PM, rachelmadcow said: Best one could hope for is replacement of Storm Runner with an RMC launcher. What's wrong with you? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAmericanKnight Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 So, I'm going to Hersheypark a couple days after fourth of July, and I heard Storm Runner is currently closed. How likely is it that Storm Runner will be open by then? Also, any advice for when I visit the park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndank Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Storm Runner is operational now days. https://queue-times.com/parks/15/rides/6445 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Yeah, Storm Runner is open. This is a good year to go to Hershey. The coasters aren’t all open obviously because it’s Hershey and that would throw the universe out of whack, but this year’s customary “Hersheypark coaster that’s closed for way longer than it should be just because that’s how Hersheypark rolls” is Trailblazer and nobody cares about Trailblazer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndank Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Trailblazer is now open. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 On 6/29/2022 at 5:45 PM, tndank said: Trailblazer is now open. Sweet, now I can schedule my trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Hurry! If everything is actually open they’re due to break something else for 3 months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willh51 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Wildcat closes July 31 per official Facebook. Check the comments…. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Looking forward to seeing what they do with this layout. I last rode it back in 2015, and actually enjoyed it...but I'm sure whatever they have in store for it will be an improvement, and another feather in the cap for their already great collection of coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterAuditor Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Adding an RMC into Hersheys lineup is just nuts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zand Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Cool, something else to make Skyrush's line shorter! In all seriousness, I think a park with an RMC, the most batshit insane Intamin ever built, and a host of other fantastic coasters might be in the running for best coaster park in the country once this is up and running. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCoaster Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Luckily planning to go the last week of July so I'll manage to get the credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invertalon Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Boo. Hopefully RMC does something a bit more unique this time around. Only so many variants of barrel roll I can take. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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