Dailey Enterprizes Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 What is it with those S&S Power swings at the other parks? Kennywood doesn't charge anything to ride it and after riding it, I don't see why they would charge anything for it, it's nothing special... Kennywood's version is cool though because you're launched over the highway on one end and over the Phantom on the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 ^ It is a capacity thing. Where Kennywood's swing is a larger version that can hold 32 passengers, Dorney's is an 8 seat version of the ride. It is an upcharge because of the low capacity, and it took the place of Skyscraper (not as far as location goes) as the upcharge attraction at the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersNSich Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 This deserves a graphic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterNERD502 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Thanks guys for all the advise! I hope my day is going to be great! And cool graphic! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Just to give you a heads up...Talon has been closed for a couple days now and might not be open by Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterNERD502 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Damn! I was looking forward to riding that the most! Well thanks for the heads up. Any idea as to why its closed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I don’t know for certain, but I’m guessing the chain broke or the lift motor died. They currently have a crane by the lift hill and one of the trains is stuck on the lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterNERD502 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Dang... O and by the way, does Dorney have a strict no camera on rides policy? I would love to get a panoramic view of the park from atop Steel Force! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Talon is supposedly open again You are not allowed to take pictures on any ride, new this year is that if you get caught with a camera on a coaster and they have to stop the ride, you will get kicked out of the park. They go kind of overboard with it though, I mean according to their rules you aren't allowed to take pictures even on the 2 slow moving trains (which is strange since CP allows pictures to be taken on tranquil rides like that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterNERD502 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 WOOT!!! I hope its running good and well tomorrow! Wow thats pretty overboard. Well I'm not taking any chances, I'll just take pics everywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I was just going to post that good news. Talon was open and running with riders today so you should be all set for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 (edited) According to Screamscape, Demon Drop is no longer being sent to Knotts, and it is being sent to Dorney Park instead. Crazy as it sounds, I’ve been told that pieces of Demon Drop have started to arrive at Dorney Park. That’s as bad an idea as Knott’s… who’s running this train wreck anyway? On top of Dorney suffering from all the same reasons that made Knott’s a poor choice for the ride, Dorney also suffers from noise complaint issues from their neighbors, and this is not known as a quiet attraction. Link I'm just wondering whose bright idea it was to send a used drop tower to a park that already has a S&S tower complex. I hope this isn't true, but I'm pretty sure it is. Oh well, hopefully this means that Michigan's Adventure will get it's own S&S tower complex soon. Edited July 12, 2010 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLERLC1 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Is the scrap yard next to Dorney? Please keep it enroute to Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 What's kind of sad about this is that Cedar Fair appears to be trying to squeeze the last penny out of its 1983 investment. They'll end up spending more money relocating it than they would just to scrap it. So now what will Knott's do for 2010? Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I feel happy for Knott's maintenance department, and bad for Dorney's. --Robb "I really think they should have just scrapped the ride." Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Thrill Dragster Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 So now what will Knott's do for 2010? Eric Most likely nothing. Yet another disappointing year at Knotts. Hopefully Knotts will receive something big in 2011. I was kinda looking forward to Demon Drop, but with Cedar Fair making it clear that they were going to make no attempt at fitting Demon Drop in with Ghost Town, I'm happy we are not receiving this ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreditCrazy Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I find this whole thing hilarious... But...to be honest, since it was announced that KBF was getting Demon Drop, I've become a little excited to have the ride so close by, but this actually much better news. It really was a bad idea. That space could be used for something a lot better (I'm thinking the station for the park's next big coaster), that is if Screamin' Swing is still being removed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Force! Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Looking at the newest additions at the other parks in the CF chain, I'd gladly scrap the idea to get Demon Drop and wait for something better. Also, take in consideration of what all the other parks in the SoCal area will be doing in these upcoming years. There is going to be a huge competition among the parks for market share, so I believe that 2011 or 2012 will be a huge year for KBF. That's just my thought on the matter, and it would make sense if the addition would be a coaster. Basically, this is the main focus of the park nowadays but also because we need another solid coaster for the thrillseeker's category, not those more recent and somewhat mediocre family coaster additions as of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 According to Screamscape, Demon Drop is no longer being sent to Knotts, and it is being sent to Dorney Park instead. I hate to say "I told you so," but I hinted at this a few days ago. Edit: Saturday, to be exact. --Steve "Nobody Believed Me About the Flume At Cedar Point Either" Burant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 They already have a drop tower as well...so I wonder how this will pan out for CGA's addition, though that's another topic elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I would assume that they might put it where the Laser was located? But, take out a Schwarzkopf looper and replace it with a freefall? Even though I liked Demon Drop, this doesn't make any sense at all... Maybe it will show up and sit in a scrap heap like the old Batman coaster after it showed up at Darien Lake a few years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsPlusNotes Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Photos of the parts that arrived in Dorney's lot. Looks a lot like Demon Drop. I have to wonder where in the park it will go, as there are some open areas that were already tagged for other expansion. More photos here, too. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 The parts all alone in the parking lot make this ride look even more beat up and decrepit. Bad move Mr. Falfas ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude2011 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Even though I think Cedar Fair is a great chain unlike most people, I do think it's a bad decision not giving Demon Drop to Michigan's Adventure. Yes they have thrilling coasters, but they have no thrill rides and their only drop ride is a frog hopper if I remember correctly. Also every park already has a thrilling drop ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLERLC1 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I think there is to be no crying at all about Knotts. Since what? late 2004 they got Silver Bullet, Sierra Sidewinder, and now Pony Express. I was at the park in I believe 2005. There is to be no crying, CF invested in the park, even rehabbed those western town buildings. Maybe I'd complain about Ghostrider. I have a reason to return to Knotts to get those two new coaster credits to myself. I just hope Dorney is just a storage yard, just like Tidal Wave sat at SFDK for a couple years. I'd pay upcharge to use an excavator with a grapple arm in Dorney's parking lot to rip that scrap up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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