KDGY75 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Which is currently Water Works (waterpark). Here's a look back to 1977 of Lake Charles. This particular shot was taken from the film "Rollercoaster" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Which is currently Water Works (waterpark). Here's a look back to 1977 of Lake Charles. This particular shot was taken from the film "Rollercoaster" WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 The Rebel Yell is just so graceful looking......planning on going Sunday......nice weather. What should I expect for the crowds??? I have 2 kids so there will be no need for running to any particular ride first. Just going to enjoy ourselves and let them have a good time. BTW, this will be my first time back since 305, so basically for me it is just for this, but the kids have never been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koasterking48 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 That fountain was enormous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 The Rebel Yell is just so graceful looking......planning on going Sunday......nice weather. What should I expect for the crowds??? I have 2 kids so there will be no need for running to any particular ride first. Just going to enjoy ourselves and let them have a good time. BTW, this will be my first time back since 305, so basically for me it is just for this, but the kids have never been. Â Not too bad I'd wager. Early season sundays are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Definitely going down tomorrow....anyone else gonna be around?? Look for a long haired hippy with a TPR shirt and say hey..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDGY75 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 KDGY FACT: Built in 1988, Avalanche is still the only ride of its type ever constructed in North America. Here's a photo taken on media day (March 1988) when the ride had 4, 6 car trains and each train was a specific Country. The trains were changed later in the year to have 7 cars along with multiple countries per train. (the France car was then added too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 ^ Thank you for that information. I love that ride a lot. I would have loved to built onto a mountain. I always think that when I ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Looks like I'm making my second ever trip down to KD tomorrow... anyone that's been already or can answer, how should crowds be Wednesday, during Spring Break Week? I went last year the same time and the longest I waited was an hour for Volcano around 11. Any other tips would would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Wow, I never really realized that Avalanche was the only bobsled coaster around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Was down Sunday and boy was it HOT!!!! Crowds weren't bad and all in all was a pretty decent day for a start to the season. Volcano had a rollback on one of the first rides of the day, it actually hung on the loop for what seemed like a minute or so. I thought for sure it was perfectly stalled out. Shockwave was late opening and Anaconda never opened at all. Â This was our first time back since 305(last time was construction year) so I got to experience something I have never felt before......grey out!!! Quite frankly it scared the shit outta me......I missed half the ride..LOL. What I need to know is...why does Volcano and FOF have horrendous lines while all 305 trains were half or less full all day?? Â Also, we took the kids for the first time, one is 7 and one is 12. Spent a lot of time in the Snoopy section and got to relive some childhood memories....like just how awesome the Scooby Doo/ Woodstock Express is! The 12 year old is becoming a seasoned vet, but the 7 year old .....well it is a slow process....let's just say she wasn't a big fan of the Rebel Yell. Â Speaking of Rebel Yell....why did they not paint the whole thing....if I am not mistaken, the red and blue trim is only on the station run to lift hill???? Everything else from the 40th looks really good. Â On a side note, can they possibly price gouge any more with food and drink....I could've bought everything on the menu at DQ for what I paid for 4 cups of Sweet Frog ice cream...SMH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigaG Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Wow, I never really realized that Avalanche was the only bobsled coaster around. Â Not the only one, just the only Mack one in the US. There are/were others from Intamin. Think Great Escape (forgot the name, is it Lake Placid Bobsled?), La Vibora (SFOT), Disaster Transport (CP, RIP), and more. These all are/were Intamin rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 ^I've never considered them to be bobsled rides, I'm not sure why. I've been on Disaster and I know La Vibora is still around, but for whatever reason I think about them differently than the long-train Mack variety! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Word on the street is that Windseeker has a crane on site. Was it down for opening weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeboy23 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 ^ It was running on opening day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 ^Thank you. I wonder what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 ^ It's a Windseeker. It broke after opening day and will break again. And again. And again. I could keep going, but you get the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Word on the street is that Windseeker has a crane on site. Was it down for opening weekend? Â It was running on Sunday, April 5, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 ^^Well that's a given. Since the crane is needed must be something major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 It wasn't running the 12th, but I just chalked it up to the windy conditions....never noticed a crane though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Yeah, it was closed on Sunday but I assumed it was wind as well - Drop Zone closed as I was about to ride and we all know that Windseeker, in all its irony, can hardly handle a small breeze! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Wind seeker was closed today, had a crane in the morning and was testing in the afternoon. Got about 6 or 8 rides on I-305 today, and man I greed out every time, some times much more so than others. Did the 2011 repairs to the track configuration make these occurrences less frequent to any of you guys? I never rode it in 2010 before or with the trims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 The #1 strategy for avoiding excessive grey outs is to drink a bunch of water. Hydration! Â To answer your question, All 3 major configurations produced grey outs. It's maybe a tiny bit less strong/shorter duration than opening day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyRCT3 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 ^^The radius is simply to small, that's all there is to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster_Fanatic Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Wind seeker was closed today, had a crane in the morning and was testing in the afternoon. Got about 6 or 8 rides on I-305 today, and man I greed out every time, some times much more so than others. Did the 2011 repairs to the track configuration make these occurrences less frequent to any of you guys? I never rode it in 2010 before or with the trims. Â The track configurations weren't meant to make black/gray-outs less frequent, but to keep the wheels on the trains from practically melting, rather. Â I've ridden I-305 with trims and with the track configurations MANY times and I've never grayed or blacked out. I get scared that it will happen to me every time I go down the first drop though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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