The Knott's Berry Farm (KBF) Discussion Thread

[Superbatboy]

^ I don't know, Bill. This is California we're talking about. Their courts don't do anything that makes sense, and I know that because Californians say so. I think they could fully litigate this issue in minutes and force a private business to do something they don't want to with their private property. You don't understand the force of California's Coaster Enthusiast Butthurt Act of 1977, also known as Prop 35A Mark VI.

You mock but that doesn't change the fact that California has a history of stopping projects for reasons as ridiculous as an endangered knat flies over this property once a year during migration or this fence can't be painted because James Dean pissed on it once.

Okay, being serious here for a moment. Make fewer statements. Ask more questions. You'll be so much better off if you do.

 

It's free advice, and totally up to you whether you use it. But I'm throwing it out there hoping for the best.

[coasterbill]

^ I don't know, Bill. This is California we're talking about. Their courts don't do anything that makes sense, and I know that because Californians say so. I think they could fully litigate this issue in minutes and force a private business to do something they don't want to with their private property. You don't understand the force of California's Coaster Enthusiast Butthurt Act of 1977, also known as Prop 35A Mark VI.

 

[k_peek_2000]

I rarely post on TPR, I just wanted to see what the latest on the Boomerang project was. After reading the past few pages of this thread, i'm pretty sure I now have cancer.

[wmay]

I rarely post on TPR, I just wanted to see what the latest on the Boomerang project was. After reading the past few pages of this thread, i'm pretty sure I now have cancer.

 

Cancer of the common sense. It's a horrible disease. My thoughts and prayers to you and your loved ones.

[VegasBaby]

I rarely post on TPR, I just wanted to see what the latest on the Boomerang project was. After reading the past few pages of this thread, i'm pretty sure I now have cancer.

 

There's no concrete info on the Boomerang replacement, but I've heard rumors of a Gerstlauer Infinity/Euro-Fighter coaster from a couple of places. But at this point, rumors are all that we have.

Edited June 20, 2017 by VegasBaby

[WestCoasterKing]

^ Sources please. I've been hearing that too but no one will list their "sources".

[bert425]

^ Sources please. I've been hearing that too but no one will list their "sources".

 

[boldikus]

Wow I forgot about this thread because I was out busy having fun all weekend, just got caught up on the last few pages and holy sh*t.

[WestCoasterKing]

Are there any Infinity coasters with a beyond 90 degree drop?

[thrillseeker4552]

Are there any Infinity coasters with a beyond 90 degree drop?

 

Monster at Adventureland.

[WestCoasterKing]

No work this week apparently. I guess they are all finished.

[bgtlover]

^Whatever do you mean? Looks like they are doing something with those lights on.

(They've also been doing some work during the day here and there at times)

[CaptainUnknown]

Yeah. It's called "Night is dark and we need a big A$$ shiny light to see what the hell we're doing cause this is a large-scale engineering project and if we screw up, people will die."

 

I hope they have coffee.

[Shut It Down]

When was the last time cedar fair worked with Gerstlauer?

[Vonni]

Monster at Adventureland is amazing, so if an Infinity is what CF goes with, it is an excellent choice!

[AstrumSpark]

If CF really is working with Gerstlauer, then (in addition to this) I hope it means they are using their trains on the RMCs instead of the RMC trains.

[boldikus]

^Whatever do you mean? Looks like they are doing something with those lights on.

 

Obviously shining it at the camera so we can't see what they are doing. Otherwise they'll raise suspicions.

[chickenbowl]

When was the last time cedar fair worked with Gerstlauer?

 

Sky Roller at Canada's Wonderland that opened in 2016

[SoCalJasonland]

I guess Sky Cabin was just getting a new see-thru fence and hopefully new windows for the cabin itself. I guess they want people to gaze upon the new coaster with amazement.

sky cabin new lower fence

sky cabin old lower fence

[WestCoasterKing]

The last two nights I checked before going to bed and hadn't seen any work lights. I assumed they would have started by then.

[VegasBaby]

Monster at Adventureland is amazing, so if an Infinity is what CF goes with, it is an excellent choice!

 

If they do go with something similar to Monster, I just hope they build a dual-loading platform like TTD or Maverick and that they run 4 trains at a time. The Infinity coasters do look like a lot of fun, but they aren't know for their capacity. Gerstlauer certainly would fit the "renewed relationship" that Ouimet was referring to and a vertical lift hill would be a first for SoCal.

 

Also, Screamscape just posted that they are hearing that Knott's new coaster is going to be a Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster project. If this is the case, I'd like to see Knott's get a larger model with a 200ft or so drop.

Edited June 21, 2017 by VegasBaby

[cejackson]

Monster at Adventureland is amazing, so if an Infinity is what CF goes with, it is an excellent choice!

 

If they do go with something similar to Monster, I just hope they build a dual-loading platform like TTD or Maverick and that they run 4 trains at a time. The Infinity coasters do look like a lot of fun, but they aren't know for their capacity. Gerstlauer certainly would fit the "renewed relationship" that Ouimet was referring to and a vertical lift hill would be a first for SoCal.

 

Also, Screamscape just posted that they are hearing that Knott's new coaster is going to be a Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster project. If this is the case, I'd like to see Knott's get a larger model with 200ft or so drop.

 

 

An infinity like Karnan, 230ft drop is what you're talking about maybe, just add more inversions than Karnan. Karnan and Monster cost both around 9M. Karnan runs 4-16 passenger trains with 960/hr capacity and Monster 3-8 passenger trainswith 500/hr capacity. I don't see them going with a infinity like Smiler which was around 22M when you do the conversions. Smilers 14 inversions is a bit much.

[CaptainUnknown]

If CF really is working with Gerstlauer, then (in addition to this) I hope it means they are using their trains on the RMCs instead of the RMC trains.

 

Because that worked out so well.

[AstrumSpark]

If CF really is working with Gerstlauer, then (in addition to this) I hope it means they are using their trains on the RMCs instead of the RMC trains.

 

Because that worked out so well.

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The woman was clearly too big to ride, but the ride operators didn't listen. Has nothing to do with the manufacturer.

 

Iron Rattler is doing fine with the Geratlauer trains.

[chickenbowl]

If CF really is working with Gerstlauer, then (in addition to this) I hope it means they are using their trains on the RMCs instead of the RMC trains.

 

Because that worked out so well.

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I hope you're kidding. That was the operator's fault, not Gerstlauer. But that's irrelevant because RMC only contracted Gerstlauer because they didn't have their own trains to provide at the time.