specialk141

I'm underwhelmed; but not surprised. My question is how far will the first two launches go. I'm no physics or engineering expert, but the video doesn't give me much hope. 74mph appears to barely clear the incline to vertical (not much of a rollback if you asked me) as I experienced one on TTD from well over 300 ft) and 100mph looks like it only goes up 3/4 of the way on the spike. Why build a 420 ft spike to leave the top 1/4 untouched? But its whatever I suppose. Happy to have the ride back up.

I for one would be shocked to see year round operations. The climate / winter here is a whole lot different than that of Virginia and thr Carolinas. If we're going year round my expectation would be it would be for restaurants / shopping and maybe a dinner show or something in the festhaus and KI Theatre. Maybe something Cirque like? Our attraction lineup isn't well suited for winter ops in my opinion. I'm also not expecting any major new attraction announcement as there has been zero indication of ground clearing anywhere. I'm on the small flat / Waterpark announcement. Haven't had either since 2016 (unless you count auto's as a flat)

I'm going to go way out on a limb here.... Lsm takes more space to achieve speed... but what if... We see a multi launch. Forward halfway up the tower, reverse through station (new spike near existing photo booth) and forward launch through existing layout (Maybe more layout added but highly doubtful)

Maybe they are just relocating to a different spot in the park?

Sure hope this isn't an April Fools joke! That PT show has potential but also sounds way more elaborate than anything the park has done before.

100% Surf Dog

I have a few issues with this. First and foremost, my cash says right on it "this note is legal tender for all debts public and private" What that means is they cannot legally reject my cash payment. Next, will everything in the park be switched to a flat $ amount after tax? I can't put an exact amount on the card at a kiosk. I don't think its fair to be forced to add $10 to a card for something that costs $9.75. Will there be ways to get $ back off my card if not used or does the park get to keep that? Worse yet would be the card issuer charging me for $ deposited that I can't use during the 4 months the park is closed. Winterfest ends, park doesn't open until spring... thats more than 90 days. Just a few issues I have with cashless.

Great to see Chad / the park being proactive and acknowledging the situation.

There is currently a post circulating on Facebook stating that 4 seats "flew off" Orion while testing. I find this very hard to believe as there is no evidence provided. Is the park or this community aware of this "rumor"? https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10105205443277136&id=39507173&sfnsn=mo

i do remember the tennis balls stuck in the chain link! I didn't realize it was there that long!

I just finished the action Park documentary on HBOMax. They talked about a tank attraction that shot tennis balls and it got me thinking... Does Anybody have pictures of the "Tank Boats"? From what I remember it was an upcharge attraction where two people would sit in a boat and fire tennis balls at targets manned by guests with cannons around the perimeter. I believe it was in the area now occupied by camp snoopy. It was near what was then the turnpike ride of memory serves me correctly. I was never able to ride do it as I was a small child. I believe it operated until around 1990. I remember watching my older brother ride and shoot the cannons.

Sorry for the confusion. I was more asking if there is a single rider policy because I saw some without wristbands in the fast pass lane.

Announcement just came through. Orion currently down.

Currently waiting for orion. Started at Diamondback splashdown at 11:50. Made it to former Firehawk photo booth at exactly 1:50. I'd say about an hour to go so a good 3 hour wait. Side note, I have seen quite a few people without wristbands entering the fast pass line. Single riders??

Thanks Indy! I closed and re-opened the app and that fixed it!