The Interpreter

Not everybody does. Some don't have any at all. Imagine that.

And maybe Vortex will even be there to see it!

WooferBear, nowadays all important Paramount Parks records are in Charlotte, not Cincinnati. And they now mostly probably live inside a computer hard drive, not on paper!

As of tonight, the NWS forecast for Mason, Ohio on Friday is:

Scarowinds is a far more intricate attraction than Fear Fest. Then again, it should be. It is an upcharge attraction. Admission to the park does NOT get you into Scarowinds. Nor does a season pass.

Yeppers, Firefox found that one!

Make that Six Flags under Messrs Burke & Co. The jury is still out on Messrs Snyder & Shapiro, but I do like what I have seen so far...

More likely they are charging $10 to improve revenue in a year when the park is for sale. And, say what you will, it's less than the $15 that most Six Flags are charging...

Don't let anybody tell you otherwise. If you love it, love it and cherish it. Some day you will look back and remember these days as "the good old days." Cherish them. You never know when they might end. It's great having a ride you love, and so close to you!

What PCW? PCWo or PCWi?

I would think that the Thunderbolt at Kennywood would have the claim as being one of the first terrain coasters. Actually that would have been the Pippin. The Thunderbolt is relatively a new thing, composed, in part, of Pippin. In any event, right chain, wrong coaster. Think Rollo Coaster at Idlewild. Obviously a terrain coaster. http://www.rcdb.com/ig272.htm?picture=10 And there are many others, too.. Saves on the building expense, you know. Even Son of Beast takes tremendous advantage of the terrain it is on, or it would be even larger! It would have taken far more wood to build, were it not for the terrain. I remember what a big deal Jeff Seibert made of this at the time.

Why? Holiday World will give you free soda with no coupon and they don't charge for parking either... I can just see the ads HW would run with that one! Why pay $11 for a soda and parking when you can get both in Santa Claus, Indiana where your admission gets you FREE soda all day and FREE parking! And a ride on The Voyage, our new wood coaster, too! Yep, Pat Koch and Will would have a field day with that one!

Thank goodness for that! I am very much looking forward to riding Flight of Fear Friday. Some people have PPPP, I have FFF--Flight of Fear Friday!

And Flight of Fear isn't a current coaster? Are you trying to tell us something? Thanks, Bodda!

Yep, I wondered why he left it out! Maybe he thought the list was for Paramount's Kings Dominion! Then again, if it were, I'd be voting for Volcano: The Blast Coaster!

Yep, it would be a return to Kings Island's....roots!

Meanwhile, at Six Flags, almost all rides now have greeters, and they even tell people why rides are down in many of their parks... What is the world coming to?

My favorite coaster at PKI is Flight of Fear. My favorite wood coaster there is Fairly Odd these days. I always loved the Bavarian Beetle....and still can't believe that Ghoster Coaster is gone!

Speaking of which, Paramount's Carowinds has ended its single riders line for Borg. Drat!

Minimum of four people required, or it's $400 (with at least two people...)...

and they do SUCH a good job of maintaining their wooden coasters (like Mean Streak). And their shows are so great! And their food... Sigh.

$350 a person. Go to http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/visit/vip.cfm You get: By the way, Cedar Fair is not alone in doing this. Six Flags offers it, too...

Having made opening day at Six Flags Over Georgia, Paramount's Carowinds, Six Flags Great Adventure and Paramount's Kings Dominion, I MUST be at Paramount's Kings Island on opening day. I fully intend to be, too!

Right, it was called FREElane or FREEway, I forget. And they don't offer the FREE whatever it was anymore... They do quietly offer exclusive front line access, for a very large fee...

Great TR! Ah, Dollywood! FIRE IN THE HOLE!