Hank

Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't the word be lair instead of layer?

Never! And I have come pretty close to beating the crap out of those who do! Being 300 pounds and 6' 4" I am rather intimidating, so they instantly "respect" me before I blow up. Good move on their parts!

It was nice to see that video again. I would have enjoyed a ride on that machne bck then - that first turn after the first drop without the banking - wowzers! And those skid brakes made it so smooth. Wht did they change the trains? I don't remember.

Swiss Based organization? B&M???

We are off topic, gang - and there are many threads about love/hate for The Beast and it's Son!

They should have the loop as a Halloween decoration too! Maybe have a witch circling round and round, cackling all the while!

At some point, someone's gonna say it - so it might as well be me...... If you all think you can do so much better than everyone else, go and start you own company and do it rather than prostalizing about it on a forum. If it weren't for mistakes, we'd have NOTHING!!!!

Though I never rode it, I understand Drachen Fire, another Mr. Toomer creation, had such bad transitions that no one would ride it (again and again) and it was sold for scrap after a few years of SBNO. http://www.rcdb.com/id112.htm But, my - what a beautiful machine, eh?

^ God bless you!

^ You're right. But, they do charge 4 star prices! I guess I just get fed up with what seems like constant mistakes no matter where you go - at age 50, I'm tired of it all.

I am an organist. When I play a wedding, I cannot goof up - would you expect the bride to start walking down the aisle a second time after I made a mistake and had to start the song over again? I don't think I'd be asked to play many more weddings - or anything else, for that matter. So, when I have to take my car back to the service dept. more than once for the same repair, I ask the manager if he has a daughter, and if so, can I play her wedding? Then, I explain that as she walks down the aisle, I will hit some wrong notes on the organ and ask her to go back and start again. He says, "That would be horrible". I say, "Then why didn't you fix my car the right way the first time? In my job, I don't get a second chance"! I am darn sick and tired of lowering my standards. Do the job right or get the hell out! That goes for EVERYBODY.

Is there not someone making new trains - suspended swing seats (floorless) - for these rides? That's all you would need to change the feeling, if that's what's so darn important to everyone. It seems, once again, that some of you people think that 15 or 20 million dollars for a coaster is nothing and it should just be "thrown out" like garbage because you think bigger is better or whatever ****amamy reasons you have. Yes, I can express my opinions too - and I just have!

Toy Story 4 - Buzz Lightyear & Shamu carve up Mr. Potato Head.

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! I'd like to see Maureen, Eve and Florence - Alice can come, too - she can provide snacks! take - off lyrics to Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy": "They drive me Brady - ooh, ooh The whole darn bunch - ooh, ooh They drive me Brady And Alice just fixed them lunch - ooh, ooh"

Let's see how much the admission prices go up for 2009. I know, most of you don't give a flying f**k, but some of us live on fixed incomes - as you will some day - and a big rise in gate prices (as well as gasoline and lodging) could mean the difference between going or staying home, even if the new ride is what it claims to be.

Maybe it's a super Taco Bell?

Hey - let's get to the point!!!!! The absolute simplist way is to hire a chauffeur! But seriously, The I-75 North to Rt. 6 East is a very good choice. My only concern would be if we get a lot of rain and you'd have flooding problems along the way - then I would go I-75 North to 80/90 East and exit Rt. 4 (#110) It will cost you $2.

Yes, the park may strike back in 2009, but it was the PARK that removed King Cobra in the first place!

Possibly a non-thrill ride!

Bring back Bayren Curve!

My wife and I have wanted to go to Alaska for some time now. Even an Alaskan Cruise would work. But, after seeing your pictures, I think the "regular" vacation would work just fine. Keep the pics coming. By the way - seeing those pics made me think that some amusement park ought to have an Alaskan themed area - would work for me!

I am a professional musician and music teacher. I respect all styles of music. All of you need to chill about what kinds of music you like and don't like. Some of you are starting to get pretty insulting. This isn't the thread for that - unless we somehow tie it in to "will the cirlce be unbroken, in the sky, Lord, in the sky?"

As I understood it, they didn't give the exact specs yet - I am correct? So it could be even taller?

OK - if this new wheel is 200 meters tall, that's over 65 ft. How tall is the one they're constructing in China right now? I know it's larger than the London Eye.

There are all kinds of medical tests that are performed on patients. The end results are what the doctors are looking for, however - the methods used to accomplish that goal are sometimes quite rough on the person having the test. Things like drinking barium (yuk!) for an upper GI and that other god-awful tasting liquid for a lower GI get the job done, but couldn't they come up with a better procedure preparation for the patient? The same goes for trim brakes. While these new magnetic brakes get tht job done, they're rough on the riders and take away from what could be a pleasant ride experience. The old skid brakes didn't have that jerk-i-ness to them and the pneumatic brakes could be turned on and off as needed. So maybe some further development of the new braking systems needs to be done - and I'm sure it eventually will be. People like us - or of the same "ilk" (gotta abuse that word) - complaining about it should cause the "break makers" to "stop" and take notice!