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^Amen to that Ryan. This isnt a site for politics, and if your gonna complain about politics make sure you know what your talking about first gigglinggreenidiot. I've had many political discussions with PKIBeast and atleast he has a good head on his shoulders. As for a possible Nick Expansion, I really hope they fix up kiddy land and make it look extraordinarily nice. Some of the older rides like the HB carousel and Boo Boo's Baggage claim are starting to look crudy. The HB carousel has a nasty tarp over it and half the lights are out, Fenderbender 500 has paint chipped away everywhere and looks really run down, Hucks Hot Rods has holes all over its tarp and most of th e long lights on the supports are extinguished.

I love those photos, fantastic collection!

^I agree PKIbeast I cant stand him (because of this worthless war and all the stupid crap he is doing ..is it 2008 yet?) I dont support him at all! Is this a forum for politics? No. Keep your political views to yourself a$$ wipe instead of making yourself look like a dumb a$$! Atleast PKIBeast had something intelligent to say.

I have my ways of getting the info I need Full timers also have ways of getting rid of employess who say to much and violate their confidentiality statements.

And now Scooby and his gang of mystery solving terrorists will try to bring down PKI.....jerks. But on topic, I've seen all that dirt out there for awhile, looks like this thing is gonna be huge.

Yes, Ackbar I probably would still find it thrilling, the helix is pretty intense, and I love LIM launched coasters, most people woudl still find it thrilling, theres quick turns and sudden drops, plus its smooth so it would still do good, sorry PKI isnt buidling 400 foot tall rocket coasters that have horrible reliability, too bad not everything caters to the Acers, no offense but its a famiy ride for famlies. Im not saying ACE is bad, I'm just saying, the rides for the genral public, not just coaster enthusiasts and I think everyone needs to stop getting so upset that htey put it in.

I bet in that one picture Scooby was sabotagin it because of the possible HBV removal.

That was the idea for Top Gun: Supersonic, although it never said it was going to be Vekoma, and unlike the current tilt coaster it was going to be a flying version. It looked very cool.

I figured youd no more about the attraction, however it was not at all going to be a dive machine by B&M like everyone claimed, it was going to make quite a good coaster.

It was just in a survey held by paramount, but paramount doesnt have the rights to make the coaster and use the theme, so it may not ever.

^Exactly, an IJ re-theme wouldnt be hard, and Ij will not lose as much popularity as you think. You comparing crappy fake artsits to a rollercoaster is pretty stupid when theyre too very different things. IJ wont lose its popularity because, a big variety of people can ride it and its not like anything else in the park, and dont compare ti to FOF because while it may use the same launch system they are two completely different rides. If IJ sucked and the feedback (Im not talking about the judgement of its poularity by line time, like you are, but the feedback received from surveys and intervies taken at the park) wasnt good, then it wouldnt be getting cloned, IJ wouldnt have been made in the first place if it didnt do well in the survey, and I know your gonna say like everyone else on the board "It did live up to be what they made it out to". While some of us coaster enthusiasts (and Im not talking about ACERS, but people on baords like these who are more into parks, thrill rides, and coasters than the average person) may think it sucks, the average people at the park is loving it, and its a winner.

I hear Soundwave did really well on the paramount surveys I think we will see it I dont know when but ... I think we will see it in the near future. Where did you hear this from, do you have any of the results? Soundwave would be garbage, I cant even listen to the radio anymore because the musics so bad these days.

The original theming for the ride was desinged by the same man who designed the sets in the movie.

Oh, I forgot, you have that crystal ball that tells you exactly whats gonna happen in the future. The Italian Job has been in the public eye for quite some time, its been made into two successful movies, one in the 60's and the curretn plus a sequel will come out soon. And how do you know IJ cant be re-themed to another movie some day? Do you have knowledge of every paramount movie coming out in the future? FOF still gets long lines every day for being agreat ride, IJ is great because its made for anyone from kids to adults, and thats why it will stay popular.

Admiral, speaking of Filling Bat's shoes and footers, I got some great pictures of some crumbling Bat footers and other Bat remnants that can be seen from the midway, I'll post soon.

Yes I have, and the reasons MC hammer is no longer popular is because he wasted all his money, not because he wasnt any good at what he did. IJ is good at what it does, its thrilling for multiple types of people, not just one group and thats why its a success.

IJ is a hit with the public and paramoutn has seen that, if it didnt receieve good feedback then it wouldnt be getting cloned.

The public seems to disagree, if the ride sucked and wasnt doing well, then Paramoutn wouldnt be duplicating it.

Maybe for the Acers IJ is broing because it doesnt have 400 foot hills and goes over 60 mph, but the public is loving it, and it will be a big hit at PKD too.

Id like a more current theme, such as Star Trek with the borg, but I never ever want to see Soundwave!

Really? i was told you guys took only one off the track last year, but now you were just leaving them on.

YIKES!!! That ( http://www.rcdb.com/ig141.htm?picture=8 ) is where you load onto the coaster!? Theres nothing on the left side of the train, Id be so nervous.

Thanks for the video link CoasterKrazy! That prototype model of the suspended inversion coaster looked like it was going pretty fast, its too bad no one that Ive read about is researching something like that today, Id kill for a long suspended coaster with inversions, anyone know how they made that tiny model? maybe a little work on RCT3 will let me come up with something cool... Check this out...

That would be great if you could, are they in the itnernet does anyone know?

What was sitting at CP? Demon?