Rustbucket

I thought SFNE had many more rides than 10. When I only count coasters they have ten. Maybe that is only "rides" they have...

I will still get PP since I go to Charlotte nearly every month or more. I have been there over 15 times in 2 years. With no parking price at these parks, I still think it is a good deal.

Diamondback - 1,987 so far.... (well, 2012 now.) Beast - 1000 ++ All time record: Magnum XL-200 - 2210 as of 2010 (Have not been to CP since). Only 3 coasters that I have been on more than 1000 times. Honorable mention: Drop Tower (Zone) - 3,000 ++

I guess SFMM is a "Goliath" of roller coaster park. It seems like financial "Apocalypse" here. I need to go to California to become a "Gold Rusher". OK. I need to stop....

That would be a "Bizarro" assumption also. I guess "X" marks the spot. Avatar was known as a power coaster.

1st 18 Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 2nd 17 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 3rd 15 Canada's Wonderland Vaughan, Canada 4th 14 Kings Dominion, Kings Island 6th 13 Carowinds, Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Great America 9th 11 Six Flags Over Georgia, Hersheypark

Get over it CP. CP is my favorite park, but stop whining!

Ninja at SFOG is much worse. Iron Wolf is another headbanger. Another problem is that it is a kneebanger, too.

I really, really hope that Intamin somehow tops Bizarro and El Toro. That is a TALL order, but I can always hope.

Wally World? They have flash pass and mega flash pass. They are very expensive. I recommend going to X2 as soon as the park opens. After that go to Tatsu, Terminator, and Green Lantern. I am not sure about Green Lantern since this is new and I have not been there in a year. Bizarro, Goliath and Scream are quite good. You should ride Ninja since there are not many suspended coasters left. For Wally World memory, ride Revolution and Colossos.

For those who may be going to SFMM or Los Angeles in general this weekend, I-405 (AKA San Diego Freeway) will be closed between I-10 (Santa Monica Freeway) and US-101 (Ventura Freeway). If you can, avoid LA at all cost this weekend. If you have to go to LA, be prepared for extreme back up. CALTRAN is expecting somewhere between 28 to 64 miles! (How this can be guessed is anyone's guess!). BTW, I-405 - I-10 interchange and US101 - I-405 interchange are two of the 5 most congested in the US. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-07-12-traffic-LA-405-closing_n.htm

Exactly. These Intamin rides lap bars are designed so that upper thigh is the main place for restraints. The seat belts are not the "Intamin" type though. I really feel badly for the family. My thoughts are with them.

I will be there this weekend to ride Wind Seeker. I have been on one in Canada's Wonderland. I liked the ride but not as intense as I thought it was going to be.

It was running great. I liked it more when the second trim was off. Great air time.

You didn't HAVE to pay for parking. lol. It's called go to the gold/platinum parking area. IDK why nobody else did it. I know the parking place exists. I USUALLY park there. I did it 8 times last year. It was closed by the time I got there though. I had to go to regular parking lot.

I visited Carowinds on Sunday. As usual, they had problem with my Platinum pass from KI. I had to pay for parking before getting the refund. The park was fairly busy on Sunday. I got there around 2 pm. I was able to ride Intimidator 15 times, Afterburn (I still want to call this "Top Gun".) 4 times, and Drop Tower 3 times in 3 and 1/2 hours. Not bad. How I missed coasters! I got a late start this year but am planning to catch up. I am trying to get to 300. (I am at 255.)

This was a nice coaster. Too bad this is closing. The Speed the Ride reminded me somewhat of Mr. Freeze although Mr. Freeze is better. For those who will visit Las Vegas, ride this coaster before it closes. I am hoping that this coaster can be relocated....

1972?

I'll give you Demon Drop but Hydra is the worst floor less that I have been on. Now Talon I could ride over and over again. Talon is my favorite B&M invert. I will ride Steel Force also. Does any one miss Hercules?

I do miss the ride. I rode SoB over and over again during Gold Pass Action Zone Thursdays. I used to take some time off on Thursday morning to ride Delirium, Drop Zone and SoB. I believe most I ever rode SoB without getting off was 10 times in 2003. Even in 2008, SoB had some long lines.....

Wild One at SFA. My fifth wooden coaster.

Speaking of which, how busy are the parks during the Gold Member's ERT before the park opens? Depends on what time of the year. This Saturday, we got to ride it 12 times during the hour.

As a frequent visitor to SFMM, I agree with many that CP is still my favorite park but not by much. The scenary of both parks are quite stunning as well. Frankly, I prefer Magnum scenary as the best in the US. However, SFMM has much more diverse selection of coaster rides than CP: 4D, Flying, Floorless which are missing from CP line up. CP and SFMM do not compete for same visitors. People go to CP and Sandusky area for thrill rides and the lake. People visit Los Angeles area for vastly different reasons. I know there are coaster fans who visit both parks, but how many of us are there? SF wanted the titles of "most coaster in one park" and "tallest coaster in the world". SFMM now has the marketing advantage of having the most coasters. They actually got there even with getting rid of two rather bad rides in 2006 and 2007: Flashback and Psyclone. They replaced them with two really good coasters: Tatsu and Terminator. I am really enjoying the coaster war once again. I eagerly wait for the CP's response.

Pony Express does have the brake for rollbacks. The launch is outside of the station. I have seen a rollback on this coaster. I hope that no one is seriously injured...

I voted for Voyage. Not even close for me. Raven is good CCI coaster that has one outstanding air time hills. Legend is one of my least favorite CCI adult coasters. (They built quite a few kiddie coasters.) Voyage is my second favorite wooden coaster for its intensity, lateral, and air time.