SOB_TOM

I'm still waiting to see how these two rides compare to each other, other than the fact they are both vertical tower rides. I know that we are getting antsy when it comes to WS, but can we PLEASE not try to stretch things too far out of proportion? Next thing you are going to compare is an apple and an orange because they are both round...

So that you will be thrown out of the park? Not a good $4 investment. The metal detectors are there to give the illusion of safety. Yes, they are turned on (even though pkiboy MUST have inside information contrary to what I have witnessed and my experience working on them,) but what they do is make the guest believe that the park is safer because of the metal detectors and security checkpoint. The sad part is, it works... I have a question for those complaining about the dress code: Do you ever say anything to a nearby employee, or do you hold your comments for GR, or do you just come and complain here? This is going to sound absurd to some, but employees cannot catch everything. It takes guests and employees recognizing issues to make the park a fun place to go.

Why are we comparing the ride timing of WindSeeker to Diamondback, when there is a similar ride in capacity sitting in Rivertown? TRTR was built with the idea of 12 cycles per hour, averaged 7(not because of downtime, but because companies just divide the ride time + 2-3 minutes and there is your cycle time,) and while it had a slightly higher capacity, you are looking at about the same on the timing side. To back this up, Flight Deck is supposed to have a capacity of over 1200/hr, however 800 is a good hour in reality.

As for the gift shop, what if they are trying to stay with a theme? Think about it this way: An actual building would not give the illusion of trying to track down dinosaurs, but a tent gives the illusion of a "base camp" of sorts: One that can pack up and be transported to the next spot as the animals naturally migrate.

That was going to be my guess, a gift shop.

Amy, I worked in rides the 2003 season, and not once did we get sent home early due to low attendance. I remember days where TRTR had a walkon line, and we were still there, grinding it out.

As for the loungers in the waterpark, I would highly recommend getting there early. From what I heave heard (the reason I say heard is because I'm not normally one for waterparks, but go every once in awhile,) the loungers were all taken quickly last season, but BB was crowded because of the heat.

Don't worry guys, the ride is still a huge disappointment. The queue is improved, ride, not so much. Although seeing Shiva again brought back memories, even though she was covered in black paint...

Ah yes, maintenance runs. They were fun...... the first 100 laps.....

Here is a thought for people to chew on: What if there is the possibility of this NOT being a iWerks movie (which it isn't,) therefor forcing the park to remove the motion based seats that were based on iWerks original designs? That could explain the motion seats being taken out. Also, what about the idea that since the park is showing a movie on the screen, in order to obtain the rights to the movie, they had to charge to get into the theatre? I know that one is far fetched, but I'm also not in the film industry as a distributor. That would explain the upcharge. Am I excusing the parks for a rather horrid decision? Not at all, but I'm giving other options on what the park was facing for the decision. Who knows...

Blue Horizons, and the new Killer Whale show. I have not seen the new show, but word from down there is the show is better than Believe (before it was ra....errrr..... changed.) Oh and the cat/dog show (I forget the name of it honestly) is pretty good too.

Or they could be testing whether or not the ride can hold weight above the ground. It's been in that same spot for close to a week.

I did say that they did while I was working there Terpy, which was longer than I am willing to admit to myself...

To answer your question, the QTV guys pick the background music, or at least did when I was working there. There is a broadcasting room set up behind the call center.

The other remarkable part of securing the Phantom of the Opera rights is the storage area that is demanded. I was on the committee that tried to secure the right to Phantom years ago, and one of the questions that was asked was "How much storage space do you have available?" In order to keep the production in its majesty, you have to have room for a chandelier of a certain size and a pipe organ of a certain size. I can't remember the specifics since this was close to 5 years ago, but its huge.

Congrats Jesse. I'm sure you will make a fine mod.

I used to maintain those metal detectors, and I guarantee you, they are turned on whenever the park is open. You may not be able to hear them because of the background noise, but they are still working. Security is briefed not to listen for the beeps but to watch the meter above the metal detector. As for enforcing what goes through, I don't know what they are looking for, but I do know that if they are open and manned, they are working.

There are always more than one way to skin a cat: You just learn from the first to skin the cat...

BTW, from where they were shooting this from, the park knew about it. International Restaraunt just doesn't keep the doors open...

You wouldn't be able to tell if you hit her because of all the makeup, so whats the point? Oh and if she was, that would be a hard shot. Looking at the target for more than 5 seconds would be painful.

All a grounding system is made of is a metal pole sticking up at the highest point of the ride/building, a cable running down to the ground (isolated from the rest of the electrical system,) and going into a bolt that is driven into the earth. If I remember correctly, the grounding rod has to be somewhere in the 6` deep range, the cable has to be bare (no insulation surrounding it,) and the cable is a 0 cable (cable sizes get larger the smaller the number.)

Gibson, it sticks in my head too, but so does horrible gangsta rap... So when Gaga loses her fame, popularity, and money, how much do you think she will sell the park for, and how much will demolition cost?

Testing will not be one cycle, but it won't be the 1000+ that are on coasters...

Looks more like 4-5 rows (8-10 seats) to me. Of course that hole in the seats is big enough to drive a truck through.... I'm done with puns for this morning, thanks for the time.

TRTR took us awhile because of how many positions there are in that building (6 on TRTR and 4 on SOB.) The only difference between two of the positions on a coaster is pressing a button, it didn't take as long.