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Son of Beast is getting new lap bars, right? On preview night they only had one train on, using the exact same lap bars that have always been on it. Someone asked a worker why there wasn`t a second train and he said that the other train was having pads added to its lap bars. So is SoB getting new lap bars, or just re-padded lap bars? Also, I thought the new lap bars would be ready for preview night!?

I do believe that PKI has a fork lift parked by SoB for the inspection of the loop every morning. I also seem to think that the park made a concrete pad to park the forklift on.

I believe that they drained the water in the early `90`s. I think it was around `92 or `93. When they drained the water, they also rearraneged the exit path. The oriringal exit path is the blacktopped employees only path to the right of the queue. I din`t know for sure when they drained the water since I first rode The Beast in the fall of `95 and the water was already gone.

Actually, they started the Gold Season Pass program in 2001. In the spring, you can only buy a gold season pass, untill a certain dated, when gold season passes are no longer available. When you buy passes in the fall, you have the option of a normal season pass or, for n extra $5 per pass, you can upgrade to gold. The park will be releasing all the gold pass holder perks soon, probably in the middle of March. (they did last year anyway). You can gaurantee, that the Gold pass parking area will be one of the perks, along with the ert from 9 to ten in the morning. During these early ride times, the lines for ride (especially when in Action Zone) are almost non existant!

Last year, they had season pass preview night, which was from 5-10 the night before the park officially opened. Then the first Friday in May was a Gold Season pass night, only for gold season pass holders.