silver2005

I did see that Daredevil Falls is getting new boats. Perhaps more of a refurb is in store? silver2005, who's favorite flume is Daredevil Falls.

To me, the 4 across trains keep their speed better than the staggered trains. I think there may be issues with how the brakes handle that up in speed as well as the momentum they would sustain post-splashdown. I have Diamondback as my 5th favorite B&M hyper behind Fury, Nitro, Apollo and Bull mostly due to that faster pacing (especially Nitro and Fury).

Beast, upper deck of the helix before entering the tunnel, there are 2 potential potholes being created.

I hope it won't have the annoying shimmy that Wrath of Rakshasa has. EDIT: Also, why brown? It looks so dull aesthetically for a 300 ft coaster.

That's partially how pre-merger SIX got in financial trouble in the first place.

I somewhat enjoyed it in its looping form, but I only really tolerated it in the first 2 rows (I despised it post-loop removal). However, I do feel any good nostalgia I had was dashed once I read the forensics report from the 2006 incident and the terrible work RCCA and Paramount did to build and maintain it. The original Rattler at SFFT should have raised a TON of red flags for Paramount. If you look at any larger scale polls on wooden coasters, RCCA designs are constantly at the bottom. I can't even feel positive about the structure design as it as a whole contributed to all those people being injured. I look at it with nothing but thoughts of shame and embarrassment now.

I imagine you could ballpark it by knowing the wait times from certain spots given what parts of a certain queue are in use and doing a bit of calculations regarding the capacity (though you have to subtract the Fast Lane capacity on those affected rides).

So with the way everything timed out, I don't think I'll be going to KK this year, though I really want to go next year to check out the new area and whatever else Herschend has in store next season. I was also thinking of trying Knoebels and perhaps HP (or Longwood Gardens) in October, that's a mild possibility as I'm not going to have as busy an October as normal, but there's a lot else that may get in the way. I've been really wanting to try Phoenix and Twister at night.

The only coaster that existed while I've been alive and never rode was Ghoster Coaster due to it looking lame and always having a horrendously long line for what it was. After that just Sling Shot. Flight Commander is on that list, but I have 0 memory of it despite walking down Coney Mall many times for my dad to ride Vortex before I was of that height. I also never went on the tallest slide back when the mat racers were the 4 speed slides. There also may be a film or 2 I didn't see with the motion seats.

^I mean, there's a grain of truth given all the hassle it took to keep SOB running, and even then, it was still dangerous given Paramount's approaches to 'fixing' it.

Here's my question- why is this still open if they're constantly changing bad wheels?

So Pantherian did reopen, but according to a few KD fan pages on Facebook, allegedly, its shredding the new Intamin wheels and the water system may be failing.

I think all the bathrooms need an overhaul, especially the AC units.

Frankly I'm amazed ours has lasted as long as it has given the fate of other inverted Boomerangs.

Beast+ night+ full moon+ no lights after the first lift= Chef's kiss. Also, after riding Diamondback and Orion for the first time since my SFGAm trip, I do think I will be putting Raging Bull above both, and possibly even Millennium Force.

So I have a KIMVRR question. I was riding Mystic Timbers around 920 and I smelled a LOT of propane coming from the train shed area. Is there something they do with the propane when they put the engines away?

Decided to go after work today and it's surprising slow for the Friday before schools start back.

Spokane is pretty sparse, but it's unexpectedly scenic, especially the river and waterfalls.

I also have a feeling with things outside the park that I can't discuss due to the TOS (one of those things begins with a T) will also have an effect where what additions we do get will be whelming.

Columbia Carousel at SFGAm- Chef's kiss.

There is one last thing I need to mention. This was my first mayfly-free Cedar Point trip.

I just realized I forgot the Cleveland portion of the trip. This was the day before CP and probably the most lax day of the trip as Cleveland is way smaller than Chicago. I kind of did a speed run of Cleveland in a sense. The knee was still sore so I took it easy. Had an inspirational tour of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, kind of a modern music history and pop culture museum combined into one. Rock is one of the genres that I was raised on and I got to take my time more than the last time I was there with my family. Also visited the Arcade, the factory of sadness, the Guardians stadium, got to see all the verticality of the bridges which is one of my favorite views of Cleveland, and went to a beach that has a Cleveland sign facing downtown. Had a Polish boy (or rather, Polish girl) at a place called Mabel's close to the Guardians' and Cavaliers' stadium which is a kielbasa sausage, pulled pork, and coleslaw all put together. Very good. I will say the lakefront isn't nearly as good as Chicago, most of an industrialized shoreline on Lake Erie for sure. Also, the coolest part of the trip happened in the HOF. There is a section that lets people try out instruments (guitars, basses, drums) and a few more seasoned musicians (don't know if they were friends or it was spontaneous) rocked the heck out of Sweet Home Alabama. Like, it felt so random, but they performed it so well and with so much passion including a guitar solo that might have partially set the guitar on fire.

Speaking of which, I need to remind myself to park at the water park when I go back. Getting to the main lot early and then having to leave at night is kind of awful. If I have to use the main lot, I also need to remind myself the chaussee exists. Love the place to death but leaving is a chore.

Other good news- the knee is feeling better. Stayed in a knee brace since yesterday and took some Ibuprofen when I got home and they both worked, so far. Glad I chose to make the last day a rest day.

I'll even go this far in speaking of Siren's Curse- while I may not want the same thing at KI, I'd gladly take a Vekoma multi-looper in The Vortex plot. Moreso if Vekoma can make one with 3 trains.