silver2005

I feel BGW is one of those parks that doesn't need a giga coaster. It's almost too scenic to have something that big kind of dwarf the park.

I didn't see on the KI website, but what are the preview day hours?

Because guests have inflated views on what seasonal parks' opening days are when the reality is most of the staff is either newly trained or a few months out of practice, systems are getting the kinks out, and it creates a perfect storm. Even for parks that are opening big new rides. There are a TON of better days to go. When I go to KI's in a few weeks, its more to get back to the park and enjoy it slowly, not to go all ride warrior (that's for mid-May or early June for me at the earliest).

I think I got the dates for Missouri lined up- July 23 or 24-26- St Louis July 27-28- KC July 29-Aug 1- Branson I am now leaning hard for 2 days for SDC, especially upon being surprised how cheap Reds @ Cardinals tickets are. EDIT: I don't want to jinx anything, but assuming everything I plan on riding is open at the time of my visits, I will be getting to 200 coasters ridden this summer. SDC will be my last new park, so it'll happen there.

So alas, I have my summer schedule figured out. I am committing to a Missouri trip in late July, plus, I'll be including TR's for my CP and MIA trip, and hopefully I get myself to KK this season as well. This is the furthest west in the US I've been in a while. Everything in Missouri will be new to me, so, as always, tips are welcome. Here's the likely plan of things. CP and MIA- Leave Cincy 6/13, MIA on 6/14, go to Sandusky 6/15, CP on 6/16 and 6/17. Will be spending some time re-exploring Muskegon and Port Clinton/Sandusky as well. Missouri Trip- This trip is contingent on the Reds as I want to see a game in St Louis, and with the way my band schedule works and the fact the Reds have a weekend series right after my last band concert of the summer in late July, I will be starting in St Louis, then go to KC, then end in Branson. For St Louis, along with SFStL, I will be exploring downtown. The City Museum and the Arch are high on the priority list. KC will likely be short and sweet just for WoF. I do want to ask about Branson. Is it as attraction dense as G-burg/PF? Also, for a first timer, is SDC a 1 or 2 day park on for weekday visits? I can do Dollywood in a day, but I'm infinitely more familiar with it than SDC.

My problem with a wild mouse isn't the coaster type, but rather how SIX (assuming they've kept the operating procedures of FUN) operates wild mice. They stop them in the station instead of continuous movement and in some cases (looking at you DP) brake the crap out of them.

Glad I chose to do my Missouri trip this summer.

My favorite films will always be the first 2- Days of Thunder and Bond. I would LOVE to find footage of both full films, especially the Bond film to see what music it used (like if they lifted it straight from the films or not). 7th Portal and Smash Factory were also fun.

At least smooth out the track on par with how KD's runs. New trains would honestly be a help, especially with less confining leg restraints. An indoor lighting package and maybe some music in the spaghetti bowl (not sure how the weight would affect things with on-board audio, so I'll accept speakers in the bowl). Something snazzy to build up the launch would be cool, too.

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?