silver2005

The last time the river was this high was 1997 and I think this year's flood surpassed that. I drive by it all the time, and I'm hearing one of the major roads that goes downtown (US 50) is flooding in spots. I've never seen that before. We're in good googly moogly territory now.

^Now 100% natural.

With the quality of KI's food department, let's not try steak.

Might I remind you of issues with Intamin's in the past, which include but aren't limited to- - Broken cables and chains - Massive redesigns of large track sections - Rides that are rare to open on time - Log flumes disengaging lifts, falling backwards and capsizing - Rider ejections And after all that, they have the audacity and nerve to say that they are an acceptable part of the industry and have little to show of any improvements with their installments overseas, nor have they had any innovations lately. B&M doesn't stoop that low. Show me something B&M has done that comes close to that list that wasn't human error. I'll wait (I'll save you the time, there aren't any). And say what you want about their ride quality in terms of experiences, but they have a second to none safety record. I'd rather have that than an under-designed ride, whether it'd be the ride experience or safety equipment.

To all you guys wanting Intamins- are their designs really worth the hassle to the park that they bring? Many of us have posted time and time again the problems that come with Intamins, why do you look past that in terms of what direction you think the park will actually go if they go for a giga? You all know it'll be a B&M. I'd put money on it.

^Is there another reason other than an expired contract that made KI take out the Dinos? Your words make me think there's more to it. We all knew from day 1 it wasn't a permanent thing unless I missed something, right?

Somewhere, Terpy is cringing at all the free basketballs likely being distributed at this event.

In regards to that picture- I live about as close and as high up from the Ohio River as Kings Island is to the Little Miami River, and I get mass fog of the Ohio all the time this time of year.

^It appeared a year or 2 after KI's did and I imagine had a similar contract, so I'd put a lot of confidence in that rumor. They should be exiting the other CF parks within the next 2 years or so.

Just to prove it had trims since day 1- here is a POV from 1979 (as evidenced by the lack of tunnel on the helix). The skid brake trims are all in the same places as the magnetic ones (sans the helix but I imagine they added them shortly thereafter, I believe they were added after the park staff and design crew took it for a test ride).

I'm shoehorning this trip in here, which is, me likely going on a trip with UC to their NCAA tournament site since they look like they'll be a high seed, which, lets the committee keep them close to home. I know what I'm doing if they go to Pittsburgh, but I could use some hotel suggestions if they end up in Nashville. I hope they don't go to Detroit though...

I also didn't realize how thin the single rail was going to be. That should be a weird and possibly unnerving aspect, especially with all those insane elements.

If you have to go to a wheel seat, the front of the car are slightly better than the back.

They look slightly cramped as well, or at least a bit claustrophobic.

Here's what RailBlazer's trains will look like. From CGA's Facebook page.

My problem with Voyage is its about 1,500 ft too long and could use a couple good 40-50 ft camel back hills on the return run.

From Facebook posts, I'm actually seeing a bit of backlash from this. A lot of fans expect Kennywood to stray away from any sort of branding it seems. Its been fairly split but polarizing reactions.

It really depends on what time of day you ride it, especially in the summer. Early in the morning and through the afternoon, especially on a hot day, results in rougher rides, even in the good seats. Cooler mornings in spring/fall and into the evening/night in summer are the best times to ride it IMO. Dusk is when it really starts to shine. And of course, any precipitation is very welcome.

^He's a fan of NJFTP, and I want to see if I can enjoy it the way he does. I will also be wearing a Kentucky Kingdom Thunder Run shirt when I go there.

I'm scheduling one day off in the middle of this trip, and I may do Dorney's or HP's water park. I may look out for hotels with pools, too. I can afford to splurge a little bit for this trip I'm finding, especially with ACE and/or AAA discounts on hand.

I think KI's next coaster will be something smaller to compliment Timbers and then we'll get something bigger like a giga coaster.

Racer's turns are fine. The only real major turns are the turn-arounds at each end. The are rough parts all throughout the hills, particularly in the valleys. Its way overdue for a solid re-tracking.

Also, if you guys think CP's construction weather is bad during winter...

No. Cedar Fair isn't like Six Flags. Each park does more of their own individual decisions for additions. Yes, they did give all the former Paramount Parks a bunch of new rides right after them being purchased, but I only think that was to get them more in line with the other parks' lineups, plus you had GL go down as well. After the last B&M batch, they've strayed from any patterns.

Does anyone have any hotel recommendations around Allentown/Dorney Park?