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Looks like they're approaching the top of the first drop. The top bents are starting to flatten out.

GCI did it first! And if I know GCI like I think I do, this entire sequence that's built should have some interesting little forces in combination with the obvious forces. I expect a small pop of air as the bottom banked track unbanks before it goes up the 2nd hill, which should have some impressive air as it crests. I can't wait to see how the shaping really turns out. I maintain that the video doesn't quite show how the track will actually be shaped. Some of it looked a bit too drawn out for a GCI. I expect complete insanity from the 2nd drop until the brakes.

Does the old Crypt building have a lot of wasp/bee hives or something? There are a lot of bugs zooming around the camera.

So malem, if there was a park opened during a storm that was just under the power of a tropical depression and they somehow had outdoor rides open, would you go?

Let's not do a screen shot for every single bent/support for a wooden coaster.

The fact that its still highly banked that high makes me think there will be a bit of a snappy transition between the lift leveling off and when the curve starts. Banshee-esque drop on a GCI woodie? Yes, please.

Can it be April yet?

I've been meaning to ask this for a while- what's the purpose of those wooden boards between the rails that run parallel to them? I see a lot of wooden coasters with them.

Lots of activity around the pile of bents as well as back by where the base of the lift will be this morning.

^Read around the forums and you'll understand. As posted in the pointless thread, I had a wisdom tooth removed. Spontaneity is a good thing.

^I've actually been on OTC pain meds today. My dentist did an amazing job of keeping the pain minimal.

I am confused about this. Wouldn't that require the actual train interval to match the coaster interval? I meant just for theming since it arbitrarily going over the train. Having the train roll under would be a bonus. Methinks we'll be seeing a few bents/supports go up this week.

Son of Beast would fit at Stricker's, right? In all honesty- I'd take Skylab and our original Eagles at Coney.

I was about to suggest looking on RCDB as they used to have a sort of radius checker where you could put in a city and a radius range and see what there is, but they've since removed that feature.

I have a shed theory. With it being close to the train, I could see doing an Adventure Express style ending with a Blazing Fury style illusion, where there shed is kept pitch black and there's a brightening light and train sounds kind of mimicking an oncoming train and then the lights in the shed come on for some sort of surprise. The actual train is already blowing its whistle as its approaching the station at the point it'll be rolling under MT. I think it'll revolve around the KI&MVRR in some way.

I would suspect something to come to light by the end of the season, if not, the end of the year.

If Firehawk did bite the dust and a B&M flyer took its place, I'd rather have a customized layout instead of a note-for-note remake of Firehawk. Firehawk was modeled after the prototype flying coaster, B&M's have made theirs more refined. I've never been on a B&M flyer myself, but I have heard many prefer the Vekoma flyer design to B&M's, at least on the smaller flying coasters.

With how precise they are in taking the lift down and not tearing it down like they did with SOB, I'm comfortable in saying RMC conversion confirmed.

Uhh...last I checked, we already have a GCI going vertical. Its probably to help out MT construction. Those trucks aren't unique to RMC.

For Diamondback, I'm okay with waiting for the 2nd row as its still kind of the front seat of the train (at least with the unimpeded views).

I'm also thinking in terms of the GP. The bridge has steep ramps on the entrance side and requires a lot of circling around on the water park side.

Oh, and letting Terpy back in would be nice as well.

^Agreed. I'm starting to come around as well. If they would just find a better way to solve the cthulhu bridge and spruce up the area around Storm Chaser, they'd have a pretty solid park.

Depends on the coaster and/or time of day., and other scenarios. About every other Beast night ride I try and go for the front despite waiting 6+ cycles for the front. Some others I try and go for the front are Invertigo, Bat, and Racer. I like doing Vortex in the front early in the morning or at dusk for the awesome breeze. I'm not a fan of Flight of Fear in the front with the way the MCBR brings the train to a stop with the front car hanging off the curved drop and you're laying to the side. Obviously, Backlot and Firehawk are entirely based on luck, which, I enjoy both. Banshee and Diamondback I'll often try for a front seat ride. On Adventure Express, I actually prefer the back. It kind of adds to the runaway mine train aspect of it. On SOB, I only rode in the front 2 seats as those were the only comfortable seats. I was lucky enough to snag a front seat ride on King Cobra before it bit the dust and that was really fun. One thing I like to do when I ride a coaster for the first time is to ride all over the train to kind of get the full experience.

1. What genius made this program? 2. Why did KBF green light this? VR and AI programs are fields and technology covered and implemented in real psychology and their use can have real psychological effects, especially in this case. I'm pretty sure a park chain like Cedar Fair has a few people with psych degrees (majors or minors) or have at least taken psych classes to be knowledgeable enough to know this isn't a good idea.