silver2005

Unless you live in Japan.

Those last few bunny hops skimming across the lake should be a good moment in the ride to finish things off.

Cedar Point and Michigan's Adventures in late-May/early-June and Kennywood in early August for me.

A lot of your experience will depend on what particular job you're doing. I worked at Potato Works during a large part the 2004 season. I found it adequate as far as a job goes, but the 45 minute commute was a bit much. It was kind of unique for a first job. The only way I'd ever work there again is in entertainment. silver2005, crossing his fingers for an additional audition before the 2017 season.

Uh...there are a bunch of traditional wooden coasters pushing the century mark right now. As long as they're designed and maintained properly, they can last quite a while, longer than their steel counterparts.

On the non-carbonated drinks, the Freestyle Machines (and some stands) have Minute Maid lemonade and Powerade.

The only way I could see RMC messing with it and keeping it in a similar spirit to the original is if they made it into a launch coaster (nothing above 40 mph), and absolutely no inversions. However, it has to keep all the tunnels as well as the helix through the ruins. Yes, that includes keeping the 2nd lift as is.

When you follow all the CF parks on Facebook and get jealous at Knott's Berry Farm for still being open.

Just a thought, but I just had the idea that we should try to avoid shed spoilers on here until a fair bit after it opens.

^You've obviously never been around malem.

I think you interpreted that article a bit oddly BB1. I think they gave Dollywood and Hershey as examples of how parks not in chains that aren't up for sale, as in the market for buying parks isn't there within the industry as it is right now. I don't think CF actually approached those chains looking to buy. In that light, plus the fact that CF overpaid for the Paramount Parks, I don't see it happening within the immediate future.

That's one nice looking airtime hill there.

I hate to put it his way, but unless the interior reflects those extents of theming done to the outside, its kinda out of place.

If we're going to call it Mr T, does it pity the fool? silver2005, asking questions.

I know Kings Island under Paramount was hindered a bit by Cedar Fair limiting them from using certain designers, but I still think there were other reliable designers out there, but Paramount chose to rely too much on prototype rides. Son of Beast and Tomb Raider are both gone, Delirium still has problems each season (though less so than its early life). Sure we got Firehawk under CF, but that was only due to GL biting the dust. We've been lucky with our WindSeeker as well in that it's been nowhere near as problematic as, say, Knott's or CP's versions. Diamondback and Banshee have been great from a reliability standpoint, the Planet Snoopy additions have been solid, and Mystic Timbers should have minor problems in its first year and should be fine after that. Paramount did offer better staffing/training, theming, and got their act together better when it came to promotions and things to aid guests. I thought a lot of the benefits they gave to gold pass holders were done very well. Overall, they were kind of the grey area between how SIX and FUN ran their parks.

Since when did Goble work on the Disney Parks' board?

And stuff like this, ladies and gentlemen, is why Dolly Parton is amazing. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dolly-parton-announces-aid-to-tennessee-fire-victims_us_583fa0f8e4b09e21702cba3c

Photographers are going to have a field day on the train now.

I would like to think that they would have to extend the brake run because it's got some decent speed as it's finishing. At the very least they would have to add trims prior to those brakes.

GCI has been posting update on their Facebook page, but nothing that we haven't already seen yet (most pictures are of the lift).

So it appears that we will be relying on KI's and GCI's social media outlets for the remainder of this construction due to the cameras not in positions to show the rest of the layout very well.

This is just a giant kick to the childhood for me. I absolutely love hanging out in Gatlinburg, and now with Hillbilly Golf in ashes, its just heartbreaking, additionally so with the lives affected and the damage to the national park. I hope this thing doesn't gut downtown Gatlinburg.

Right now with the rain, there's this film of water on the Diamondback cam lens which is making watching a bit trippy.

I wonder how feasible it would be to put water fountains or some sort of water source at ride entrances and/or exits. Not actually in the lines as that would cause problems.

I wanna see a link and, if possible, construction photos. I don't believe for a second that this was built on a single concrete slab (especially considering some footings are in water). If it were, why are there so many trees close to the track?