silver2005

Sometimes it's not about function. Sometimes it just needs to look cool, which is the impression that I get.

This is the same park that makes announcements at midnight during the middle of the week, in fall. We're not talking about the brightest PR people here.

I also see that DC is being more involved in the naming of attractions in trying to get their name out there in conjunction with the DCCU.

I knew at least one park would get an S&S Freespin, but 3? A little bit out of left field from what I was expecting. The water coaster going to SFFT looks cool. Also, did anyone else zone out when John was speaking?

I want to volunteer as I have 6 year moderating experience from the previous site I was active on (granted, it had a much younger member base than here), but I'm just way too busy with work and school right now.

I wonder how many of the other footings they've poured already. I find it surprising that they are just now pouring the footings for the lift (currently happening on the webcam as I post this). Have they poured footings further back in the layout already? For those keeping track of construction progression, it'll be hard to do so unless you actually visit the park as the camera only shows the lift and the following hill. Also, judging by the area they have to work with, this looks like it'll have a pretty steep first drop. As seen on the camera, the bents just to the right of DB's track looks like its for track that's lower to the ground and as you look left, the bents stack up more and the lateral bracing angles up more. It looks like from that point of view, it'll be right in line with DB's hill going up to the left. I'm guessing the crest will be right at the edge of the tree line, which isn't a lot of space for a 97+ ft drop, thus my guess of a steep drop. If its anything similar to Banshee's first drop, I'll be pretty happy. I'm guessing the animations don't reflect exactly how the shaping of the track will actually be, so I'm expecting a few surprises in how the track actually comes out.

Think we've seen the last of the SIX RMC conversions?

I'll admit, I haven't ridden a lot of dedicated air time coasters out there so I could very well be surprised by something. Watching POV's and riding the actual coasters are very different and I love being surprised by something I didn't expect. My views of Thunder Run are a good example of that. I didn't expect a lot going in, but it instantly shot up to being one of my favorite wooden coasters after my first ride. I find that very true of wooden coasters since there are a lot of different factors that go in to how they ride vs steel coasters. I did have the very good fortune of having my first rides on Thunder Run as well as Thunderhead after a good soaking rain where they ran fantastically.

These guys are essentially in charge of SIX- Link

I think you guys mean John Duffey. Dan Snyder and Mark Shapiro have been gone a while.

I believe SFMM and SFoG have had plans leaked that they're getting Justice League rides (I forget what my source was). Same goes for what I heard of SFGAm possibly getting a S&S Freespin. I'm crossing my fingers hard that RMC doesn't touch Boss.

Deep Water Dive sits approximately where Chang's lift crested, which was at 154 ft.

Going off on a tangent here, but in the 2nd concept picture, it shows Mean Streak still around in the background (I see MS's first fan turns, its not Gemini). Mistake or not?

That picture doesn't look like it has the layout quite to scale. It has the station is out on the midway. I'm pretty sure the entire layout is within the railroad tracks.

I think I may like RMC's coasters that are more focused on bigger elements like Goliath or New Texas Giant, but I'm not a fan of how they try to cram so many elements in such short lengths of track much like the layout of Storm Chaser after the 2nd roll. I imagine I wouldn't like Wicked Cyclone, Iron Rattler or Twisted Colossus quite as much, but I'm willing to let the rides speak for themselves if/when I get around to them. I prefer sustained moments of air time over a bunch of little pops and I don't really like being pinned to the lap bar where my thighs take a pounding. Magnum is about as strong as I'll like. Lightning Run kind of has that, but I found it was more consistent through its layout with the forces. Storm Chaser felt like 2 distinct halves which the layout before the roll was much better than after it. GCI's sort of do those pops, but it doesn't feel as jarring like RMC designs things.

Valleyfair getting a Star Flyer might be the best bit of irony this announcement season.

To me, EPCOT is the one Disney park that might do well without a coaster. I don't think it needs one necessarily.

I've just been going through all the CF parks' Facebook pages, and it kind of looks like they're taking the SIX approach. Some of the hinting the parks are doing don't look like they're matching up.

I'm just speculating based on the time line they're using for Mean Streak's closure. I'm not entirely sure what they intend to do with it. With so much of the chain announcing at the same time, I'm thinking they're getting the same thing. Winterfest's return kinda sounds plausible, though, having it at CP and Canada's Wonderland doesn't seem too smart. I also wonder if they're leaning to a SIX approach now for announcements.

I wonder how long a complete re-track of MS to accommodate Millennium Flyers would take.

Maybe we can have a golden footing for the last one much like the golden spike for the transcontinental railroad.

How about placing a camera at the top of Diamondback's lift? That might work.

Whose bright idea was it to put National Roller Coaster day in the middle of schools starting up in August?

Yeah, I have no problem with that decision.

^Google is your friend. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=ibew+electrical And since you also blamed IBEW for alienating members on what the markers were for- http://www.pipemarker.com/help-apwa.php