silver2005

This is a question regarding Six Flags Great Adventure- how many trains will each coaster run during the week?

^They listed their new water coaster under their roller coaster listings.

Hersheypark, I love you tons, but you go to your room and think about what you did. http://www.hersheypark.com/rides/search.php?ride_type[]=1

I ain't gonna lie- part of me wants to re-visit Michigan's Adventure when I do CP in late July. Muskegon has been growing on me. EDIT: There is a slight miscalculation on my part regarding my 100th coaster location. I did the pay one price thing for Knoebels which isn't valid on Sundays, so I will be doing Dorney on Sunday and Knoebels on Tuesday, so Knoebels will likely be the site of my 100th credit, thus, either Twister or Phoenix will be my 100th.

I'm gonna rank the parks I've been to so far. 1. Dollywood 2. Hersheypark 3. Universal Studios 4. WDW- Magic Kingdom 5. Cedar Point 6. Kings Island 7. Holiday World 8. (Paramount's) Kings Dominion 9. Michigan's Adventure 10. Six Flags Great Adventure 11. Kentucky Kingdom 12. Coney Island Distant 13. Kennywood

I've been hearing from some HP fans I know that Hershey has been eyeing that land for quite a while.

If they put a flying coaster on Millennium Island, then they should have Millennium Force thread through a huge pretzel loop. Just sayin'.

The only time I'm using it is from Allentown, PA to Jackson, NJ and back. Otherwise, it's gonna add a significant amount of time going all around that, and with Six Flags Great Adventure likely being last along with me being a bit on the tired side by then, I'll take anything quicker in terms of driving. My hotel is already close to 2 hours away anyhow via the quickest route through the PA and NJ turnpikes.

Massachusetts silver2005, avoiding one word posts.

EZ Pass acquired. Just gotta get a rental car.

^Thanks for finding the High and Mighty theme. I've been searching for that song for YEARS.

Yeah, for some reason, Red beats Blue to the lift and that pretty much determines the race right there.

Next Monday is the first of my trips- a short day trip to the Hartland. Will be posting my trip report here. Also- ACE discount> out of state discount. Hoping Thunder Run's new train makes it even better. Don't really care about the status of T3.

My parents as well as all the coworkers I talked to about this still think Kentucky Kingdom is operated by SIX.

Early on in dealing with my medical condition, I had to carry a backpack with various items around with me at parks (won't get into specifics, but I needed a backpack for stuff). I usually planned ahead on my park route to group together rides that didn't allow for loose articles (example- at KI, I would group together WindSeeker before it had the bins, Firehawk and Flight of Fear together, this was before Banshee arrived). Granted, that was a very short amount of time where I needed that and I only went to KI, HP and Dollywood (Dollywood was incredibly well accommodating) in that time, but I did mock-plan for a few other parks. I would hope that a park that had a full no loose articles on any ride policy would provide super cheap or free lockers, and/or at least have a policy where those with medical conditions that had to keep certain items on them to keep that with them in line (like a form or wristband or something).

Upon further review on a real POV, it doesn't appear the brakes before the station are long enough to accommodate a train, or at least something where the train behind it would be super close to it if they stacked all 3.

I saw a queue TV part on the ride waits and it shows the wait of KI's Backlot that's labeled on the video as Canada's Wonderland's while in actuality being KD's Backlot.

Good googly moogly, this is like watching a super long train wreck at this point.

No way no how do I trust this food department to handle steak.

^You should probably be aware of the fact that KI can't build within something like 50-100 ft of the Little Miami River due to Ohio natural protection building laws.

They kinda did, just not an Intamin version. I think Maverick is a tad overrated. Sure, its got some great parts like great airtime and a smooth ride, but I'm not too keen on its fast transitions. Also, the launch to 70 mph seems kind of a waste since it immediately goes into trim brakes afterwards. I feel if you're going to have a coaster go that fast, let it make some use out of that speed with some bigger elements or a long section of track where it gets to fly along that fast for a while. I also feel I have to fight the train and the restraints (new and old) too much to keep comfortable. I mean, I still like it a lot (still a top 10 steel coaster for me), but its got some flaws that keep it from being this awesome perfect ride as most people make it out to be. My favorite Intamin at the moment, as in, among the ones I've actually been on, is Millennium Force.

^I think that's part of where malem's thoughts of bias comes in with the fact that I won't visit Kings Island as an out of town guest. I was slightly negating that bias in only focusing on the in-park aspects. Though, I would point out that as neat as the beach and some of the areas around CP like Sandusky, Put-In-Bay, and Port Clinton are nice to explore, there's simply more to do around Kings Island (unless if you're up there and you're up to hiking out to Cleveland). Like, if you're going to CP, its the main course of the trip by a long shot. With Kings Island, there's more to keep your interest within the area.

I like CP over Kings Island, but only by a little bit, a small margin of error. I feel they compliment each other in a lot of respects, but CP has a slight edge due to a better selection of intermediate rides and a better flat ride collection, not to mention a far better steel coaster collection as well as slightly better customer service. KI has more and better wooden coasters, a better water park, and a better park layout. Every other aspect is about even or within minuscule differences where its not that big a deal.

Uh...I got an EPIC trip before hand. I also already got a date planned in July and everything for a return to Sandusky.

Been loading up on night rides tonight. Currently waiting around for a Banshee fireworks ride. Only the Rivertown coasters had any wait this evening.