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Bonifeld? '93? Mason? On a teaser poster? I'm officially old. This old gun can't top that. It's a bit... extreme. Or maybe not extreme enough? Is this what it feels like to be The Interpreter?
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Kennywood adds Steelers coaster!
TombRaiderFTW replied to Creed Bratton's topic in Other Amusement Parks & Industry News
First: I think that's a nice-looking coaster. I'm not a sports guy, but it does look like fun. I'm pretty sure Ride Centerline, who does layouts for RMC and Chance, also does layouts for S&S. I look for this to be a little more intense in real life than in the animation. Second: Forgive me for being That Enthusiast, but I'm not overwhelmed by the idea of that area of Kennywood being covered in Steelers IP. To me, it (and to a lesser extent, Thomas Town) go against what Kennywood has been for years. Much like with California Adventure, I feel like there are ways to include IP that doesn't detract from the theme of the park, but I don't feel like that's what's happening here. It's certainly not going to keep me from visiting, but it does feel like the soul of the place has been ever so slightly chipped away at. (Get off my lawn, you whippersnappers.) -
^^ No, but it does appear to be a reference to Tomb Raider: The Ride. TRTR's preshow referenced "the Khmer trail," which was implied to be somewhere in southeast Asia (possibly Cambodia.) The spray painted "TRTR" would imply that that is intentional.
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Nah, they should go big. They ought to charge at least $100 more and let your upgraded pass get you into Cedar Point. They could name it after another metal... In all seriousness: yeah, I also don't feel like Gold passes have the exclusivity they were originally meant to under Paramount. You honestly have to go out of your way to get a regular season pass at this point. What perks would you add to improve it, though?
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KICentral Interview July 4th and Beyond for 2018
TombRaiderFTW replied to IndyGuy4KI's topic in Kings Island Central Newsroom
I'm still skeptical that that was Fred Grubb, but if we're being totally honest, I wouldn't hate the idea of Racer keeping its layout but getting Topper Track. Make the track red, and we're one step closer to the ride looking and riding like it did in 1972. I also wouldn't hate it if Beast got new articulating PTCs and gently reprofiled with Topper Track to get rid of some trim brakes, but I won't say that here... Oops. -
Not sure if you were asking me or @flightoffear1996 this. If you were asking me: If there's conflicting information about how tall the child is, then they need to be checked. Conflicting info is a failure on the system's part that unfortunately becomes the guest's problem, but that isn't a reason to unload both barrels on the ride ops. They didn't invent the system. Take the problem to the people who can actually do something about it. In the meantime, have some perspective on the fact that height checking, in the long term, is a very brief activity with important consequences. It's not like they're asking you to prepare your taxes before riding.
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^ Because not every ride has a line separator who can check them on the way in. I imagine this is due to staffing levels. Sometimes, ya gotta make lemonade out of lemons. And yes, I've seen the yelling. That's one of the ugliest and nonsensical things I've ever seen at a park. Imagine how much more upsetting it would be to have an incident because a child was too short. Makes that 10-second check seem a little less torturous, I hope? There is no reasonable argument against height checking, period.
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I swear, it's a tradition around here for one of the acts to only last about two weeks after opening... Has that ever *not* been true?
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EDIT: Nevermind.
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The description sounds closer to Mike Graham than Fred Grubb. TRFTW, poking the bear.
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Out of Town Annual/Season Passes
TombRaiderFTW replied to flightoffear1996's topic in Other Amusement Parks & Industry News
This year, it's just a KI pass for me. I've had Kentucky Kingdom, Six Flags, Holiday World, Kennywood, Dollywood, and Universal passes before. -
^ If it wasn't me, then that person is 100% correct. It's grodyburger.
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As a former Subway sandwich artist... Please don't toast your tuna. It turns gray and looks pretty gross.
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Part of remaining in business is being willing to improve your product when needed. Improving products takes time away from other tasks that also need to be accomplished. The time it takes to make improvements has a cost associated with it. Improvements, especially on the scale of RMC's newest-generation trains, don't happen on a whim. RMC is also a very young company in terms of how long they've been building their own rides, so I'm personally not shocked to see changes like this. I've heard bits and pieces around the Internet indicating their original trains were kind of a pain to work on, too.
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Sesame Street to SeaWorld in 2019
TombRaiderFTW replied to BoddaH1994's topic in Other Amusement Parks & Industry News
To me, this is a smart direction, although I don't feel like that particular IP is going to demand attention from kiddos otherwise spending time at Disney. Granted, I haven't been in Sesame Street's target demographic for a decade or two, but I feel like it, like Peanuts, is timeless without being in high demand. I feel like the best thing that can be said about it is that it's recognizable. If they're looking to position themselves as something to do on that extra, unplanned day in Florida, then I suppose that's an alright move. That being said, I do think the SeaWorld parks probably ought to concentrate on becoming really good amusement parks (as opposed to being good zoos and aquariums that happen to have a couple big coasters. As far as I'm concerned, I think the ship has sailed on SEAS ever repositioning themselves as parks whose main attractions are the animals.) This is a strong step in that direction. On that front, I think this is a great idea. -
Why would the park want a new coaster to be associated with Son of Beast and its various liabilities and injuries? That they acknowledged it at all with Banshee is kind of remarkable. Even then, you have to be able recognize the ride's old logo and years of operation.
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I didn't ride it then, but I imagine it's not a feature at all. The maintenance lights were probably left on by accident. Since that's a pretty rare occurrence, he was suggesting we get there in time to see it.
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Dennis McNulty.
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^ You may already know this, but "Cedar Point is getting an Aquatrax" is a old rumor from when Maverick was being built that's aged into a bit of a joke, especially on PointBuzz/CoasterBuzz. Maybe you're right, but I see Tony's response as more of an "oh, you want that ridiculous thing? Here's another ridiculous thing to go with it" kind of comment.
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I worded my post poorly--I realize Lightning Run isn't an RMC. My point is just that the same person almost certainly *did* design the forces for both rides. Sorry, I got kinda muddled there.
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If I'm not mistaken, both rides' centerlines were done by Ride Centerline, LLC, which is a company that Alan Schilke is part of. Alan also does most/all of the centerline work for RMC's rides. That's almost certainly why. I haven't ridden Storm Chaser myself, but I've noticed some similarities between Lightning Run and other RMC rides.
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Just curious: did you also have issues with parking and admission at Knott's? I don't have a drink plan, but I had issues with both when I visited KBF earlier this month. I'm parroting The Interpreter here, but Cedar Fair has offered Platinum passes for 10 years now. It's about time for these sorts of things to stop being issues...