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When I visited Universal this Feb. I was pleased. If they let current management continue, they should be fine. SWO and BGW are two of my favorite parks.

Seriously? Wow... This is correct. As noted in my trip report from August.

Sorry to bump this old thread, but I have some MM questions. I am planning a trip the last week of October, and one option I am considering is flying to Burbank and going to MM on a Friday. Is this worth it? Will most of the rides be operating? Is the park worth a trip at this time of year or should I wait for regular season next year? I want to try this park, but if many of the signature coasters are not operating then I feel it is a trip wasted. Thanks in advance for the advice!

Would Busch have ever considered buying Geauga Lake? That would have been interesting to see.

Avatar, Are you still planning to visit the Busch parks on this visit?

I just took as many pics of Nick U as possible before the change. Some are posted here, the rest are in my photobucket account

Can it be renewed tomorrow as well?

The Big Dipper. No contest, I loved that ride, it's an experience that makes you feel you have gone back in time.

Both of those look really good! I now regret not checking out the one at SF:FT. I didn't even realize it was there!

Where is the closest park with those characters/theme you could visit?

One of the best posts I've read, I think you are right on the money.

My hopes are that: 1. It looks as good as Planet Snoopy at Cedar Point 2. They hire Sally to re-theme Scooby Doo and not the company who themed Disaster Transport

Honestly, I'll probably ride both. I like Carowinds better as a park, but I think I305 will be a more unique ride experience.

That's an excellent point. I haven't thought about that.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2009-08-31-disney-buys-marvel_N.htm

Here is some of the names from other Snoopy themed areas: Woodstock's Airmail, Red Baron, Joe Cool's GR8 SK8, Camp bus, Lucy's Tugboat, Flying Ace Balloon Race, Charlie Brown Speedway, Peanuts 500, Woodstock Express, Snoopy's Deep Sea Divers, Peanuts Road Rally, Woodstock's Whirlybirds, Kite eating tree, Snoopy's space race, Snoopy's Express Railroad, Woodstock's Birdbath, Charlie Brown's swings, Charlie Brown's windup, Linus' Beetle bugs, Peanuts Playhouse, and Peanuts Yacht Club. Which one of these would fit best on the existing rides?

Carowinds announced Planet Snoopy on their website front page, the tab below the new ride announcement. That's four down . . . . KI announcement soon?

So to recap the following parks are getting Planet Snoopy: Canada's Wonderland Kings Dominion California's Great America The word is still out on the other 2 former Paramount Parks . . . .

I agree with you on the friendly operators. A couple of native Californians told me quite a few people drive across the state just for the atmosphere. Also, ops and service employees who wore costumes . . . . at a Cedar Fair park!

And I assume this STILL means strap or no strap. Quite honestly, I do not see how the park gets by with this in light of the ADA and the relatively high potential for eye injury on several of their rides. In any event, I won't be going back to Knott's until this changes. Sigh. Glad you liked the park and had a good time. I adore Jaguar. A pity Cedar Fair's policies at Knott's (and ONLY Knott's) keep me from riding it. I totally agree with you on the glasses. I've never been to a park Cedar Fair or other that uses this policy. I mean no glasses on Pony Express? I've wore glasses on more turbulent rides that that ....without a strap.

To be as confusing as I possibly can be: The answer is yes.......or no.....ok I will go with yes........well no...... The problem with TTD and KK is really not the technology, but the sheer size of the ride. The problems they have had with Xcelerator has been technology, with this ride they found out that height has more to do with the force needed for the launch than the weight. TTD and KK are opposite from that, the force they need to launch the train over the hill was based on the weight of the train. They over powered the motor for Xcelerator so they would not run into this problem, but they ran into other problems. You see a hydraulic motor does not run very well cold, and with it being over powered it is hard keeping it at a good operating temp. All of this being said, it is still more reliable than most hydraulically driven rides out there, they have done a fine job with this coaster and are to be commended. That is the jest without writing a novel, I hope it has helped. By the way, I enjoyed the report, always a fun time at the Knott. Thank you! this is why I love this forum. So many friendly and knowledgeable people willing to explain things. I would love to see this technology get to the point where its reliable for more parks to install them. I really liked this ride and it's a different experience from other launched coasters I've ridden.

This weekend I visited a friend in Vegas and we drove to California to visit Knott's Berry Farm. This is one of the parks I always wanted to visit so with my Platinum Pass I decided to go for it. First up Ghostrider: I liked this coaster, good airtime, lots of headchoppers, not rough(although we did ride front seat. A solid wooden coaster, If there were trims I didn't feel them like I do on The Beast. Pony Express: We rode this four times because there was no line for it! This ride was short! It was a different experience though, and I'm glad I rode it. Just wish it was longer. Boomerang: One of the better boomerangs I've ridden. No headbanging with the old restraints, fairly smooth, but it felt slower than the Carolina Cobra. Xcelerator: I liked this coaster a lot! Although similar to TTD, in some ways I liked it better. It's obviously slower and shorter, but its a longer ride and for me more to enjoy. TTD is a blast but it's over so fast. I wish Kings Island had one of these. I wonder if this coaster has the same issues as TTD and KK at SFGA? Silver Bullet: Rode this 5 times front and middle. A solid B&M: Liked the many inversions and the zero-g roll over the water was a nice touch. I would rank this after Raptor and Afterburn, tied with Alpengeist and better than Goliath at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Sidewinder: The longest wait of the day, they were only running one train. I liked this ride, a good family coaster. I think I prefer the Tony Hawk spinning coasters at Six Flags. Montezooma's Revenge: I wanted to ride this coaster, because I was never tall enough to ride screaming demon before it was removed. This coaster was smooth, fast, and has no OTS restraints! I loved that, I almost prefered this ride to the boomerang. Jaguar: A fun family coaster, has a nice theme to it. I assume it was put in before Cedar Fair bought the park. Most of of the newer rides had queue lines with no shade just metal bars. Overall a fun park. I enjoyed the atmosphere and landscaping. Employees still wear theme costumes, the Ghost Town was cool. I highly recommend Sunday mornings, we walked on everything except Sidewinder(20 min. wait) We rode most rides multiple times, if you are in the area I would stop in especially if you have a Platinum Pass. Parking no problem but you still have to go to Guest Relations to print out a ticket for your Platinum Pass. Also, a strict no glasses policy here. You couldn't wear glasses on any of the coasters. Also, I liked this Snoopy kids area best of all the parks with similar areas. The rides just had more charm and Peanuts music was played in the section of the park. By the way this park has hand carts for the kids which was cool to see. I know Cedar Point had these once upon a time.

After visiting Knott's, I was thinking they may add rides similar to Sidewinder or Pony Express. Both are small and would probably fit on Millennium Island and would be considered family coasters.

It's interesting that they did not mention Kidzville. I'm assuming that they are leaving that area as is.