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wow just wow... glad you had a great time. is that the same hotel that was abandoned? I saw pictures from a while ago of it and it looks great now...

Ha yeah same in my family. always wondered what the real name was.

Do you happen to know what it was called and please enlighten the rest of us That bugs me to. If the gate is closed it just looks smoother. However without the animatronics, it is sort of a boring ride view. Not much to look at. I'm confused...what is the gate? Not my photo, linked from google, which I think linked from this website.... so its sort of like a giant loop....

I hate how they always leave the gate open too! My 4 year old was confused calling the town fake the first time she rode.Little things like that bother me,keep the dang gate closed! That bugs me to. If the gate is closed it just looks smoother. However without the animatronics, it is sort of a boring ride view. Not much to look at. I would disagree. While I do hate how far back the Picnic Grove is, it is sort of nice to be so far away from the noise of the park and enjoy and sit back there. Wasnt there a ride on the way back to the Picnic Grove or close to it where people could either be in a tank or shoot at the tank?

While I am not sure what is up with Phantom Theater, wasnt Tomb Raider's issue more to do with being a giant prototype versus the theming of the ride? Unless you speak of turning off the water/fire then yes of course you are right on that.

Well may I ask why it would be highly unlikely? If you talk about rides at Universal well I dont see why you wouldnt see similar rides at a CF park. If not for the ability to Universal and Disney to have rides with movie/tv show themes, the rides could be similar. The old back to the future ride / simpsons ride is just a motion sensor ride right? Just a well done ride. just playing devils advocate.

I dont disagree at all. But the Zoo does offer people a chance to see animals as well. I know my sister and her husband went and were able to hang out in the elephant house and giraffe house between seeing the lights. What does KI offer to make it worth it for winterfest?

Underpowered cars going in a small circle cannot and should not be compared to world class rides. TA is closer to the Great Pumpkin Coaster than DB or Beast That's why I said "what if"... I think I misread your sentence. I thought you meant that as "what if people look at Thunder alley like we look at DB" versus what if Thunder Alley were great... My B. Respectfully forgive...

Underpowered cars going in a small circle cannot and should not be compared to world class rides. TA is closer to the Great Pumpkin Coaster than DB or Beast There are some true world class Go Carts or Karts in Gatlinburg. Multiple layers, layouts etc. Even Surf Cincinnati had a very nice Go-Kart track.

I dont have a specific memory for SOB but more a combo of all the memories. The sheer fear I had before I rode it the first time. Squeezing into the seats on both the old and new trains. Hating getting the picture taken before the first hill. Pushing the lap bar down because my mind said "Hey, you dont want to fly out." Cursing the ride because I couldnt move my feet, had no wiggle room at all, being crushed into those seats. Talking to a friend/yelling at a friend on the lift hill because it was so so loud. Seeing the park come into view as we crested the hill. The sudden dread of the drop. The feeling of riding in the very front seat as you scream to the ground on that massive first hill. Getting beat up and wondering if the train would jump off the track in the first helix. Then rollin up the hill and down into the beautiful loop, it was smooth as glass. Going into another Helix and getting beat up. The entire time hating how my feet were stuck and I barely fit. The ride ending and sitting on the brake run at the end, still cursing the ride for how much it hurt and how tight it felt. Getting off and thinking I am never riding it again, till the next time you go on. Beautiful moments with parts of evil. Reminds me of my first love. Sometimes memories are best in the mind because they can be what we want them to be, which may be very different than reality.

and Vortex sinking rumours? and Dippin' Dots great ice cream? and if the blue soft-serve stuff is really ice cream or not? and does Surf Dog count as a coaster? and all the great events at Winterfest which was held every year? and is Terp REALLY thet brilliant? In the year 2525 If sob rumor is still alive If racer can survive They may find In the year 3535 dippin dots guy gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies Everything you think, do, and say Is in the drink you took today In the year 4545 Ain't gonna see Vortext, won't see Flight of Fear You won't find a thing to ride Nobody's gonna go with you In the year 5555 Your arms are hanging limp at your sides Your legs got not nothing to do the blue ice cream is not good for you In the year 6565 Ain't gonna ride the surf dog, that aint no coaster You'll pick your ride, pick your souvenir too From the bottom of a long glass tube In the year 7510 If winterfest's a-comin' it ought to make it by then Maybe we'll look around ourselves and say Guess it's time for the Christmas day My appologies to the original... and for those of you who are too young to know the song

"Breaking records again"? They added a rocket to it...how is that Planet Snoopy related? Then the countdown started awhile back...which gave a lot more time for people to get excited. Also, I edited my post before for Terpy. Nevermind. You know what I mean.

I have been following this but not greatly. Did they fill in parts of the 20,000 leagues area?

usually if a person puts their name, I assume its genuine but I have been wrong before.

And the link above has a POV of Beast without brakes on the first drop.... I know just bringing up dead news over here..

Could it be that Cedar Fair is attempting to consolidate to become a regional chain versus a national chain?more destination versus cookie cutter?

Yes, but I'm assuming they aren't completely pulling the contents of Mr. Helbig's quote from thin air. 2 things. 1 The Enquirer has been going down hill for the better part of the last 4-8 years. Add onto that it is an electronic article, which makes me think there will be edits before going to print. But yeah the Cincy Enquirer has been decreasing its product while increasing the price, so no surprise there are problems. The other thing could be that the quote was from Don a few weeks prior. There was not even a current photo attached to the article (at 835). So its possible they interviewed Don in October and are now running the article.

vague but true rumor of the day^^ Again, not that hard to state that "other old Arrow coasters at various CF parks." I count 3 vague words (other, old, various) in that phrase. What is old? 10, 20, 4 years? various? the true part being that at one point most if not all of these various old arrows will be gone... but when? So which KI arrow would be considered old and leaving? Flight Deck, Vortex, Adventure Express???

While it may be jumbled, I get what you are saying, but isnt Flight of Fear and Firehawk in X-base? Different than Coney Mall. X-Base is technically part of Coney Mall, not its own area. for now!

While it may be jumbled, I get what you are saying, but isnt Flight of Fear and Firehawk in X-base? Different than Coney Mall. Plus Racer runs the length of Coney Mall. Vortext is sort of like the bridge between River Town and Coney Mall. And to be serious for just a moment. Can we try to have a conversation on here without the flaming. You both are to blame and frankly I dont care who is more right/more wrong. You both come off as big @$$ #####... I edited it myself so deal with it

Obviously you don't own this shirt: http://www.amazon.co...e/dp/B002HJ377A so you wouldn't understand. 3 wolf moon...

Well thats one opinion... Its called Great Wolf Lodge, most expect it to appear as if one is camping in a... lodge.... in the wilderness... near a wolf.... For the use of chlorine... well that keeps things clean... bleachy clean

Is that because of the ride or you? I dont mean to be rude, but as we all get older and some of us get bigger, cough, rides dont fit like they should. When they dont fit like they should/did the ride experience suffers...

so, I am not sure why but I think its because of all of secrets about GL that keep me interested in the park I never visited, except once to see Sea World. But if one would venture over to the GL message boards, http://geaugalaketoday.freepowerboards.com/index.php there are some people, who iam sure would be as upset as we would be if our park closed one day. But there is a rumor on their site about Big Dipper going to Coney Island?