LordSkippy

Yes, but do you see those footer patterns on any B&M coaster below the track? LordSkippy, being totally logical.

I don't think Cedar Point would send any of there coasters to King's Island considering that SFMM Just beat them with the coaster count... I don't Cedar Fair's current management cares, to be perfectly honest.

I feel that for once this thread has actually become sensible. Why? We're not speculating - we're simply asking "who knows?"

I love Meanstreak, and have never had a bad experience on it. My question is, What is wrong with The Voyage? I don't think it's a namby-pamby coaster by any means. You are entitled to your opinion, but I think The Voyage is a pretty intense coaster, and I think it's fun. While there are indeed a lot of thrilling elements on the Voyage, they aren't implemented in the most effective way, unlike that other modern woodie that I very much enjoy (Ravine Flyer II) where every element feels natural in context of the rest of the ride and the terrain. The Voyage tries to do too much - WAY too much - for its own good, the way I see it. Given the choice between any of HW's three woodies, I'd go with the Legend before I went with the Voyage. Namby-pampy means lacking in substance. Is the Voyage fun? Yes; very few coasters aren't. Is it lacking in substance compared to what I consider superior woodies? Yes.

If I had to venture a guess, I'd say they're in storage waiting to be painted.

That looks like some pretty twisty track, if I do say so m'self.

I think the name of this thread should be changed from "Starting to Decode 2014" to "Mindlessly Rambling On About Topics That May or May Not Be Related To Project 2014" to avoid a false advertising lawsuit.

Personally, I've always been a fan of Monster and similar rides with free-spinning individual cars, such as Tilt-a-Whirls and spinning wild mouse coasters. However, I am almost always disappointed by how little my car spins on these types of rides compared to other cars, some of which continue spinning long after the ride has stopped. I've always heard that unequal weight distribution leads to more spinning, but after riding Monster with someone a good 100 pounds heavier than I am and literally making one full rotation throughout the entire ride, I think that's not the case. And no; it doesn't have to do with which side more weight is on - trust me, I tried that. So that brings up the question: what does make some cars on Monster spin more than others? Is it a case where weight in the car has to be shifted during the ride, and if so, would riding Monster as a single rider lead to optimal spinning?

I think what was done to Texas Giant (and now Rattler) was nothing short of blasphemy.

I seriously don't get all the hatin' on Mean Streak. Sure, it's rough, but what did you expect from a giant wooden roller coaster? I certainly find it more enjoyable than some of those namby-pamby new age hybrid woodies (I'm looking at you, Voyage.)

Right. Because there aren't hundreds of other manufacturers out there like Zierer, Gerstlauer, PTC, RMC, Premier, or Vekoma that could be creating this coaster. You can ride those all you want. What? LordSkippy, legitimately confused as to the meaning of this statement

Double post. My bad.

Do you have any idea how long it takes that plant to crank out enough track for one coaster? If you do, please clue me in because I don't, but if I remember correctly (and sometimes I don't) Gatekeeper track wasn't manufactured at this time last year.

I submitted my application to the NBNL (Nonexistent Bureau of Nonexistent Licenses) and as of today I am an officially licensed speculator. I suggest all of you do the same as not to be fined for speculating without a license. After all, we can't have that, now can we? LordSkippy, who may have legitimately been driven mad by this thread.

I don't know. We're clearly bored by the lack of information. Anyway, one final note: Saying Cedar Point's campground and the Breakers Hotel are in Cedar Point is like saying Disney's Contemporary, Grand Floridian, and Polynesian Resorts are in the Magic Kingdom. They're not; they're in the Magic Kingdom Resort Area. um the hotel breakers is actually inside the park though...theres a walkway inside the park that takes you to it. just sayin Just like there's a walkway inside the Magic Kingdom that takes you to the Contemporary Resort. My point still stands. (I don't like being told I'm wrong, lawlz)

Hotel Conneaut is in the park, one even has to drive through the park to get to it. Okay - THAT is a hotel within a park. But the fact remains - something like that simply wouldn't work at Kings Island.

Disney has several rooms located w/n the park. Well, you got me there. But even then, we're talking about individual rooms, not sprawling campgrounds or massive resort hotels.

I don't know. We're clearly bored by the lack of information. Anyway, one final note: Saying Cedar Point's campground and the Breakers Hotel are in Cedar Point is like saying Disney's Contemporary, Grand Floridian, and Polynesian Resorts are in the Magic Kingdom. They're not; they're in the Magic Kingdom Resort Area.

You have to go through a park entrance to get into California Adventure from the Grand Californian and Paradise Pier Hotels, so I consider that outside the park. As for Knoebels - yes it does have a campground, but Knoebels doesn't have an entrance fee (or a concrete park border) so to be completely honest it's difficult to tell whether the campground could be considered "inside the park." (Personally, I'd consider it part of the "Knoebels Resort," if that's even a thing.) The fact of the matter is, it's unlikely Kings Island will ever have a hotel within the actual park, and I see that as a good thing.

I don't see any possible way this will be a campground or hotel. I mean, come on - I can't think of one park with a campground or hotel situated quite literally within the park.

I believe they consider Surf Dog a coaster.

All I have to say is hopefully this brings more actual rides and less of the current "continuous show" nonsense. I'm looking at you, Muppet Vision 3D. Also, on the topic of Animal Kingdom - to me, it's basically a glorified zoo.

Hasn't it been, like, ten years since B&M has built a stand-up coaster?

I have three (count 'em: three) specific ride types that I refuse to ride. They are: Invertigo or any similar inverted Vekoma Boomerang Wicked Twister or any similar launched inverted coaster (excluding Volcano: the Blast Coaster) Any non-B&M flying coaster

I don't think anyone can say any large roller coaster is a "snooze fest" with a straight face. Slow moving boat rides are a snooze fest.