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2014 - Continue with Banshee opening, but create a subsection including Banshee as Banshee, Flight Deck as The Bat, and Sky flyer as Flying Witches. Racer Also Receives a new paint. Employees Dress accordingly to there placement. Teaser: In Rivertown signs and teasers have shone up. Each Depicting a different phrase. "It must come down!" "A lake? Where?" "Don't tip it over!" "Great We are all wet now…" There are also Canoes lying around the teaser area. Midway through the season the Crypt's former building is demolished, and footers begin to be placed, and lot more concrete shows up too. 2015 - Rivertown Expantion! A massive expansion to Rivertown with a new lake named Swan Lake in tribute the previous one of the same name. Two new attractions have also been added the first being a 98ft tall Log Flume ride called Copperhead (I know, I know), and a new Canoeing attraction, named Swan Lake Excursions, where guests can take a lovely trip on a traditional indian style canoe on Swan Lake, and through a canal through the woods. With this new Expansion of River, Diamondback receives a much need paint touch up, and the Trees are brought it and planted around and through out Diamondbacks duration. The Splash down "pond" gets a touch up also. A new Midway coming closer to it allowing for a "splash zone", new buildings are added to add to the feel that Rivertown is a frontierish town. Buildings, shops, and Restaurants are also added in the new area around the lake, to. Copperhead: Guests Enter through a building on the Midway, the building's sign depicts it as Rivertown Boating Excursions Co. Founded in 1815. The queue is an air-conditioned, although the overflow queue is located out side of the building. Props and theming is all around. Guests learn that with in Rivertown a long the Little Miami there are quite a few cataracts, each named after different types of Snakes (Diamondback, Copperhead, ect.), and in away explains a bit more of the Diamondback concept. After making their way through the queue, guest enter "the showroom" and the theming is explained further in-depth. An "actor" dressed appropriately leads guest to there boats where you are going to go on an boat tour, through these cataracts, and then come back to swan lake. You are promised that the company keeps a close eye on the rapids, and the water level is low enough for you to head out. But obviously this isn't the case. The Boat Departs from the station, your host on board with you. He is giving you a spiel as you take the tour. Once in the water, you take left taking you under the final drop, and along the edge of Swan lake, then heading into the woods. As the Ride host talks, there are animatronics and other props along the way. Making your way through the woods, you make various lefts and rights. Half way through the ride, hidden speakers boom with loud thunder, and the boat plunges down a 35ft. Drop. The ride host frantically talks on the radio, and he is ordered to get back ASAP. The host informs the boat that we are experiencing some minor issues, and we are going to take the emergency route, but suddenly we begin to rock and the boat plunges again down a 20ft. hill. zooming by "the emergency route", which would be clearly labeled. Signs, half submerge underwater, stating that you should not be on this river if water level is a certain height (which it obviously exceeds). The Guest begin to ascend a 60ft. lift hill climbing out of the woods and over Swan Lake. The Boat then Plunges down the hill thunder booms once again. Making a 180 Degree turn right the Boat ascends up the 98ft lift hill Face the first hill of Diamondback and the newly expand river town. After the Boat plunges down the hill it takes a left turn back towards the station, but not before the host apologizes for the rough ride, and for people on the midway to launch canons at the boat. Swan Lake Excursions: Guests Enter an old boat shack and are greeted by lively shop owner, they queue is in doors, but the overflow is not. A happy Employee escorts 2-4 guest into a Canoe and explains the path around Swan lake through, the Little Miami. Teasers: In the gardens by the front gate a sign staked in the ground reads: "Nah, it is to 80's" and another reading: "Out with old, and in with the Old?" 2016 - The Front Gate is torn down a new Coney Island inspired one in built in it's place, and International street is revamped, with the removal of the shops and the shops are returned to original theming to each building being form a different country. The other levels of the Eiffel Tower is once again open to the public, and the fountains receive a touch up and a new show is added to utilize all of the new feature that it has to offer (this taking the place of Snoopy's Star Light Spectacular). Teasers: In Dinosaurs Alive, one of the first Dinos is modified to hold a sign that says: "Oh, no" And cartoon meteors are hung from the trees. Mean while in X-Base Teasers, in the queue for Firehawk read: "It's about time isn't it…" Where Action Theater is, a lot hazard tape is around the scene. 2017 - Dinos are gone, along with Action Theater, Coney Island gets a new Motor Car ride, and Flying Eagles Return. The motor car ride named, Scenic Highway, Starting on one side of The Racer, going back to where Action theater once stood. Teasers: The signs in Firehawk's queue are still there. As with some footers activity behind the fence and where Dinosaurs Alive once was, footers and eventually track is seen on sight. 2018 - Massive X-base Expansion with restrooms, a Diner that resemble those near Roswell, Skyhawk style flat, and a new B&M Giga, named ​Aurora. Due to a lot of talking with B&M a new style of cars has been created custom for the ride. They resemble a Triangular Space UFO, Track is Back with White Grey supports, three trains all mainly Black, but with hints of either, Green, Red, or Blue. The new area would stretch from the maintenance sheds that were tore down all the way to where Dinosaurs Alive was. You would be able to enter form either the current X-Base Entrance, or through the previous Dinosaurs Alive Entrance. Aurora: With the new additions and Expansions or X-base, a new midway for this ride will be heavily themed with Employees dressed in either Military camo, Officer's uniform, Flight suit, or Maintenance/engineers uniform. Barbed wire will surround entire area, a massive hanger structure will act as the indoor queue and station, for the ride. Out side of the entrance A massive Black Triangular Plane looking structure, will hang over the midway being suspended by a large pole. Guests will enter a Hanger and be greeted with a soldier saluting them. As the make there way through the the first show room they will see full scale, but fake, planes, ranging form WWI to modern era, high tech and advanced planes and Missiles. After through SR1 Guests will enter a full queue line, in a room with videos and documentaries on Area 51 and Wright Paterson. After through there they will enter a Show room 2 where a General, and a scientists explain what you are doing here and how once through here, in the next room, you will have your photograph taken for an clearance 7 ID card (available in gift shop) and then be given a temporary clearance pass, to proceed to the station, before getting on the platform you will hand the a solider/ride attendant your clearance pass, and you will proceed. After Departing front the Station, the train will take a hard right going above the midway below, being level with the Aurora Plane Displayed at the entrance. Then Ascending up a the 310ft. Hill, the Train plunges into a valley making an over all drop of 333ft. The train then enters an over banked turn to the left and now heading back towards Banshee, preforming several ejector airtime hills then a Shambala style helix before turning toward the the river and preforming some more air time hills, another helix, some Maverick style banking, and some more hills, until reaching a midcourse break run. The dropping into a left handed turn and then a few more hills and then hitting the break run. After Exiting the ride, riders will be lead to a gift shop where the IDs can be purchased, and other themed items too. Crash Down Diner: A sit down, homestyle diner that has a bunch of gimmicky theming with news paper clippings and tin foil hats, that kind of the stuff. You can but tee-shirts and other memorabilia there also. The Orbital: A S&S Scream'in Swing right next to the Hanger for Aurora. Once entering Guests will be greeted by a young, mischievous man or women, who want to show you something they found on the property of Wright Patterson Air-force, base, after waiting through a queue line, you are ushered through a cut open fence and brought into a dark room. The host then finds the lights and turns them on. You will then find your seat and experience the ride with flickering lights and sometimes in complete darkness. The showroom, will be hidden within the hanger structure for the station of Aurora.

I feel that if they do decide to retheme it, Fastlane will also be added, so Fastlane is looking good right now.

No official Don Teasers yet...

Pictures anyone?

No.

Does this mean we will finally get that long rumored flight deck "lengthening" as well?

Well you read the article didn't you?

Yes, yes, yes! I love the Lord of the Rings Books and the Movies. I think that either park would do a great job at bring those into the parks. I think that might just beat out my hopes for Star Wars expansion, but who says you can't have both! Although this might be a little different from what Disney has done in the past, Universal seems to have a little better experience with Jurassic park and the Wizarding world of Harry Potter. I feel Disney maybe stepping out of their comfort zone a little. And as this rumor indicates that it will be a part of an entire Disney's Hollywood Overhaul, I feel that it may be a little weird, because the entire park is set to be a back lot with a few exceptions like Tower of Terror. But if they wish to bring a legit themed land to park where the every where else in the park is a movie set, they are going really need to do some very imaginative imaginieering.

Peculiar... I was under the impression that this thread was about Flight Deck and what was happening over there... A fan. A party pooper.

Uno... (a literal one word post…)

It is rare and hard to find and when you do it is only XXXXXXL...

^^No… It is no longer there.

^ Just added that into my letter to Mr. Ouimet.

Razzy and I rode Diamondback 21 times (yes I am quite proud) and for 2 of those we were the only riders. Yeah on Diamondback!

11. Some of the footers for the theming of top gun still exist along the queue for flight deck, up until very recently some of Museum extended queue for Top Gun underneath the station can be seen and there is some activity going on down there. There is a lot things that are used for the Haunt, last year SOB trains, and Phantom theater and all sorts of stuff. I also know somethings from Cedar Point. Cedar Point: 1. With in Mean Streak some old/scap for parts cars for Gemini and some old Wild cat cars. 2. Some of the boats and the decorations along the path for the Paddle Wheal Excursions still exist.

Maybe the price tag for Banshee had already included the retheming of the area and rides near by?

I think we will start to see the dive loop come together now! Finally...

But there is definitely something going on back there. 3. 2. 1. Speculate!!!

Great Trip Report! I love that got a ride on Wicked Twister, one of my favorites of the Cedar Point line up. You really seemed to have a very successful day at the Point, I definitely need to get up there on a day like that. I can't go to Cedar Point with out a ride on Gemini though. I do agree with you though the Racing aspect of the ride adds to it a lot and makes it all the more enjoy able. Going around the turns making faces at the other train, giving them LOSER signs, the plunging down the next hill, love that ride! I remember going to the point with my friend Austin, we stood in a 2.5 hour line for Mille, because I promised him it would be just as good as the Dragster. But on the way up the lift hill it began to pour, it wasn't the most pleasant ride on Mille I have ever had. But there were quite a lot of laughs afterwards. It might be a little more difficult to get him on that ride next time we head up there. I have assured him that it is a lot more fun when it isn't raining cats and dogs. I actually am intrigued by some of the Haunts down up there, eerie Estates sounds cool as do many of the others. I love all of the puns that come out during the haunt! Just a few post TR questions... 1. Which ride had the best ride crew? 2. Favorite experience of the day? 3. Any signs of the Renovation of the Breakers or pieces for Pipe Scream on site?

Great guide! But did you really think Cabin in the Woods was crap, Joss is a god!

There has been some discussion as to what is happening underneath the Station of Flight Deck and former part of the queue. I thought this could be the place to discuss what is happening down there. So far I believe a few of the props have been removed, like the model plane, and apprenenlty some of Displays doors have been opened. I wonder if this accually is the beginning of some Flight Deck retheming.

Great Trip Report! Did anyone get YoungStud's phone number to invite to future informal meet ups?

Or you could use it to participate in the Haunts, you can experience the scare zones and ride rides but a band would allow you to enter any of the awesome Haunts. That would allow for people to experience the Haunts they want, and the people who want to ride rides, ride rides. Personally I would prefer to keep it as is, but if they could come up with something creative and would allow for better theming and purchasing of rights to movies and stories, it might be expectable.