SonofBaconator

Say Votex gets removed, then what? Will other coasters suddenly get rougher? Will Firehawk or Flight of Fear become painful? Like what @PKIVortex and @VortexBFForever said, B&M spoiled us rotten but that doesn't make Vortex any worse. IMO Vortex is the best Arrow Looper out there.

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@purdude86 Steel Vengeance is amazing and arguably the best coaster in the world. The way I see it, I'd only go to Cedar Point to ride Steel Vengeance, Maverick, Millennium Force, Top Thrill Dragster, and Valravn- I really have no desire to ride their other coasters unless their walk ons.

I litetally said this a page or two ago

In terms of the Kentucky market, does anyone think a hyper coaster at KK will hurt Kings Island in anyway?

Couldn't agree more, our coasters have a bit more character and nostalgia.

Sweet train questions! First off its actually really dangerous to run a train backwards at full speed for multiple reasons. 1.) All the power is still in the front of the train in the locomotive so if the train goes full speed in reverse and has to stop, the coaches will keep momentum going before it comes to a complete stop. 2.) The engineers wouldn't be able to see jack which would make it very dangerous to operate at full speed. If you notice when they back the trains up at night, they do it slowly and there's an engineer, or maintenance person on the rear coach with some type of communication device. Now on the other hand, the locomotive can be rotated and can pull the train in reverse which is a lot safer because the engineer can still see relatively well. Skip to 2:08 to see what I mean. In theroy the trains can go backwards, but it would involve the locomotive being coupled to the rear of the train and pulling it in the opposite direction- imagine the locomotive at the back of the train pulling it backwards under the shed, past the train shed, to Soak City, to the bridge, under Diamondback, and pulling into Rivertown. Its possible to do but a lot of work to prepare, especially requiring a train to park the coaches in the station, having the decouple from the train and have it go around the whole circut then couple it to the rear car all before the park opens. Besides, I'm not confident that our locomotivea can pull a train because of their long cowcatchers and couplings in the front. In old days, cowcatchers could be placed on the tender so it wouldn't hit animals or people while going behind.

Praying for an X-Base/ Coney Mall Giga

Beast Banshee Mystic Timbers Diamondback Bat Flight of Fear Vortex Racer Adventure Express Firehawk

I actually found the guy who made renderings for Mystic Timbers on Instagram.

Can we just appreciate how far Carowinds has come since Cedar Fair has purchesed them? So far they've gotten 4 coasters since 2009 and they've all been impressive installations. I'm not trying to jump the gun but I'm wondering what the future holds in store for Carowinds? I feel like they still need a good wooden coaster and a Vortex conversion or possibly an RMC Hurler.

^I'm suprised they haven't gotten at least a freespin

This ride is going to look fun! They needed a good launched coaster. All credit goes to Carowinds

It seems like a typical Six Flags year if I'm being honest, just this time the rides are a little bigger. Maxx Force and West Coast Racers are pretty original rides yet I'd never see similar rides built in the Cedar Fair chain. I wish Six Flags would diversify their lineup a little bit more like Cedar Fair does. Maybe since all the parks are named Six they have to have all their rides be the same. Cool rides though.

Interesting sidenote, on the document I posted a couple of pages earlier it shows the company Baynum Painting Inc which is a roller coaster painting company that is located in Newport. They repainted TTD, Rougarou, and did touch up work on a ton if other coasters. http://www.baynumpainting.com/completed-projects/ Before you freak out and immediately think Racer repaint, they do a lot of touching up after roller coasters are built so Baynum Painting Inc is most likely going to be involved in the B&M project.

A leak out of SFGAmerica- Maxx Force! To be honest, it looks like a bigger version of Full Throttle from Magic Mountain and it looks kinda short- otherwise cool concept!

I never got to ride it but i think the love was mostly that it was The Beast on steroids. It was an impressive looking coaster with an intimidating structure. The design and upkeep was horrible but you cannot deny its impact on the industry.

Here's pics from our site that shows what the platform looks like. There's a ton of exposed electrical components and other things that would have to be altered for it to go back into operation so like what @BoddaH1994 said, you won't likely see it reopening anytime soon. https://KICentral.com/rides/eiffel-tower/

There were talks of installing a permanent one at the banks and I hope that's still on the table. I'd love to see another addition to the skyline and add to the scenery of the Banks

I honestly wouldn't mind this.

Rude, I never said I knew more about Canada's Wonderland than others. I'm just stating that CW needs better coasters in general to be as good as, if not better than KI. One thing I've learned from Mystic Timbers is that its possible for a good coaster to be put in tight quarters. For another launched coaster, Timewarp and Flight Deck could be removed for a new coaster if they really wanted to. Also they could build over the lake to the left of Behemoth if they needed more room. They also need a strong wood coaster. Minebuster and Wild Beast, while awesome coasters considering their callback to Coney Island's old coasters, are weak and could be replaced. MCMB would be harder since its got limited space but if you couls do something with Wild Beast. Either RMC it or tear it down and build a new wooden coaster entirely and tear out the old go kart track to make room like the concept posted below.

I still think that Dorney should get some work done in attempt to capture some of the eastern market. I'm no analyst, and I'm sure Cedar Fair has done their homework, but I'd be surprised if there wasn't potential for growth for that park- even as a regional park. It's one of two Cedar Fair parks in the east, and with its "close" proximity to Six Flags properties, it would be an awesome opportunity to really show the Cedar Fair brand in that region of the country- even if growth means more hand-me-down rides. If it was up to me, I'd focus on theming parts of the park to Pennsylvania, focusing more on Philadelphia given its hour proximity to the city. Things I think the park should get in order to grow A new wooden coaster from GCI An expansion in the western section of the park Re-theming in certain parts to reflect upon local heritage

I think it all depends on what you consider "better." The one standout feature CW has over KI is its extremely flatride collection. Canada's Wonderland now has a great top 3 but the rest of their lineup is mediocre. You could argue the same about KI but I feel like their supporting coasters pack a bigger punch. Canada's Wonderland needs, from my standpoint at least, better supporting coasters to complement its top three. If you eliminate the parks top 3 coasters and clones that it shares with KI you'd get, Minebuster, Wild Beast, Flight Deck, Dragon Fire, Thunderrun, Fly, Timewarp, Wonder Mountain's Guardian and The Bat. If you eliminate KI's top 3 roller coasters and the clones that it shares with CW, you'd get The Beast/Mystic Timbers (which ever you personally don't rank as the top 3), Vortex, Racer, Firehawk, Adventure Express, Flight of Fear, and Invertigo. I think Canada's Wonderland is definitely in the top 4 like what @IndyGuy4KI said, but they need a good wooden and launched coaster to get on KI's level, IMO.