KI_Kid

FearFest is different this year for those of you who dont know. It will be more of an all day thing. Some of you have noticed the hours are different this year. During the day it is family stuff and at night its the regular stuff. I am almost positive that all rides and attractions will be open this year the whole day.

Oh I am sure you would take my ID!!! Thats what you guys do is bother the employees working. The thing is I dont work for the park anymore so good luck getting my employee ID cause I dont have it anymore. I am entitled to my opinion and I would come in as a season pass holder and tell you it to your face if you would like. You say you dont have to deal with employees bad mouthing you, well I am not an employee anymore so I will say as I want! Most of our security dept if not all of it, is a bunch of people on a power trip.

This is very unfortunate!! Its weird how things like this happen. Unfotunately, it looks as though she was unaware of medical conditions she had. Sadly, had she known of those conditions she would have seen that rides like Top Gun are not recommended for her. Its a tragendy for everyone involved. I wish the family the best.

As far as smoothness, okay I understand The Beast isnt supposed to be smooth but what you need to understand is that with the way people file lawsuits now days, PKI is just protecting thereself. I completely understand why the continue to make the track smoother. With people filing lawsuit left and right I would be doing the samething. Now, I know people are going to start saying well people should know wood coasters are rough. Well guess what??? That is not the case. That is why people are hurt b/c the fail to adhere to safety guidelines. PKI is doing what they should be to protect thereself. If you don't like it then think of it this way, are you the ones going to be in court when someones gets hurt b/c they failed to realize the roughness of wood coasters, and they were injuried on a ride that is "supposed" to be rough. I applaud PKI for the work the have done to The Beast. The brakes are really no big difference and the track work is being done for PKI's best interest so GOOD JOB PKI!!! If you don't like it, well then stay away from it. One less person in front of me in line. Also, for you people who are complaining about the brakes and the track work. I think its people like you that PKI maintenance should hate. They spend hour after hour working on rides like The Beast only to hear you people complain about what they have done. The are in that park at 4am every morning starting there morning maintenance and most of them are dedicated to the rides they maintain and some of you people complain non-stop about the work they do. QUOTE (Xx2cansamxX @ Jul 21 2003, 10:55 PM) The Beast isnt supposed to be a "smooth" ride. If you dont like the fact that the are making The Beast smoother when it isnt supposed to be smooth, there is one wood coaster across the other side of the park that I am sure will accomodate your taste.

No, the entire first turn was actually redesigned because of the damage it suffered last year. Does everyone remember when the ride opened last year without a trim brake on the first drop? Does everyone remember the fact that the ride had a lot more downtime last year? They are related to each other. Without the trim on the first drop the trains were distroying the first turn and the trains were distroying thereself. Thats why half way through the year the trim was installed again. Right there is the proof that the trim brakes on the ride are needed. I have said this once and I will say it again. The Beast is moving the exact same speed if not faster with the fin/magnatic brakes as it was with the Skid brakes. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE RIDE SLOWS DOWN MORE SUDDENLY NOW THAN IT DID WITH THE SKID BRAKES WHICH SLOWED IT GRADUALLY!!! Why on the earth is that so hard for you people to comprehend????? Don't believe me ask anyone who has experience with The Beast.

This year, there WERE NOT plans of shooting fireworks off behind Tomb Raider. Thus the reason Tomb Raider was allowed to operate during Nights of Fire.

Tomb Raider has been running pretty steadily lately with some minor downtime here and there. It has been awhile since I have went and it was closed all day. I must say I think it is running better than ever too.

Actually, for the most part people getting off seem to like the ride. Very seldomly do I hear someone say that hated it completely. There are mixed reviews but no one really hates it completely. There are those who like it, those who thought it was okay, those who thought it could have been better, those who wouldnt wait as long for it, and then those who absolutely loved it. I am one who likes it.

I think TR:TR has been closed for 2 weeks now b/c I have been there 5 times in the past 2 weeks and it has been closed everytime. It has been on the Attraction Not Operating board everytime too. I have asked employees and they respond with the usual "minor mechanical problems." If it was minor, it shouldn't be closed this long. I have gave up on that ride!!