purdude86

1. Diamondback 2. Mystic Timbers 3. Beast 4. Banshee 5. Delirium Note: I have not ridden Orion yet so it coudl likely bump Delirium off the list. HM: tough choices to Drop Tower and AE as well Previous rides of Tomb Raider (original version) and Phantom Theatre would have been on here as well.

Would be happy to see any of these get some theming to them. Diamondback and Bat really don't have much of any. However, I selected Adventure Express because the theming I think would have the most impact. Diamondback and Bat would mostly just be a themed station and queue like Banshee and Orion. Whereas Adventure Express has theming along the entire ride to really improve the ride experience from queue to exit. I'd be happy to just see all the original effects fixed and put back in and turned on. But I would love to see it get rethemed to fit better into Oktoberfest and theme it as a trip through the Black Forest. Be similar to Verbolten at Busch Gardens.

I think a big wheel in Planet Snoopy could be good. The height would be thrilling for kids but it's a mild ride still that's fit for families. Plus it would give another tall point to that side of the park as aside from the peak of Diamondback (which is a little bit away still) that are is relatively flat in comparison with the kids rides, log flume, etc. So it would balance the skyline more. I think one on International Street would impede the appearance o that area and the Eiffel Tower a bit. Coney Mall could be a good fit too but not sure where exactly to put it and there are already lots of tall rides on that side.

I agree. Orion's surrounding area and queue, especially with Area 72 (the news truck, crater, etc. Plus Flight of Fear's hangar building also acting as a thematic element) is all great and probably the best theming I've seen or a giga. But the focus on the ride itself is just the ride. Mystic Timbers is themed from the moment you reach the entrance tot he queue until you leave the exit path. It has the surrounding area with the woods (that covers the entire ride), heavily themed queue, station, and more just like Orion, but it goes a step further. The trains themselves themed to trucks, the audio on the lift hill and final brake run, the shed (even if many think it was overhyped and lacking it is still a large thematic piece), along with some theming from it expanding throughout Rivertown with the vines in the queues for Beast and WWC.

Love for it to keep a mine theme but think either of those would be good additions for the old Tomb Raider building. Love to see a flying theatre but not sure what theme they’d use in that location. Maybe a madhouse there with a haunted mine theme and a flying theatre around Internstional Street or Coney Mall

I like the second idea better too as it leaves some room to add another flat at least to Coney Mall to fill out that end of the path. I'd prefer a coaster to go more to Coney Mall than Rivertown though. Think something like Hangtime would be great and can still leave some room for an addition in Rivertown too as they are more compact. My only hesitance for it would be building into the woods would thin trees out more and hate to see more removed and it would probably open up the woods around The Beast too much. Don't want it to lose it's secluded feeling. I'd also keep the space of Action Theatre for a new darkride too.

I agree with most of the sentiments stated here. An RMC would be my choice for a good ejector, intense, inverting ride. But I don't see it right now. B&Ms and Mack multi-launches are expensive so following covid I imagine they will go for something more price concious next. I could potentially see a spinner as it would be a great family friendly addition, possibly as a new expansion/revamp of Planet Snoopy. Could go around where the petting zoo currently is.

I agree. I'd love to see a Mack multi-launch/Intamin blitz style coaster as I love them, but I think a Gerstlauer infinity coaster would be the best fit. It matches the boarwalk style feel of the section and can pack in the inversions to truly replace Vortex too. Plus as mentioned having a compact foot print can allow other attractions in that area as well, whether Coney or Rivertown.

I'm sure there are worse ones out there but seem to have been pretty lucky with experiences overall. T3 is probably mine though. Could not wait to get off that coaster when I rode it. It's been the only one I can think of that I have no desire to ride again. My last ride on Mean Streak shortly before it closed to make way for Steel Vengeance was pretty rough, but I would probably have still ridden it again on my next trip there still. Don't think I'll ever ride T3 again.

That’s what I envision too. Nothing extreme like Knott’s. Some static scenery in spots and lights on the trees that mimic the concept art for MT. Then sounds or something to give the concept of something in the woods. Basically just something showing an idea of logging and nature fighting back.

Before Mystic Timbers I'd agree but wouldn't mind seeing some story additions to it. I don't think it needs huge stuff but just some small bits to add some story elements from MT to it. With the rides intertwined so much it would work well. It's still nice being separated from the main part of the park with it but it doesn't have the same feeling of seclusion anymore. I miss the queue walk through the woods and being completely separated form the rest of the park and not emerging back until you get off the exit path. With the coaster crossing over it throughout the course and more trees removed it's lost the seclusion. So I think building up the storyline more would be nice.

I would love to see this as I think the Camp Snoopy theme looks a lot better at the parks and more trees would be great. Plus as others said it is a better transition into Rivertown. I do like the idea of a camp theme dark ride for Boo Blasters. Always pictured something with the holidays as those specials are what they're really known for but the camping theme would fit the camp idea better. I would also remove the stage and petting zoo (relocated to a Rivertown expansion for a small farm area) area to open up a large chunk of land for new additions. New rides I would put would be a large gondola ferris wheel (as many people seem to want one) where the theatre was facing towards IS to give great views of the park, a teacups style ride like Valleyfair's Woodstock's Whirlybirds, and then a new larger scale family coaster like Kentucky Flyer or Dragonflier. This could fit with the station in the petting zoo area and then utilizing that area there as well as going down along the side of the picnic grove towards the train tracks. Other rides could be replaced/updated to something new, for instance change Snoopy's Junction to something like Black Bear Trail from Dollywood (this could also be done in place of the new coaster as well to keep costs down some). I think most of what the have still works fine though but not sure there is a lot more land to expand with.

They could add one and I think it would be a different enough experience from Drop Tower. However, I'd much rather see them expand their collection of flat rides more first before adding another tower ride. I don't feel this is really necessary.

This is what I would do with it as well. Feel like a Black Forest/dark forest goes well with Bat and Banshee as well. A simple re-theme for the other rides would be good and plant a bunch of trees to give more of a forest vibe. I would add an ivy tunnel between the two to bring it back and help with the transition between the two areas. I would also spruce up Oktoberfest as well. Move or remove Slingshot to open space for a small flat (Der Spinning Keggers or a Skywarp ride for a modern Bayern Kurve) and retheme Adventure Express to the Black Forest. I would take out Invertigo and Congo Falls and Timberwolf if possible. A new RMC and a Mack water coaster would be my main additions, and another flat ride around SoB's old station to give something else on the long path back to The Bat. Probably do a new style Enterprise or a Top Scan themed to a windmill. Last addition would be more for Coney Mall but add a Skyride that has a station in Oktoberfest with the ladder game space utilized for a queue and the station above the marketplace there. Hank's and Marketplace would get a Bavarian exterior to match. I always thought this would be a great addition. Would keep a fun thrilling coaster experience along with the water ride. Plus something like Poseidon or Storm Force would be fun and easy to add some simple but effective theming to whatever theme they wanted to do for Action Zone

Looks short but fun. If they wanted to keep the overall experience of a water ride but newer, and better fit for the area, I always thought something like this would make a good replacement for Congo Falls.

That’s true did forget about it for a moment. Haven’t made it there since they added it. With its compact layout would love to see them get something like an RMC raptor eventually.

Nice to see them finally get a big inverting coaster as well. The ones they had were always fun and didn't mind but it's nice to have one that goes upside down now too.

Kings Island I'd say. I didn't get to the others at the time but seeing what they got it looked like we had some of the best and a better focus on theming overall (Italian Job just should have been in the similarly themed Action Zone). Tomb Raider was probably the big thing to me for it as well. The ride type on its own was just ok but the level of theming and immersion was something I had never seen at a park like KI before. Felt near Disney level to me when it first opened.

I agree with you about WDW. Disneyland is fun too and agree with TombRaider that it is the quintessential theme park and better than Magic Kingdom, but WDW has so much more to offer overall. Disneyland is a few day trip, Disney World you can go to for a week and still not get to everything you want. Dollywood I would put on there as well. The park is gorgeous with a great selection of food, shows, and rides. Especailly at Christmastime it is gorgeous. I'd recommend it for a great Christmas trip. Cedar Point is a must for enthusiasts as well for the coaster collection. You cant beat it anywhere else. Kings Island is a great park all around but Cedar Point still beats them for coasters. Busch Gardens is another. I've only been to Florida but Williamsburg looks fantastic. From pictures I'm apt to say it might be the nicer one and would recommend it over Tampa but either would be good. Shows a great use of theming outside of a major destination park like Universal and Disney.

It kind of seems that way a bit from the POV but I feel the true intensity of their rides don't come across in their onride POVs. I know from the ones I've ridden like Storm Chaser and Lightning Rod, their videos seem much tamer than their rides. Especially with Lightning Rod's quadruple down. It looks like a calm smooth decent down the side of the hill there but in reality you are getting tossed all over and thrown out of your seat.

There’s a possibility for selling but given that most of these rides are very old I’m betting a big part of their removal is maintenance and service life issues. If so they’re probably more apt to be scrapped than sold.

I think it could fit in most areas with the right Theme. Any flat fits Coney in general. Could easily get a flight test theme for Area 72, a logging/buzzsaw theme for Rivertown, or if we got the dark forest retheme many ask for for Action Zone it could have a windmill theme, AZ as is would accommodate any thrilling flat.

This was my thoughts on it overall. I was still in my teens when it came opened so the roughness didn't bother me at all. But aside from the first drop and loop I found the overall ride experience pretty dull. It was basically just a bunch of helices with a loop in the middle. I still enjoyed it while it was there but wasn't really that sad to see it go, especially once the loop was removed.

I think the area next/behind FoF's exit would be the most logical expansion point at this time as its already pretty open. They just have to add some path around the side of the building and you could easily fit in a flat or there depending on the style. Oktoberfest is still my primary area I'd like to see additions too. The main two rides I'd add would be either a teacups style ride or tilt a whirl themed to beer kegs for a "return" of Der Spinning Keggers. Also I would add some form of Skywarp attraction from Skyline as an homage to Bayern Kurve.

I find it a fun ride as well and a great thrilling family coaster. Not sure where exactly I’d place it but it should have gone in Action Zone when it was built. That area had a movie studio themed and the ride had the same theme with you “filming” a scene for the movie as the rides story.