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I've seen the Sky Swatter and it looks pretty intense.

I'm whinging? Funny, but everything you said is true. PKI has said it over the last five or six years and are still saying it.......they are going to focus on the total family experience. So, now, cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.

Just to clear this up - that web site is a bunch of nonsense and I don't think too many people take it seriously.

Are you sure it says what you think it says? I only ask this because I saw this guy on tv who got some Japanese tatoo on his arm and he thought it meant strength. Turns out, the tatoo artist tricked him and put something rude on his arm. He found out, I think, a few years later, went back to the tatoo artist, and he was not to be found. I also saw over on pointbuzz, some woman got a Millennium Force tatoo on her shoulder blade. It was just the M.

^It depends. If you are referring to the original paint scheme, then no. If you are talking as of lately, then yes. By the way, anyone that defaces others' property, in an amusement park or elsewhere, sucks.

I've been on rougher coasters. Big Dipper at GL literally jackhammered my back. Didn't have that problem on SOB.

Yes, there will be another 4D coaster. As was stated above, S&S has made great improvements to the design and are ready to try it again. Part of the reason X has so many problems is Six Flags really pushed them to complete the design when it really wasn't ready. Also, my understanding is that X is not broken down all that much any more and it is not closed on Wednesdays all day any more for maintenance.

Actuallty, KC's trains might not have cost 1 mil., but these days, the trains for most coasters are around the 1 million mark. I know that Millennium Force, Top Thrill Dragster, Wicked Twister's trains all cost a million a piece. That's about the average price these days. I believe that the cost is one of the main reasons that MF's trains will not be replaced to accomodate larger riders.

^And, I find that the improvements are making it better each season that goes by. Part of the problem for SOB IS the trains. Wayyyyyy too much shuffling going on with the cars.

I think this new freefall ride sounds pretty good. Here's the link from coasterbuzz. S&S Sonic Boom Freefall On the coasterbuzz page, there is a link to some pics of this new ride.

I'd rather go to SFGadv to ride Kingda Ka and the new woodie being installed there. The only reason I would consider SFMM is X. Oh yeah. What is a tatsu?

I am going to go to Beastbuzz 2006. This will be my first time going to an event. Anyone from here plan on going?

^To add to that, it was also believed that the suspended coasters would be able to do loops as well as corkscrews. Shaggy, I also got to ride The Bat and it was a wild ride, even though the swinging was violent. The reason the coaster didn't have banking was because Arrow believed that the shocks would be enough to absorb the punishment that the wild swinging caused. Sure, The Bat only did 35mph, but, that doesn't mean it would be boring by today's standards at all. It's not all about speed or height. The swinging is what made it thrilling, not the speed.

Ryan, maybe you could do an end of season video now and then later in the offseason, you guys could release a winterfest video to get us through those long winter months?

Shaggy to the rescue again. Nice. I just don't forsee PKI installing a new flume ride of any kind.

I agree, rail rider. The reason B&M doesn't go over the 300ft. mark is because they are not comfortable building something that large. When you think about it, there are only four coasters over 300ft. anyway. As far as the launches go, B&M feels that LIM or LSM launches are not very reliable. And, B&M are all about their coasters being highly reliable and not down for maintenance that much.

I didn't read the other four pages, but, I wouldn't mind a B&M floorless at PKI. I've only been on Dominator at GL, but, it's a fast, smooth coaster with a heck of a loop and the interlocking corkscrews are pretty sweet. IMO, with B&M, you can't go wrong.

I'd like to see a King Kong based ride. Anyone have a suggestion as to what they could do?

But, we don't know what sensations Skyhawk will deliver. It could turn out to be quite different. I'll reserve judgement until I get to take a spin on it. Ummmm, no. Why would they install a gyro drop when they already have the Power Tower? However, GL would make more sense since they don't have a ride like that. And, considering that CP is already trying to sell Demon Drop, I just don't see a gyro drop in their future because it delivers the same basic sensation as PT.

I like the air time on Vortex from the back seat too, Klockster. I love how you are whipped through the vertical loops. Mostly, my favorite seat on any coaster is the back seat. Magnum XL200 at CP gets a lot of good air time in the back, but my knees were punished by the lap bar. But, it was worth it.

^Sorry, I don't think it would make TG much more exciting. If you're going to have inverted like seats, might as well install an invert. Which brings me to this question. Why is PKI dissing us by not installing a B&M invert? They have proven to be extremely popular and new ones are popping up every year. And, I don't want to hear the old "family attraction" arguement. It holds no water at all. My grandfather and I rode The Beast when it opened. Doesn't that make it a family ride?

^I was going to ask the same thing. Are you serious about that Combat? I had not heard that one.

Exactly, which coasters are copies at Cedar Point? None.

Railrider, I like the looks of the Huss Jump2. Looks pretty good. It could easily go where the laser tag is.