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I like the back seat on just about any coaster. The weight of the rest of the train usually whips you through the course. Vortex being my favorite back seat ride at PKI.

Good for you tggr. Back on topic, very nice find, F5. I have never seen those pics before.

"What was sitting at CP? Demon?" Yeah, Combat, that's what I was referring to. It was the Thunderbolt Express. I got to ride it twice before it was SBNO. It was really sad for me to see it rot like that. It was my first looping coaster and first coaster I rode that went backwards.

"Do you no of anyone who have taken photos while ridding PKI rides if so can i see them ???" Back in the 70's, before the taking of pics or film was against policy, my uncle took 8mm footage of The Racer while riding(this was also before the car was placed on backwards). While it may seem cool, it was really confusing as the camera was moving all over the place, which makes me a bit dizzy. I can't send it to anyone since it is still on 8mm film.

, but, Brwntggr, where you been?

"apparently it sat for 6 or more years at CP and they never would or did fix it." That may be partly true, since the last owners wouldn't put any money in to the park. I also heard that they needed some kind of computer chip and couldn't afford it. The new owners are actually spending money on the park. They are slowly restoring the Big Dipper and have added two rides since they have been there.

Coastercrazy is right. Arrow originally had planned for the suspended coasters to do loops and other inversions. They also discovered that it wasn't possible and had to scrap the idea.

^I'm sure it had a MCBR (mid-course brake run) just like most coasters. This mostly prevents two cars being in the same section of track at the same time. "I also remember ride ops instructing everyone to remove any percings they may have before getting on the ride." Don't know if you noticed this, Ryan, but inside the ship before you load, there is still a sign reminding you to remove your earrings. I rode it back then and it was rough and there was a lot of head banging. I also heard that they got better wheels for the cars as well which helped to improve on the roughness.

^Probably about 6-8 hours. I was fortunate that I rode The Bat. It was a wild ride. Didn't know that they expected the shocks would do the banking. That would make sense. I do know that it became expensive to maintain since the shocks were constantly being replaced.

^It all started with that Magnum XL200 at Cedar Point is sinking. People believed it because they cannot dig too deep as they would meet the water table. But, fortunately, they never have to dig that deep.

^Don't forget The Bat; the first suspended coaster in the world. Even though the Thunderbolt Express was not the best coaster at Camden Park, it fit in quite nicely was good for a change of pace. Twas the only steel coaster they've had. I'd like to see them get another one like it.

^Impressive. I want one.

It does look good now, but I do miss that ivy tunnel. That was a good place to cool off.

I know that I read here at this web site that the stair effect has never been on. Not saying you're not right, but, I thought it had been that way since day one. I didn't think the fishtailing was working either. I've seen another coaster with the same effect, Mr. Six's Pandemonium, and the car turns considerably and I know it didn't do that. According to RCDB, Revenge of the Mummy was 40 mill. You might be thinking of Expedition Everest, which will run 100 mill. Revenge of the Mummy Expedition Everest

^Yes, I agree. Someone fill me in on this.

Not what I heard. The staircase thing is never on, from what I understand, because it goes too fast in that section. Is the stair thingy supposed to be where that partially tunneled section is?

Sorry, won't happen. Not a family ride.

You're right ghost, I forgot about the Addams Family. But after that, then what?

Delirium with Drop Zone as a close 2nd. I still have to be prodded to ride Drop Zone. One of the only rides that still scares the heck out of me. I haven't been scared by a coaster in years, not even Dragster.

So, where's the fourth IJ:ST coaster going to? I only heard the one that is being installed at PKD. That only makes three. Is PGA or PC getting one? I think mainly the reason that coasters are cloned is people from Canada, Virginia, California, or North Carolina generally aren't going to come to PKI. Some of the general public may not even know there already is an ItalIan Job coaster at another park. Or, perhaps they do, but don't want to travel eight or more hours to ride it.

"It was the first coaster that I went on that went upside down." Me too. Not only that, but the first coaster I rode that went backwards. I didn't think that it was an uncomfortable ride. It kinda sucked cause you waited about two hours to ride a very short coaster. Plus, climbing all of those stairs.

Thank God Admiral Ackbar was there to sniff out the trap.

Yeah Ryan, it just seems to me that they are going to try to theme every ride to some kind of movie. My problem with that is, there are zero good Paramount movies left. Any Paramount movie worth using already has been. So, I'm sure they'll pick some movie that did decent, like Italian Job.

No, no, you guys have it all wrong. The cotton candy guy told me that some guy was in the restricted area around Deli when it was in full swing. Apparently,the gondola took his head off which was then kicked by an employee over to the basketball game where it was given as a prize. Hope that clears it up for you.

It's also been rumored that the campground may make a come back, but in a different location. Obviously, with the growing interest in these types of places to stay, it is a very smart move on their part. It gets people to stay there year round, which you cannot say that for the campground.