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I think the price cut is interesting. Seems that Cedar Point did the same thing last year expecting a boost in attendance, and it failed. Of course, it could be that they are changing prices to get in line with the other parks. Just a guess.

^Good find. I guess we'll all know come opening day. It was also stated at Coasterbuzz, and I think it makes a lot of sense, that the change will probably be something fairly inexpensive as CF is trying to cut costs across the chain.

I agree. I was commenting on another person's suggestion of another helix.

The idea behind removing the loop is for lighter trains. The lighter trains would not have enough momentum to make it through the loop, therefore, the loop goes. The lighter trains will in turn cause less wear and tear on the track. I don't like the idea of another helix either. Two is enough. I'd rather see a tunnel, airtime hill, or a double down.

I'm assuming it's a least favorite coaster only from Kings Island? The title doesn't say so. Anyhoo, least favorite is...Italian Job:Stunt Crap. On the bathrooms, I don't like not having dividers as there seem to be too many peter watchers.

^You're going to Hades for that one, Reclaimer! Railrider, you just may be right about that.

SFOG is one of the parks that I am wanting to visit. Hopefully I'll make it this year. I want to check out the Tony Hawk tour that will be going through there.

Actually, it is the swaying that keeps the twists from cracking under stress. If the twisted towers were completely stiff, they would be more likely to break. Having the sway allows some give in the structure.

Glad to have you here. It's cool that you got season passes for Christmas...what a great present! My girlfriend and I purhcased Max Pass season passes recently and now I've got an excuse to go to other CF parks next year. Of course, the main reason for getting the Max Pass was for the big PKIC trip next year. You may want to find out more info about that as you may be interested in joining us.

If they weren't going to be able to insure the ride, they wouldn't be trying to fix it. It would have just been torn down.

Monty Jasper is working on this? Awesome! He has done many projects at CP including Dragster, Millennium Force, and Wicked Twister. Teenageninja, of course they are going to put something there, otherwise, it won't make a complete circuit. In all seriousness, I'd like to see an airtime hill, but, I wouldn't be surprised to see just a pretty straight section that lines up with the next helix. If that's the case, I hope they make a tunnel in that spot.

Oh, I agree Shaggy. It will go down in coaster history. I also expect, down the road sometime, that rumors will start flying around in similar fashion to the reasons of The Bat's demise. Someone will say that a rider died on Son of Beast or it got stuck in the loop. I can only imagine what will be said. And, are you saying that new trains will not make a difference in the quality of the ride? If so, then why change them at all?

Great suggestion, Boddah! I have a feeling that if any company was going to make new trains for sonny, the only way they would do it is to remove the loop, otherwise, it may have driven up the cost of new trains. I hope they stick with the color theme for the trains. I always liked the red/yellow combination. I am also personally hoping for an airtime hill in its' place or a good long tunnel. Coastercrazy, I hope that was sarcasm. Otherwise, that's the dumbest idea I have read in a long time. The Beast doesn't need new trains. Nor does neither one need to be torn down. Ok, here it goes, taer it down 1111!!!!

Now, I am really convinced that Six Flags is heading in the right direction. Seems to me that most of these new shows/attractions are geared toward the young ones.

Well, that answers my question in the other thread. Like I said there, what will go in its' place?

Thanks, Reclaimer!

Now the question is, what will replace the loop? An airtime hill? A drop into a tunnel? This is getting interesting. I wonder if the no loop has more to do with the new trains as opposed to anything structural. I don't remember the structure of the loop being in question. Never mind, answered here...SOB loses its' loop

Anyone seen any ground breaking going on? Does this mean that it will finally come to fruition?

What about this photo that CoastersNSich found? http://photos.pkicentral.com/thumbnails.php?album=177]Son of Beast[/url]. If the date on that photo is the 12th, then the loop is still there, unless that is the date it was posted and not taken. I found out the date by moving the arrow over the pic. It also looks like there is are being cleared by FOF in the other photos, which leads me to believe that X-Flight is also coming.

CoastersNSich, if that SOB photo is from the 13th, then the loop has not gone anywhere. Or, is that when it was posted?

If you watch the intro closely, you'll see that it has been "photo shopped" in there, for lack of a better term.

What do you mean "another" airtime hill? Currently, SOB has zero.

Pointbuzz is a pretty good site, but, Reclaimer is right. Some there are just plain mean. I've confronted a few myself. Don't let them intimidate you either. Their suggestion to you will be just to observe for a while and contribute to an existing thread before you try to make a new one. Well, if the loop is being taken out, then I hope they replace it with an airtime hill.

I miss: Flight Commander The Bat The Bavarian Beetle The Bayern Curve The Tumblebug I would love to find an old pennant that I used to have as a kid that had The Beast, The Bat, and the Screamin' Demon on it.

Wrong thread. This is X-Flight, not SOB.