Vortex Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Sorry about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 See, I think I have it all figured out and then Terp posts something like this: "How quickly they forget."Drive safely.See the USA in a [subaru] and then I'm all like Same thing happened with Banshee too. Quit doing that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I just do what I do because I must. Helpful Terpy (but to whom..and when?) (Note that a full year before Banshee was announced....okay, okay. Have a Snicker's Bar, it's near that season!) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DJSkyFoxx Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Skyrider is not Mantis and CW is not CP. Their own marketing departments choose how to handle each situation. No need to get nasty about it. I was just making my own personal statement... This is the kind of attitude on this forum here lately that just makes me want to stop posting. The unnecessary attitude that comes across when just trying to have a friendly conversation and speculation on roller coasters. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Not sure but when I read it originally it wasn't rude. The thing about Internet forums is this. You read into what you want it to be. If you interpret something as rude when in all honesty it's just a statement that's on you. It's not like boddah said "hey stupid...." 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 That is very true. It's why I don't like emails or text messages. My mood affects how I'm trying to read someone else's emotions. Never works out. On a side note, whatever CP has planned for Mantis, I won't be upset if this change means a more comfortable ride experience for others. I have not experienced the pain that other people have, and I'm not sure what I do differently than anyone else. I never have purposely positioned my body for a painless ride. A friend of mine and I rode it on a trip we made together years ago. We both had different experiences. He said his legs hurt while I had no after affects. We are both around the same height at 5'11". He weighed about 20 lbs more, but I have no idea if that even makes a difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Skyrider is not Mantis and CW is not CP. Their own marketing departments choose how to handle each situation. No need to get nasty about it. I was just making my own personal statement... This is the kind of attitude on this forum here lately that just makes me want to stop posting. The unnecessary attitude that comes across when just trying to have a friendly conversation and speculation on roller coasters. I apologize. I didn't intend to come off as nasty at all. All that I'm saying is that each park does its own thing and makes its own choices. You can not necessarily predict the actions of one based on the actions of another. Each park operates very independently of the next. There isn't a whole lot of intervention by corporate. That is a good thing, though - although they are run by the same company, each has its own personality. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceWayneWins Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I apologize if this has been brought up already. Currently as of today the only recent trademarks by Cedar Fair in the last year to be used on rides that are not already in use are Centurion and Rougarou. There is also the possibility it could be renamed after LeBron James. They mentioned Mantis being squashed which to me doesn't really highlight one of these while eliminating the others. If it were to fit a western or wooded theme I'd put money on Rougarou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merthecat Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Wait so this "major announcement" was not really an announcement? I'm not sure I understand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 It was an announcement. They announced that Mantis is getting "squashed", whatever that means, after October 19. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 It was an announcement for an announcement LOL. I figure Mantis will change. I don't believe it is being removed. I have been known to be wrong. Exactly what that change is, I don't know. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 **Insert floorless trains with new B&M restraint system here** **Insert new paint job/station** NEW FOR 2015 A BRAND NEW B&M SEASON PASS SALES START TODAY FOR 8 EASY PAYMENTS OF $19.99 /sarcasm Really though this is great for CP. Glad to see they know Mantis is one of the weaker coasters at the park, and they are acting on it. Still waiting on the woodie up yonder… I, for one, happen to love that woodie up yonder, and would be far less likely to spend my dollars at The Point if it goes anywhere. I love Magnum and Maverick, but I can ride a better hypercoaster and an almost-as-good launched coaster at my favorite amusement park in the Pittsburgh area. I can ride a better Mine Train, Suspended coaster, Invert, and Arrow Looper in Mason. Millennium Force excites me about as much as mowing the lawn with a pushmower and Dragster is a one-trick-pony, so I'm not missing much if I don't ride them often. Take out Mean Streak, and suddenly I become a lot less excited to go to Sandusky, especially since I discovered that Kennywood's corn dogs are every bit as good as the ones at The Point. Blue Streak is pretty good, too, but not good enough for me to drive three hours when again, there is an out-and-back woodie in Mason that I find to be very, very close to it in terms of fun and excitement. And yes, the corn dogs WERE a driving force in me going to Cedar Point again this year. And yes, they are that good. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindingSon Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I'd rather ride The Beast any day if we're going to compare woodies. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 The Mantis is getting squashed.....the train portion was the "Mantis" of the ride, not the track...So maybe the train is getting "squashed" into a sit down version...the floorless idea is nice but think of the modifications to the electronics and the station. Going with this route of conversion would allow more money to go elsewhere in the park. I think the train is getting converted and the track is getting painted, maybe toss in a couple of tunnels and then voila!.... "new" coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 *NEW FOR 2015* A giant tan box surrounding an old coaster, which we will then market as new! Déjà Vu? (No, that's Goliath now...) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 (Or do the SFOG thing...put Scrambler in there, play some cheesy moosic, hang a Disco Ball... Sigh. I actually miss that thing. Conneaut did something similar...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 At one time Busch Gardens Williamsburg had their Catapult ride (Scrambler) indoors. It was interesting since the walls were painted to look like a village and there was textured lighting that made it appear that you were scrambling through a midnight forest. Every once in a while lightning would strike and thunder would roar. Great ride! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTheater Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Canobie still has their Scrambler enclosed, that thing is like a sauna. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 ^^ More like a microwave instead of a scrambler? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdeq Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 https://www.cedarpoint.com/blog-article/online-fun/Housekeeping?mobile=0Here the link for the new blogThere will be more announcement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 ^ kinda ends abruptly - --"because Mantis..... a) will no longer be there in any more winters will have a different color c) will have different trains d) will not be called Mantis anymore e) will be in a different park next year f) add your own idea here...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 No. That's an Internet convention. Subaru WRX STI forums often use: Because racecar. Because Mantis simply means that the mere fact Mantis exists is sufficient reason to post the picture. Because Tony. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMAJrKY Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 (Or do the SFOG thing...put Scrambler in there, play some cheesy moosic, hang a Disco Ball... Sigh. I actually miss that thing. Conneaut did something similar...) Ahhh, rides in boxes. Brings back fond childhood memories of Miracle Strip Amusement Park. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 ^ Exterminator at Kennywood! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 ^ Exterminator at Kennywood!They can be done well. One of the reasons I like Exterminator is because its box actually looks presentable. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTheater Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 To the point that I thought it was an actual warehouse the first time I saw it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 To the point that I thought it was an actual warehouse the first time I saw it.The Rivertown box looks like a warehouse. I recall a faux brick facade on Exterminator that looked like a real building from a distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (Or do the SFOG thing...put Scrambler in there, play some cheesy moosic, hang a Disco Ball... Sigh. I actually miss that thing. Conneaut did something similar...) Wait, that scrambler is gone!? My best friend talked about it all the time and recently just took a job in Atlanta. At his going away party, the indoor scrambler was all he would talk about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 On a side note, whatever CP has planned for Mantis, I won't be upset if this change means a more comfortable ride experience for others. I have not experienced the pain that other people have, and I'm not sure what I do differently than anyone else. I never have purposely positioned my body for a painless ride. A friend of mine and I rode it on a trip we made together years ago. We both had different experiences. He said his legs hurt while I had no after affects. We are both around the same height at 5'11". He weighed about 20 lbs more, but I have no idea if that even makes a difference. I've never really had a painful ride on it either. Maybe my many years of riding King Cobra prepared me for properly riding a stand up coaster and it's become second nature to me, my body automatically conforming to the best way to ride. especially since I discovered that Kennywood's corn dogs are every bit as good as the ones at The Point. What?!? I finally tried Potato Patch fries this year, and now I have to go back to that wonderful little park to try the corndogs?!? OK, twist my arm... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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