If you could redesign any ride in the park which one would it be and why? How would you do it?

I would redesign SoB (I think this is going to end up being a popular choice). I would try to bring back the legacy of the beas to SoB. I would make it go through a lot of trees and make it go underground. It would have just one helix (like the second one in SoB). There would be many more smaller more hills so you could catch a lot of air time. I would definitely think about making more comfortable restraints for taller and larger guests.

I know I am probably gonna get slammed left and right when I say this, but I think it would be really cool if they brought back King Cobra. The part they would be redesigning would be the cars /restaints. I really enjoyed the ride when it was here. it was a shame they took it down.

of course the answer for me is SOB. However I don't think I would redesign the whole ride, but just the trains. They are simply too cramped. It really sucks for people 6 feet and over. More legroom, more padding, and new rolling stock would take the ride a long way. They should get GCI to come up with a design. Those coaster cars are nice.

I know I am going to be hated for this but Vortex. Everthing on the ride would be the same I would just add another lift and make it fly down by the trees.

PkiCoasterFreek,

I totally agree with you, I think the theme of a snake would go perfect with Rivertown.

-Jake

Only one can dream!

I would not want SOB to be redesigned and be more like The Beast. Why? Because it would make The Beast less original. IMO, SOB is fine the way it is except for the trains. The fact is that SOB and The Beast are two totally different designs and styles. And it should stay that way. I honestly think that SOB travels entirely too fast to have small hills for air time. The only way you could really design a hill with air time at that speed would be to do something like Millennium Force's second and third hills.

If if were to change any coaster, it would be Flight of Fear...just to make it a little longer.

Top gun, make it longer, less of a walk, not seating but seats were your feet hang like faceoff, and give it some loops and corkscrews to make it feel like your actually flying not just getting jerked around

I would redisgn WWC and make it longer and make more spots where u get wet at.

DxRunner you took the words right out of my mouth except I wouldn't have it go upside down (I can't handle it)

I think it would be cool that once in awhile they have a backwards car on The Beast. That would rock#!

I'd let Great Coasters International redesign Son of Beast...and rebuild it. Would that be one popular ride, or what?

I'd let Great Coasters International redesign Son of Beast...and rebuild it. Would that be one popular ride, or what?

that would be AWESOME. Make it like Thunderhead at Dollywood...oh man that would be sweet! More airtime, more unexpected turns. you're right, that would be one popular ride!

About inversions on Top Gun. While that would be cool, it is not possible. Arrow originally intended to have inversions on their suspended coasters but they later found out it isn't possible. Something to do with the swinging of the cars...and that's our history lesson of the day, folks.

That's what I was saying, take out the swinging junk and put in face off style seats so that it could actually go upside down etc etc ( make it feel as if you are really flying ring a bell?)

They looked into doing that and its also impossible.

I would replace Son of Beast's trains with GCI Thunderhead Trains. They are so comfortable and smooth and the restraints are great. The bad thing about that though, is that 1 trains only holds 20 people where a SoB train holds like 36 people, I think. I would also lengthen the brake run with another block brake so it could run 3 trains on the course.

SoB can run 3 trains. I think the problem with running 3 trains on SoB was that it took too long to dispatch train and bring the next train into the station. Help me out if i am wrong.

Top gun, make it longer, less of a walk, not seating but seats were your feet hang like faceoff, and give it some loops and corkscrews to make it feel like your actually flying not just getting jerked around

If it did, it would no longer be a suspended coaster, it would be a suspended looping or inverted coaster. This is not what they had in mind. Crosscountry4891 is correct about the inversions on TG.

I'd let Great Coasters International redesign Son of Beast...and rebuild it. Would that be one popular ride, or what?

No, it wouldn't make a difference if GCI had designed it to begin with. SOB already had a great designer in Werner Stengel. You should check the guy's credits out. He is responsible for many great and recognizable designs. The problem is not the design, but the trains. Now, maybe GCI could design them a new train, but how expensive would that be? It would only be worth the cost if the new train would greatly enhance the ride experience which would equal more ridership. If not, there is really no point in redesigning the train.

I would redesign/relocate Runaway Reptar. I'd make it about 200 ft tall, about 4000 ft longer, and throw in some loops and corkscrews.

P.S. Also rename it TOP GUN!

I'd redesign drop zone, well not really the ride, but the seats. I would have each indivual seat falls at a different time, so you never know when you're going to fall. It'd be a lot scarier knowing you could be first, or even last.