CorkscrewMcPuke

I am going to die on the hill that we are owed a Virginia Reel and a stall that serves elephant ears.

It's beautiful~

I wonder what the mask is made out of. If it's rubberized I can't imagine that would be too pleasant to put on your head in the current year.

It was quite the experience if you were lucky enough to get through the queue without it breaking down. I swear that thing was down more than it was up.

For me it's either SoB or King Cobra.

Also looks like our man, Don Helbig, posted a picture of the snake on his Twitter account last year. Perhaps he knows what happened to both of those elements.

Best I could find for you. It's bad quality, but it does showcase both of those sections of the ride. You can also find the HD audio from the ride here: https://KICentral.com/parkhistory/past-present-park-audio/

Twenty years have passed since Arrow went under. We've seen the fall of Vortex, Big Bad Wolf and many others since then. It's strange to think the company went belly up less than ten years after Top Gun (The Bat) was built.

I can only imagine an alternate reality where Adventure Express was replaced by another fake parking garage.

I only rode it once in 2006 and I don't recall seeing the sparks. That was quite some time ago though.

I for one enjoy the roughest of wooden roller coasters consistently. I'm almost 30 now though, so that is always subject to change.

Looks like you got your wish. Looks like you didn't.

Awww, friggin sweet! I just noticed this thread.

I do recall going inside when I visited as a small boy back in 2001. Didn't buy anything, of course. We were poor. lol

We're going to be seeing a lot of Arrow coasters dying this decade, I feel.

If you still call it Top Gun.

It's not a good look, particularly for a ride with trains which hang from and place considerable load onto the track. The fact that it's an Arrow is also a dark mark for it. As much as it pains me, I don't see the ride lasting into the next decade. Get your rides while you can.

A fez would be cool, although I'd also accept little derby hats.

Indeed, I was. Minor as it may have been, such an incident is still most definitely fresh on the minds of executives.

I want a bunch of roaming baboons with funny, little hats to feed me blue ice cream.

I do have to wonder what happened to The Beastie's queue sign. Does anybody know if it survived to the present day?

I feel so cheated, having been unable to ride the thing all three times I went in the 2000s. Too short in 2001 Was out of commission in 2006 Was out of commission in 2009 I wanted to ride it so badly.

I'm gonna guess it was some uncredited intern put through a filter, but I could be wrong. What I'd really love is a clean copy of the stock music they used in the Coastermania VHS tape.

As much as it hurts me to say this, I could easily see The Bat being the next one to go. Given the incident that happened recently, along with its age and location, it seems like it could be very lucrative for the installation of a new attraction. It'll always be Top Gun to me. As far as what I'd be comfortable to see go though, I'd say Congo Falls or Invertigo have both reached the point of being liabilities. What helps their case, however, is that removal of either one wouldn't really open up that much room to work with for the park, outside of a flat ride or two, which I would also be happy with.

Been getting some General Motors vibes from CF this past year. I am nervous about what rides may come to be the Pontiac or Oldsmobile of Kings Island.