Everything posted by PhantomTheater
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Shoot The Rapids, Now Open (June 26)
Some of disagree, when there are already two soakers in the park, we wanted a sprinkler to replace the defunct White Water Landing. We ended up with another Snake River Falls, not all of us want to get drenched.
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People OUTSIDE KI Say The Darnedest Things
http://www.facebook.com/dorneypark#!/dorneypark?v=wall and a response of Is every coaster "sinking". sigh.
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Holiday World Questions
HW and SS are set up like KI and Boomerang Bay, it's all one park but separated into different sections.
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webcams
The Truth may be in hanger 18, but according to the government "It's a publicity stunt by a local amusement park for a new attraction".
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Delirium
Huss rides, making many fine flat rides. http://www.hussrides.com/ They have been doing this for a long time, older Huss rides still say West Germany on them.
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Euclid Beach Carousel to have new life
http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-132/1277990816301110.xml&storylist=cleveland Unfortunately, PTC 19 will not return to it's former site, rather it will be in University Circle.
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Guests Say The Darnest Things
^Hopefully they went to the Town Hall Museum, where they have Gemini's 30th anniversary banners, Mean Streak's promo model with the words coming in 1991 and a Blue Streak model which may or may not say built in 1964. Or they could watch the movie which would answer those questions.
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LSM Launch Coaster for Kennywood
Turnpike, an electric car ride.
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Cedar Point Trip =D =D =D
The problem with trying to get a closer hotel is Sandusky Bay. You have 2.5 miles of causeway (or 4 of chausse) just to get to the mainland, then most hotels are located down on 250 which is another mile and half. Thus leaving you at least a ten minute drive to get to a hotel (unless you stay on US 6, which is about seven minutes).
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Sandusky Trip Report 27th-29th
Blasphemy! The front is something to behold, however I recommend doing the front in the day, as for at night you become the human windshield. CF has lost all of there blue paint, only available colors are red and yellow. They could make Blue Streak it's original natural brown color. You should have seen it before Maxair was put in, the whole games building was covered in neon lights. Oh how I miss them. Edit: Advance to 2:20. Triple actually, there is a bit of Millie there. Nice trip report, if you spend sometime in Sandusky again I suggest visiting the Merry-go-Round Museum in downtown.
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Which side of the Racer do you prefer?
^I will make you ride Mean Streak (evil laugh), I dont see how people find unbearable, I average about 3 rides on it per visit.
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I have to admit, I'm a bit jealous of KD
Is it even possible to compete with Busch Gardens The Old Country/Virginia/Europe/Williamsburg or what ever they want to call it this year, especially with the CF train of thought?
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Canada's Wonderland
Canada's Wonderland has some nice rides, I love their three wooden coasters of which I believe the big two are based off of the coaster at Coney Island. Also Dragon Fyre is unique as it's corkscrews go counter clockwise. The parks collection of flats is excellent and it's I-Street is the best. Don't miss Thunder Run located in wonder mountain. Finally, I agree with Terpy on Time Warp, that it and it's cousin in Rye and find them painful and horrendous.
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Shoot The Rapids, Now Open (June 26)
If the lines for water rides are too long, and Soak City is too crowded, I simply exit by Ocean Motion/Wicked Twister and jump in the lake (no, it's not the cleanest of water, but neither are the puke-filled water rides or the pee-filled swimming pools!). Be sure to enter the lake where swimming is allowed, or the lifeguard may come up and yell at you. Even if only your feet touch the edge of the water. Lake Erie water is the same as Thunder Canyon, whose water is pumped straight from the bay (visible on perimeter road).
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Blue vs Red Racer
http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21891 That poll topic may help.
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Cedar Point Trip Advice
Please tell me your joking, that ride is a waste of time and space.
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Cedar Point Trip Advice
Correct, also returning this season are test seats on Raptor, Maxair, Wicked Twister and SkyHawk. A coaster that needs a test seat is Mine Ride, a tight squeeze that on is.
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Six Flags Great America: No Change for 2011?!
According to RCDB, SFGAd already had a previously owned stand up for a short time. What was that situation about?
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Cedar Point Trip Advice
Terpy, you sound like me at the park. I have lapped CP many of times between rides, sometimes up to an hour of walking.
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Cedar Point Trip Advice
From main gate to Mean Streak, is just over a mile (that is just one way!). Use the CPLERR and Skyride at times get a rest and to cut off foot steps.
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Cedar Point Trip Advice
Raptor, Dragster, MF, Mantis, Magnum, Woodstock, Maverick, and MS
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Advertising Signs for Amusement Parks
In Cleveland, we have Radio, TV and Billboards for CP, KW, Wildwater Kingdom, Idlewild and occasionally Waldameer.
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Diamondback's trims, other questions
^The Beast is normally slow in the morning, it takes a bit to get warmed up for the day.
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Wooden roller coasters offer a special thrill for enthusiasts
http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2010/06/wooden_roller_coasters_offer_a.html Deserves a full read.
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ESPN blogs about CP's All Whels Extreme
http://espn.go.com/action/bmx/blog/_/post/5306357 How many times does one get to post articles about amusement parks from ESPN.