Aaron88stang

I would have preferred they kept Thunder Run's name and changed Mile High Falls to Cumberland Falls but otherwise I really like the other changes.

Kings Dominion is a nice park, but it does not draw near the crowds Kings Island does.

The only thing that map tells me with any amount of certainty is that missing area of the park will not be open for 2025, which should not be surprising considering T3 is gone and Deluge still needs demo. Perhaps Rapids will reopen with a more appropriate retheme in 2026 or later with a whole new section of the park... maybe even with the new entrance and parking that I still think would be a good long term investment.

As much as I would hate to lose the Banshee name/theme, what is there could be turned into a pretty cool Arkham Asylum theme. The Bat obviously could be Batman. Drop Tower could be Superman and Invertigo Two Face assuming it stays around.

I have always wondered why HW does not do a Christmas event.

New parking and main gate for the park in the works? Or could the sudden change of plans signal the fair board may be preparing to sell the park land and surrounding area to Herschend? One can dream.

Most years I do not visit the Pigeon Forge area frequently enough to justify a DW pass, however the KK pass gets you 50% off on DW tickets now so that works our great for me.

Has there been any deconstruction on either T3 or Deluge over the off season? I have not been by there recently.

I never thought the NASCAR theme was really great on a roller coaster anyway.

I visited Carowinds last fall. I skipped Vortex as I was not real impressed with on my previous visit and took one painful spin on Hurler in the rain. I am glad Hurler is getting some love because it really needed it. Carowinds sorely needs a nice modern woodie.

That is a really cool concept. I am excited to learn more about this ride.

Has a change.org petition ever actually made any kind of meaningful impact? Most are laughable.

Not entirely surprising as Good Gravy is clearly further along in construction.

What about have B&M recreate The Vortex layout with a sit down or floorless coaster?

I am sure others know more but I think Terpy left due to his job requirements.

Wow, a resurrected thread from YoungStud! I wonder how he is doing these days. lol

I wonder what they did with that surfing snoopy sign from the shack...

I was a Scarowinds Saturday night but did not see the parade. It took a good while to get through the gates for some reason so I assume that I missed it if it was at the start of the event. I did see the floats in their shed on the way out so I was a little confused at the time as to why I did no see a parade.

That is way too complicated...I am going Saturday night and Sunday so I will be sure not to bother getting there before 7 on Saturday.

I really do not see this having much of a negative impact on the ride experience. The launch was far from the best part of the ride.

Well...I was referring more to Don. lol. I can not see him talking ill about his former employer.

That would indeed be a fascinating discussion but would burn serious bridges.

Didn't Blazing Fury get some significant track work recently? It rode pretty good when I was there in July.

I would rather see DW get a new version of the old Flooded Mine ride they removed in the 90s and continue to operate Blazing Fury as is with any needed refurbishments.

I am a huge fan of Fire in the Hole (and Blazing Fury at DW). I am a little sad to see that the original attraction is going away at SDC, but this new version has me really excited and wanting me to make the trip back there. It is very impressive the park is spending $30 million to continue the legacy of a classic attraction. There are not many parks that would even consider anywhere close to that.