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Re: Six Flags Magic Mountain | Twisted Colossus | RMC Iron H Oh God, I hope they don't lower them like Xcelerator used to. Or Bizarro at SFNE... staple city. My thighs were throbbing for an hour after the ride.

Re: Six Flags Magic Mountain | Twisted Colossus | RMC Iron H As much as I hate having to buy lockers on rides, I think they would make a lot of sense for TC. Not having guests stumbling to put loose items into cubbies would cut the load/unload times a lot. Also, having to keep track of 4...

Re: Six Flags Magic Mountain | Twisted Colossus | RMC Iron H I wasn't totally sold on this ride for a long time, but now I seriously can't wait. The pacing is just unreal. Also, it shouldn't be long now before they start multi train testing!

I'm going to see a semi-pro regional theater do Side Show this coming week, and I'm super stoked. I've known the show for about 5 years, but this is the first production of it that's been within 100 miles of me.

It's an issue I have with B&M coasters in general, especially of that era. Until quite recently, B&M didn't make anything with sustained speed, just fast top speeds. They're constantly traveling into or out of an inversion / hill, with very little transition space, so you almost never get to...

Imagine what it's going to be like when I go on TC! Excited, but a little terrified. And also hoping that they actually let me ride.

Re: Knott's | Iron Reef | TrioTech I work at Knott's and there's going to be an employee preview on the 13th. I'll try to take some pictures of what I can without getting in trouble.

Re: Six Flags Magic Mountain | Twisted Colossus | RMC Iron H It's not just the coasting time, it's the ratio of lift time to coast time (2.5:1). Most rides stick closer to 1:1 ratio (the better ones, 1:1.5)

The ride itself is safe, but the first time I went on Full Throttle at SFMM, I was uneasy with the restraint system. The problem is... I have very long legs, and the bottom half of the restraint that locks your shins into place was actually preventing the top half from reaching my lap. Not...

Re: Six Flags Magic Mountain | Twisted Colossus | RMC Iron H I couldn't help but notice how little coasting time there is on the ride. Each side clocks in at just about 30 seconds from disengaging the lift to hitting the brakes. I understand why they did what they did with the design, but I...

Knott's | Iron Reef | TrioTech So we're only 2 weeks away from the opening of Voyage To the Iron Reef at Knott's Berry Farm. I've seen a couple teaser pictures from friends working on the scenery and it looks like it will be neat. Obviously, it wasn't built with the same budget as Toy Story...

I was kind of underwhelmed with Six Flags New England, tbh. Bizarro was really the only ride that stood out for me (and I didn't even get to ride it), and layout makes all the major attractions feel like they're miles apart. The addition of Wicked Cyclone would probably be enough to revisit if...

Re: Six Flags Magic Mountain | Twisted Colossus | RMC Iron H There will probably be some hiccups during the first week or two as the ROs get to know the ride, but I think the fact that it's the big new ride will attract the best employees. Now guests on the other hand.... you can always...

Re: Your favorite/least favorite coaster from each manufactu Arrow Best: Canyon Blaster (Circus, Circus Las Vegas) Worst: Viper (SFMM) B&M Best: Tatsu (SFMM) Worst: Nitro (SFGAdv) Intamin Best: El Toro (SFGAdv) Worst: Green Lantern (SFMM) Mack Best: Sierra Sidewinder (Knott's) Worst: Goofy's...

Coaster shows drive me insane, because apparently whoever writes the script can't be bothered to do ANY research. In one of the Insane Coaster Wars episodes that was about extreme height.... they went to Cedar Point and talked about MF instead of TTD. In an episode dedicated specifically to...

Nitro at SFGAdv. I was so bored by it.

Re: Six Flags Magic Mountain | Twisted Colossus | RMC Iron H I think the length of the ride is going to force them to run at least 2 trains for the foreseeable future to have anything even remotely resembling capacity. One train operation on a 4 minute long ride would mean hour-long (or more)...

Re: Six Flags Magic Mountain | Twisted Colossus | RMC Iron H It looks INSANE. I really REALLY hope that's the actual speed of the ride and they don't trim it. Cuz like... wow.

Re: What is a ride that you wanted to ride but you could not My biggest heartbreak was Bizzaro at Six Flags New England. I'm quite tall, and sometime in the years between Superman: Ride of Steel and Bizarro, a maximum height requirement was added to the ride. I had traveled across the...

In defense of Silver Bullet: The ride is only forceless if you sit in the middle of the train. Rows 7 and 8 are really a kick in the pants in a couple spots, and the helix isn't a joke either.