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  1. jay37415

    Dollywood | Big Bear Mountain | Vekoma Family Launched Coaster | 2023

    Got to ride it Monday. Definately a great family addition to Wildwood Grove. Can confirm it is as smooth as it looks in the POV. What really impressed me about this coaster is how long the ride time is. Its pretty long for a family coaster. Also, the second half really pops. The focus of the...
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    Are there any "old hat" coaster elements that you're sad to see going out of fashion?

    One of my favorite elements that was gone for a while but seems to be making a comeback is the "Batwing." Especially on an invert. Three coasters built since 2021 have one but you have to go all the way back to Afterburn in 1999 for the last new coaster to have one.
  3. jay37415

    Dollywood | Big Bear Mountain | Vekoma Family Launched Coaster | 2023

    saw this yesterday as well. This thing is gonna be massive for a family coaster.
  4. jay37415

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    Heck! Why don't we throw in the possibility of having S&S redoing the track and going with a pneumatic launch more powerful than Dodonpa. that would make the enthusiasts blow their mind.
  5. jay37415

    Goliath leaving SFNE

    I happened to be on that side of town today and took a ride around Lake Winnie. Did not see any signs of this thing there or any extra construction going on.
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    Dollywood | Big Bear Mountain | Vekoma Family Launched Coaster | 2023

    I few month ago I was at Dollywood and a Dipping Dots guy said he thinks it will be inverted like Dragonflyer. Yesterday I was there and a girl was at the Dippin Dots booth this time. She said she got to see the plans. I asked if she thinks it will be a spinning coaster. She replied, "I think it...
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    Alabama Adventure | Cheddar Chase | L&T Systems Wild Mouse | 2022

    FWIW - I was the one who mentioned to Derek that this is probably the Wild Mouse from Lake Winine. He was disappointed when I said that so it probably hurts him to update the AA page. I went to Lake Winine in 2019 and the Wild Mouse was not running. The past two years it hasn't been listed on...
  8. jay37415

    IAAPA 2021

    A few days ago, Kennywood threw out a teaser for a big announcement on the 19th. So its quite possible we'll see something then.
  9. jay37415

    Silver Dollar City | Fire In the Hole | RMC Refurb | 2024

    especially at a Hershend park
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    Dollywood | Big Bear Mountain | Vekoma Family Launched Coaster | 2023

    ummm.. Arrow - 1999 GCI - 2004 Gerstlauer - 2007 B&M - 2012 Gerstlauer - 2014 RMC - 2016,2017,2021 (LOL) Vekoma - 2019 Personally I am with the group that thinks this will be an Intiman Motorcoaster. If you look at the ride lineup in Wildwood grove, Bears, Frogs, Dragonfly, Hummingbirds, etc...
  11. jay37415

    Milestones in Your Counts

    Not mine but I get to brag on my son he hit 100 before his 16th birthday. 50 - DIamondback 100 - Phoenix
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    Dollywood | Big Bear Mountain | Vekoma Family Launched Coaster | 2023

    Just because it was on a survey 2 years ago doesn't mean its set in stone. Dollywood has been known to try 'new" coasters. There is only one "FLY" coaster so they may want to bring something different to the US.
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    Dollywood | Big Bear Mountain | Vekoma Family Launched Coaster | 2023

    Prediction : Longest inverted or Flying coaster. A Vekoma built coaster with no inversions but focus on terrain and flying through the trees. will be in the back of the new expansion area going behind the Upcharge parking Area. will easily be 1000' longer than Wild eagle.
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    Hall Of Shame - Types Of Rides That Deserve To Be Inducted

    First thing I thought when I read the topic was the Huss Topple Tower. There were only 5 ever installed. One ended up in a lawsuit of faulty product. As far as we know, there is only one left operating.
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    Glenwood Caverns | Defiance | Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter | 2022

    I know its doubtful because of just adding Orion. But it would make sense for Kings Island to replace Vortex with a multi-looper.
  16. jay37415

    Lightning Rod Status

    That’s what the Dippin Dots lady told me.
  17. jay37415

    Lightning Rod Status

    Was able to chat with a ride op for a little yesterday. She was the one behind that control panel when it faulted Saturday. She said the ride had just opened that day, they had two successful ride cycles with full trains, then the third one faulted. Then the coaster did what it was designed to...
  18. jay37415

    Lightning Rod Status

    For the millionth time.... it is not the launch system! Pete Owen’s himself said that!!! Like I said in an earlier post, there are a lot of things that could have faulted to cause an E-Stop condition in the program. it’s been running flawlessly today. To answer the wood/ hybrid question— the...
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    Lightning Rod Status

    Maintenance Guy Here: Logic systems malfunction all the time. I work in a billion dollar factory and we average about 4% downtime. That number is extremely higher on newly installed or modified equipment as in the case with coaster. We can’t just judge the reliability of a piece of equipment...
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    Lightning Rod Status

    Someone needs to buy Hyde a beverage for going so Coaster Need on us.
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