Even though it is the first round of Soft Openings, several videos can be found on the internet of the new coaster. I must say that while I had huge doubts, this ride is turning out to be incredible. I love the rides marquee. My main concern about the coaster, the queue, was totally wrong. The queue for Hollywood Rip...
Monthly Archives: August 2009
I have a single picture to sum up what management is like at Valleyfair now these days…
Gum, coins, and other crap have been stuck to an uncovered post in Renegade's Queue. The whole queue is filled with graffiti and crap like this.
I do not have pictures to share, but I will be posting a written trip report later this week....
Today, I found myself a shiny new toy. When I went to Knotts.com, low and behold a brand spankin new website! While I don’t know how long it has been up, lets take a tour of this fairly new website that seems to be quite nice.
The website design is basically the same as Cedar Point’s site. However there are some...
Cedar Point just posted a video of NASCAR driver, Jeff Gordon’s visit to Cedar Point. In the video he signs autgraphs, takes photos with fans, takes questions, and rides Millennium Force with Dick Kinzel, President and CEO of Cedar Fair L.P.
My question… Why didn’t he ride Top Thrill Dragster? Seems like that would have been more appropriate.
Check it out:
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After trackwork was complete in April, many people where wonder why Universal Studios new Maurer Söhne roller coaster, Hollywood Rip, Ride Rockit still wan’t open in August. Well yesterday Universal Studios opened the ride for team members. Universal says the ride will be in the “soft opening” stage for the next 4 weeks.
A few reviews have already come in, but...
Alright, I just discovered a website called Sporcle and they have some quizes that will totally prove if you are a coaster enthusiast or not. Sporcle is a website filled with hundred of different quizes and they even have some on theme parks! Alright here are a list of my favorites:
Can you name the Fastest Roller Coasters in North America?
This...
Just days before the accident, riders were clever enough to catch the exciting ride not knowing that it very well may be going away in the coming months.
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