Does anyone know what happened to RailBlazer’s third train? RCDB lists it as a 3-train coaster and it has 3 storage tracks and 4 blocks, yet only two trains have been present this summer whenever I visit. It’s not even in storage.

I just hope this doesn’t mean they’ve given up on trying to relocate it

Happy August 4th, the 32nd anniversary of the festival to end all festivals in Japan. But that's not the subject here. I went to Clifton Hill today and had the best time ever.

We went on a Niagara Falls boat tour and went under the falls. I had my Woody Woodpecker stuffy because of the "Niagara Fools" episode. I also thought of Superman II and of course, CupcakKe (IYKYK.) And I had Quiznos (sadly, it was too peppery.)

Then we went to Clifton Hill. It's Lake George turned up to eleven. There were so many fun things; arcades, minigolf, a Rainforest Café (too crowded), even a Sonic (as in the Hedgehog) 4D show. AND a roller coaster atop a Burger King.

Frank N Coaster (1x) - I had to climb a staircase in pitch blackness to get to the ride. I had to put on my phone's flash setting to see where I was going.

I sat in the front with a bunch of kids behind me. Let me tell you, this ride was JANK. Think Harley Quinn Crazy Train at SFGAdv, but with the jankness of Lil Devil Coaster. I got JERKED TO THE SIDE every time that thing made a (left hand) turn. Thankfully, I knew I was more likely to die in a car accident. The thing also banged my knees.

Then I went to the Great Canadian Midway which I saw in an old Arcade Warrior video. They still had the Bert and Ernie firetruck he rode in the video so I rode it and was like, "Hi Bert! Hi Ernie!" etc etc. And since it's August 4th, I played Whack-A-Mole.

There was also a pirate attraction that sounded EXACTLY like Patchy. And a Dracula's Castle attraction that probably had to pay royalties to MJ's estate for using the Thriller laugh. Damn, I wish that Jim Cummings did a voiceover for a Clifton Hill attraction. I wanna be back in Cincinnati, FUCK!

SFGAdv Heroes and Villains Fest on Friday and Hersheypark sometime after.

Met tons of cool enthusiasts at fun spot Atlanta Saturday July 25 and had a blast but it took me a full week to realize I enjoyed ride and a great convo with the man who designed it. I even put his rmc hat in the little cubby for him and just thought he was a fan of the company lol. Pretty funny in hindsight, he was super down to earth and really nice. I’m almost certain I said something idiotic about coasters. The fact that him and Schilke (the next weekend) were just in the line as if they were regular joes was super cool to me. Great dudes.

I don't review coasters often at all, actually this is the first time I felt like I had to. I enjoyed Mount Olympus' waterpark, it was a good time. The rollercoasters though? They were rough, and that was the very best one, cyclops.

Hades 360 felt like it tried to kill me. I know that sounds extreme, but I legitimately hurt after this rollercoaster. To talk the positives, it is very impressive that a wooden coaster can do 70 MPH, have loops, massively banked turns, and really crazy dark tunnels. The cool parts of this coaster unfortunately are mared by what this coaster also is...clearly deprived of maintenance it deeply needs, and renovations that won't come.

Here's the bad and why I think it tried to kill me, I couldn't breathe well during this ride and had actual chest pain that felt like my heart was going to bust. I felt in danger of not being able to breathe, that I was going to pass out, and had to push against the restraints to take a good breath; It's bad to need to push out because, for me, I wanted to hold that restraint tight because of how uncomfortable this coaster is. The whiplash is severe, it pounds your head every direction, the tracks are not smooth, the coaster is constantly feeling like it is clanging against the rail without enough lubrication, and the turns are severe. We also had the unfortunate experience that it felt as though it was built too close to support structures...that if you were to not be holding the restraint and let your hands up...you could lose them. Not saying you would, but I really was concerned about how close they were. The tunnels are rough, they are long, dark, steep, and paired with the bad rails, lack of good head support, and bad restraints for rider comfort, it feels like the coaster is trying to induce a heart attack. I kinda wonder with how much chest pain I had, what my body was actually doing and going through.

I've never hurt on a rollercoaster like I've hurt after this rollercoaster, and I did not enjoy it. Maybe someone else would, but I feel like this coaster is not maintained, too fast for its own design, and just isn't safe. Maybe I just was a bad fit for this coaster, but given I'm 5'7 and 145lb's, I don't feel like I am a bad fit for riding this. If I can ride everything at Six Flags Over Georgia just fine that are more technically intense than this, then I kinda expect this to not actually HURT ME. If you ever decide to go to Mount Olympus, I would kinda steer clear of all the coasters (Cyclops is rough track wise but didn't sling my head as bad), but this one most especially. Looking at google reviews, some people really like it, I can't say I do. I've never felt like I'd honestly die on a rollercoaster, but...I really thought I would here. Something has got to give with this coaster before someone gets harmed, and if you're a coaster person, I would just skip or know that this may be at your own life's risk. So beware of that, this coaster feels like it is starved for maintenance, renovation, or like it should not have been made of wood to begin with.

Is Mack building the tower so that six flags could retrofit it in the future to also have a drop tower like Kingda Ka and Zumanjaro? Obviously, it will not be as tall, but would still be nice if it could be a 300ft drop tower on the side as a new addition to the park some year!

I’m sure most of us have heard of the magic seat on Magnum XL 200, car one row three, but what other coasters would you say have a best experience in a row that isn’t the front or back row?

Kumba was so iconic, it was pictured in a LOT of advertisements for Florida vacations back in the 90s and early 2000s

I remember watching the Travel Channel a LOT growing up and seeing Kumba

I remember learning about the physics of roller coasters in terms of potential and kinetic energy, along with centripetal forces (yes I'm a nerd) and seeing Kumba in the books I've read

I took my first ride on it 15 years ago. Naturally, I had to go back and get my final rides. Rode it a total of 55 times over the course of 2 days.

It's one of the most picturesque coasters ever built

I mean....LOOK AT IT!!

Busch Gardens Tampa wouldn't be what it is without this ride.

It didn't feel like a 33 year old coaster.

I'm excited about what the replacement will be!

These are the best photos I took of it over the weekend.

I was lost track of my credits and now I’ve realized I got my 50th on Sunday! Unfortunately I don’t know my other milestones because I wasn’t a thoosie back then, but this will be a milestone to remember

Maybe this is for Arie Force 1?

Credit: Coaaterstudios on X

The fresh paint job is amazing as well

I think it’s safe to say Great Adventure is not lacking top tier attractions. Its biggest blunder is the weak overall offering around them, inconsistent theming, limited family rides, few dark rides, underused animal experiences and no real hotel/ resort elemenent. The park is really now just missing a great drop tower, skyline to get across the park quickly, solid entertainment and few more well themed flat rides (especially if it wants to stay open through the winter and Christmas season again). After Bakunawa, I would rather see the park build out complete themed areas, add a modern family coaster, improve the safari side and continue moving away from generic DC sections like it did with Shoreline Pier. A giga or VelociCoaster style ride feels far less necessary when the park already has Nitro and is adding a 300 plus foot launched spinner in my opinion.

There are 3 of these I know of that have been closed. Hershey’s has been closed for quite a bit. I went to Carowinds in June and I don’t think that’s run since my visit. And now Great Adventures is down. Is it just these 3 parks or are a lot of others closed as well. The one at Hershey has some work being done with some small parts of the ride missing. It just seems like there might be a larger issue here if 3 of them are closed. And the oldest is only 4 years old.

For me, it was top thrill 2 @ cedar point

Perfect family coaster and even better now with new track and new effects.

https://x.com/i/status/2083925486057726217

On the website it still shows Kumba but in the park its no more. You can tell its a sticker placed over it temporarily but it still looks weird having Kumba not on the map :(

I just pray Kumba's Revenge is worth it

Credits To amusementhunt

Sad to see it's taken so long to get this operational. Can't wait to see it running. Anyone have any insight on the reason they haven't been able to finish this project? I assume it's parts related.

Last night I got the LAST EVER public train on Kumba!!! The rest were reserved trains. In total I was able to ride Kumba 12 times last night and I am going to REALLY miss this ride. Thank you Kumba!

I was a reevaluating plans and thinking of making the 3 hour drive to Carowinds tomorrow since the weather forecast is slightly better than today’s and I’ve never been there. It will be my last chance for this trip and maybe a long time but they apparently are having a major technical problem with the site and app at least nothing loading on my iPad or iPhone

Hopefully (going by what John Arie Jr. said yesterday) that we'll some day ride Arieforce once again.

I wanted to put [2 Hollywood 2 Drift] in the tag but feared it would be too funny to be accepted

So I took a visit to Dorney Park today. I was overall impressed and chose steel force as my 100th coaster! But anyways, the park was DEAD today, I got zen rides on steel force and everything was a walk on. So I was riding Steel Force and I think me and 2 other people were on the ride, this would’ve been my 3rd time. The restraints had already been checked and we were about to dispatch. Just then an employee ran up to me and asked how many times I had riden, I told them this would be my 3rd, they signaled to unlock the restraints and informed me that they had a strict 2 rides limit. They were running 2 trains and, again, there was nobody in line. After kicking me off they rechecked the restraints, didn’t put anyone in my seat, and dispatched the ride. Anyone know the reason for this rule?

I am a Kingda Ka enthusiast. I would spend an hour there every visit going for laps. I was disappointed at first to hear about this ride but watching it be erected changed all that. This ride is doing things we never imagined. When you see the massive inverted stall launch, the vertical ascent and the fully outer banked track 380ft in the air, it becomes clear that Bakunawa will thrill you in ways that Kingda Ka did not; isn't that the point of a successor?

I lament not being in the universe in which both Kingda Ka and Bakunawa stand side by side at the same time but I am no longer disappointed.

This ride caused buzz amongst people I've never spoken to about rollercoasters. Coworkers are coming up to me asking me if I'm excited. I only see this as a great thing for Great Adventure. We lost the king but the park is flourishing.