Recent content by Bathtub Gin

Not looking forward to these types starting to pop up around the chain. If my local Six Flags eventually has to get one of these, I hope they at least name it Iron Splash.

North Star noun. 1. Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper. I think it sounds like a strip club, though.

Kumba Montu Mako (Dueling Dragons Ice) (Dueling Dragons Fire) Hulk Sheikra Kraken Manta Can't wait to ride Pipeline.

Zamperla plant Google Earth was posted on the Pointbuzz discussion forum. Don't know if that's a recent capture.

I originally selected Fiesta Texas, but recently got to spend a few hours at Magic Mountain- a park I had been wanting to get to for 20+ years. Had a fantastic time that exceeded all expectations, and so I revised my selection. What a great collection of rides, and awesome setting. Looking...

Deja Vu. I thoroughly enjoy Ninja at SFOG as well. The only new-gen Vekoma I've ridden is Formula at Energylandia, and I didn't think much of it. It's pretty and smooth, but that's about it.

Shivering Timbers at Michigan's Adventure was my first thought. Monster at Adventureland was another. I've got to disagree with Fury 325 "carrying" Carowinds. Every park has a most popular coaster. There is some fluff in their collection of coasters, but there is also an excellent B&M Inverted...

What is this? A park for ants?

Upon riding it, I was surprised at how much better Sheikra is, and I don't think Sheikra is that great. It feels a little redundant at Cedar Point, with Gatekeeper already there to fill the giant, graceful and fluffy steel coaster role. The fourth best B&M at the park. It draws the crowds...

Visited Busch this past weekend with my wife and 11 month old son. Have very fond memories of riding Phoenix with my dad as a kid the year Kumba opened. I was terrified. The moment is seared into my memory. He brings it up to this day. This past Saturday, we were heading for the pretzel stand...

Rock 'n' Rollercoaster is a full sized roller coaster in a box, and themed to Aerosmith, so it's my winner in this race. Space Mountain, though, was a huge surprise for me, and not far behind. I passed it up entirely in '96, which was the only time I had visited Disney until recent times. My...

I recall this. Wasn't it originally going to be a Mack?

Justice League at SFGAm. Not interested.

My only experience with new Vekoma is Energylandia's Formula. It looks pretty, rides smooth, but the ride itself was utterly forgettable. I don't know that I would attribute that solely to the restraint type. I'll take Ninja at SFOG, or for a more apples to apples comparison, Rock 'N...

^ OTSRs?