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    Six Flags / Cedar Fair Merger Announced

    Um, you have Arrow twice, and with different percentages
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    Six Flags / Cedar Fair Merger Announced

    Merger/acquisition talks happen periodically between SF and CF, don't they? This is always possible, but is it likely?
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    SeaWorld Orlando | Penguin Trek | B&M Family Launch Coaster | 2024

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cy4BoTiPbQU/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D B&M's first multi-launch looks comparable (imo) to Big Bear Mountain in terms of ride experience. Am I crazy, or are these 2-seater cars allowing for more slicker maneuvers than we typically see from B&M? I bet a thrill...
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    What is your attitude to revisiting parks you've been to before?

    I revisited Wonderland this year for Tundra Twister and to check out their events. Both were let downs, though that's probably on the park. My first revisit to Hershey was for Dark Nights, which was pretty fun, and again this year for WCR, which I loved. I only started going to parks in 2021...
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    COTALAND | Texas | Gerstlauer Infinity Shuttle (Palindrome) & Vekoma Tilt (Circuit Breaker) & Others

    COTA doesn't even have their tilt coaster tho; isn't it still being fabricated?
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    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    Titan Track costs much more up front than normal track, and it is loud. They might not want to have the entire coaster make much more noise.
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    Valleyfair Project 2026

    Gonna copy my post from that thread lol. So, grain of salt consumed and all, but I still have to wonder why would the GM would want a raptor over an invert. If he's a total enthusiast, maybe? But I can't imagine why he'd turn down a $25M investment in favor of an $8-15M one. -Could he possibly...
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    Knott's Next Expansion?

    If it is a multi-launch, I'm hoping (probably in vain) for something more unique that the double-heart, or sky-rocket II style coasters.
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    Six Flags Fiesta Texas | Kid Flash Cosmic Coaster | Racing P'Sghetti Bowl Coaster | 2023

    I think the ride experience will be fine, but the thing looks awfully cheap, from the solid concrete slab it's sitting on, to the goofy restraints, to the electrical (I assume?) boxes on all of the supports for the lightning panels (again, I assume).
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    Kings Dominion | Unknown | B&M Launched Wing Coaster | 2025

    KingDragon38 posted this to R/Rollercoasters today, apparently posted in a discord, and taken by someone with access to the company who makes airgates for Cedar Fair. I'm curious how this will shape up with Canada's Wonderland possible getting a near-identical coaster, which will blast through...
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    Walibi Holland | RMC Raptor | 2025

    Wild Water West in South Dakota mentioned plans to get a standard Raptor quite some time ago. It could easily have been cancelled/shuffled around like the KK one, but I think it's safe to assume WWW is still the recipient (unless new info comes to light, of course).
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    SHOULD RCDB have some changes?

    Isn't RCDB run by a single guy? Yeah, some issues and errors are going to pop up (not the least of which, the fact he counts the skywarps as coasters).
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    Universal's Epic Universe | Orlando USA | Theme Park

    That might be exactly why: Branch out and work with another well-regarded manufacturer and possibly built another relationship. Intamin might also not have been available for the project (and Universal already has another Intamin Blitz going to their California park).
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    Of Coasters and Parks that Could Have Been...

    GhostRider is an elite ride. It didn't need RMC. And Knott's got Xcelerator and Hangtime after Cedar Fair took over. The park is doing fine. :P
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    SeaWorld Orlando | Penguin Trek | B&M Family Launch Coaster | 2024

    Given the fact this and Pipeline were first-of-their-kind prototypes, I'd bet that SWO got an exceptionally good deal on them, especially if they were part of some "prototype bundle". I think it would be foolish of B&M not to offer those coasters at a steep discount, to prove to the industry...
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