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Postby shocker on June 5th, 2006, 9:46 am
w00dland wrote:Am I the only one who thought the ride was pretty boring? I've had much better drops in the Dells and you didn't get anywhere near as high as you did on Stringray in the Dells. I thought it was a big borefest.

I went on it the first time with only one other person, and it was ok, moderately fun.
THEN, I went on it in a group of 3, and I think the added weight makes a difference because it was awesome.
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Postby ihauntu2 on June 5th, 2006, 8:05 pm
Weight makes a HUGE difference on the Tornado. The difference just between using 2 people or 3 is noticable, and it is definately noticble when using 4 instead of 2. Find some big boys, grab a cloverleaf raft, and enjoy!.
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Postby CoasterDude12-2 on June 5th, 2006, 8:43 pm
I can fill that "big boy" position :lol:

So, maybe I'll ride it on the 7th. It looks more appealing and stand-outish than the other slides.
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Postby Trailblazer Tony on June 5th, 2006, 9:11 pm
^Me too!! Pick me, I have yet to ride it. :D
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Postby FParker185 on June 5th, 2006, 9:56 pm
270 lbs of fun waiting to perform corkscrews in the funnel here :)
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Postby Director_Guy on June 5th, 2006, 11:29 pm
It's an awesome ride, I'm glad we got it here....but it's kind of small compared to it's counterparts
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Postby DejaVuGurl1203 on June 6th, 2006, 2:14 am
FParker185 wrote:270 lbs of fun waiting to perform corkscrews in the funnel here :)


:lol:

Yeah, I definitely noticed a difference with the rafts. More weight makes it more fun.
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Postby SFaddiction84 on June 8th, 2006, 9:18 am
Mod Note: Please read your Private Messages, reasons for your post being deleted were sent to you via Private Message.

As stated in the rules on this site, any questions about posts being deleted should be asked via PM to a moderator.
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Postby viperchick85 on June 8th, 2006, 11:54 am
Yeah whats with the deleting of the posts? LAME.
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Postby FRD714 on June 8th, 2006, 1:03 pm
Im sure the mod/admin had a perfectly good reason to delete your post. PM-ing one of them would be a smart idea if you want to know why.
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Postby mschulz5 on June 8th, 2006, 1:11 pm
They probably deleted your post because they are waiting for an official release from the park, not just rumors from random people that cannot be proven.

Rumors tend to have a snowball effect, which is why they are generally avoided on this website.
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Postby viperchick85 on June 8th, 2006, 1:51 pm
I didn't start the rumor. Someone else made the post and I replied to it.
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Postby DejaVuGurl1203 on June 8th, 2006, 4:14 pm
Tornado doesn't look like it's open today... :?
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Postby viperchick85 on June 8th, 2006, 5:47 pm
Well all I have to say is....

Dun Dun Dun....

I want to know what happend.
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Postby RagingBullFan on June 8th, 2006, 6:20 pm
Tornado was out of service today and will reopen as soon as possible.
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Postby DejaVuGurl1203 on June 8th, 2006, 7:46 pm
Looks like a bunch of lifeguards/employees are going on tornado right now...
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Postby Danhockey04 on June 8th, 2006, 8:26 pm
Let's just say that it is not going to be very long, but it had to be done. I will not say anything about the reasons because I know that they shouldn't be shared. Do not ask me, I will not tell you. The Tornado will defiantly reopen sometime soon, so that is all we really need to know.
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Postby DejaVuGurl1203 on June 9th, 2006, 1:29 pm
It looks like it is open now.
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Postby Timmy179 on June 9th, 2006, 2:27 pm
open it is indeed
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Postby CoasterDave316 on June 10th, 2006, 7:44 am
Here is a article about what closed down the Tornado.
http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown ... 10-ds4.htm
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Postby mschulz5 on June 10th, 2006, 9:58 am
See, that is exactly the reason why the admins and moderators delete crap posts like SFaddiction. You were talking out of your ass, jumping to conclusions, and nearly everything you posted was completely wrong.

Next time, think before you post.
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Postby Timmy179 on June 10th, 2006, 10:24 am
"We could not find any reason why what happened, happened," he said. "It was really kind of a minor thing."


Thats sure to infuriate some people.....
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