- Two attractions will run backwards this year. - Roaring Rapids should be at the park for a long time, the park spent more than one million dollars on the ride.
I don't think Rapids has been in question.
The flumes however I'm hearing rumblings about Loggers being SBNO this year.
- Two attractions will run backwards this year. - Roaring Rapids should be at the park for a long time, the park spent more than one million dollars on the ride.
Thanks for posting this link! Very interesting presentation. John Krajnak (new park president) is focusing on making the park look better, in addition to adding new benches and tables, and cleaning up plants and landscaping!
Motto: cleanliness and friendliness
As for backwards rides, probably Viper and Eagle (one side) ?
Single Day Ride Count Record
50 rides 8/17/2018 (Without Flash Pass - Coasters After Dark)
- Two attractions will run backwards this year. - Roaring Rapids should be at the park for a long time, the park spent more than one million dollars on the ride.
Thanks for posting this link! Very interesting presentation. John Krajnak (new park president) is focusing on making the park look better, in addition to adding new benches and tables, and cleaning up plants and landscaping!
Motto: cleanliness and friendliness
As for backwards rides, probably Viper and Eagle (one side) ?
The initiative to “clean up the park” is not just the new PP. It’s an initiative from the new CEO Salim. He talked about adding more benches tables and landscaping in the last conference call.
- Two attractions will run backwards this year. - Roaring Rapids should be at the park for a long time, the park spent more than one million dollars on the ride.
Thanks for posting this link! Very interesting presentation. John Krajnak (new park president) is focusing on making the park look better, in addition to adding new benches and tables, and cleaning up plants and landscaping!
Motto: cleanliness and friendliness
As for backwards rides, probably Viper and Eagle (one side) ?
Batman would make sense, being that they're pushing DC Universe and it's having an anniversary. Wonder what ever happened to the backwards chassis they were passing around the chain a few years ago...
CoasterRiderSC wrote:I've heard that Batman backwards was awful and painful. Did anyone ride it backwards and what year(s) did it run backwards?
I did. It hurt.
If you ride in the front or middle of the train it's more bearable. The back however is going to give you crazy whiplash when you leave the lift hill.
Batman is also reduced one row when backwards.
What I don't remember is how long Batman was down while maintenance reconfigured it for backwards operation because I know for sure it didn't last the whole season.
CoasterRiderSC wrote:I've heard that Batman backwards was awful and painful. Did anyone ride it backwards and what year(s) did it run backwards?
From 2013-15, the Batman: The Ride coasters at five locations operated backwards at different times throughout the three years.[29][30][31][32][33][34] On February 1, 2018, it was announced that the St. Louis location would run backwards for the first half of the 2018 season.[35
Not sure if this is worth noting, but Batman appears to have a new ride control system. The small remote operator panel is gone with an operator now using the main panel like most other rides and the ride attendant in the rear by the monitors now has a button to push. However, the most noticeable difference is that the train waiting to enter the station comes all the way up to right behind the train in the station instead of sitting back behind the transfer track.
Does anyone know if it's possible to see the balance on the 4 meal dining pass? I have used it 2x thus far and the balance doesn't seem to be decremented in my Account on the portal
Single Day Ride Count Record
50 rides 8/17/2018 (Without Flash Pass - Coasters After Dark)
Tardis1972 wrote:Does anyone know what’s going on with Maxx Force? It still hasn’t opened yet as far as I know.
Apparently it needs a new launch cable.
Already? This is going to be an expensive coaster for it's lifetime.
Let’s not forget that is after the coaster didn’t operate at all in 2020 also. Just seems really strange that a new launch cable is needed already after only two years of operating.
Understandable, I kind of blocked the lockdowns out of memory so I forget we skipped an entire year of operations.
Wouldn't they do the same thing as off-season for that year though? Not sure what Maxx-Force's off-season procedures are like but I think it's safe to say the cable is not left out exposed to the elements.
"I've been told that some part of every wish will be heard but lately I lost sight of the truth in those words."
-MaxxForce ran one test run but that was it. I doubt it opens this weekend.
-The Flash was open. They did not paint the inside of the roof and the entrance sign still says V2. The signs in the station say The Flash V2.
-Steelworks was open but not complete.
-DC Universe sign was not up.
-None of the water rides were open. Looks like won’t be open til Memorial Day at earliest. Flumes getting painted a deep green. Rapids still being worked on. They did not put sign up for Rapids yet but entrance says “early summer”
-Whirligig is still dismantled and sign still open.
-Some light landscaping was done but nothing major.
-XFlight only has one train in operation.
-Definitely an increase in benches and picnic tables like Salim mentioned
-New digital wait signage in a few spots by the information boards but apparently Flash Pass updates them so when Flash Pass is closed, they don’t have any wait times.
-New show called Kinetic opens June 25 in GMH
-Back lot repaved.
-Joker obviously still closed due to issues at another park with same ride.
-Overall staffing wasting too bad and certainly better than this time last year.
-New refill station being installed across from Mooseburger
-Bulls storage house has been redone with steel instead of the wood.
