[Picklesthedrummer]

Knott's Berry farm is removing Perilous Plunge around Labor Day. Sad to hear this news because I really liked this ride. However this does bring the rumor back for a Giga Coaster to the park. The park has not had a major coaster added to the park since 2004. The park is long overdue.

[cwgator]

I have my trip booked for my first ever trip to Cedar Point and King's Island. I can't wait!!! GateKeeper definitely looks like the best Wing Coaster. I can't wait to ride it and of course all the other great coasters at Cedar Point. I haven't heard much about King's Island getting anything yet. With SOB coming down, I wonder if they have time to put up anything there for next season.

[coasterdude]

Definitely not next year for KI but I wouldn't be surprised to see something good in there in the next couple of year's!

[Picklesthedrummer]

Have fun! The trip has been a blast the past two years I have gone. Word of advice is that the Fast Lane is 100% worth it at Cedar Point. I would advise getting it at least one day that you are in the park.

[Jay]

Some assorted news...

Roller Soaker at Hershey listed for sale - http://www.rides4u.com/view/2806

Hurricane at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is being removed and sent to Western Playland in El Paso. SCBB's announcement date is Monday.

Six Flags Over Georgia has an odd teaser page up - http://www.sixflags.com/overGeorgia/guess/day.html. Popular rumor is... another Sky Screamer.

Wild Adventures is also planning a new attraction - http://www.wildadventures.com/tabid/650/Default.aspx.

[billcollins531]

New for 2013: Cedar Point


New for 2013: Silver Dollar City




New for 2013: Carowinds!


Or maybe one of these bad boys by the looks of things...

[carowinds4ever]

You know if I had a trash can like that (Dino) I wouldn't have to worry about it falling over from the storms on trash days.

[cwgator]

Six Flags 2013 New Attractions Revealed Today:

Six Flags Over Georgia: SkyScreamer

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/overgeorgia/skyscreamer/

Six Flags White Water: Typhoon Twister

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/overgeorgia/typhoon-twister/


Six Flags America: Bonzai Pipelines

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/america/bonzai-pipelines/


Six Flags Great Adventure: Safari Off Road Adventure

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/greatadventure/safari-off-road-adventure/

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (NJ): Big Wave Racer

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/greatadventure/big-wave-racer/


Six Flags New England: Bonzai Pipelines

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/newengland/bonzai-pipelines/


The Great Escape: Screamin' Eagles

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/greatescape/screamin-eagles/


LaRonde: Aqua Twist

http://www.laronde.com/larondefr/aqua_twist.asp


Six Flags Great America: igNIght-Grand Finale

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/greatamerica/ignight-grand-finale/


Six Flags St. Louis: Boomerang

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/stlouis/boomerang/?utm_source=park-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SFSL&utm_content=2012-08-30


Six Flags Over Texas: Texas SkyScreamer

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/overtexas/texas-skyscreamer/

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (TX): Black Hole of Doom 4-D

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/overtexas/black-hole-of-doom-4-d/


Six Flags Fiesta Texas: Iron Rattler

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/fiestatexas/iron-rattler/
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Six Flags Mexico: ?


Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Cirque Dreams Splashtastic

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/discoverykingdom/cirque-dreams-splashtastic/?utm_source=park-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SFDK&utm_content=2012-08-30


Six Flags Magic Mountain: Full Throttle

http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/magicmountain/full-throttle/
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[Picklesthedrummer]

Iron Rattler and Full Throttle look impressive, especially Iron Rattler. I loved how the old Rattler hugged the cliffs. Hopefully I will get a chance to be in San Antonio some point soon.

[cwgator]

Although already mentioned by the OP, the official announcement was yesterday. Here is a pic, stats and ride animation for Gold Striker at California's Great America:



Gold Striker

Gold Striker on rcdb.com

To be built by Great Coasters International

FACTS AND FIGURES

Track length: 3,197 ft
First drop: 103.3 ft (track height at top of hill minus track height at bottom of first drop)
Top speed: 53.7 mph
Ride time: 2 minutes, 30 seconds (measured from station start to station stop)
Features:
Double-down spiraling first drop
Sky Tower wrap-around
80° banking (found at the “Midway” curve)
Station fly-by
108.2 ft structure height (very top of structure relative to ground level)
103.3 ft total elevation change
Trains: 2 Millennium Flyer trains, 24 riders per train
Capacity: Approximately 850 pph

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[billcollins531]

How did Six Flags get all that money!? Weren't they going down into the dark lands of bankruptcy not too long ago?

[Jay]

This is actually quite a down year other than Full Throttle and Iron Rattler you have what a few Sky Screamers and a bunch of waterpark stuff?

I can't help but feel bad for Six Flags St. Louis getting a used boomerang. Carowinds was in that position in 2009. SFSL is a really nice park with a lot of history. Hopefully Six Flags makes the right move and gets em a big Goliath-ish hyper for 2014. Also even though we've known about it for ages, *daps* must be given to California's Great America and Cedar Fair for FINALLY getting that GCI woody off the ground, it looks pretty awesome. Talk about a neglected park.

Six Flags Mexico is set to make an announcement on September 6th to introduce a Gerstlauer spinning coaster themed to the Joker. (This coaster was Pandemonium at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom before it was removed for Superman this year)

Somewhat lost in the malarkey SCBB announced Undertow a Maurer Sohne spinning coaster, to replace the old Hurricane.

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Good work keeping up with everything cwgator, I planned to, but I keep procras

[Jonathan]

Iron Rattler

[rctdcifreak]

Is it mean or is Six Flags really stepping up there game? Don't get me wrong there has been some rides moved from one park to another which is good for the general public in each market and very little for the enthusiasts but it seems to me that Six Flags is making good use of their properties and their own attractions. Cedar Fair has essentially wasted some good rides for scrap that could have been good just to transplant to another park. I'm not complaining that CF is focusing on new state of the art attractions I just get the feeling there is a TON of waste going on within the company. Does anyone else agree?

And by the way did anyone notice that the layout for Gold Striker is the same exact layout that was on Screamscape several years ago?

Oh and Iron Rattler while looking amazing can it really claim the first wood coaster with a barrel roll when Outlaw has two and has been talked about longer?

[billcollins531]

Full Throttle




Cedar Fair seems to be investing its money quite wisely in areas where it matters. In my opinion (which is incredibly uneducated, I apologize), Six Flags is going to go under from these huge investments. A lot of the new rides, while incredibly attractive, are not going to drag people to the parks.

Cedar Fair is bringing Giga's and B&M's into the game, while most of the Six Flags parks appear to be building new slides and swings. For the amount of money invested in this HUGE Six Flags update, the return isn't going to be as great. All of these rides (from the coasters to the shows to the slides) are being built too fast, Six Flags won't get enough profit to pay off all their construction costs. Cedar Fair is gradually building big rides that make a name for the parks that they're built at. The gradual building aspect + the big ride aspect = money better invested in my opinion.