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Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88633

By RollerBee - June 28th, 2016, 6:23 pm

- June 28th, 2016, 6:23 pm #88633

tarheel1231 wrote:Rumor has it KD's Hurler might suffer the same fate as Thunder Road did- removal due to structural problems.

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Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88634

By FamousAmos - June 28th, 2016, 7:02 pm

- June 28th, 2016, 7:02 pm #88634

When I was at KD the other day, Hurler looked like it was already retracked. All of the metal track was new copper track. Should have taken a photo....

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Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88635

By RollerBee - June 28th, 2016, 8:21 pm

- June 28th, 2016, 8:21 pm #88635

^Copper is soft, I am pretty sure it is too soft for roller coaster track. A picture would have helped....

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Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88637

By Jarsh - June 29th, 2016, 7:02 am

- June 29th, 2016, 7:02 am #88637

It's definitely not copper. Maybe rusted iron, but not copper.

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Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88642

By FamousAmos - June 29th, 2016, 11:58 am

- June 29th, 2016, 11:58 am #88642

Either that or it was from where the track was removed, and the un-weathered wood was showing from beneath.

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Kings Island 2017 hints #88643

By formeryogi - June 29th, 2016, 3:48 pm

- June 29th, 2016, 3:48 pm #88643

Kings Island is now sending out teases to news stations.

WLWT is showing some foundation plans on station website:

http://www.wlwt.com/news/kings-island-h ... s/40275856

Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88645

By pproteinc - June 29th, 2016, 4:06 pm

- June 29th, 2016, 4:06 pm #88645

I was there Monday and it's definitely a good layer of rust on the tracks. The typical SBNO look of a wood coaster.

Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88646

By gabed - June 29th, 2016, 10:13 pm

- June 29th, 2016, 10:13 pm #88646

psychoticbiotic wrote: I wonder how much of an outcry there will be about it

Probably none because that coaster sux.

Sure, our Hurler is boring but Kings Dominion's is just downright awful. Honestly the worst coaster in the entire park from when I rode it last year. I'll take a boring coaster over a painful coaster any day.

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Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88706

By KDCOASTERFAN - July 2nd, 2016, 3:50 pm

- July 2nd, 2016, 3:50 pm #88706

tarheel1231 wrote:Rumor has it KD's Hurler might suffer the same fate as Thunder Road did- removal due to structural problems.

I seriously doubt it because they have said that the ride will reopen next season. From what I've heard the ride failed to pass it's annual structural inspection which is why it's currently closed so that the park can remedy the situation in time for next season.

Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88708

By RollerBee - July 2nd, 2016, 4:29 pm

- July 2nd, 2016, 4:29 pm #88708

That's a worrisome statement, maybe it is similar to Skytower a couple seasons ago. I think someone said that Carowinds was waiting to replace the part until the next fiscal year or something similar.

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Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88847

By Atombomb - July 14th, 2016, 11:32 pm

- July 14th, 2016, 11:32 pm #88847

Does anyone think that Mean Streak will finally get a RMC conversion for 2017?

Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88857

By coasterbruh - July 15th, 2016, 5:00 pm

- July 15th, 2016, 5:00 pm #88857

no

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Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88859

By tarheel1231 - July 15th, 2016, 6:48 pm

- July 15th, 2016, 6:48 pm #88859

Atombomb wrote:Does anyone think that Mean Streak will finally get a RMC conversion for 2017?

Nope. I'm expecting GCI to come in and do a large-scale retracing (a.la Ghostrider), and a Soak City expansion.

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Re: 2017 Ride Speculation #88885

By tarheel1231 - July 16th, 2016, 1:38 pm

- July 16th, 2016, 1:38 pm #88885

Sorry for the double post, but Six Flags Great Adventure AND Six Flags Over Georgia appear to be getting Justice league dark rides. Over Georgia is going to have a GREAT dark ride lineup next year.