bobkmertz

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A recent ruling is forcing Cedar Point to turn over all records relating to sexual assaults and the Top Thrill Dragster accident to local TV stations. This is the result of an ongoing investigation and the argument that Cedar Point Police were acting as a police department as a public institution. I expect a lot of interesting stories to follow in the next few weeks and months.

 

BGWfans is at it again..... They show a lot of evidence of what BGW is currently working on and right now their best guess is a family B&M.

 

The short trains are kind of hilarious but the ride looks great. I'm so glad to see this ride was saved from being scrapped.

 

This is almost as interesting as Good Gravy ;)

 

This is actually really disappointing for me and I think a lot of others. Comet is such a classic and the fact that it had Buzz Bars made it even more so.

 

20 inch wheels is all I'm really taking away from it..... well, that and how similar the restraints are to the new Intamin, S&S, Mack, and like everyone else lol

 

Richard Zimmerman becomes CEO and the majority of the company will be half and half. The new company will use FUN but will retain the Six Flags name.

 

(Sorry, the link may be paywall for some) The Wall Street Journal is not only reporting that the two park chains are potentially merging but are stating that the deal could go through as early as this week. Not sure how anyone else feels about this but I think this could really hurt the consumer..... sure, everyone wants to think about a unified season pass but the cost to the consumer would likely skyrocket and we'd see less competition which would likely mean even less major rides being built.

From the article: "An agreement could be finalized as soon as this week assuming there is no last-minute snag, according to people familiar with the matter. Cedar Fair is scheduled to report quarterly results on Thursday morning."

 

A shipment from Gerstlauer is on it's way to Dollywood and the HS code indicates it is roller coaster related. For me, the references to axles and 8 containers makes me think this could be new cars for Mystery Mine. Anyone else have any thoughts?

 

The tech looks really cool as does the resulting video clips and images.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by bobkmertz@lemm.ee to c/rollercoasters@lemm.ee
 

I haven't read through all of this yet but after skimming it appears that Universal is getting a special tax district not long after Disney's was.... Well, I don't even know what to call that mess. It seems that this could be a "less-isolated" situation than Reedy Creek was but it's still enough to raise an eyebrow at.

EDIT: More information here that takes away most of the hype at the end: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2023/10/11/orange-county-approves-special-district-tied-to-universal-s-epic-universe

The district will be limited in power and will not be able to adopt its own land development or building codes. It also doesn’t have its own police powers.

[–] bobkmertz@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (10 children)

I despise Facebook and have distanced myself from their products for well over a decade. That being said, I can't support punishment for pre-crime especially when we are the ones pushing for open communication and power of the people. To me, defederating from threads before they do anything wrong is very hypocritical and giving them ammunition against Lemmy, etc. The media isn't going to listen to us, they are going to listen to Meta when they say that they wanted to open up their borders and we slammed the door shut.

In short, defederating immediately means we are the ones breaking federation.

[–] bobkmertz@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

Thank you @sunaurus@lemm.ee for all of your work. I am continually realizing that I chose the right instance with how transparent and responsive you have been.

[–] bobkmertz@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

It's the frustration of this hobby 😂

As you plan your trip I'd seriously consider a tour of the parks in Pennsylvania. There are so many gems hiding at little places that don't get mentioned a lot. Knoebels is a must visit park if you're over here..... But Waldameer, Lakemont and Kennywood have serious gems.... That's not even mentioning the mecca that is Hersheypark.

If you have any questions as you plan your trip I'll be happy to help.... The east coast is my domain lol.

[–] bobkmertz@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So many coasters on this list that I wish I could get over the pond to ride...... FLY is probably the biggest one for me.

[–] bobkmertz@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

It sounds like you'll absolutely love Candymonium.... SkyRush is tied with i305 as the most intense coaster(s) that I've ever been on but it's so glorious. Where i305 has a ton of positive G forces, SkyRush has insane negative G forces.

I've not been on Expedition Everest as I haven't been to Disney since I worked there in 1999 but if you love that coaster you'd probably absolutely love Hagrid's Magical Creatures at Universal Orlando.

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