Looks like things are beginning to slow as we get deeper into fall.
Only movement in the top twenty is Manta and X2 exchanging places at 17 and 18.
Three biggest movers of the week:
It's that time of the week again and there's actually a few things to talk about - even this late into October.
Apocalypse didn't actually come from nowhere. That's just the first time it appeared with the right name. I never updated it. :)
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White Lightning is gonna need a lot more experienced riders to crack in there. It's a pretty great ride though!
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Yes. You can, after all, add it to your track record twice.
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Yeah, I hear you. When I originally wrote the code for the track record stuff, I decided I didn't want to enforce that rule on others, so I leave it up to them.
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Relocated wooden coasters are a more reasonable question, IMO.
The only two I've ridden at more than one location are Starliner and Little Dipper from Kiddieland/SFGAm. The kiddie was pretty much unchanged (thankfully!)....but Starliner was quite a bit *punchier* at Cypress, lost the Dragon tunnel, and added a below-grade drop. Arguable...
I think we've had our highest debut this week... New Texas Giant at #9. It's particularly interesting because it only has 49 riders, and to have that few and make the list, it has to be mostly riders with big track records.
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It is a pretty amazing ride. I'm sure Iron Rattler and Outlaw run will eventually have a high debut as well.
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I'm surprised NTG has taken so long to debut. Maybe I should consider that coasters only rank here once our members have had a chance to visit. But what happened to cause it to show up now, and not, say, at the end end of last season? Maybe I should consider that coasters only rank here once our members think to update their lists.
Anyway, I thought NTG was spectacular and certainly counts as an example where the re-incarnation outshines the original. And I'll say it again, but I can think of so many examples out there that would benefit by such treatment.
I keep going back to Outlaw Run, though, as probably the most thrilling ride I've ever taken. It seems rather short in length, but maybe that's ok. There's not a dead spot or even a lull anywhere. It's non-stop action and increasing speed through OMG elements and lapbar-straining airtime. I understand that this year they've added seat belts and have changed the shin bars, so maybe that will affect how I feel about it. I just got my SDC season pass in the mail, but I'll be using it for discount admission to DW (and Elitch if they still offer it) before I get back to SDC in the fall.
I would expect OR to also have a high debut here once more of our members have a chance to get on it.
As a SFoT homer and having Outlaw Run and NTG under my belt (SFGAm. Goliath and Ratter are both on tap for this summer - crosses fingers), I think both of them are in the "outstanding but not world class" category. I still have Bizarro, MF, and Phantom above NTG. Outlaw Run was probably somewhere around 6 or 7 on my wood list. I can't exactly put my finger on it, but neither of them had that "OMG!!!" vibe. I definitely think Outlaw Run was worse for having those last two barrel rolls instead of another air hill or something else.
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