CONFIRMED! B&M for WOF in 2006

Some more photos. They also put in the corrals for the queue line. Those who were there for opening weekend for MAMBA will all know how thankful I am to see those completed. :)

http://www.midwestinfoguide.com/worlds/patriot/031006/

Thanks for the video Josh and the pics Swoosh. SWEET!

What kind of ice cream do you want Josh?

^Sheridan's as that is a NEW sponsor this year and will have a frozen custard shop in the park

We tried to upgrade the video and quickly learned that converted DVD files to MPEG is a major pain. We might attempt another upgrade in the coming week or two.

http://coastercommunity.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=3031

I along with a handful of other lucky souls were invited to ride Patriot this afternoon during a commercial shoot.

We were the first full train and the first non-employees to ride. This is one of the most intense B&M's I have ever been on. The speed never seems to let up and the g's are insane.

You need to get to WoF this summer.

I can't get the link to work but if you go here.
http://coastercommunity.com/smf_forum/index.php?topic=96.0

You can scroll down and clink on the link on reply #16. *** Edited 3/30/2006 3:23:01 AM UTC by jive2***

You need to get to WoF this summer.

I'm waaaaaaay ahead of you there ;)

That sign is awsome!

REMINDER - COASTER MAYHEM is May 20th!!!

Don't miss out on the chance to score ERT on the ONLY intense NEW B&M to be built this year. I mean come on, look at the others being built. ;)

http://www.midwestinfoguide.com/features/ace/coastermayhem/

Looking forward to Timber Wolf next weekend. :)

For those that have seen Patriot in operation, is it loud or silent?

Is there any air on the "floater hill"?

Patriot is really quiet and a lot of people commented on it yesterday. Even at the base of the drop you can hear everyone screaming.

And yes there is some nice air time as you fly over the station (more so in the back row). You have a 1.5 seconds to catch your breath. ;)

We got the rest of the pics and videos up.

http://coastercommunity.com/smf_forum/index.php?topic=101.0

Airtime on an invert---we need more of that!

Surprised not to get any reaction posts from people on opening day last weekend. Did anyone go? I think I am going down on Saturday.

I was just too lazy to dig up a Patriot thread to reply to. But now that one has popped back up.....

I was at WoF last Saturday with several coaster pals including IggyACE (and his little credit ho's), Recess, Jeanne (and her husband, Chris), and my buddy Craig C. Jeanne absolutely loved Patriot, but the rest of us found it to be so-so. It's certainly not boring, but if you're expecting Batman, it certainly ain't that. The transitions are very smooth, but I found the tracking to be a little bumpy which seems to be the norm now for new B&M's. The important thing is that there was not one iota of headbanging. So, yeah it's an ok ride, but personally, I find Spinning Dragons more exciting, and if Timber Wolf ever gets straightened out, it will be my motivation to drive down to Kansas City.

I'm going to WoF this Saturday. I hope it isn't too crowded being Easter Weekend with a new coaster opening, but I'm going to take my chances. This ride looks short, but sweet.

This will also be my first time to WoF ever, so I'm looking forward to Mamba & Timberwolf.

Timber Wolf had a bit of a line last Saturday with one train-op (Wow, imagine that!), but everything else including Patriot was a pretty short wait. Other than our first ride on Patriot, I think we were always on within 15 minutes.

This ride is starting to break in and you could really tell it today (the second weekend). There are still portions of the ride where it just seems to float, but the G-forces were a little more noticeable. I still highly recommend the back for the best rides (force-wise), but the front seat was producing some Gs as well today.

http://www.midwestinfoguide.com/worlds/patriot/041306/

Does it have tornado insurance ? ;)