'Most Improved Player'
...and a two-train operation awaits Cannonball in 2003! More of GCI magic up in New England.
Moosh
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My vote goes to M:TR for most improved woodie.
Rob - still diverting the threads off into tangents unmentionable.
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Vertigo - it was my understanding that after the accident last year and for all of 2002 Cannonball only ran w/ one train. The work GCI was doing on the coaster was a 2 part project, with the second half during this off-season, and that a new braking system was to be installed so that the second train could be used again.
If that is incorrect, I apologize.
Moosh
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5 letters and one symbol. OL:FOF.
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Arrow Engineer: "Well, we just tested the prototype Suspended with an inversion and the car broke off the stick thing. We plan to reuse the stick things on a future prototype called a 4th dimension."
Yeah. I'd have to say all the Premier coasters that had their OTSR's removed have to qualify for "Most Improved". While I didn't think Mr. Freeze was too bad with OTSRs (aside from the restriction of your view), it made a HUGE difference in OL:FoF...well, I assume it did, as I have only ridden it without the OTSR...but a coaster that twists and turns as much as FoF does must have been headache hell with the old restraints.
My other vote for "Most Improved" would have to be American Eagle, blue train, at SFGAm. Having the train backwards makes what I feel has become a somewhat tame coaster, into virtually a brand new ride. I really hope they leave it this way, because it is SO, SO much better. Of course, they'll probably switch it back, so they can hype the fact that it's backwards every few years when they don't have a new major attraction (if anyone from SFGAm is reading this, PLEASE, please do what you can to get upper management to leave AE-blue running backwards !)
Honorable mention ? V2 & Deja Vu & SFGAm. They are actually running pretty reliably this season. Congrats !
How about "Least Improved Player", or "Worst Maintainence Regression" ? My vote would go to both woodies at SFStL. Both the Boss and Screamin' Eagle are running very rough this year.
For the Boss, the problem is the extreme laterals combined with those awful lapbars on the G-trains. Pad the sides of the bars, or better yet, replace them with PTC trains, and you have one hell of a ride - potential for several "offical" top 10 lists, like Golden Ticket, Discovery Channel, etc. Such a shame it can't live up to it's potential. I still love it though :)
American Eagle - Are those seats padded ?! Are they using steel roller skate wheels ? Are the trains really 'lil red wagons disguised as PTC trains ? Why does it feel like I'm getting a spanking at the bottom of ever drop ? It wasn't like this last year...
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Wooden: 1) Beast 2) Raven 3) Son of Beast 4) The Boss 5) Timber Wolf
Steel: 1) Raging Bull 2) Millennium Force 3) V2 4) Wild Thing 5) Mr. Freeze
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nasai - comment about what? You haven't ridden M:TR. Heck...no one has, the thing has been SBNO for quite some time now.
Moosh - giving new meaning to SBNO...LOL!
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Wait, Moosh isn't giving anymore rides? Why not?
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Quick comment on SOB:
I think for this season (knowing full well that I am part of the crew and take great pride in such) we kept the ride running more than last year (GO WOOD COASTER MAINTENANCE AT PKI!!! (especially Travis and Kidder)). That, and the other ride we had, Top Gun, actually set a new record for capacity (1040 riders and 39 cycles in one hour, with me driving). So, I think as a whole, our group stepped up and helped a little.
Now, I shall remove my head out of my ass and make my 'most improved coaster' remarks.
I think that Racer backwards definitely should take this years award. I have heard from certain people in the park that it hasnt ran this well since the late 70`s. The FOF restraints (Its no longer OL:FOF, Paramount didnt keep the rights for the name Outer Limits) was done a couple of years back. In a close second would definitely be Screechin` Eagle. Just seeing it in action again warms my heart.
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