I must have forgotten to submit it the first time so here goes again.It took so long on "PKI needs an invert" that I thought I should make another topic. This was my reaction to something someone said in there and why I can't get enough of my hometown park:
I think PKI is the best amusement park ever! I can't wait to go this year!!!.......No...I'm serious! I LOVE PKI! They have a great variety of rides for everyone in the family and a nice selection of coasters. They have:
Ratings 1 to 10 for my opinions plus some more.
1)The tallest,fastest,only looping wooden coaster in the US.(Or the World?)-Son of Beast
9-SOB had a rough first year with very mixed reviews and delays from technical problems and testing. I think it will grow on people in time and will be even better this year. I don't see how anyone would be upset with this having every element of a wooden coaster. The average waits for us with the 2 trains were 30-45 minutes.
2)An invertigo(only face to face coaster in the US?World?)-Face/Off
8-Even though this is a cookie cutter design used in almost every park, Face/Off gives a fun and interesting ride because you can see the fear in the other people's face across from you. I've ridden this over 30 times and still get scared by the G-forces and hanging up the lift hill. My friend's wife tears up every time she's on it. Average wait '99-1 hour,Avg.wait 2000-20 min.
3)Single rail family inverted coaster-Scooby's Ghoster Coaster
?-I've heard good things about this from kids and I've ridden it, but I won't rate it because it's not aimed at my age group. The waits have gotten up to 1 hr for this one though. Sorry parents. Try to keep your kids away from this one just for the wait.
4)Launched sit-down coaster completely in the dark-Flight of Fear
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6-Fun, but repetitive. Wait-15-20 min.
4)Several flat rides including Scrambler,Monster, Viking Fury and Shake,Rattle and Roll.
5)2 children's themed areas-Nicholodeon Splat City and Hanna Barbara Land
6)Tons of great shows!
7)4 Water Rides-2 log flumes,a river rapids,and a splash-down falls ride
8)A free water park with admission along with a once largest wave pool in the US, several slides, a lazy river, a family large tube slide, and a kids area and slides.
9)Plus, A LOT more!
Please correct me if I'm wrong on anything. Or more I don't know. Please! I hope my opinions didn't get in the way much. I hope I didn't ramble on, but people should visit this great park. If you're in the area of...the United States,don't miss this one!
So,does anyone else want to tell about their hometown park and why you think it's the best. Anyone agree or disagree about what I said(without comparing)? I mainly want to do this because I want to know how you feel of the park you probobly know the best. And maybe a reroute to a summer amusement park road trip. :) Thanks for replying!
Wow you really like PKI, i can't even right that much about my own life.
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LOL Supermandl! Once you get inspired, you just keep writing. LOL. ;)
Another long post. :)
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I think SOB is missing one element a wooden coaster should have and that is airtime.
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#1: Millennium Force
#2: Raging Bull
#3: Tie B:TR/Raptor
#4: Viper (SFGAm)
#5: Goliath/Magnum
I deleted the post the first time because you posted exactly the same thing in two different threads.
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Oops! Sorry Jeff. You're wrong though. The second time it was added to about 15%. This time about 50% more. I had written that entire post as a reply instead of making it it's own thread. So sorry again. But what is one new thread going to hurt. People too lazy to go to the next page, huh? Just Joking! :) Have a nice day!
I definitely agree with you geicu. But with a loop a guess it's either what you got not or that + head banging. No one wants a horsecollar. I like the design of the trains though.
Bcdzoom said:
"2)An invertigo(only face to face coaster in the US?World?)-Face/Off"
I know I remember seeing an old wooden coaster whose trains had seats facing each other. I want to think Great Escape's Comet (or one of its incarnations), but I could be wrong. Anyone know?
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From what I know it was the second life of the Crystal Beach Cyclone. I could look it up in my RollerCoaster! mag but I'm too lazy. :) Oh, and there are three Invertigos in the US so Face/OFF doesn't hold any sort of record. Unless of course, the record is "The coaster that most reminds you of McDonald's." :)
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Only 3 invertigos? So there's Face/Off at PKI, and Invertigo at another Paramount Park,I think? So where's the 3rd. Are you counting SFMM new one? I actually figured there would be a lot more of those.
Only 3, not counting the one in Sweden. Bcdzoom: the Paramount one you're thinking of is Invertigo at PGA, and the third isn't the SFMM one, it's Two Face: the Flip Side, at SFA
OK, Thanks Krazy. Is there anything special about Two Face that sets it apart?