Worlds of Fun announces Prowler

I actually just don't like anything. :-P Not even Schwartzkophs.

^^^ Yep. Well aware that BB is a TGG. It just seems that every coaster I've ridden so far from the two designers that everyone is ga-ga over (TGG and GCI) have paled in comparison to classic Schmecks (Comet, Phoenix) and some of the better CCI's (Boulder Dash, GR).

Seriously though, I do love me some Intamin hyper (and PR) and out-and-back woodies. They just don't seem to be making what I like anymore.

This is brilliant.
This layout is very different from what we have seen in a long time.
A bit like Boulderdash especially if it tracks tightly through the trees.

Did anyone see this piece of land their laying it down on?!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=worlds+of+fun+kans...6&t=h&z=18

SteveWoA said:
GCI taking lessons from gravity group?

I think it should be the other way around!

The trackwork, trains, and design of GCI coasters are much superior to TGG... In my opinion at last... The fact most of their rides don't need trackwork for years after they are built should mean something in terms of quality.

Can't say the same for TGG. They make amazing rides don't get me wrong, but as far as a quality product, GCI delivers.

I was wondering about the large difference in pricing between the two companies for a while now. I didn't know about the re-tracking of the Gravity group rides. I knew they were rough. Hades was downright violent in a couple spots this year.
This is what a company like Cedar fair can, and is probably very willing, to pay the premium up front for.

Meh...not sure. Looks like it should keep the speed going throughout the ride, it looks like a nice length, the scenery does indeed look very pretty, and the directional changes could be a really great thing. On the flip side, I'm so over these side-turning drops (don't know the technical term for it), and GCI seems to be, from the little I've ridden their coasters, temperamental with their designs. Take for example Hershey's Lightning Racer and Wildcat. Wildcat, except on a good day, is a heinously rough coaster that makes you want to cry afterwards because you've got such a headache. Lightning Racer, on the other hand, is filled with smooth quickness...just seems so inconsistent. The only consistency between these two designs is the lack of airtime. I would love to get to WOF and check this out next season and see what the verdict is. :)

Wildcat was built in 1996, LR in 2000. The question is, is that four more years of wear and tear-caused roughness, or four more years of design improvement? The first time I went to Hershey was in 2004, and I found both coasters to be approximately as bunky described, even back then.