Tuesday, January 13, 2009

RollerCoaster World - Rollercoaster Tycoon


Park Size: 1,635,260sq.ft.
Rollercoasters: 20* (Inversions: 36*)
Staff: 100
Shops/Stalls/Rides: 165

*1 Coaster is SBNO (Standing But Not Operating)

RollerCoaster World, The Leader in Thrills!

Space Diver - Speed: 44, Time: 1:28, Length: 2,812, Inversions: 4 (Immelmann, Dive Loop, Immelmann, Immelmann, Immelmann) Color: Blue/Blue, Type: Indoor/Dark Looping (Inspired by but not a recreation of Flashback)

*Predator - Speed: 42, Time: 1:17, Length: 2,588, Inversions: 1 (Loop) Color: Black/Black Type: Stand-Up (Inspired by but not a recreation of Shockwave) *Status: SBNO

Flashback - Speed: 47, Time: 46, Length: 784, Inversions: 3 (Cobra Roll, Loop) Color: Green/Blue Type: Inverted Shuttle (Inspired by but not a recreation of Déjà Vu. Recreation of a Vekoma Invertigo)


Stealth - Speed: 46, Time: 1:20, Length: 2,651, Inversions: 5 (Loop, Zero-G-Roll, Loop, Corkscrew, Corkscrew) Color: Grey/Black Type: Inverted (Inspired by but not a recreation of Batman The Ride)



Predator 2 - Speed: 58, Time: 2:08 Length: 4,784, Inversions: 6 (Loop, Dive Loop, Loop, Sidewinder, Corkscrew, Corkscrew) Color: Green/Black Type: Stand-Up (Inspired by but not a recreation of Riddler's Revenge)



Giant Dipper - Speed: 45, Time: 2:02/2:04, Length: 3,402/3,399, Color: White/White Type: Twin Wooden (Inspired by but not a recreation of Colossus)



Scream! - Speed: 60, Time: 2:02, Length: 4,091, Inversions: 6 (Loop, Zero-G-Roll, Cobra Roll, Interlocking Corkscrews) Color: Purple/Yellow, Type: Floorless (Inspired by but not a recreation of Scream!)


Ultimate - Speed: 90, Time: 23, Length: 912, Color: Grey/Grey, Type: Reverse Freefall (Inspired by but not a recreation of Superman The Escape)


X-Spin - Speed: 38, Time: 1:45, Length: 3,028, Color: Fuchsia/Yellow Type: Spin (Inspired by but nowhere near a recreation of X/X2)


Viper - Speed: 52, Time: 1:34 Length: 2,733, Inversions: 5 (Loop, Loop, Triple Corkscrew) Color: Red/White Type: Looping (Inspired by but not a recreation of Viper or Vortex @ Kings Island)


Goliath - Speed: 75, Time: 2:16, Length: 5,017, Color: Orange/Turquoise, Type: Hyper(Mega) Coaster (Inspired by but not a recreation of Goliath)


The Phantom - Speed: 46, Time: 1:50, Length: 3,343, Inversions: 1 (Loop) Color: White/White Type: Looping (Inspired by and slightly a recreation of Revolution)


Mustang - Speed: 46, Time: 1:42, Length: 3,432, Color: Brown/Brown Type: Wooden (Inspired by but not a recreation of Psyclone)


Legend - Speed: 36, Time: 1:47, Length: 3,389, Color: Red/White Type: Suspended (Inspired by but not a recreation of Ninja)


Gold Rush Mine Train - Speed: 30, Time: 1:41, Length: 2,857, Color: Yellow/Brown, Type: Family Coaster (Inspired by but not a recreation of Gold Rusher)


Rodent Run - Speed: 28, Time: 1:06, Length: 1,578, Color: Red/Green, Type: Mouse Custom (Inspired by but nowhere near a recreation of Mountain Express)


Wild Wings - Speed: 42, Time: 2:06, Length: 3,642, Inversions: 5 (Turnover, Pretzel Loop, Fly to Lie, Loop, Lie to Fly, Fly to Lie) Color: Blue/White, Type: Flying (Inspired by but not a recreation of Tatsu)


Avalanche - Speed: 29, Time: 1:01, Length: 1,588, Color: White/White, Type: Bobsled Coaster (Inspired by but not a recreation of Sarajevo Bobsleds)


Little Dipper - Speed: 21, Time: 48, Length: 951, Color: Blue/Mix, Type: Kid (Inspired by but not a recreation of Percy's Railway)


Little Twister - Speed: 22, Time: 41, Length: 840, Color: Fuchsia/Red Type: Kid (Inspired by but not a recreation of Canyon Blaster)

This park was highly inspired by Six Flags Magic Mountain. Every coaster in this park represents, or is a recreation of every rollercoaster in Six Flags Magic Mountain's History as of 2008.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Knott's Berry Farm


Hurray! Finally a park that is not Six Flags Magic Mountain!

First off, Knott's Berry Farm season pass processing sucks! We waited about 45 minutes to get our processing done and while in line we heard from regulars it has been much worse. I did like that I had the option of adding parking to my season pass for 40$ though. The other negative was my favorite coaster Xcelerator was closed.


The good news, the park was DEAD!


I have never seen GhostRider's station this empty. In fact, I'm used to waiting 2 hours to get a ride on this bad boy. I'm not very familiar with Knott's yet, so I'm kind of nervous about filming on rides. GhostRider was perfect the first ride, just a little ruff, but very fast with plenty of positive and negative forces. We rode it 2 more times after that in the back, and the ride just as fun as the front.



After all that fun we walked right on Silver Bullet. I know this might sound weird, but this coaster doesn't rank high with me because it is way too smooth. I think I expect all B&M Inverts the be as aggressive as Batman The Ride.


The ride doesn't look that smooth when watching my POV, kind of a bad video.




After that we went on the family coaster Jaguar! This has to be one the best coasters for little Kid looking to ride something a little bigger.


Jaguar! also has a great themed station temple.

Next is the always awesome Montezooma's Revenge. We rode this coaster twice in a row, and it was perfect both times, (Kind of hard for a coaster with no turns to be ruff.)


After that we rode the Sierra Sidewinder twice in row. If you think the more the spin the better the ride, ride this coaster in the last car.


To Finish off our trip we went on Boomerang. I got to say the ride was no where near as ruff as I remembered it, and it was actually pretty pleasant.


Sorry for a lame trip report, it was annoying trying to take pictures with every coaster running single train, (I didn't have the patience.) We didn't eat any food at the park, we saved our appetites for Portillo's for some amazing Chicago style hotdogs. I highly recommend Portillo's for anyone visiting Knott's or in the area.

Leaving Portillo's we noticed Xcelerator running and we had to go back and see if they might open it. Sadly, they didn't open it so we hit up Silver Bullet and GhostRider one last time.


For some reason GhostRider was extremely ruff on last ride today, no where near as fun as the 3 rides on it earlier. Even when this coaster is at it's worst, it is still the Best Wooden Coaster in California.



Hopefully I will do a much better report on my next trip to Knott's. Thanks for reading and have fun.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Star Point Landing - Rollercoaster Tycoon


Park Size: 1,188,550sq.ft.
Rollercoasters: 5 (Inversions: 3)
Staff: 40
Shops/Stalls/Rides: 80

Get Away to Star Point Landing!




Wild Mouse - Speed: 27, Time: 1:08, Length: 1,529, Color: Pink/White, Type: Mouse


Looping Star - Speed: 40, Time: 1:14, Length: 2,093, Inversions: 1 (Loop) Color: Turquoise/White, Type: Steel Looping (Schwarzkopf Silver Arrow Recreation)


Fantasy Flight - Speed: 33, Time: 1:05, Length: 1,827, Color: Red/White, Type: Inverted Family (Inspired by but not a recreation of Kvasten a Vekoma SFC)


Corkscrew - Speed: 36, Time: 1:05, Length: 1,470, Inversions: 2 (Double Corkscrew) Color: Yellow/Black, Type: Steel Looping


Super Coaster - Speed: 87, Time: 2:56, Length: 6,021, Color: Red/Blue, Type: Hyper(Mega) Coaster (I got the Cheesy name from a little kid's T-Shirt.)

Annabel Park - Rollercoaster Tycoon


Park Size: 136,180sq.ft. (Modified Urban Park)
Rollercoasters: 3 (Inversions: 1)
Staff: 21
Shops/Stalls/Rides: 35

Historic Annabel Park




Wacky Worm - Speed: 26, Time: 28, Length: 590, Color: Green/Mix, Type: Kid


Big Loop - Speed: 44, Time: 20, Length: 505, Inversions: 1 (Loop) Color: Red/Purple, Type: Shuttle Loop (Inspired by but not a recreation of a Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop)


Mad Mouse - Speed: 27, Time: 1:08, Length: 1,529, Color: Yellow/Seafoam, Type: Mouse

Discovery Forest - Rollercoaster Tycoon


Park Size: 834,020sq.ft. (Modified Forest Frontiers)
Rollercoasters: 10 (Inversions: 18)
Staff: 46
Shops/Stalls/Rides: 112

Discovery Forest, Discover Thrills, Discover Fun!


Tornado - Speed: 42, Time: 1:44, Length: 3,018, Inversions: 4 (Loop x 4) Color: Red/White, Type: Steel.


Mushroom Coaster - Speed: 28, Time: 1:09, Length: 1,686, Color: Yellow/Green, Type: Steel Family.


Screamer - Speed: 40, Time: 1:20, Length: 1,919, Inversions: 4 (Loop, Loop, Double Corkscrew) Color: Blue/White, Type: Steel Looping.


The Hornet - Speed: 31, Time: 1:09, Length: 1,683, Color: Yellow/Grey, Type: Inverted Mouse.


Ultra Twister - Speed: 39, Time: 1:01, Length: 1,266, Inversions: 3 (Heartline Roll, Double Heartline Roll) Color: White/White, Type: Pipeline (Ultra Twister Clone Recreation)


Jet Loop - Speed: 43, Time: 20, Length: 505, Inversions: 1, Color: White/White, Type: Shuttle Loop (Inspired by but not a recreation of a Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop)


Villain - Speed: 42, Time: 1:17, Length: 2,588, Inversions: 1 (Loop) Color: Black/Black, Type: Stand-Up (Design inspired by but not a recreation of Intamin Stand-Ups.)


Warlock - Speed: 37, Time: 1:23, Length: 2,510, Color: Brown/Brown. Type: Wood


Candy Coaster - Speed: 27, Time: 51, Length: 1,066, Color: Orange/Seafoam, Type: Steel Family.


Steel Hawk - Speed: 46, Time: 1:20, Length: 2,651, Inversions: 5 (Loop, Zero-G-Roll, Loop, Corkscrew, Corkscrew) Colors: Brown/Grey, Type: Inverted (Inspired by but not a recreation of B&M's Batman the Ride Clones.)

Motor City - Rollercoaster Tycoon


Park Size: 455,750sq.ft.
Rollercoasters: 3 (Inversions: 4)
Staff: 42
Shops/Stalls/Rides: 48
*Go-Kart Tracks: 6

Motor City, where Faster is Better.





Rocky Road - Speed: 21, Time: 49, Length: 951, Color: Black/White, Type: Kid


X-Flight - Speed: 41, Time: 1:14, Length: 2,201, Inversions: 4 (Loop, Loop, Double Corkscrew) Color: Green/White, Type: Inverted


Jet Dragster - Speed: 112, Time: 33, Length: 2,378, Color: Grey/White, Type: Air Launched (Inspired by but not a recreation of Ring°Racer. "I wanted my own speed killing, record taking, gimmick coaster." Jet Dragster is currently the fastest coaster in my RCT world.)