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Bobcat is great fun. I hope Gravity Group is able to manufacture their engineered precut track affordably enough that some of the smaller parks that haven't entertained the idea of a custom new coaster in a while might take a second look. I'd even be okay if they built most of the ride structure out of steel like CCI did in the 90's to cut some of the cost. It would be great to see Mine Blower sized coasters with this EPT pop up in places like Waldameer, Beech Bend, Niagara Amusement Park, etc.
Which one? lol Six Flags Mexico or COTA? The interesting thing to me is that Vekoma offers 2 different tilt models. Nobody knows if these two will be the same layout or if one of each model got sold, so I'd say that I'm excited to see both! It would be a huge win for the community if each ride has a unique layout!
Thanks for watching! If you live in that part of the country, I'll be posting park reviews for many of the independent parks throughout the region later this winter once travel slows down for the season.
One you didn't mention that I'm curious about: I'd love to see Knobles take on a sister park from this chain. I think Dutch Wonderland especially would be an awesome fit for them honestly, a lot of rarer flat rides that Knobles knows how to take care of such as Lusse scooters. And there's room for expansion if they wanted to, say, relocate Lakemont's woodies (which they have the rights to from my understanding since they assisted in Skyliner's relocation from Roseland). I think Leap The Dips especially would make an amazing fit at Dutch Wonderland.
Lech Coaster IS a Bermuda Blitz. I think maybe its that way on their site just because its the only one so far. More parks would NEED this. Lech Coaster looks beyond amazing! You did right calling it a Bermuda Blitz.
They got ran out of the country after "blessing" us with all those SLCs, and boomerangs. Theres a couple family coasters opened up at Holiday World, and Kings Island. I would be willing to bet that the one at KI came in a package. Where the other coaster goes is the question. From what Ryan the Ride Mechanic says, Vekoma is the best manufacturer to work with after the sale, like for maintenance. That will go far with the cedar fair execs. We will be seeing more Vekoma coasters in the US soon now.
Fear mongering about Shivering Timbers and pretending it's unsafe on Twitter because it's wooden is disgusting and blatantly spreading misinformation. No one should trust anything this channel says tbh.
Obviously you were not on our rides. I call it like I see it. I rode both trains multiple times to make sure I wasn't overreacting. It's fair to disagree with me, but there is never any harm in having maintenance look into a ride that I WITNESSED riders walking away with minor injuries, including one that drew blood. If anything, I thought I was fairly reserved with my criticism.
@PRC2019 It has nothing to do with disagreement, it's just wild to see someone who's a coaster enthusiast calling for a wooden coaster to be closed because it's not glass smooth like a steel coaster Pretending it's unsafe because it's "rough" to you is just cringe. I remember when enthusiasts used to love wooden coasters now some of them like this guy are out to make wood coasters seem outdated and unsafe.
Quite the opposite actually. I love Shivering Timbers and I was mad at how poorly it has obviously been maintained in the last 14 months. I had THIS very same ride ranked in my top 20 last year, yet this year it is simply awful. Which was heartbreaking considering that we drove 8 hours just to spend the day at Michigan's Adventure. The SMALL potholes have become LARGE potholes. So much so that during the first drop and valley it physically makes the trains bounce vertically off its upstop wheels. This is causing major jackhammering...side to side and vertically. It's bad. No two ways around it. They SHOULD close it for the season, fix the insanely bad areas, THEN re-open the ride next year on opening day. Considering that we personally witnessed injuries, here's what I can tell you are matters of fact: -we all know that track imperfections only worsen over time, which logically means the park would be exposing itself to greater liability and risk every single day this goes unaddressed. -a potential lawsuit could effect the park in the short and long term, and worse yet could close a ride like Shivering TImbers permanently, and I'm confident nobody wants that to happen. -my number 1 responsibility is to public safety and honesty to viewers, followers, and subscribers, not shilling for a park that made poor maintenance decisions. (but fortunately not uncorrectable!) FWIW, I'm a FSCP® and deal with businesses and their risk mitigation strategies, my wife is a RN with years of experience working with insurance companies for injury claims, and I have 2 brothers that are attorneys. Let's just say that I've seen a few injury related lawsuits in my day... Where you think I'm hating on the ride and wooden rollercoasters, I'm actually defending the ride and giving it a voice. I love the ride, I want it here to stay, so fix the damn thing. We want the same thing ultimately, but we cannot ignore reality, because doing so might blowup the whole damn thing. My final piece of evidence is the lines... IF Shivering TImbers is running 'properly' then why is it a WALK-ON while Wolverine Wildcat is nearly a 1 hour wait? (which also got ZERO additional Titan track like it was supposed to) Even the GP won't ride it, that's really the only evidence that I need.
This is disgusting Stop spreading this garbage. You definitely have some stuff on here I'm going use for my Bad Coaster Takes I'm sick of hearing video.
If someone else bought it, I hope they would get more than a coaster every 9 Y E A R S. As long as the keep the classics and the Phantom’s Revenge, I am happy!!!
I was there second week of July.. a lot of rides closed. The staff was awesome!!!! But now I see this? The rides were closed to spit shine them to sell to the new owner. But please keep with the nostalgia of the park when it does sell. We don’t need to see a 6 foot tall Bugs Bunny in a very hot costume in July. Maintain the history of the park. Add some new attractions, more live entertainment or events
I'd love it if a Pittsburgh based entrepreneur bought all of the American and Australian Palace Entertainment properties except for the FECs (Boomers, Malibu Grand Prix, and Mountasia) which would be bought by Boomers Parks.
Im already subbed, so here's a like, and comment. Great video. I would LOVE to get to MM, but the problem is California is a very long way away from Ohio, and i dont really fly.
There is rumor swirling around The Interwebs that MM's new coaster is a prototype Vekoma SUSPENDED motorbike coaster. Will be interesting to see how things play out...
When thinking about why Parques wants to sell we have to consider that most people in this country are gaslighted by the media that the economy is just going to keep chugging along despite the dire state the US dollar is in right now. I believe that after the election things will go south fast. Other countries who depend on the US dollar are very concerned about this and Parques may want to avoid any losses before the 💩 hits the fan. Like it or not politics and business go hand in hand. Corporations react to economic trends that most of us are oblivious to.
I do my BEST to avoid politics in the videos, but I do agree. Parques would be wise to stick to markets they know if they truly believe that a recession is upcoming.
Inexpensive, compact and unique means a cheap prototype piece of 💩 to Kennywood! 😂 The Exterminator is a great ride but they should redo the entrance and bypass that underground dungeon that the theming has been removed from.
from everything I read its was just seeing what their parks are worth and could lead to the sale of the parks but never confirmed it. I know Palace is Far from the best but I dont think there as bad as people think espealiclly in recent years, and there are not realy any clear obvious awsers in any possibility there is some factor to be worried about like it no longer being the flagship and thus being invested in less, Loosing its history or charm, Losing its events names, and depending on who cash as well Kennywood is a very decently sized good park that likely costs a lot to run expialy to invest in it well, and for some options I would be worried about cash flow and ability to purchase big new things and etc, so bassicly any thing other than Palace Keeping the parks come with lots of worries or concerns, for I Love the park its my Home park and I want it to be the best it can be, I agree that the staff and people are amazing and friendly, and it just has some much history, charm, and unique identity that could be lost, or could lose things like Season Passes, Speedy Pass, or other things we have been enjoying recently if it gets sold so it leaves me worried
I'm hearing some more details about possible intentions and more regarding potentially motivated suitors (a couple of the groups we discussed in this video.) Once I'm able to corroborate some of the info I'm getting, I'll definitely have an update video. I don't know if this will ease your mind at all, BUT...as the days move on, I'm becoming more excited opposed to concerned. The demand for Kennywood and Lake Compounce specifically, is SIGNIFICANTLY higher than many of us initially considered.
@@PRC2019 With Kennywood im not surprised sense its the Biggest, Most known, and as far as I am aware loved park in the chain so if anyone wanted just one or few of the parks I do know that's likely the biggest one others would want, Lake commence being up there not to surprised, for until they acquired Adventureland it was the next biggest Thrill/Everyone park they owned.
I'd rank the Boss dead last, maybe put some more coasters in the park so it can rank even lower. It gave me such a headache the few times I rode it that I'm never going on it again. Meanwhile American Thunder is silky smooth, I make it a point to ride that one more than once any time I'm there.
American Thunder is awesome! Super underrated! And Boss is quite polarizing, I've never met someone who thinks it's just "ok". It's either hate or love...lol So I definitely get it!
As my home park i believe it's pretty underrated. That being said, my daughters favorite ride in the entire park in the ninja though so you can imagine i have to ride that about 11 times every visit lol. Edit: was just reminded that when we went last week the boss actually had me in physical pain. That last little curve where it drops down a bit before you pull into the station had my entire sternum hurting. It's just so shaky and rattly these days.
What about the severed Koch family? Either Koch Development (Holiday World) or their estranged uncle, aunt and grand mother Koch Parks, Inc. (Alabama Adventure). Probably neither have the capital nor the interest in gaining investors and losing the family run aspect, but both run theme parks with water parks. If all of Palace Entertainment is for sale, how about Gene Bicknell. The former Pizza Hut king, could use these established parks and the people that run them to fully enter the business before American Heartland Theme Park even has a chance to make a mistake.
I thought of them originally, but the only part of the family that could have afforded it is if they had all stuck together. The old man kept that whole operation together. 1.3 billion dollars is HEFTY financing!
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think Kennywood is better off with Parques Reunidos lol. Kennywood's my home park. I just want whoever that buys it to realize how special this park is to the area and treats it as such. Id like Hershey or Herschend to buy it as long as they let KW Leadership run the park without interference. It appears Ricky Spicuzza really understands Kennywood and its market.
I found myself saying this a few times...lol HOWEVER, I think the poor outlook for the economy could actually force another merger, perhaps even more unlikely than the one we just saw. Uncharted waters and uncertain times! I think the possibility of Merlin is a wild thing to imagine. I'd be over the moon happy.
@@PRC2019 yeah, I agree. If Merlin gets involved, I'd be excited about that as well. I guess time will tell. I wonder if Palace knew about this and that's why they've been focusing on the improvements around the park the last few years.
I respectfully disagree. If I pull out my crystal ball, I see the popularity of the Ragin' Rapids diminish even though they did some work in it recently. That would give them the room to put the invert in, or even an RMC. They have the entire hillside along the train and maybe beyond to put in any dips.
my ranking (i havent been on rookie racer or american thunder yet) 1. mr. freeze 2. boss 3. river king mine train 4. batman 5. pandemonium 6. boomerang 7. screamin' eagle 8. ninja
I agree with both. The dive is way too overdone right now, and a new wing is already coming to KD. I must admit, I LOVE the gerstlauer infinity coaster idea that has recently been floated out. Wouldn't mind that addition in the slightest.
I totally agree on copperhead. It has phenomenal hang time moments along with a pretty cool theme and launch sequence. Obviously it’s not gonna be an extremely punchy launch but it’s perfect for the ride.
I hope we get the Gerstlauer Infinity coaster. The more parks i visit, the more i appreciate KW's unique attractions. Im onl with an invert. I just dont want a B&M invert. Every park seems to have one.
Let's not tip-toe. Comet is for sure ruined 😂in general buzz bars are better than the new restraints. But that's not the deal breaker for me. It's how those new trains ride on the coaster. Idk if they r heavier or lighter (I assume heavier) but wow is it now a bouncy ride. And not in a good way. I got 2 rides on it earlier this season and was very sad about it. Sorry for the tangent but this is the first I've heard someone else say the same thing haha On another note. Awesome video. Good job
