Canada's Wonderland Discussion Thread

[CarnageWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

Last time I was at the park, Wild Beast was brutal rough, and Minebuster was fairly smooth but boring.

Minebuster was never the same after the buzz bars were removed, and a couple of the hills were re-profiled to fit bridges to the water park in.

[mightypotatoIf the donkey is rockin, don't come knockin!]

Minebuster hasn't been too bad over the last few seasons. It's not as rough as it used to be, but it's forceless and boring as all hell. Wild Beast however has continuously gotten worse every year. I will absolutely not ride it under any circumstance. Can't comment on Woodstock as I haven't been on it since like 1999.

[1pizza14Don't let this donkey melt you with its laser eyes!]

Minebuster hasn't been too bad over the last few seasons. It's not as rough as it used to be, but it's forceless and boring as all hell. Wild Beast however has continuously gotten worse every year. I will absolutely not ride it under any circumstance. Can't comment on Woodstock as I haven't been on it since like 1999.

Agreed. I never EVER ride Wild Beast. The coaster is so rough and brutal and it makes Mean Streak look smooth. They never swtiched the name over to Woodstock so it is now just called "Peanuts Ghoster Coaster"

[kunpc1I wrote the book about donkeys!]

Minebuster's hills were not re-profiled to fit Splash Works. The first and second bridges fit nicely between the bunny-hops. the second and third hills were combined into one long, forceless hill as the negative forces on the second hill were a maintenance nightmare. I assume the rest of the hills on the return trip were re-profiled to try and smooth them out which also left them forceless. It's a shame, it once provided a good amount of airtime. It really isn't too rough. Especially if you sit in the middle row of pretty much any car (seats not over wheels).

[asimowalkIndiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Donkey.]

I remember when I hit that magical height mark many years back, I rode Minebuster with my cousins and we all got freaked out by the amount of airtime, though I'm not sure if it was because we were kids or because of how awesome the ride was back then. It was a sad season when I rode it only to bump along this drawn out hill and be jackhammered at the end of it (which was fixed just a few years ago)

I know this isn't going to get much approval, but I actually enjoy Wild Beast slightly more than Minebuster. It's rough, so I can only ride it once or twice in a visit, but I'll take excitement over smoothness. I get a kick out of how strong the forces on it.

[Dom497Donkeys give me orgiastic scream!]

I actually still like Wild Beast...I don't know why, I just do. I remember about 3-4 years back, the park was so empty that I rode Wild Beast 8 times...in 1 hour!!! (Don't ask why I rode it 8 times...I just love that coaster)

[kunpc1I wrote the book about donkeys!]

Just got back from the park (pictures to be posted this evening). Landscape work is being done around the base of the first drop. Fencing is up around all the low-clearance areas of the ride. No train visible anywhere on the course (including the lift hill).

Pictures as promised:

[omgitsmatt93Macaroni and Donkey]

Has testing begun yet. Im also wondering about how fast the lift on this will be.

[kunpc1I wrote the book about donkeys!]

If I remember correctly, the lift will go 4.5 metres per second. Minimal train movement has occurred between the maintenance bays, transfer track and station. Full circuit testing has not started yet.

[Skycoastin SteveFive babies drowned in a fire]

^For the silly Americans that don't understand the metric system, 4.5 meters per second is about 10 mph. So, in other words, it's going to take forever to get to the top.