Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom Discussion Thread

[TbcoasterfanYummy! I just ate donkey!]

I'll sure miss it being close.

[TbcoasterfanYummy! I just ate donkey!]

I'm interested in seeing the first pictures of Cedar Point without Demon Drop as well as hearing how this ride is met by its new market.

Go to Cedar Points website and go to the blog in the "online fun" section. In one of the older blog posts they posted a picture of the site (ride removed).

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Went ahead and found it for you

http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/fun/blog/2010/4/19/In_the_Park.cfm

[NewsPlusNotesDonkeys give me orgiastic scream!]

In the past couple weeks since opening a lot of progress has been made on the ride. It's now topped off and looking fresh in its new paint:

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More work has started on the station area and some of the track has gone in as well. The area around the ride is coming together as well. I think they're still hoping for early June, but mid-June is looking more realistic.

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The full update of photos can be found here if you are interested.

Mike

[tatertot3710(22:06:18) ajc47: who are the obnoxious ones? (22:07:16) tatertot3710: Mr. Starr, jeremie, deathbydinn]

From the park's Facebook:

To everyone asking about Demon Drop opening: electrical and control systems are still being installed, access paths and ramps construction is on-going, I saw one ride compartment on the return track the other day and think we will see some testing soon. Best estimates for public opening are in the last week of June.

[G$ KurtI think Intamin should make a donkey!]

So according to Dorney's FB page Demon Drop opened today... http://www.facebook.com/dorneypark

If anybody is going to Dorney soon let us know how she is in her new home!

[tatertot3710(22:06:18) ajc47: who are the obnoxious ones? (22:07:16) tatertot3710: Mr. Starr, jeremie, deathbydinn]

I had the chance to ride Demon Drop on Friday for the first time and I loved it! It looks very nice in the area that it's located. The wait was the longest at the park, around 20-30 minutes all day (if you've ever been to Dorney, you know this is a long wait for a weekday). One problem I see, though, is with the queue. It starts by going under the end of the runway, turns left and goes next to the ride, then goes into the station. No switchbacks or anything. With the queue being 3/4 full the day I was there, I'm sure it could easily fill up quickly on weekends. Everyone coming off the ride seemed to enjoy it, and I, along with the people I was at the park with, loved the ride.

[YoshiFanDon't make me kick you in the donkey!]

It was closed when I was at the park today (well I guess yesterday), 1 car was almost at the top of the lift, the rest were in the boarding area.

[odene497I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

I rode it this past Thursday, and it was a walk-on, along with everything else in the park. It was okay. I just hate the transfer from the top track to the bottom.

[NozzyHoly crap you have a HUGE donkey!]

I rode it on Saturday afternoon. It had been closed earlier in the day with a car sloooowly moving up the shaft, and opened up between 2 and 3 probably. We rode with around a 5 minute wait. It did not live up to my memories of Stuntman's Freefall at Great Adventure, though perhaps it had to do with my harness being rather tight and our car (6) seemed to be making more noise than any other when transferring down. The ride up seemed slow and the cars were only dispatched once all the third car from the last set was dropping. It broke down a little after we rode too. I'll try it again next time to see if it seems better, but my ride was really boring.

[thrillriderAm I allowed to eat donkey during lent?]

Sigh....

I remember the days when freefalling 10 stories was actually a thrill.