chadster Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Greetings Ride Warriors, and welcome to my last visit to W0F for the season on 10.3.10. The weather was chilly, the crowds were light (until around 3:30pm) and the coasters were running great, albeit all with one train operation, but that's really all the needed early on. Prowler and Mamba could have used two trains by the time I left as crowds were beginning to roll in after the NASCAR race and the weather started to improve. I have also included what would be my last look at Camp Snoopy before it's transformation to Planet Snoopy next year. This is a much needed and welcomed addition (I don't have kids, but if you've never seen the area before you will see why it's in need of an enhancement, its good, but older, and when done will be a huge draw for families of small children next season) I think I was able to capture photos of all the rides, (a few were blurry, but so I can say I captured virtually all the rides, I'm throwing them in!) If you can figure out the ride I'm missing, you win the prize, tho, not a prize really, just bragging rights more or less. And since this is a mega post, I'm breaking it down to several posts scattered throughout the day as I have time. Hope you enjoy, as I did. Worlds of Fun treated us great during their annual enthusiasts event and continued to do so on this day. Staff was pleasant, the park was clean, and all but the Thunderhawk was in operation (motor, again) So sit back relax, grab a beer (or soda) and let your mouse do the scrolling. And to Larry, if you want to add this post or any of the pictures to the index, feel free. Post 1 of 4 Awww, yes, it's Patriot!! I've been dreaming about you! you can always tell when you have arrived at a Cedar Fair park when... you encounter an army of trash cans! The season pass center is ready for Haunt The area leading to ticketing is ready for haunt the landscaping is ready for haunt and ticketing is ready for haunt as is the pricing, so, it must be haunt! Unfortunatley, today there will be no haunts, it's a scare free Sunday! so, without further to do, lets RIDE ON! past the entry way and over the bridge we go.....to Patriot that is! the spinning dragons, a quality Gerstlauer production. The sun will play havoc this time of year on picture takings, ugh. michael jackson, one year later. mmm, Patriot, love this ride, in my top ten behind Prowler, and look, Mr. Bones is here to greet you! so after 5 spins on Patriot with non existant lines, its off on a journey to find the Timberwolf, and on that journey we run into Jack. wtf? man, that cow has got be tired (and full) sitting there waiting for a dead man to milk her, not quite sure I get it, but is amusing. as per usual, the entrance to carn evil is next to the entrance to Timber Wolf, we will take a daytime journey through there in a minute. hello timber wolf. your track work has done you well, just don't sit in the back Shockingly, you could re-ride if no one was in line, more shockingly, people were in line to ride (ok, it's not THAT bad of a ride, layout is so so, but it's not really that bad) Car Two, Row 1, Seat 2 I have found to be the best experience for me. Just sayin BOOOOOOO.... thunderhawk was closed in August too for similar issues, haven't rode but once this year. It sports a kick a$$ ride program which I imagine isn't good on the equipment, this thing is a heavy beast of a ride, and heavy + beast = increased parts usage, at least that's my story and I'm going with it for now. So up next, a daytime visit thru Carn Evil + my last look at Camp Snoopy before the remodel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 (edited) Post 2 of 4 this would have been way cooler had it been in front of thunderhawk so walking out of timberwolf we have carnevil so if you have ever been to a bar and said, this is the coolest thing ever, then, seen the bar in the day with all of the regular lights on, well, this is what it would be like. Literally, night and day they have shaved banana's, unlike SF's who do not shave their banana's sigh, i wish they had the himilaya back, however, patriot is a perfectly fine replacement. i wonder how many quaters they end up with in this thing? so out of carnevil and out on the midway walking towards Camp Snoopy, I captured Mamaba. one last visit before the transformation, and I have realized I missed another ride, opps. i gave up fighting the sun, and then tried to use it to my advantage to try and create a ghost like effect, i failed on this one. mini train giddie up ride and cage wheel thingy in the background and we can't leave with out giving some love to the worm i'm sure the big apple tunnel thing will disappear, maybe a giant snoopy to repalce it? that would be cool going back up the hill from the worm one last canoe trip noted so as we leave camp snoopy, we head over to dominator, and I must say, S&S should not be proud of this one, perhaps the only one they shouldn't be proud of (yes, I heard they recently had an ownership change) but still, a perfectly good waste of an extra fifty feet *edit"* I've learned it was their first double shot tower, so I'll give them some slack, but still, I'm spoiled to going all the way to the top, just sayin, not hating next we headed over to the scrambler, a must have if you don't have a himilaya. I mean serious, look at the guy in the car closests to you, the ride hasn't even started and his ready to loose his lunch! Ok, so now we head down the path towards Mamaba and check out a haunt in the daylight on the way. Coming up....Next. Edited October 5, 2010 by chadster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 Post 3 of 4 So here we are at this haunt attraction where once again, i tried something with the sun, and failed opposite entry of the haunt and last one of this haunt outdoor theatre, honsetly, IMO, this needs to go, a nice S&S Screamin Swing, Huss Frisbee (not a cheap knock off), or a Eurofighter would look good here, so WoF, if you're reading....for 2012 please! Rock Band Live Haunt starts at 7pm, and to go with the 7 theme, drinks are 7.00 so the rapids were having issues, but quickly fixed. NOTED! oooo scarey Mamba sign nerd shot! NOTED! after Mamba, the rapids were open, and look what's floating around on my way to the boomerang thang scareeeee Prowler??? PROWLER!!!!! meow. outside station shot nerd shot and classic shot 3 trips on prowler thanks to short lines, quick ops on one train, and on to Zulu finished with spinning, it was down the path to the octopus and sea dragon, but i can't get out! then i look up and what do i see? none other than a flying sperm octopus walking towards the sea dragon just what i was hoping for! this is one pissed off dragon, just look at him and finally, yes, another nerd shot, nerd. More to come, including a ride on the train, and the rest of the rides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 Post 4 of 4 gorilla on his back blurry, yes, sorry, but it counts as a ride pic viking entrance, ride pic coming up in a few i think they got a heck of a deal on all this fake spider webbing, it's everywhere, serious, it's everywhere, but, it's also cool and this flying hydro contraption festhaus is looking festive at this point, I've made a full loop of the park hitting the majors first, now we look at the flats, and this, a wet ride on a cold day. i refer to this as the super round up, it has a different name, but i like super round up, so there. ferris wheel noted! a shot for skycoastin steve on my way to the cloudpoofer 2000 #1 wipeout ride, sorry Kemah, your's is good too, but the effects, ceiling, and awesome ride program make this one better. carosuel look, it's a real spide web! train ride time! bumper cars we pause for a brief commercial to bring you the forgotten, le taxi choo choo, and this ride, that should really be in the kid section, maybe it will get moved? @$$*^!#$^(#$*^!#$^ sun and finally on this train ride, my new favorite boomerang pictures. Train ride lasts about 5 minutes and is quite nice. can't forget about this boat swing and finally, my final rides of the season on Prowler, simply the most aweseome coaster built in a while. See ya next year Prowler, Patriot, and WoF! Thanks for an awesome time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhman93 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Great Tr. I really like that Wof still has a lot of old school flats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Did they just do that to make the ride taller for PR purposes. That's pretty dumb if that is the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 ^^ Thanks! ^ From what I understand, it was S&S's first double space shot tower, so my guess is, part PR, part they were just getting started. It's still a good ride and really jerks you back down, the cables actually come off the top wheel about three or four feet on the up shot before settling back down and bouncing a bit. I think we've all just got spoilt to getting shot all the way up on their other rides. So, in all reality, I just give them a hard time for it. *edit* I should also note that it usually has no shortage of riders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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