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I think that S&S is actually great. When they have their proper restraints (not those annoying OTS Sausage restraints), their rides are phenominal. And as for my worst, I'd have to say Old Vekoma. They were garbage. However, their modern coasters, are quite fantastic.

Way out of left field here, but instead, what if they built like a Zierer Tower Coaster or maybe a ESC? I mean, they're easy to theme, for the family market, and get pretty good reviews.

Disney, Magic Mountain, Cedar Point, Californias Great America, Alton Towers, Thorpe, Hershey, and thats some of the easy ones.

The one I have is LoCo SuMo, Indiana Beach. That thing breaks down so much and Gravity Group is refusing to help. It only operated a grand total of 15 complete days this season. Thats hours all added up. The thing that breaks so much is the elevator lift.

So, it happens all the time. A major park gets bought out by another company. It just happened with Indiana Beach, and its look like the Busch Gardens Parks are next. So my question for you is, if you could have one company take over one park, which would it be? I think that Apex Parks Group...

The Smiler cost 14 Million to make. The most expensive coaster to date is Expedition Everest at a whopping $500 Million Dollars. It is also the most expensive single investment a park has ever made.

Intamin was still the industry leader at the time when it came to innovation, and they were probably cheapest.

10. Any S&S Sansei ride with those weird OTS Sausage Restraints. painful and unnecessary. 9. Hoosier Hurricane. A CCI that hasn't aged well. 8. Adventure Express 7. LoCo SuMo. This is a wierd one. Its one of my worst, and my favorites. 6. Any E&F Miler Death Machine 5. Chance Tobaggan Coasters...

Here are some of the best I've heard. "Did you know that Top Thrill Dargster once launched to quickly and flew off the top of the track?" (In line, TTD @ CP) "These food prices are so reasonable" (Eating at ine of the western places at Cedar Point) Now, my personal favorites: "The Diamondback...

Yes. They were fun, but I've ridden better.

Vekoma. People fail to realize their contributions to the ride industry. 2nd Place: Mack Buttery smooth fun rides. 3rd Place: S&S Sansei, Tied with Gravity Group as well as Intamin All of these are super innovative companies that make smooth rides. 4th Place: B&M Their rides are getting...

I wonder if they'll shrink down that Energylandia Hyper from Vekoma.

VR on Already good rollercoasters - bring them down in quality, queue time, and operations. The Hype on RMCs - sure, they're great, but they aren't the second coming. Roller Coasters that don't even try to have a theme.

This is an obvious one, but Coney Island / Luna Park (New York). I mean, the park is owned by Zamperla, and all but the woodie were made by them.

I'll be retiring to a Schwarzkopf Looping Coaster (which are the best SLCs money can buy) in say, 60 years.

First loop: Vortex Kings Island, 2010 First Inversion: Steel Hawg, 2009 I wasn't tall enough to go on any others before that.

Steel Hawg at Indiana Beach uses a non-constant motor which turns on and then back off once the train is at the top. It is terribly loud for only having to carry 4 people and a train that is suppose to be as ligt as a feather with its fiberglass and all.

Gemini! Only gripe is the restraints, I wish CF would replace them with some new trains with U-bars or maybe even a t-bar style.

Indiana Beach. That park used to be THE PLACE in Indiana. Now, its a crapfest. I'm not even kidding, the place was garbage. When APG bought the park, I actually sent Al Weber Jr (before his passing, obviously), a list of what the park needs, and when. We talked and he "took my plans into...

Well, I think that the whole inconsistency of where Cedar Fair puts the Roller Coasters in there own separate category is really annoying.