New News About Next Season?

I know it is a little bit early but I was wondering, has anyone recieved any information/ seen any building going on for next year? I am deciding whether it will be worth going for the new coaster or not for next year.

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Coasterkid

According to People in the Know(tm), there will be some great new things in store for 2004!

Soak City is getting a new attraction, and a whole new water park is being built at the Raddison. Lighthouse Point is also getting an expansion.

There will also probably be new food for 2004, with a rumored Bubba Gump Shrimp (which I cannot confirm or deny).

There will not be any new coasters for 2004, unless Dick Kinzel has something up his sleeve.

-Sam
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Avalanche Run - My first Roller Coaster.
Magnum XL-200 - The BEST Roller Coaster!

New Profile Photo, now with Magnum Robert!

TTD should be very reliable next season, that'll be the same as a new coaster to a lot of people. If the only reason you'll come is for a brand new coaster, you'll probably be staying home.

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HW 2K3: 7
Last Magnum Train of season:2-3

Also, Gemini is getting reworked. I guess you could consider that new. RIP Six Train Operation, 1978 - 2003.

-Sam
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Avalanche Run - My first Roller Coaster.
Magnum XL-200 - The BEST Roller Coaster!

New Profile Photo, now with Magnum Robert!

Avalanche Sam said:
RIP Six Train Operation, 1978 - 2003.

Yeah. The loss of 6 train operation is going to suck :(

I doubt very much that Paramount would license the Gump franchise to their competition.

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What time does the water show start?

If you look under the hotel reservations..It says the parks opening day is Sunday May 9, 2004.

I was wondering about opening day for 2004. Since the first Sunday of the month of May is the 2nd., I figured it was either going to be the 2nd. or the 9th. Thanks for letting us know so we can begin counting down the days.

Well, I was going to make a new topic about this, but I guess it fits nicely here. We know that Corkscrew got painted already, and Magnum is getting painted, but apparently Iron Dragon is also receiving new paint. The track coming out of the station and most of the first lift hill had new paint as of closing day. It's going to be a slightly different color though, it looks as if they are painting it with the same color Magnum will be painted with. Although I'm not sure about the supports.

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-Chris Woodard
Friday, September 18th, 2003 at 10:10 PM. It finally happened. Rollback on Dragster in the front seat of the gold train!

The supports of Dragon will be painted yellow.

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MANTIS ROCKS 2002 & 2003

Yella huh? That might look pretty cool.

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AKA Cobraroller on Cbuzz

True, yellow would look cool but somewhat strange. Also, where did you find out about the yellow?

I walked thru a break area and looked at the support that was painted yellow.

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MANTIS ROCKS 2002 & 2003

And it looks like the Iron Dragon track is being painted the color Magnum is supposed to be. I find it odd that they're painting ID red/orange with yellow supports. Isn't it going to look a lot like Dragster?

-Matt
2001 Magnum Crew
2003 Magnum Crew

I noticed the painting on Draggin' Iron as well. Yellow supports, eh? I'd think they'd keep the supports adifferent color from Dragster since it's so close.

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I'm wondering if the park is opening in the second week of may, will it be open for Halloween next year since it will be on a sunday? (i think sunday because of leap year?)
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Keep on riding Dave

Eww, yellow supports on Iron Dragon. Didn't the park learn their lesson when they violated Wildcat? Their choice of colors has been a little disgusting lately.

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-Chris Woodard
Friday, September 18th, 2003 at 10:10 PM. It finally happened. Rollback on Dragster in the front seat of the gold train!

I thought thge track leading out of the ID station and about 1/3 of th way up the lift looked repainted closing day. Iron Dragon will look a lot better with the track repainted, but my god, no yellow supports.

That new color on the track looks awesome compared to what it was. I have some trouble believing the yellow support color, but I cant say I know it will or wont be yellow.
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Final 2003 Stats: Trips: 37
Top Thrill Dragster: 17
Magnum XL-200: 85

It seems like they were planning on opening the 2nd because the season passes expire the 1st, a day before opening just like always. Any reason why they'd change their mind, or is this just a coinicidence?

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HW 2K3: 7
Last Magnum Train of season:2-3