Prowler received its first set of trains today. They look pretty nice, I love that there is nothing in front of the first row. Worlds of Fun has done a great job tracking the progress of the coaster, my hats off to them.
The other parts of the coaster are coming along as well. The brakes are ready to go, the gift shop is coming along, and the even have the queue up. If you didn’t know they are auctioning off the first ride, and they even have a leader board …

The coaster blogging world is a pretty small and well connect group of people who try to provide the lastest in the amusement industry. Today, NewsPlusNotes updated their site with a new look. I have got to say it looks really, really nice. I especially enjoy the logo. It reminds me of the old Cedar Point animated headers. So check out NewsPlusNotes when you get a chance and tell them how you like their new layout.

Holiday World’s newest waterride finally got to strech its legs the other day. According to the HoliBlog it was a chilly36 degrees out and the area was in a flury of snow in the morning. Nevertheless, they tested it out to see what it could do. The boat was hoisted up the hill (the elevator lift isnt working yet) and was then let go. In the video below you can see the result. I’m amazed at how fast thing thing goes and how high the water shot. I know this …

Yesterday the Theme Park Insider tournament to find “The Best Ride in America” closed with Revenge of the Mummy (Universal Studios Orlando) taking down Millennium Force (Cedar Point) - much to the Cedar Point fan’s dismay (very.. vocal dismay). Despite some late round shenanigans that caused today’s poll to close early (Automated Bot’s were being sent to vote for Millennium Force) the tournament was largely a big success - especially for Theme Park Insider’s traffic! Holy toledo!
Now, because I can’t help but insert my own opinion on the winner.. I …

For those of you that have not been keeping up on the Hard Rock Park saga, which has been (I hate to use the pun) a roller coaster ride, from it’s excited opening, to it’s rather dismal operating season, back up to being sold for to this.. No name, and no identity.
The park is to choose a name that will “fit their strategy”  within one week, and then plans to open on Memorial Day Weekend. Now.. Am I the only one that sees the problem here? We’re talking six weeks …