Terminator has finally opened up at SFMM. It has been getting some really great reviews, but the theming is so so. Jake was there for opening day and he should be getting on here sometime soon to get some more info and  a review. A few RCPro members have posted some great pictures of the coaster. In particular I love the enterance sign. I’m still not a fan of the stuff they put on the side of the trains.

The LA Times Travel Blog recently posted pictures of Six Flags Magic Mountian’s Terminator Salvation coasters trains. I believe this is the first time I’ve ever seen diamond plate on a coaster. It looks awesome. On the other hand, I hate the molded sides. I think they look cheap and out of place. They would of looked better as more diamond plate or some type of brushed aluminum.

Prowler is finally testing. Just a few days ago they got the trains on the track and it didn’t take long for them to give it a go. Accroding to their blog the ride went through about 20 test runs and moved quickly through the track. Doug pointed out in my last post that the rail will be on the train. They have put it onto the green train and are going to be putting it on the others soon. Check out some more pictures here.

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 …

This new beauty from GCI is slated to open on April 10, 2009. We bring you a testing video care of GCI. The coaster features a length of 2460ft, a height of 90ft, a top speed of 47mph, and 2 tunnels that travel under a log flume. Love what they say at the end “…and that is the real El Toro.” I love me a GCI any day of the week, but I don’t think it’ll top the original El Toro.

West Coaster Bash was held last week and from the sound of it, it was a blast. During construction tours given of Terminator Salvation: The Ride a lot of great information was shared. A few videos have appeared that show the full talk that was given.
I’m 3000 miles away from SFMM and I’m a bit excited to see what they are going to do with the coaster. The layout looks fun, but the bigger thing is the theme they are going to be putting into the coaster. How exactly are …

World’s of Fun posted some pictures of the work going on with Prowler today. The first drop is in place and is awaiting the lift hill. A few other sections of the ride are in place and are looking good.

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Prowler and Dimondback are moving quickly with their construction. Power’s website posted a bunch of new pictures of the progress being made on the coaster, which you can see below.

Meanwhile, Dimondback has been topped off. This coaster is coming together very quickly and looks very promising. You can check out some of the other updates with this coaster on it’s website.

According to this article on the LA Travel Blog SFMM will be announcing the Terminator sometime this week. This coaster will be replacing Psyclone, which was dismantled several years ago (thank God!).  The new woodie will be a GCI (as a lot of them seem to be these days) and feature a station fly through. Other notables are the Millennium Flyer trains and the 100 ft. stature.
I have got to say that this looks like a solid addition for Magic Mountain. My only concern is capacity, but with all of …

Cedar Fair is at it again with another new wooden coaster. This beast is called Prowler and will be located in the Africa section of WOF. Prowler is essentially a new take an an out and back coaster.
Unlike out and back coasters of old, Prowler hugs the ground for the majority of the ride and seems to have very few airtime moments. In my opinion most out and back coasters seem to have a lot of hills associated with them. It’s a nice contrast and I think it will work …