Author Topic: Prowler - Worlds of Fun 2009 (Read 212247 times)

tonyblackjack · « **Reply #60 on:** Apr 13, 2008, 07:45 »

Yea. We left at about 4. We rode Twolf, Patriot, and Spinning Dragons. Mamba never opened sad.

Swoosh · « **Reply #61 on:** Apr 13, 2008, 08:11 »

It got warm enough, just with the wind blowing out of the West and it being cooler up higher I suppose was too much to be able to get it running... ah there's always next weekend.

Swoosh · « **Reply #62 on:** Apr 13, 2008, 08:38 »

More photos of the flags...
Click Here

Jason · « **Reply #63 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 07:21 »

I hate to be the rule monkey but taking photos from the train is a violation.

It sets a bad example.

The rule is in writing at the bottom of page 3 here http://www.worldsoffun.com/_upload/pdfs/2008ridersafetyguide.pdf

Bradley Robertson · « **Reply #64 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 08:09 »

Honestly had you not posted the link I would have never given it second thought. I've been on several trains or tram type rides and taken pictures. Had I been able to go out there this weekend I probably would have done the same thing.

Jason · « **Reply #65 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 08:13 »

I certainly would have as well. Before the park opened I looked into just to be on the safe side and that link is the answer that I got.

T-TimeKSU · « **Reply #66 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 09:09 »

Well being new to the Kansas City area, K-State, I decided to make my first trip there Saturday, but never made it past the season pass processing center as my friends were unwilling to pay for one ride, which is understandable. I was looking at some maps a while back, and had thought where the markers are now would be perfect for a new coaster. It is a larger area than I thought it would be. I am used to big scale coasters, SFMM being my home park when not at school, and this possible footprint is exciting.

I would not rule out a booster bike/pony express style coaster, but on a grand scale. They have been kept relatively small up until now, and as time goes on, models typically grow much larger. I do not seeing this being a B&M as there is already a hyper coaster in Mamba and unless its a spread out Dive Machine or Floorless, I just don't see it happening. A terrain rocket is foreseeable as well, but in all likelihood I think it will be a GCI with a mixture of Renegade and the new GCI headed to CGA in 2009, which would be very nice to see as wooden coasters are starting to show up more now.

Jason · « **Reply #67 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 09:16 »

Welcome aboard T-TimeKSU

I think that you'll find some quality smack talk opportunities with our local MU and KU nerds.

Swoosh · « **Reply #68 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 09:34 »

Quote from: Jason on Apr 14, 2008, 07:21

I hate to be the rule monkey but taking photos from the train is a violation.

I'll ask Brandon if the park has a problem with it and if they do then I will take them down.

Bradley Robertson · « **Reply #69 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 10:26 »

Welcome T-Time....Even if you do go to KSU

Does this mean I am no longer the FNG?

Jason · « **Reply #70 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 10:34 »

Yep

I hope that your days as the FNG were enjoyable.

steel · « **Reply #71 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 03:31 »

Quote from: Dustijn Hollon on Apr 13, 2008, 05:27

The Middle East, Australia and South America do not appear in the book "Around the World in 80 Days" which the park is themed upon. It's not a new land.

Doesn't have to be a new land. It could still be an expansion.

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Who says that it is just ONE project that is going to occur in this area.

Who says it isn't?
Could happen.

I honestly try to stay away from speculation these days. It only makes me disappointed in the long run.

Shelly · « **Reply #72 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 03:43 »

I feel the same way about the disappointment....
so, maybe they are just throwing out flags to keep WOF on everyone's mind, and they ran out of things for the 15 years olds to do during training, so they gave them a general area and said throw up some flags and put some paint on trees, and there were some of the 15 year olds that wandered a little far from the group, and that now has caused a large footprint...

Swoosh · « **Reply #73 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 04:34 »

Quote from: steel on Apr 14, 2008, 03:31

Who says it isn't?

um, well...

Quote from: Jason on Apr 14, 2008, 07:21

I hate to be the rule monkey but taking photos from the train is a violation.

Checked with Brandon and I hope everyone got a chance to see the photos as they are now *poof* be gone.
Yep, no photos for you anymore from the train. If you want to see the flags you are going to have to pay an admission fee to the park.

dramaticaddict · « **Reply #74 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 06:16 »

wow thats a really dumb rule... I mean, dude, its the train... Im a HUGE train enthusiast, and I've been on dozens just like that one, and thats the first time anyone has ever said anything about not being allowed to do something which is perfectly safe.... Even the train at SDC and Dollywood allow photography.

dramaticaddict · « **Reply #75 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 06:18 »

btw, out of curiosity, when did that happen, cuz I shot entire rolls from the train over the summer a few years ago for a photography class assignment...

Swoosh · « **Reply #76 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 06:40 »

Apparently it has been the rule since 2005, that was when people were taking photos of the Patriot site from Skyliner and it was pointed out that photography is not allowed on any rides at Worlds of Fun including Skyliner and the WOFRR. I honestly had forgot about it, because like you said the train is such a slow moving ride, however I will abide by it as it IS the rule.

Bradley Robertson · « **Reply #77 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 08:28 »

Quote from: Dustijn Hollon on Apr 13, 2008, 05:27

The Middle East, Australia and South America do not appear in the book "Around the World in 80 Days" which the park is themed upon. It's not a new land.

I think that theme left with the steam boats. Other than Africa I don't think the park has nearly as much theming as it use to. And having a western shooting gallery in Africa now detracts from said theme.

sawblade5 · « **Reply #78 on:** Apr 15, 2008, 02:31 »

OK, I have seen lots of talk about the terrain of the area, mainly about how hilly is it? Well I Provided a link to TerraServer's Topo map to the flag area at http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=11&Z=15&X=929&Y=10842&W=1 . The contour lines on the map are elevation changes of 10 feet, and take note on how close some of them are.

steel · « **Reply #79 on:** Apr 15, 2008, 04:55 »

They also don't allow pregnant women on the train. I know this because I was at WoF with a pregnant woman last summer.
That is a dumn rule. My best photos of Patriot are from Skyliner.

Shelly · « **Reply #80 on:** Apr 15, 2008, 07:13 »

^ The pregnant rule must be new... I rode during all three of my pregnancies, and with my first daughter that was born in September, I probably rode up until a couple weeks before she was born.

tonyblackjack · « **Reply #81 on:** Apr 15, 2008, 07:23 »

As silly as they are they are all there for your safety. I could see if they let people take photos from the train that some little 5 year old kid just trying to use the free disposable camera that his hotel gave his family for staying there would lean to far out of it and fall to his death off one of the bridges and his family would sue the park. Do some hotels still give you free disposable cameras for the little ones for staying a certain amount of nights? I know when I was younger there was a Best Western in St. Louis that did. The pregnant rule kinda baffles me. Maybe the Heights of some of those bridges cause some people to panic (mainly people that already don't like Bridges like my sister) and that is not good for an expecting mother.

Jason · « **Reply #82 on:** Apr 15, 2008, 08:07 »

Quote from: sawblade5 on Apr 15, 2008, 02:31

OK, I have seen lots of talk about the terrain of the area, mainly about how hilly is it? Well I Provided a link to TerraServer's Topo map to the flag area at http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=11&Z=15&X=929&Y=10842&W=1 . The contour lines on the map are elevation changes of 10 feet, and take note on how close some of them are.

I dig the effort but I'm not really getting a good feel for the area from map you linked to.

After riding the train the changes in elevation don't look that dramatic. They are pretty gradual down to the creek.

sawblade5 · « **Reply #83 on:** Apr 15, 2008, 10:46 »

^ To get an idea of the area just click Aerial View and you clearly see Possum Trot along and the Fury of the Nile there. The loop you see on the Topo Map is the Train Turnaround in Possum Trot.

Shelly · « **Reply #84 on:** Apr 15, 2008, 10:48 »

I'm not sure if the terrain would make a big difference... the Zinger was not on flat land, and it was a great piece of work.

I think a Zinger remake would be awesome also... like a family coaster...

tonyblackjack · « **Reply #85 on:** Apr 15, 2008, 06:22 »

Hey Dustijn when do the KC school get out for the summer? I was wondering because last year the first full week the park was open the schools were still in session and I figured if that is like that again I might try to come down one of those days.

Swoosh · « **Reply #86 on:** Apr 15, 2008, 07:27 »

Due to the terrible weather we had this winter in the metro area I think that they have to go until midway through the week of the 9th and some do not get out until the week of the 12th. My school district fortunately wasn't affected as much and we get out on the 21st of next month. *YEA*

tonyblackjack · « **Reply #87 on:** Apr 15, 2008, 08:36 »

Cool I might go in the middle of the week on the week of the 12th then.

dramaticaddict · « **Reply #88 on:** Apr 15, 2008, 08:38 »

oh noes... this means that the streets and places I goes will soon be full of whiny kids and gangs of teenage mongrels....

Bradley Robertson · « **Reply #89 on:** Apr 15, 2008, 08:48 »

Quote from: tonyblackjack on Apr 15, 2008, 08:36

Cool I might go in the middle of the week on the week of the 12th then.

Just keep in mind that its "Thrill U. Educational Week May 12-15, 2008." I have no clue whether that will have an impact on attendance.