I've been a programmer for 20 years, so I'm really looking forward to stretching the limits of this scripting engine. Though Calamity Jane will probably be shipped on NL2 (given it's development rate) I'm not going to re-factor it for the new engine. I came up with my idea for a full NL2 coaster whi...

Yeah some kids put dry ice in a water bottle and closed it tight, then left it in a trash can. The ice melts and the gass expands eventually causing the bottle to explode. Harmless unless it happens right in someone's face or causes shrapnel. A cherry bomb is more dangerous. Given that it's LA I'm s...

37 styles? You guys rock.

Right because no new technology has ever experienced problems or unexpected consequences... That being said I believe they are also putting in steel braces that go under the track between the rails to keep them from separating, which is the only way the wheels could eventually hit the bolts. I'm won...

I believe they're just being bolted together like railroad tracks. In the original designs from the website of the company doing it the bolts stuck up above the track, not giving lots of room for free movement of the cars like on a real woodie. It looks like they've reduced the height of the bolts f...

Oh John, saying the truth. Republicans are assholes and Democrats are pussies. How to choose? That senator, the one who insinuated that the heros of 9/11 would have reacted differently (i.e. not been in such a hurry to rescue people) if they had thought their actions might raise taxes (on foreign co...

I fear Meg Whitman. If she get's elected everyone from the middle class down in California is royally screwed.

The POV video reminded me of Grizzly at CGA. Different layout, just about as exciting and smooth. A family woody that hasn't been getting the TLC it needs.

A park will naturally attract employees who love parks and their rides (along with all those who just want to f**k around and collect a paycheck) and they will go the extra mile to try to improve things when they can, and that's fantastic. But this is also fairly dependent on management being open t...

This is great, good for Hank Salemi and SFGA. It's a shame that such things are pretty much always driven by local management who is passionate about something and works within the system to find the money and space to make it happen. Corporate SF has nothing to do with it, and while they will happi...

You know, I don't remember. I remember I got the demo and that was enough for me to go buy it. I remember that this was just a couple of months before the huge update with wooden coasters was released, it was coaster heaven. But I don't remember what called my attention to the demo. It might have be...

I would really almost be willing to call a ZacSpin a vertical 2D spinning coaster rather than a 4D coaster, since it really only moves on a 2D plane while spinning you randomly. spacemountainfan619 have you looked at these two rides? They really aren't the same at all. And as far as frequent downtim...

But is it a wizzard?

The new server looks sweet and it should carry this site onwards for a number a years. And congratulations on the relatively smooth transfer. I know switching servers can be a bitch.

Just a question, did you think of putting this up on Amazon EC2?

Why would you temp-ban someone so entertaining? I'm still pondering how a crooked dicked Dodge Ram might make a troll. I mean just, a Dodge Ram with a dick? And then... is there a troll workshop or something? Are their kits you can buy? Or is it "making" as in taking a dump? Or are the birds and bee...

How much for the Harley Davidson t-shirt with the butterflies? Nothing says "bad-ass biker" like butterflies.

Originally posted by Onjin ... Why would you build Zac Spin with X2 in the park? I can see it would be an easy build and fits in that area by Batman and Riddler. [/i] That's like saying, "You have a steel coaster from Intamin, why would you build one from Vekoma?" Apples and oranges my friend. I'm ...

Yeah I take the crappy kiddie ride comment, they can be more fun than a dull "adult" coaster layout, and I didn't mean the sex GCI mentioned above, that's from... somewhere else. My main problem is that they're counting Superman as new ride when it's clearly not. Though turning the cars around sound...

HAHAHHAHHAHHHAHAHhhhhaaaaaa..... hmmmm So they've been undercover Christians for 20 years ?? Yeah right. I'll tell you exactly what this is. This is two middle aged men who've grown up and had kids and now have come to the sudden realization that one day one of their kids might get knifed at a bus s...

This is like hearing of a Golden Era movie star dying.

"Oh yeah, I remember them. They were in that thing we liked, weren't they? What was it called... the one with the stuff and that other guy from years ago? I don't remember. Too bad though, they did some good stuff."

Originally posted by dcs221 Having a choice could mean very uneven lines and a lot of annoyed people. From what I heard people weren't too thrilled with it before, so I figure they did the right thing by having both sides backwards. If you want high speeds facing forward, Goliath is about as fast a...

Dude, do your Pastafarian brethren know? You owe it to come clean with them.

Originally posted by slosprint BTW I want whatever simulation that was. The physics were off but it looked pretty sweet! I believe that was 3DS Max. New cars and a new paint job does not a new coaster make. It's a hyper butterfly no matter what else they call it. I do look forward to seeing a ZacSp...

I find National Coming Out Day entertaining because all the conservative families around here spend the whole day on edge. They watch each other warily, as if at any moment someone they love might admit something and the very foundations of their belief system might give a loud CRACK and start crumb...

The one left to shut things down, he's the one in the red shirt. "So, once I've gone you shut the door and lock it, then throw this big switch and wait for further instructions, right? It might take a while so just get comfortable... don't mind any loud noises you hear in the shaft, they'll be, adju...