'08 Coaster Openings MegaThread

Memorial day weekend has come and past, and as I'm sure many of you know, it is a very important weekend for parks around the globe. It seems as if this past weekend serves as a jumpstart for the summer season. For this and other time reasons, many parks have opened their brand new coasters for '08 this past weekend. That is why I am creating a superthread that will link to all kinds of coverage of these ride's opening weekends. Without further ado, here ya go!

Ravine Flyer 2 - Waldameer



CLICK HERE: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/vi ... &start=290

Awesome video including POV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApBZlvz8VVc

Fahrenheit - Hershey Park



CLICK HERE: http://www.brandonscoasters.com/rcdbher ... nheit1.htm

The Dark Knight - Six Flags Great Adventure & Great America



CLICK HERE: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/vi ... hp?t=43694

Tony Hawk's Big Spin - SFOT & SF Discovery Kingdom



CLICK HERE: http://gallery.lonestarthrills.com/v/Si ... -Big-Spin/

Dominator - King's Dominion



CLICK HERE: http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewto ... 3f561c3691

Pony Express - Knotts



CLICK HERE: http://www.flickr.com/photos/keithj/




I also have uploaded my Goliath pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakizle/se ... 133455151/



If I have forgotten anything or you would like to post more, just say so here!

BEHEMOTH.

The simpsons ride at Universal opened this past week also... its not a coaster but oh well.

I didnt realise pony express was opening so soon! Rad!

make sure you get Evel Knievel when it opens in just two weeks! =) yay!

looks pretty cool. i am going to go to california in August so i will be riding X2. This is really cool because i live all the way in Texas..so that's why i am really excited..just if you were wondering?

Yeah, add Behemoth man. It's definitely one of the best of 2008.

Don't forget VooDoo
and Behemoth

wow Fahrenheit looks amazing...

You can add Aftershock @ Silverwood Theme Park to the list. I know it isnt open yet, but if you are adding all '08 coaster openings to this list, may as well add Aftershock.

If you need any good photos, as well as a link to it, here is my entire coverage of Aftershock at RCPro.
http://www.rollercoasterpro.com/communi ... .php?t=675

^ I was mainly focusing on rides that have opened, as there will be photos and videos of them running. Construction photos can be added to the construction threads.

Thanks for the reminders on Behemoth and VooDoo. EK will be added once it opens! I am also going to add some new video links sometime.

Behemoth pov

I think this year is a dissappointing year for coasters.

Hmm, IMO there are a lot of new awesome coasters built this year.

I think that 90 deg turn on RF2 is far to much overrated, Dominator needed more finishing touches before showing it off on a media day, pony express is just a bad replica of the Vekoma Motoconcept with zamperla building such sucking rides.... Behemoth must feel great, I have never been on a B&M before... so can't judge about that..... fahrenheit looks like intamin goddness but I think te ride laps speed..... and it copies the gerstlauer drop style... however the pacing on that track is surely great.... with goliath I first thought it was just a bad color scheme but now... it surely looks fantastic... for the dark knight coasters I find it kind of stupid to demolisch the chiller for those.....

suggests for other opened rides:
Der Mammut, Tripsdrill
The reopened Nicland at Movie Park Germany
Mammoth Railroad, Gardaland

(yes I'm from Europe)

Led Zeppelin and all the other hardrock stuff.
Piraten
T-Xpress
Sponge Bob

But they did open a while ago. :p

[gouldy]

let me help the situation a bit:

http://www.rcdb.com/ir.htm?opened=2008&status=9,13

winner!

Ever seen F?????????rup Lynet, looks like a wicked cool little coaster!

Steel hawg...

Voodoo is absolutely awesome IMO...I loved it from the front.

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Those aren't open yet. [:)]

Yeaha, if you read the thread you would know I was focusing on rides that have JUST OPENED, as many of them have not been talked about.

I need to finish my round 5 coaster, so I will post some more stuff once I finish.

Goliath has been open for a while...why is it included in this thread?

It tickles Jakizle's colon.

wth?

It's just another Batman clone? And it's a relocatee of about three times; of any '08 ride, I think it deserves the least acknowledgment [xx(]

[Dirk_Ermen]

Uhm. What about Mammut in Tripsdrill? [;)]

It's a fun woodie with exiting enough for the families that go to that park [:)]