Grizzly
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I'm pretty sure I know what you mean by this statement, but I'm going to intentionally interpret this as KD adding more roughness to the coaster. I'm picturing a crew of workmen being sent out onto the track with mallets so they can beat new dents into the track bed to keep Grizzly's Signature Roughness™ intact.
Haha, no I meant it as a joke like you interpreted. Although....I would love to see that happening.
I wonder what will happen to Grizzly's entrance with Dinosaurs Alive gone? The dinos have been in Old Virginia since 2012, so that area is going to look very different this season. My main question is whether riders will still be routed through the old Dino Store as they were for Dinosaurs Alive, and if any changes will be made to the path between the gift shop and the current ride entrance. It definitely seems like the current setup poses an awkward "no man's land" with a large concrete plaza leading down to a tiny entrance, but without a dramatic infrastructure change I guess this is the setup the park is stuck with.
Then there's the question of how far KD will go with dino erasure. Will any attempt be made to hide the old walkway to Dinosaurs Alive next to the Grizzly exit, or will the park just lock the gate and hope people look the other way? Is it too much to wonder if the dinosaur footprints stamped into the concrete will be covered up somehow? (Maybe the large bear pawprint stickers that were placed on the ground in front of the Dino Store in 2017 can just cover up the remaining dino tracks as well.)
Most importantly, what will become of the Dino Store? I have a hard time seeing it revert back to the Grizzly Arcade that it was through 2011, since the park has phased out most of its arcades except for the Grove Arcade. The Old Virginia side of the park has a serious shortage of shops, so I wouldn't be surprised if the building becomes a gift shop of some sorts. Personally, I'd love to see it be a shop promoting Grizzly and selling ride memorabilia. "Grizzly Gifts" has a nice ring to it.
Oh yeah, I'd also love for the stone bear statue currently at the entrance ramp to be moved into the planter in front of the old Dino Store where the t-rex statue used to be. After seven seasons of being totally hidden by the dinos, Grizzly deserves all the visibility it can get.
Then there's the question of how far KD will go with dino erasure. Will any attempt be made to hide the old walkway to Dinosaurs Alive next to the Grizzly exit, or will the park just lock the gate and hope people look the other way? Is it too much to wonder if the dinosaur footprints stamped into the concrete will be covered up somehow? (Maybe the large bear pawprint stickers that were placed on the ground in front of the Dino Store in 2017 can just cover up the remaining dino tracks as well.)
Most importantly, what will become of the Dino Store? I have a hard time seeing it revert back to the Grizzly Arcade that it was through 2011, since the park has phased out most of its arcades except for the Grove Arcade. The Old Virginia side of the park has a serious shortage of shops, so I wouldn't be surprised if the building becomes a gift shop of some sorts. Personally, I'd love to see it be a shop promoting Grizzly and selling ride memorabilia. "Grizzly Gifts" has a nice ring to it.
Oh yeah, I'd also love for the stone bear statue currently at the entrance ramp to be moved into the planter in front of the old Dino Store where the t-rex statue used to be. After seven seasons of being totally hidden by the dinos, Grizzly deserves all the visibility it can get.
Has anyone been thinking that Grizzly should have been the one to receive the Rocky Mountain Construction treatment? Either that or they should have closed both Grizzly and Hurler and used that big space to make something big like Steel Vengeance. But we would have probably had to wait until 2020 to receive it. Would have been worth the wait.
I disagree. I’m probably in the minority but I think Grizzly’s roughness is what makes it so fun.
THIS! SO MUCH THIS! I never understood the obsession with "smooth"
Not smooth....just prefer my thighs didn't look like they went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson after 1 ride.
The point of the ride is to make it look like you survived a grizzly attack,and it does that very well.
Well it’s on my DNR list along with Wildcat and Kinda Ka (3 rollbacks. 3! And they wouldn’t pull us back in despite saying the winds were making it difficult).
I don’t mind 1 rollback. But they closed off the line to rides because of the wind yet the ride op kept trying to launch us anyways. It was annoying. FWIW the rollback is scary as sin.
Here’s my issue with Grizzly: I’m 6’ 235. Not a huge guy. I barely fit. Add in how aggressive it is and I can’t get off that ride without some sort of bruise or bump on the thigh area because of the lap bar or divider. I say either upgrade the trains or get better retracking work.
Honestly I would love them to remove the seat divider, I'm not big on any sense of the word, but I've got hips and they are a tight squeeze in those seats. Seeing people bigger than me fit in the chair is amazing.
I’ve never had any issues with Grizzly and I’ve ridden it every year since it opened. Some years have been worse than others but having ridden coasters all over the planet, I’ve been on ones so violent they make Grizzly, even at its worst, ride like a B&M hyper.
That said I can see how rider’s sizes (like @warfelg pointed out) can factor into whether your ride is comfortable or not. The Grizzly trains (and PTCs in general) are boxey and can be tight-fitting for larger riders. I personally hate PTCs because IMO they run like shit but their trains need a more ergonomic design. No one should come off any ride bruised regardless of how rough or violent it is.
That said I can see how rider’s sizes (like @warfelg pointed out) can factor into whether your ride is comfortable or not. The Grizzly trains (and PTCs in general) are boxey and can be tight-fitting for larger riders. I personally hate PTCs because IMO they run like shit but their trains need a more ergonomic design. No one should come off any ride bruised regardless of how rough or violent it is.
According to the 2019 park map, the old Dino Store has been confirmed to be renamed to a souvenir shop called Grizzly Gulch General Store. Glad to see Grizzly getting some additional, and much-needed, publicity now.
