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This might be my #2 :) at the park and I think they have options for retheming it so I would prefer they find ways to keep it. Keep the Premier launch coasters around. But at least they have clones, so it's not a huge deal.
 
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I will bet the cost of entry to the park that it will close at the end of the season. If they nip it now, they can safely say they operated a Premier rides launched coaster for 30 consecutive years 😧. I think nostalgia or not, that's completely fair and reasonable given the circumstances of repair which @Zachary mentioned recently.
 
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I will bet the cost of entry to the park that it will close at the end of the season. If they nip it now, they can safely say they operated a Premier rides launched coaster for 30 consecutive years 😧. I think nostalgia or not, that's completely fair and reasonable given the circumstances of repair which @Zachary mentioned recently.
If the parts go to KI and it leads to a new attraction with theming at least on par with the Tumbili/Rapterra/Reptilian side then I can accept that.
 
I swear, thoosies will never just be satisfied that parks are giving us something cool. American Eagle racing? FoF with lights on and a weaker MCBR? Both of these are totally getting removed after this year!:rolleyes:
Generally I feel like coaster enthusiasts are super spoiled. We know what parks are like at their best, and even more if you're an ACE member and get ERT and such, that we usually under appreciate when parks do something good for us. Backwards trains, lights on, racing, etc. We *should* be the ones appreciating it more than the general public.
 
Here are a couple of photos from last night's 'lights on' running of Flight of Fear. One through the 'closet' door, and one down the launch. Both were taken from the front row area of the queue. I had never thought about it, but it appears the main operating panel simply has a switch to turn said lights on and off.

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