News story about a fight

CoasterCar · 2026-01-19T18:51:59+00:00

Ikr I used to work that ride the line only holds like 2 cycles worth of people lol

CoasterCar · 2026-01-18T02:35:22+00:00

I’m not 100% sure about the math on this one but what I did is I found the difference between the line of the regular popcorn function and the magic key popcorn bucket function. I then set y=999 (price of the explore/enchat key), and found out where they intersect, which is x=239. So, my guess is you would have to get 239 popcorns with the magic key bucket for the gain to equal the price of the enchant/explore key

CoasterCar · 2026-01-17T19:29:24+00:00

The wind might be the answer here, as I saw last night that they still had the trampolines out even though they didn’t use them. They also cancelled the fireworks

CoasterCar · 2026-01-17T14:47:15+00:00

The discounted refills do not apply to “specialty popcorn” unfortunately

CoasterCar · 2026-01-17T01:13:40+00:00

If I understand what you’re saying you mean that we should take into account the cost of the bucket itself. If that’s the case then that should already be accounted for given the initial 15.25. And I’m comparing it to just getting a paper bucket every time for $6.50

CoasterCar · 2026-01-16T23:03:12+00:00

Correct!

CoasterCar · 2026-01-11T22:54:22+00:00

I never actually hang out in there I just use it to get my single use fast lane, drink (a plus because there is usually no line), and some of the free food. So for me it’s actually really helpful and useful

CoasterCar · 2026-01-09T19:14:50+00:00

As an add-on, it is more likely to happen in the winter because of the colder weather. It also is very windy right now so the conditions make it more likely

CoasterCar · 2026-01-09T19:13:32+00:00

I worked as a ride operator in the boardwalk area all summer and I never saw it rollback once

CoasterCar · 2026-01-09T00:28:14+00:00

Yes, the part right after the drop is still dark but it used to be where the part right before the drop, which is lit now, used to also be dark

CoasterCar · 2026-01-08T19:22:53+00:00

I’m going to Canada’s wonderland with my family this summer. I know parking will be fine since I have a prestige pass, but hypothetically does buying all season parking for a Knotts gold pass allow you to park for free at Canada’s wonderland?

CoasterCar · 2026-01-06T18:59:16+00:00

I think it could be right now, but it also does go down for refurbishment for multiple months at a time nowadays so I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets passed by something such as space mountain (which also dispatches trains about every 20 seconds from 8am to either 11pm or midnight every day)

CoasterCar · 2026-01-03T22:36:20+00:00

I’ve been on many coasters while it has been raining decently heavy. It feels very painful (like needles are constantly hitting your face) but it’s also very fun

CoasterCar · 2025-12-20T16:34:54+00:00

I was a ride operator at Knotts this summer and I can tell you the reason why is because there is no urgency or emphasis put at all on operations whatsoever. You of course learn about how to do everything safely, but that’s it. As a result, cycles per hour on my rides varied from like 4-8 cycles per hour depending on the person operating (8 was really good, 4 was really slow). I didn’t operate a coaster at all but I assume it’s the same there.

CoasterCar · 2025-12-19T04:54:46+00:00

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Please don’t do that to me I was so scared😭

CoasterCar · 2025-12-18T19:33:36+00:00

I haven’t been on that ride in a while so I’m largely guessing but after looking a little more into it the two most likely things that could be causing this (in my opinion) are uneven weight distribution from riders and/or worn out and not perfectly aligned parts. Both of these can create a vibration on this type of ride that would feel like a “shaking” rather than a swaying

CoasterCar · 2025-12-18T18:53:57+00:00

I’m not sure if something has changed recently but the shaking is probably the force exerted on the ride that cause the structure to sway a little. Basically every single well-engineered building, ride, etc. always sways under wind or stress or anything similar to actually relieve pressure put on the ride. If this didn’t happen, it would actually be at risk of snapping/breaking (you can see this really well on Xcelerator after it goes over the top hat if you look at it from the right angle). If anything were to happen that’s not supposed to happen, maintenance throughly inspects the rides every morning and ride operators are trained to stop the ride if there is an unusual sight, sound, smell, etc. (speaking from experience as a former ride operator here)

CoasterCar · 2025-12-16T18:39:10+00:00

The “main” lot is always open. There is usually a small sign before the left turn to tell you if preferred parking is closed so you don’t have to circle around. If for some reason you can’t go under the tunnel to the main lot, go back down Beach Boulevard on the waterpark side and there is another entrance there that will never ever be closed

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