Mean Streak Thought
l. Every time I'm there, be it May, August, weekend, midweek, morning, night, there are long lines. And as I watch, many of the riders are repeaters. Somebody likes it.
2. The coaster generates heated discussions like this. And like it or not, these discussions generate interest, which is what a park wants.
3. The ride is an icon. It visually stuns people driving into The Breakers or the camping cabins. It appears on travel brochures and tv shorts. Millions of visitors go home with photographs of it. That sort of publicity is priceless.
4. The maintenance would justify the cost even if it were not a ride at all but merely a decoration.
5. We have to keep reminding ourselves that most people don't even know boards like these exist. They just go to the parks a few times a year for a great time. Those are the huge bulk of visitors that give the parks their profits. And they love the ride. if all of us enthusiasts boycotted a ride or a park completely, it wouldn't dent their profits much. That may wound our egos, but it's true. Looked at from this perspective, Mean Streak serves its public well.
2. The coaster generates heated discussions like this. And like it or not, these discussions generate interest, which is what a park wants.
3. The ride is an icon. It visually stuns people driving into The Breakers or the camping cabins. It appears on travel brochures and tv shorts. Millions of visitors go home with photographs of it. That sort of publicity is priceless.
4. The maintenance would justify the cost even if it were not a ride at all but merely a decoration.
5. We have to keep reminding ourselves that most people don't even know boards like these exist. They just go to the parks a few times a year for a great time. Those are the huge bulk of visitors that give the parks their profits. And they love the ride. if all of us enthusiasts boycotted a ride or a park completely, it wouldn't dent their profits much. That may wound our egos, but it's true. Looked at from this perspective, Mean Streak serves its public well.
The best part of Mean Streak is the fact you can sometimes be the only one in the train (right behind a mostly full train I may add!) and they'll still distpatch you. And I thought the train felt like it was going to stall full... but when empty, you are SURE the train is going to stall. Great fun, I seem to catch it on good days.
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Is it just coincidence that all summers-dinn creations are problem plagued? I ,unwillingly admit, it must be major flaws in their designs. Who knows,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I give up on this topic, I think we beat it to a pulp many times now
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"You know its a good ride when you come into the final break run wiping tears from your eyes"-me
I actually was surprised when I rode it on Friday. It was much smoother than years past. My record of elbowing my riding partner in the face ended this week, breaking a record of 5 years. My (non-enthusiast) friends actually complained that the Blue Streak was rougher than MS.
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"Hello, this is Molman in the morning. Good Molman to you. Today part four of our series of the agonizing pain in which I live every daaaay."
To be perfectly honest, I thought SOB is a lot rougher than MS. SOB gave me bruises out the wazoo! I'm still a fan of the good 'ol mean streak. It's had its ups and downs throughout the years and I admire CP for putting in all the effort to keep it in running condition. (as much as possible at least) It's always on my "to ride" list whenever I'm at CP :D
-Shawn
*** This post was edited by Coasterfreakbailes 5/28/2003 11:13:09 AM ***
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