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This is just to let u know. becuase it keeps getting brought up. Lake erie is the most dangerous of the Great Lakes i believe. Rember the Ore Tanker that went down in the 70's. If a ship that massive cant take it. a single support has no chance. The Freezing Thing is not happening becuase their is a constant flow of Salt water.(The Salt Mining, and The Atlantic Ocean which all the Great Lakes empty into one way or another.) But it would get pretty could which would expand the supports, and then dispand them in spring which inst good for a support to go through. And the constant beating of waves and currents is also a problem just to construct. The supports to do such a feat would have to be massiive to take the battering.
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the return of Intaminrocks
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the return of Intaminrocks
Cedar Point Does Not Have A Space Problem (TM).
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Matt Lynch
Co-Webmaster, Kennywood Boulevard
http://kennywood.coasterbuzz.com
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Matt Lynch
Co-Webmaster, Kennywood Boulevard
http://kennywood.coasterbuzz.com
i dont know if you anyone has read the other forum about this but heres what is said. Cp will never build anything over lake erie, not because its violent, but because laws restrict it and they would have to go through probably a five to ten year waiting period in order to even start building. They would have to contact various environmental groups, and even army corp engineers. So, no CP is never going to even attempt to put something over lake erie. It would just take to long.
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CP in 2002, get to the point
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CP in 2002, get to the point
It has nothing to do with laws... the park doesn't own the lake. I'm sure that they have a certain number of feet off of the beach they can call their own for the purpose of beaches, but that's it.
Here's the problem with building stuff on Lake Erie: It freezes. The ice can crush a boat like a soda can, what do you think it will do to something in the lake?
Anyone remember the walk from Sandcastle to Breakers in '98? It was mostly washed away from a harsh winter. Mind you, we're talking about tons of rock dumped there to prevent such a thing.
And what is the topic and the first part really about? Don't "u" members read the FAQ? What's this nonsense about salt in a fresh water lake? And if it isn't freezing, how are those fishermen walking out there every year?
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Jeff (who originally thought maybe the post was ridiculous and hard to read from drinking several adult beverages tonight)
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com
Here's the problem with building stuff on Lake Erie: It freezes. The ice can crush a boat like a soda can, what do you think it will do to something in the lake?
Anyone remember the walk from Sandcastle to Breakers in '98? It was mostly washed away from a harsh winter. Mind you, we're talking about tons of rock dumped there to prevent such a thing.
And what is the topic and the first part really about? Don't "u" members read the FAQ? What's this nonsense about salt in a fresh water lake? And if it isn't freezing, how are those fishermen walking out there every year?
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Jeff (who originally thought maybe the post was ridiculous and hard to read from drinking several adult beverages tonight)
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com
Ok, I need to make something perfectly clear. Lake Erie is not the most dangerous of the great lakes. Where did you get your information from? Mr. Fenderstartocoaster, the name of the the ship you mentioned I believe is Edmund Fitzgerald. 29 people died on board. The ship was made even more famous due to the song by Gordon Lightfoot. BTW, the EF sank in Lake Superior, not Lake Erie. Lake Superior is a lot more dangerous than Lake Erie. Lake Superior is bigger, deeper, colder and has worse weather.
All of the Great Lakes can be dangerous. I saw a special on Discovery Channel a couple years back with big ships and barges at the mercy of these lakes in bad weather. It is a scary thing at times. Some of the footage they showed reminded you of an ocean with a hurricane coming through.
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""Coaster riding is a disease and SFGAm is the cure!!!!!!!""
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""Coaster riding is a disease and SFGAm is the cure!!!!!!!""
"The ship was the pride of the American side
Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
With a crew and good captain well seasoned!"
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Matt Lynch
Co-Webmaster, Kennywood Boulevard
http://kennywood.coasterbuzz.com
Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
With a crew and good captain well seasoned!"
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Matt Lynch
Co-Webmaster, Kennywood Boulevard
http://kennywood.coasterbuzz.com
There are plenty of piers and other structures out on the Great Lakes. A perfect example is the water intake crib offshore of Cleveland. That has an actual building on it. CP's Lighthouse Point has a pier going out on the lake. Things can be built on the lake, it's just very expensive as these structures have to be built to marine standards. If you look out onto the bay and lake, at the tip of the CP peninsula, you will see some large permanent towers. These are range lights, a tall one and a short one. Big ships line these up like gun sights to assure that they are in the middle of the navigation channel as they come into the bay. The same construction techniques that were used to build these towers could be used for roller coaster supports. But, like I said, it's extremely expansive compared to putting normal footings into the ground.
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