You may not have to travel to Saudi Arabia to ride the tallest and fastest coaster after all.
Industry veteran Dennis Speigel of ITPS posted yesterday that there is a project announcement imminent that will include a new 1,000 ft tall coaster, dethroning the under construction Falcon's Flight. He claims it will not be in the US: https://www.linkedin.com/pu...NVQg%3D%3D
I think it's fair to be extremely skeptical until the ride actually opens, but I have no doubt that Dennis has seen a real proposal. In my eyes, we should hold our breath until we know who is financing the project. Otherwise, I have a polar coaster to sell you.
1000 feet? I suppose that number will be reached at some point. Not sure it will happen near any metropolitan park.
Maybe someplace like Glenwood Caverns where they could take advantage of a mountain and not have to invest in a lot of superstructure? I think Ocean Park in Hong Kong is on a mountain. Not sure what other parks are.
"You can dream, create, design, and build the most wonderful place in the world...but it requires people to make the dreams a reality." -Walt Disney
If there was demand for a 1,000ft coaster someone would have already built one.
That's what I'm supposed to say, right?
- Julie
@julie
That's a fair point. Dragster was probably the most "extreme" coaster I've ridden, and it might be at the top end of my limits for what I find comfortable and enjoyable. I wonder how many "average" theme park goers would even want to ride a 1000-foot ride? Can it really be that high of a number and, if not, what is the return on that investment?
"You can dream, create, design, and build the most wonderful place in the world...but it requires people to make the dreams a reality." -Walt Disney
With all the talk about keeping the wheels on Falcon's Flight cool enough for the ride to operate frequently, I seriously don't think earthlings have the technology for a one-thousand foot tall drop on a coaster.
But it's fun to speculate. You have mega, giga, and strata... What would this type of coaster be called?
-Travis
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So is the Strat trying to do their coaster off the tower again? Wasn’t that going to be a 1200 ft drop.
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I was hesitant to bring up maglev. I thought about it. It sounds expensive.
-Travis
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