Are there ANY exclusive vekoma coasters out there

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Jman said:
"I don't believe anyone else has Rock n' RollerCoaster."

Superman the Ride @ Six Flags Holland.....
jeremy"

Well, according to RCDB, they are not the same ride. S:TR is 10 feet taller, and RnRC is 120 feet longer, so immediately they're not the same. As far as being nearly the same, I don't know...but RCDB states that RnRC starts off with a cobra roll, and S:TR doesn't...it's got that heart maneuver that's on all the SLCs. Am I missing something here?

Jman

I thought they were the same, only Superman was outside and Rock N' Rollercoaster was inside, which still makes them clones.
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SFEG-*New For 2001* Carnival Of Chaos Batman Stunt Show. Wow.

But Vekoma has TOO MANY CLONES. Their SLC layout is at every park that can't invest more than $10 million in a coaster. Why can't they change the layout a little?

The SLC at Morey's Piers in Wildwood New Jersey is slightly different. If you have the America's Greatest Coasters Part 2 video you can see that it travels a different direction over the waterslides than a normal SLC would. Also, there is a Woodstock Xpress at Dorney which is probably the same coaster as Cedar Point. I don't think there's anything wrong with cloning of coasters. They've been doing it since the golden age of wooden coasters. Almost everyone does it too and that includes B&M, Intamin, and Arrow.

I have America's Greatest Coasters Part 2.And it's true!Vekoma has woodies in Holland (SFH),Belgium (SFB) and in Norwegen (Tusenfryd)

T. C.
vekoma@europe.com

Why would they take the time and money to research, develop, and design a new type of SLC when the ones they have now still sell, and, to the general public, still thrill?

Maybe we'll see a second generation SLC one day. It's not out of the question. I mean, look at the directions they took the simple little boomerang...

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Matt Lynch
Co-Webmaster, Kennywood Boulevard
http://kennywood.coasterbuzz.com

Once again, What about Stealth??? That's Vekoma! I don't think that there is a clone of it! Is there?

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If today is Tuesday, April 10th, well then I'll be ridin' Kraken all day tommorow!

No, but the R&D from that certainly had a lot to do with X-Flight and Batwing, even if it isn't an exact clone.

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Jeff
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com

Martling said:
"But Vekoma has TOO MANY CLONES. Their SLC layout is at every park that can't invest more than $10 million in a coaster. Why can't they change the layout a little?"

Why spend another million to make a tweek in the design when you can have he compact model for cheaper!?

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Drachen Fire, Will it be swimming with the fishies?