Better value CPWT $9 Mil or SFNE BKF @ $9.5 Mil ??
Is it alot of dough for an Intamin Impulse like Cedar Point's Wicked Twister a whopping $9 Million dollar$. Just read an article about Six Flags New England's new Batman Knight Flight. This B&M floorless is 115ft tall has a 95 ft loop, an 85ft dive loop, two interlocked corkscrews, and is said to flip riders 5 times.Batman's cost $9.5 Mil.
If I was shopping my checkbook; I'd have to say, I'd probably choose the B&M ( More Bang for the Buck) than the Impulse.
What's your thoughts. Granted I've never rode an Impulse before. Is the ride experience worth $9 Million Dollars?
For the ride experience itself, well, that's completely subjective. I'd personally ride Raven before any steel coaster, and how much did the Raven set back Holiday World?
As for comparing prices among 2 completely different rides, well...that's not how the park is going to look it at. When considering a new ride the main points are marketability and potential return on investment, in comparison to other instalment possibilities. Obviously, this ride is going to be pretty marketable at CP considering this is their first shuttle, and in turn their first coaster to travel backwards, and in turn their first launched ride. As enthusiasts, this is all old hat for us, but for the average park goer, not as much.
And lastly, there is no doubt in my mind that if Cedar Point bought a floorless coaster from B&M, it would cost a lot more than $9.5 million, just from the notion that Cedar Point would not building one only around 115 ft. tall.
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From an enthusiasts standpoint, B:KF is a much better buy - higher capacity, more elements and a longer different ride. From the GPs standpoint, I would have to say WT - taller, faster and much more impressive looking. I would say both parks are getting their money's worth.
Mike
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Riverview Mike said:
From an enthusiasts standpoint, B:KF is a much better buy - higher capacity, more elements and a longer different ride.
See, that's a generalization you really can't make about enthusiasts. I promise you by the time people have ridden both rides there will be some people that will vastly prefer Wicked Twister.
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It all depends on what you are looking for. On thing that parks are looking for is a variety of coasters. It's also difficult to tell if you are comparing apples to apples. Prices quoted for coasters vary in what is included in the quoted number. At one extreme it can be a bare coaster. At the other extreme it can include land value, landscaping paving, the new restroom, themeing, etc.
A lot can depend on how your overall park capacity is. If it is good, a low capacity machine may be OK. If it is poor, you would want a high capacity coaster. I'm sure that SFNE can use a coaster that has lots of capacity. This may not be as important for CP. Another major factor is how the new coaster plays in advertising.
If my park already has a shuttle and a launch, B:KF would be the better buy. If my park already has a floorless (or even a Beemer sit-down), and no shuttles OR launches, WT might well be a bigger bargain...
Of course I'm pretty sold on the capacity issue...that's why I like the dual-station coasters so much....
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If your really evil in this life, do you come back as toilet paper????
ladies and gentlemen, due to an increase in line jumping, people caught cutting in line will no longer be ejected from the park. u will be ejected from the ride
Either is a better value compared to a more expensive SLC nowadays! (Heck, Boomerangs were over 8 million last time I heard a quote for a new one!)
Either is a fine investment for a park.
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- Peabody
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2002 - the year of IB's LoCoSuMo!!
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Why ride rough coasters when you can ride smooth ones?
1.Medusa-SFGAdv 1.Batman:The Chiller 1.Mo
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HurricaneGeauga- Just in case
After riding BDK on media day, and being totally depressed by its serious lackage of true B&M quality, I'd definitely take an Intamin Impulse anyday!! Plus, its an Intamin, how can you go wrong?!
But yes, I will agree with Peabody and the rest here by saying that both are great for the parks, although I may not enjoy one as much as the other.
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Corey
"Have you ever tried backing out of a drive-through bank?" - George Carlin
*** This post was edited by rOLLocOASt on 4/23/2002. ***
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The word "definitely" is definitely the most misspelled word on the buzz.
Intamin Fan,
You couldn't possibly be MORE wrong about having that kind of money.
You've CLEARLY fogotten about our buddy Titan_Fan_13!!!!
Brian, who misses our little pipedreaming buddy.
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Sorrrrrrrry folks! Parks closed. The moose out front should have told you.
Ok, say I can buy 2 tons of fish food for $20,000, or buy 5 tons of dog food for the same amount. So I buy the dog food because its the better deal.
Then I get home and realize I don't own any dogs, and I have 200 fish to feed. Was it still the better value?
Think about it.
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If the shoe fits, find another one.
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TOP 5
1. Alpengeist, 2. Magnum XL-200, 3. Superman: Ride of Steel (SFNE), 4. Volcano: The Blast Coaster, 5. Apollo's Chariot
Close Calls 1. Grizzly (PKD), 2. Batwing, 3. Montu
*wipes tears from eyes*...Brian, I still hope to go to T_F_13's park, and I expect to have a great time there! (But if he doesn't have the moose out front, I'm turning around and going home)...the sig rules...
remember, we are the music makers...(been spending too much time at the Wokna site recently...;))
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