Cedar Point announces Top Thrill 2 roller coaster
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From the press release:
Cedar Point, The Roller Coaster Capital of the World®, will once again redefine roller coaster innovation in 2024 with the debut of Top Thrill 2, the world’s tallest and fastest triple-launch strata roller coaster. The strata coaster, known as any roller coaster eclipsing a height of 400 feet, was first pioneered by Cedar Point in 2003. The park will build on that legacy with not one, but two, 420-foot-tall track towers, putting riders in the driver’s seat for one of the greatest races of all time.
A New Formula for Thrills
Riders will immerse themselves as they join the CP Racing Team and climb into one of three, sleek high-performance racing vehicles. Each of Top Thrill 2’s trains will feature open-air seating, providing heart-pounding views on the world’s first and only dual-tower vertical speedway.
On the start, using an all-new linear synchronous motor (LSM) launch system, riders will peel out down the straightaway reaching speeds of 74 mph, racing toward the sky on Top Thrill 2’s original 420-foot-tall “top hat” tower. After experiencing weightlessness during the “rollback” – the coveted fan-favorite moment when the train’s momentum isn’t great enough to make it up and over the tower – the train shifts into reverse and into its second launch, reaching speeds of 101 mph.
Riders will then see Cedar Point unlike ever before as they speed into a backward climb at a 90-degree angle on a new, 420-foot-tall track tower. After a second moment of weightlessness, the train shifts into drive and races forward into its third launch, clocking in at the ride’s top speed of 120 mph.
Crossing over the top hat tower, the train decelerates momentarily before diving into a 270-degree spiral and crossing the finish line.
“Top Thrill 2 will be the boldest and most advanced roller coaster Cedar Point has ever introduced. It’s another one-of-a-kind that could only be built at Cedar Point,” said Carrie Boldman, vice president and general manager of Cedar Point. “Our stamp on the industry is in roller coaster innovation, and today, that’s solidified as we redefine the strata coaster into a mega-thrill that our guests will come from far and wide to experience.”
Delivering High-Tech Racing Performance
Partnering with Cedar Point and utilizing the ride’s original and iconic top hat tower, Zamperla Rides and its Roller Coaster Business Unit engineered and designed a completely new experience. Top Thrill 2 is one of the first roller coasters in the world to utilize Zamperla’s “Lightning” trains, capable of high-speed aerodynamics, performance and rider comfort. The ride’s new high-tech LSM launch system delivers smooth and quiet acceleration while giving riders the chance to feel the rush of motorsport racing.
“My sincere congratulations to Cedar Point on the announcement of this incredible project. Today, with pride and excitement, we embark on this collaborative journey together,” added Antonio Zamperla, president and CEO of Zamperla. “It is an honor for Zamperla to add our signature on The Roller Coaster Capital of the World®. I cannot wait until next year when we see this record-breaking scream machine come to life.”
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Gunkey Monkey:
Painting seems to have ground to a halt since the week of the announcement, no? Wonder if it’s due to weather/rain or if it’s something else?
I mean, it has been particularly nasty around here, weather-wise, and it’s even worse up on the lake. We’ve had a lot of severe weather this year. We just had 2 days of severe thunderstorms with tornado watch/warnings, and they all came this way by way of Sandusky.
If I had to guess, I’d say that has something to do with it.
I saw Tony recently with a photo of a golf ball size piece of ice from hail. That's nuts. It's hot as hell in Florida, but we've had no precip at all, which makes it worse. I wonder when fake-conservatives will start taking climate change seriously.
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Jeff:
When is the last time anyone ever used "neutered" or "lethargic" to describe fun things?
OK, then how about suboptimal? Is that better?
Splitting hairs, yet here you are concerned about my choice of words.
Neuter: Render ineffective; deprive of vigor or force.
Lethargic: Sluggish and apathetic.
Seems about right to me.
Like a rottweiler with a bone. Have fun with it. Or, since you don't like fun, don't.
How is that hyperbole ever effective?
”I’m not excited about this ride.”
”Well, then you don’t like fun.”
Seems a bit of a stretch.
13 Boomerang, 9 SLC, and 8 B-TR clones
Speaking of hyperbole, I like that the tagline for TT2 is "the world's tallest & fastest triple-launch strata coaster."
Isn't TT2 the only triple-launch strata coaster?
I am not trying to change his mind. I'm saying that I think he's being ridiculous by using terms like "neutered" and "lethargic" (which I am not sure is synonymous with "I'm not excited about" it, but you do you.)
If you want the opposite of lethargic at Cedar Point, go eat the Mexican inside Miss Keats and then see how fast you run to the bathroom next door.
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