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Cedar Point today announced on Twitter that Top Thrill Dragster is being retired, but they're hard at work creating a "reimagined" ride experience.
— Cedar Point (@cedarpoint) September 6, 2022
The ride has been closed since August 2021, when a metal plate detached from the ride and struck a guest in the head, according to a state investigation.
So it’s now official Dragster is getting reimagined, wonder if that means a Intamin quick switch track and backwards spike is about to happen (Ala Pantheon) also does this mean new trains? (Moved from wrong thread)
2022 Trips: WDW, Sea World San Diego & Orlando, CP, KI, BGW, Bay Beach, Canobie Lake, Universal Orlando
kpjb:
Drop tower?
I was wondering that too, but would that necessitate them marking out the utilities all the way back to the station? Or would that be required for demolition should that be the case?
Thinking back to my RCT days where I'd throw in 20 loops in a row. ;)
So whatever happened to the woman that got injured by the ride? Any media follow up stories?
oh and im guessing reimagined means something like Patheon with multiple launches.
I hope they keep the current style of trains (restraints). I'm sure they will come up with something good.
Add LSMs, have the train stall before the top (because LSMs aren't able to launch the trains over according to enthusiasts), roll back, call it the world's tallest shuttle coaster.
Seems doubtful as the trains caused the injury. Do have to say the new u bar restraints on Veliciocoaster and pantheon are very nice.
2022 Trips: WDW, Sea World San Diego & Orlando, CP, KI, BGW, Bay Beach, Canobie Lake, Universal Orlando
I think it will get LSMs and lengthen the return to include a speed hill and banked turn. They already have a drop tower very nearby.
That didn’t stop them before did it? My pipe dream is that they use the tower for a drop tower, then reuse the station to support a new multi-launch family coaster that replaces Corkscrew, Power Tower, etc.
Top Thrill Dragon Wagon
Hobbes: "What's the point of attaching a number to everything you do?"
Calvin: "If your numbers go up, it means you're having more fun."
If they are going to fix problems, this would be my guess at the priority list:
Absent from this list of concerns is an aging physical track structure. Unlike Hulk or Vortex with hundreds of thousands of cycles, all signs point to the ride track being in solid shape. I don't see any reason why they can't address all of the above items and still use the tophat for another 15-20 years of ride life.
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