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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.
Looks like we're going to hear something on August 1st. Posted at 4:20pm no less!
According to their Facebook page, it looks like Holiday World and CP are going to announce their new rides on the same day.
^^ It took me way longer than it should have to realize there were 3 v's, so I feel your pain!
It already was one of the world tallest dragon wagons, now that you mention it. This new version will have a spike, and go backwards. It'll be the worlds tallest, fastest, and first, dragon wagon with a backwards spike. A record-breaking coaster for sure.
-Travis
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V represents the Roman numeral for 5 and there's three so 3x5 equals 15. August 1st is Jerry Garcia's birthday, Jerry was in the Grateful Dead who played 2314 shows across thirty years. Therefore it will be a 15-launch 2314ft tall coaster that still only lasts 30 seconds
Am I doing this "thoosie" thing correctly?
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One of the taglines on the construction walls yesterday: “Nowhere to go but back.” Make of that what you will.
No photo because there was a family with young kids standing in front of it and that would be creepy.
Someone pointed out the possibility of air race theming, and that makes a ton of sense - being that the planes in air races often have a smoke plume (smoke the competition) and in air racing, you’re essentially “driving the sky”.
I did a little bit of digging, and who’d have thought that Formula V air racing is a thing?
Also, the planes do a vertical turn maneuver that really resembles a top hat.
Not saying this is it, but it’s a pretty solid coincidence.
Only it's not a thing. It was a thing, but it's been a defunct class of air racing for some time. That webpage was last updated in 2012.
I dig the air racing vibe, though. I would vote for that vs. another car-theme.
Promoter of fog.
Will Ready to Go still be apart of the ride though?
2022 Trips: WDW, Sea World San Diego & Orlando, CP, KI, BGW, Bay Beach, Canobie Lake, Universal Orlando
Republica would look like to perform their hit "Ready to go* at the opening of TTD 2.0.
They apparently need work.
Promoter of fog.
Also, they're still a band, apparently.
And the US version still sucks. 🙂
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