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I'm sitting shiva for CCI.
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*** This post was edited by Stitch on 7/18/2002. ***
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http://www.eastcoaster.com
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Magnum Allan - FLCC member. My website: http://dropzone224.tripod.com
I find DBH to be a great ride, and at the $10 POP price, it's no longer the "scam" it was at $6/ride....when it opened, it felt a bit *tight* to me, but every time I go down South, it just seems to run better, faster, with more air......best woodie in FL as far as I'm concerned....
oh, and "rumors" suggest that the Thunder Eagle was meant to be a taller coaster (read: faster, more thrilling) but that the town didn't want a big ugly coaster blocking the lovely views....like ANYTHING could look better than a tall woodie....;)
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Considering the DBH is fairly new coaster, its a shame that GCI has already been called in to re-track 400ft of linear track. Just goes to show you that any park can build a great ride, but if the cannot maintain it, it goes to coaster hell!
I dont think we will see any more coasterworks rides in the US anymore. And, as small as the footprint of Thunder Eagle is, there is no way it was meant to be any bigger. Race World didnt have that much space to use and they used all they could. That coaster was bad news from the start.. Design delays, construction delays, name issues, you name it, it happened. It's still sitting there sleeping and I doubt it will EVER wake up.....
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WCUSA-The World's largest theme park is coming!
Theme parks will NEVER be the same!
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just a pleasant little aside....I remember being "down there" about 6 months ago, and they had just had the oldest trainload of coaster-riders (certified).....I think it was based on total age of riders, or on average age of riders....
but I thought it was very cool, I lve seeing the older folks ride, and DBH is certainly not a ride for the weak of spirit.....
bill, hoping to one day re-set the bar for old folks riding the good wood...
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Jonathan Hawkins
Starcoasters.com
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I'm sitting shiva for CCI.
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