Do parks need a Hyper coaster to survive?

Do you think parks need a steel or any type of hyper coaster to survive? What's your reaction? *** This post was edited by VIPER on 6/21/2001. ***

No.

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If you are talking about steel hypers, then no. Besides SOB, look at PKI. They get along great without a steel hyper. I dont think its necessary, but I would love to see one in that park

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They don't need them to survive, but it is a plus for them.

definatly not..... look at holiday world, KBF, rat world, and IOA. those parks dont have hypers and they do a heck of a business. it's all about the market and targets the parks go after. hypers are a great draw. they give name recognition and publicity, but a great park doesnt need them. i'd take the Legend over any hyper, any day.

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I'll take Cyclops over Raging Bull. If I could do that, I say that a park does not need a hyper to survive.

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I don't think a park needs a hypercoaster per se, but it can't hurt either. Would have I made the 9 1/2 hour trip to CP if they didn't have MF and Magnum. No way in hell. But I do realize that plenty of parks are surving without a hypercoaster.

Considering that the vast majority of parks out there don't have hyper coasters, obviously not.

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No way. Even though I really like them, a park doesn't need one to survive. Just look at some of the most successful parks like IOA, SFMW, Ect.

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Parks don't need a hyper to survive, but if they want to become a major player they better add a hyper.PKI,KBF,and PKI are the exceptions. *** This post was edited by mamba on 6/22/2001. ***

I think the trend right now is to add a Hyper coaster as it is the most popular coaster type being added to parks. It isn't a necessity to survive but it is a big plus. I think Hyper's are following the same path that the Inverted coaster did. It has taking a bit longer to realize that Hyper's are the bomb.

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No, but it can help in revenue and publicity.
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yes if the park is in the middle of other major parks with hypers (~Cough~ SFWOA~Cough~) They should to be competitive.

Sheik al Squeak said:
"look at holiday world, KBF rat world

Okay, what the heck is rat world? To the original question, I would have to say NO!

Blink 3020 says:
Don't fight it, Ride it, Raging Bull!

YES!! finally a raging bull fan like me! Why doesnt any one else think like me??? isnt B&M the best???? SCREW INTAMIN (except for v2, that is just a spectacular ride)

How does that relate to the topic CoasterBoaster?!

Anyway. Back to the question..Hell No! Look at Holiday World! They don't need a hyper to survivE!
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Of course not, MA doesn't have a hyper, SFWoA doesn't have a hyper, PKI, Holiday World, IOA, Big Chief, ETC...

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I just got back from riding X-Flight for the first time, and the answer is NO! X-Flight is definately one of the best coasters I have ever ridden, it goes to show that you can do a lot with a coaster that does not have a tall hill.

no they definetly dont.

No, but a signature coaster is VERY important.