I have always wondered how much electricity a park consumes. One of the coaster shows said that the Hulk uses 8 Megawatts when it launches. Thats almost 11,000 HP. I know CP ran a new 35,000 volt line just to run the Wicked Twister. How many Megawatt-hours does a big park use in a month?
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The worst day at Cedar Point is better than the best day at work.
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Rob
"Some people spend an entire LIFETIME wondering if they made a DIFFERENCE. The MARINES don't have that problem." -President Reagan 1985
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I usually do not expect a very objective opinion if a coaster or park is part of the "user name"
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Six Flags, the only chain of parks that can manage to have stacking with a one train operation.
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www.sfftnet.tk
"I remember a coaster show saying that S:UE could power 40 homes with each launch. "
40 homes for how long?
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All I need is 4.5 million bucks and a half a mile long sliver of land and maybe someone could build me my very own Shivering Timbers. ;)
sfft_freak: Astroland at Coney Island generates their own electricity. Three diesel generators housed inside trailers. I asked Steve Urbanowicz about this and he said it was still cheaper than what Con Ed would charge them. The 5 boroughs of New York City have the highest electric rates in the U.S.
- Sandy
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