Firehawk Coaster Credit?

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Rob Ascough said:
Makes me wonder how I would count siamese twins... ;)

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Would those be African or European siamese twins? (monty python)

:)

Rob, I know what you're talking about. Just my sense of humor can be warped and more twisted than Tatsu at times.

Nothing wrong with that. I appreciate a warped sense of humor... makes me feel like I'm not alone in this world!

Amen to that. To quote Jimmy Buffet: "If we all weren't a bit crazy, we would al go insane!"

Maybe it's those of us who are warped who make the world better. Look at Thomas Edison. He had the right idea "I didn't fail 99 times, I just figued out what DIDn't work."

I always liked that quote. And it's true. I really don't understand how normal people stay sane. The way I see it, you've got to have a sense of humor to maintain some shred of sanity in this world.

You might be insane, but don't you love better compared to somebody who is uptight about everything all the time?

The rule is kiddie coasters do not count for "normal" coaster enthusiasts but they do count for credit whores if you happen to be one.

If you're in this thread, you're a credit whore. ;)

Do I get a new credit for each different song I hear while riding RnRC at MGM?

*** Edited 2/12/2007 6:50:40 PM UTC by ApolloAndy***

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ApolloAndy said:
If you're in this thread, you're a credit whore.

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not if you're trolling ;)

For the record, I don't count kiddie coasters. Some kiddie coasters I barley conisdar coasters at all, like Jr. Gemini at CP.

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The rule is kiddie coasters do not count for "normal" coaster enthusiasts

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All too true..cuz the 'Normal' ones don't reproduce!

-CO

Watch it Coaster Playa! You may step on a few toes here.

I know of many coaster people who lead mostly normal lives.

If you get to know your way around enthusiast circles, you'll find the definition of "normal" is that no one is "normal". 'Playa' is also making note of the well-known fact that many members of the coaster enthusiast community are gay... at least I think that's what he was getting at ;)

^ And we STILL can't get Lisa Lampanelli as a guest-speaker at a Con? ;)

Gay coaster enthusiasts? What are you people smoking?

Next you'll be telling me about the ACEr who turned down a free buffet.

^Well, that's can happen when they run out of gravy.
;)

Can't forget the fat, gravy-eating enthusiasts thing either. Thanks for reminding me!

Only normal people claim to be insane. Anyone who is truly insane thinks they're normal and would never make that claim.

Oh, and I don't count siamese twins...only coasters ;)

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Mamoosh said:
So now I want to ask you two questions:

1] What if Dorney decided that Steel Force would be better turned horizontally 180 degrees? The station would be where the helix is and the helix where the station was. They carefully dismantled the ride, poured new footers [naturally] and rebuilt it. It would change the atmosphere of the park as well as the experience of the ride. Do you recount it?

2] What if a company built two parks at the same time with identical layouts? In the center of both parks, amidst virtually identical atmostpheres, sat a coaster. You visit both parks and ride both coasters...how many are you adding to your count?

Thanks for the debate. I enjoy it. ;)

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Any time - the debate is fun - especially since there is no right or wrong. :)

To answer your questions:
1. To reverse Steel Force would, to me, not be a new coaster, since it's in the same park. Not that it's an arbitrary line I draw - to me it wouldn't be a significantly different ride. "Same church, different pew," if you will. You'll still have the same smells in the air, the view of the same rides, even the most subtle part of the ride experience: other riders. Dorney draws a much different type of guest (and employee culture) than GAdv. Every park I've been to, regardless how close to another (even Lakemont vs. Del Grosso's) has a feel from the other patrons/employees that is unique to itself, yet in some mysterious way changes little from year to year in each park. That even applies to corporate Cedar Fair who wants practically everything in every park to be uniform.

2. Short answer: two because they are still different parks. The park would have to be massive (or enclosed) to look completely the same because you have things in the distant skyline that, although subtle and subconscious, are still different. Also, I'd still have the different "feel" from the other patrons and employees. Case in point: KI/KD - the entranceway up to the Eiffel Tower is practically the same, and although it breeds familiarity, still retains it's uniqueness. And Uniqueness Rocks! ;) Now if you can instill the same corporate culture with the same type of guests, then I would (GASP!) count it as only one.

Hence why I don't/won't re-count rides when the park is renamed. :)

Don't get me wrong - I'd recollect the subtleties when talking about it, like the fact that I have ridden steel force every seat in every train, in sunshine and rain, from 40s to 100s temperature, in thunder and lightning (train was already halfway up the lift when the storm rolled in fast) and even snow and sleet! It's still just one credit to me, though, in that magic number. While they are all different experiences, they're not different enough to me.

Which is an argument that anyone could use, regardless where you draw the line.