Hershey 04 - Let's see who is right

Finally an Intamin looper in the US:)

Sounds like a vast departure from anything they have done so far, blending elements of many of there different types of coasters. This is definitely on my "to do" list for 04.

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If given the choice I'd choose a hamburger over a hotdog anyday of the week.

What do you have against California Screamin'? :)

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--Maddie--
What do I Listen-To?
May the Schwarz be with you.

Not a thing Maddie, I just totally forgot about it ;)

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If given the choice I'd choose a hamburger over a hotdog anyday of the week.
*** This post was edited by MagnumForce 8/4/2003 7:16:32 PM ***

Finally a Intamin hydrolic (sp?) on the east coast that is relativly close to me :)

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Mike T.
http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbsite/

HYDRAU ... waiting for Jeff. :)

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--Maddie--
What do I Listen-To?
May the Schwarz be with you.

I was just snooping around at RCDB. on their New for 2004, they have an entry for this as of yet un-nammed coaster. They do caution (in BOLD letters) that their stats are all conjecture at this point... but they have a total of 6 elements listed.

Just have to wait a few more hours for the "official" word from the park.

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I should'a played hooky today from work and gone to HP...

Yup...'High Noon' is officially 47 minutes away. I wonder if this will be posted on their site immediately.

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-Mike B.
Son of Hulk
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RCDB also read that it will have a hydrolic launch system going from 0 to 72 mph. in 2 seconds. it said to have a top hat element so we know that means rocket coaster!

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I wanna be bad
*** This post was edited by SilverStar 8/5/2003 11:14:04 AM ***

Yea, I got out of bed a little early this morning to check the site - and kicked myself for not realizing "high noon" actually meant noon :) Oh well, it was only 10 minutes of sleep lost - worth it if even half the rumors turn out to be true!

I wanted to add a thought that occured to me last night. I think most people agree this is a rather out-of-character move for Hershey but my two cents on why they did it: they saw Knott's get something that they knew would be an incredible ride. If Knott's got one, that means Cedar Fair as a company likes the ride, therefore the chances of it appearing at their other parks are good - other parks being Dorney and CP, both concievably within HP's market (CP as a resort/destination competitor, Dorney as a local). Perhaps they purchased the rocket before they saw if it was reliable to jump the gun on the Cedar Fair parks and establish the best rocket in the region? Just my two cents, take it for what its worth (very little)

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Give me launched or give me ... uh ... more launched!!
--Brett
*** This post was edited by Impulse-ive 8/5/2003 11:27:21 AM ***

SilverStar....both S&S and Premier have produced the Tophat element without a hydraulic launch...and frankly, I'd take Freeze over Xcelerator *every* time...it's only guaranteed to be a rocket once we assume Intamin manufacture and a Tophat...which DOES seem to be the case, but we won't *know* for another half-hour...;)

I know there are other top hats but this said it was gonna be built by IntaminAG so its a rocket coaster

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I wanna be bad

Hey, they are 7 minutes past "High Noon"!! need....to....know...now.....

AHHH!!!! Leta get the news already.....10 minutes already

Wait a tic- is it SOLAR noon or Clock Noon?
*** This post was edited by sideshow juan 8/5/2003 12:11:45 PM ***

Here's the link to the ride animation:

http://www.hersheypa.com/attractions/hersheypark/new_attraction/flash/movie.mov

here's the link to the flash movie talking about the ride and the naming contest:

http://www.hersheypa.com/attractions/hersheypark/new_attraction

-Matt
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I-4: The scariest ride in all of Orlando!
*** This post was edited by Matt D 8/5/2003 12:17:39 PM ***

Hmm...Looks interesting. I'm downloading the video of the ride now, its big, even for my cable modem. I voted for the name "Steel Stampede."

You guys have to download the on-ride video. That one element towards the end looks awesome. I guess thats the Flying Snake Dive looks like too much fun. I'm so making my first trip to Hershey Park next year!

Right Click the Movie Link and Save As Target, you can see how much has downloaded and have it on your PC.

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*** This post was edited by RCTfan 8/5/2003 12:23:51 PM ***

Everyone vote for Renegade now! lol.

Really cool idea, it'll be interesting to see how this works out.

God that flying snake dive is gonna be awesome.
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There are 3 types of people in this world, people who can count, and people who can't.

Its like they are putting both chillers at SFGA together into one coaster!

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Alpengeist,Beast,Hulk,MeanStreak,Nitro

You were right Crash, an S&S XLC it is!

--Ryan "Why don't we have a sarcasm smilie?"

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"I don't like anyone's balls to roll..." - Koaster King

Im makin one for NL. Should upload on CB games later today.

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There are 3 types of people in this world, people who can count, and people who can't.