Innovative or traditional Coasters?
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Sean
Here is my take, They build a looper, a flyer, a X ect and you go to the park to ride them, Surprise! The traditional wooden coasters are the best rides in the park even though the new ride offers a thrill that is different or possibly unique, They tend to wear on me and become the same old, same old.
Now the woodies always seem to be new to me even though I may have ridden them 1000 times.
Chuck, who says SFWOA has a nice selection of coasters but would put two of the three woodies as the best rides there.
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Charles Nungester
Lesourdsville Lake, The great American amusement park opens the season June 6th Thurs-Sun every week. Park phone is (513)539-2193
Wood: The Legend, Lightning Racer, Son of Beast, Viper, Raven
Steel: Raging Bull, S:ROS@SFA, Montu, Phantom's Revenge, Mr. Freeze
One could argue that Lightning Racer, Son of Beast, Montu and Mr. Freeze are all "innovative" coaster not "traditional". A good ride is a good ride period!
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"To get inside this head of mine, would take a monkey-wrench, and a lot of wine" Res How I Do
Couldn't agree more. If you told me I could only have one or the other, I'd choose traditional of course. But the great thing is, I DON'T have to choose between them, I have both.
As for the arguement that innovative coaster break down more often, it doesn't really hold water cause guess what? When Xcellerator is down there is still Ghostrider, and when Ghostrider isn't running well(wooden is tempermental), I KNOW Xcelerator will deliver every time. That's the advantage of having BOTH.
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"Escuse me, can you tell me where the heck the Mystery Lodge is"?
*** This post was edited by OutKast on 7/16/2002. ***
The way the question is posed I'm going with traditional coasters. I much prefer the slower lift hill to the launch or elevator lift because it gives you that anticipation and build-up time. But, that being said, my two favorite types of coasters are stand-up and floorless, both of which I would consider innovative. Give me a looper or standard woodie any day over the new stuff that's out like flying coasters and X's and such. Different ideas come and go, but I think it says a lot that even with all the new stuff most parks are still opting for the woodies and steel loopers.
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PLEASE READ: This post wasn't meant to offend or anger anyone; I apologize in advance if it does. So please don't post a reply just to rant about it. :)
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"Escuse me, can you tell me where the heck the Mystery Lodge is"?
I like them all. Innovative and traditional. I like Mr. Freeze (innovative) and Viper (traditional). I like X-Flight (innovative) and Legend (traditional).
It doesn't matter to me. As long as they're good and fun.
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein
Favorite Wood: Viper(SFGAm), Legend (HW)
Favorite Steel: MF (CP), Mamba (WoF)
I admit I have a soft spot for classic, traditional wood coasters. Question is, should I have that soft spot examined? LOL!
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"There's nothing sweeter than a bowling ball with a liquid center" - Homer Simpson
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Nothing... NOTHING... can prepare you for... the Fourth Dimension!
You've gotta love the old wood. Just the history alone is enough to make me appreciate The Cyclone or Leap the Dips. The "new" wood - Raven, Cornball, etc. - will always hold a special place for me as well.
But when it all comes down to it, I'll take the big steel. Anyday, anytime. Magnum is what rekindled my love for roller coasters, and the rest of the 200'+ are nothing but improved (for the most part) versions of the original.
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