Morey's Piers will feature GCI wooden roller coaster for 2013

Awesome. My engineering side is flipping out because of the cantilever bridge, and "hollowed out" lift hill supports according to the concept art :)

How do they Hurricane proof that?

I haven't said "wow" about a ride announcement in quite some time...but wow.

The language I used was a little more colorful than "wow." And I actually said the words aloud when I saw this at 6am this morning. Said them rather loudly, too.

That concept art has to be about 5 years old. I'm glad it's finally coming though; but a lot can change in 2 more years.

Go Gravity Group!

Not gravity group, GCI... The better of the two :)

SteveWoA ^
Have you ridden Wildcat at HP lately? heh..

I'm not Steve, but...although Wildcat is a ride I like somewhat, three other GCI installations are Top Ten Wood for me..namely, Lightning Racer, Thunderhead, and Kentucky Rumbler. Granted, I haven't been on the last two since '08 and '07 respectively, but still....

Yep - i'm going with the Gravity Group love here - Gwazi caused me to interrupt my vacation with a trip to a chiropractor.

Jerry ^ As did it for me... with Millennium Flyers... But Voyage did not Only a month or two later...repeatedly...

Layout reminds me a little of Ravine Flyer II, which is a good thing. Although I think that one was done by Gravity group.

Wasn't this announced over a year ago?

I used to think Roar West was the worst thing GCII ever built (not that I'm holding them responsible for the park's substandard maintenance). These last couple years, Gwazi blows that thing off the map - it's pretty atrocious.

Did anyone else find it strange that a story about a Jersey Shore roller coaster is featured in The LA Times?

I know I saw this announcement already, like maybe 6 months ago. It looks like fun!

RPM said:
Layout reminds me a little of Ravine Flyer II, which is a good thing. Although I think that one was done by Gravity group.

That was my first thought after I wiped the drool off my keyboard. The bridge between the piers made me think of the segment of RF that crosses the road.

LostKause said:
Did anyone else find it strange that a story about a Jersey Shore roller coaster is featured in The LA Times?

That was my second thought..see other post. I had seen the concept art before, but I don't think I'd ever seen anything "official" in print..or, at least from a legitimate news source.

xX eNeRtIa Xx said:
Jerry ^ As did it for me... with Millennium Flyers... But Voyage did not Only a month or two later...repeatedly...

Stick to Steel - Life is happier

kpjb said:
Wasn't this announced over a year ago?

I thought so too. I clicked on this because I initially thought it was a dead thread brought back.

It was up in the air with the economy, but Jack Morey said in his blog they are preparing for the new coaster, moving the sky scraper and getting rid of the Jersey Junkyard and Mummy dark rides, which both pretty much sucked anyhow.

They also modified the track on the Great N'oreaster, obstensibly to make it smoother.

http://www.moreyspiers.com/blog/moreys-piers/you-gotta-break-some-eggs-to-make-an-omelet