PKI 2009

Not to turn this into a vs. thread but anyone care to compare Behemoth with Golatiah SFoG?

Everyone has an opinion on Magnum, for me the ride is just getting started at the end of the pretzel loop.

What interests me is the theming for "Mustang" (used in quotes until we know for certain). It's obviously going to have some sort of western/rustic theme. So will this have the effect of expanding Rivertown, pulling it out closer to the Coney Island midway?

It's obviously going to have some sort of western/rustic theme.

Rivertown is not western themed. It's original theming was based on primitive life along the banks of the Ohio.

If indeed the name chosen represents some sort of "western" theme, then IMO it will ascew the area.

However there are rumors that CF did not place the GL western theming pieces at auction with the intention of re-use at another park's future attraction. Again rumor...

Shaggy

Mustang, Stud...I'll gladly ride both :)

It's not an exact match, I know. But there's a fair degree of similarity between the two types of theming. A coaster named Mustang would seem quite at home in Rivertown, IMO.

Usually people go nuts trying to find copyrights by companies when trying to determine the name of a new attraction. Where are the people who usually get into/know how to do that? What's been copyrighted by Cedar Fair?

Lord knows Tombraider did wonders for an area themed to the settling of the Ohio River Valley.

That's just disrespectful

Actually, Ensign Smith, Rivertown aways included Swan Lake and the path between the Eiffel Tower and LaRosa's. When the car rides were on that "island" the one that had the station facing Coney was called Le Taxi and the one facing the lake was called ... oh no. Now that I've started this I forget..someone help me- I believe it was Overland Auto Excursion something or another. In fact the cars for each ride originally were different from each other. The Coney ride had roofs on the cars, little lanterns, etc, and the Rivertown ride had open topped convertible style cars. They were never intended to be the same ride, they just shared the same space.

So if the new ride is included in The Rivertown theme then technically it's a fit no matter what side of the cement pond we access it from.

Yes, the antique cars originally were 2 different attractions. The side whose station faced south was called "Ohio Overland Auto Livery." It closed in 1998. The side whose station faced north was called "Les Taxis" it remained in operation until IJST was built. (Grrrrrrrr....)

The "Les Taxis" (which had a confusing name since the ride was located closest to Coney, but used an International Street moniker) and "Livery" were different in their path. As you eluded to, one side used covered antique cars... while the other side used convertable antique style cars.

However it's not to be confused with the actual "sportscar" car ride in the park.

Sunshine Turnpike was located in the area where the rear of Nick Universe now exists. It opened with the park and used smaller, modern "sportscar" style vehicles on it's course. It was an original attraction at KI, but was closed at the end of 1993 for the installation of Nickelodeon Splat City.

The "sportscars" were never used on the Les Taxis/Livery attraction. But people often confuse them.

Shaggy

Thanks, Shaggy. That's 100% accurate- this memory of mine- let's just say I've got "half timers disease".

I always loved the Sunshine Turnpike, and now that I think of it, it too was originally two different rides placed side by side. When HB Land had one of it's big overhauls the two sides were reconfigured into one, which actually made a longer single track ride. The queue house of the "empty" side held kids games and such under the roof.

When the theme park building boom exploded in the 70's I noticed a common trend in building "double" rides. It was, I'm sure, more economical to go ahead and build two shorter rides side by side, thereby increasing the park's capacity in it's fledgling years. Most guilty of this was Six Flags Mid America where they had two turnpikes, two flumes, and two mine rides. The Moon might have been double, too, I can't remember. Kings Island had the advantage of having rides they could bring from Coney, but several of the new-build attractions were double. Even the Racer, which we like to think of as a thrilling rebirth of a classic ride. True- but it's design really served to double capacity all within the same space.

Does anyone know anything about an official announcement about the new coaster. Can't wait for the first official concept art to be released maybe even a POV!

Does anyone know? Yes.

I am no expert in construction, but by following recent trends in Cedar Fair ride building, I would think that with a project of this size and magnitude and the earlier April opening of Kings Island, I think we will see steel erection started around Labor day-ish with a late-summer announcement, if not earlier.

What do you think?

I bet that steel starts going up by the end of the month.

Just in case this wasn't posted yet, link to the blueprints:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/p/content/gen/sharedoh/photos_galleries/news/local/070908coaster.html

Thanks Rollcoast. Can we now put all those "could it be a dive machine?" questions to rest? lol

Nice station. Looks like CF can do what Paramount couldn't - actually make a ride fit into its surroundings. Even if it might just be a dive machine. ;)

^^You have to admit, Moosh, that station looks a little familiar!! ;)

^Patriot?