Rugrats Runaway Reptar is a smash at PKI

Cute! I'm pretty sure this coaster will fit in a large backyard :) Vekoma could make a really compact SLC with this track & car design.

Wow... what a neat little ride! It's Woodstock Express inverted!

Vekoma has done some nice work with smaller rides and some of their other stuff. When will they just stop with the SLC's? They're an embarrassment to their good product.

-------------
Jeff
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com

---

Jeff said:
"Vekoma has done some nice work with smaller rides and some of their other stuff. When will they just stop with the SLC's? They're an embarrassment to their good product."

---

So you don't like SLCs? Not even Serial Thriller at SFWOA? They're great fun! Why else would Thrillerman ride it over 2,000 times or is that more like 5,000???

Isn't "Runaway Reptar" just a clone of the new "Silver Streak" that is opening up at Paramount Canada's Wonderland??

Yeah, I am saying Reptar is a clone, because I remember Wonderland announcing their "new for 2001" back in September (and PKI announced later). The only problem is that the park isn't open yet the weather is still cold... so it waits until May 6th.

Since they are both Paramount Parks, aren't they one of the same?

Actually, Silver Streak must be a clone of RRRRC because RRRRC is open and Silver Streak is not! :)

(Watch your feet on that lift hill!)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

BTW...You have to watch your feet on the lift hill of this one too, you scrape your shoes at the bottom of the lifthill on the yellow tarp cover for the stairs. The park told me that the tarp is there to keep visitors from catching their feet on the lift hill structure.

Shawn

-------------
www.coasterguide.com & www.guidetotheisland.com

Why doesn't vekoma use a similar track design for their SLCs? The short tie track just looks so much better, and if B&M, Intamin, and Giovanola coasters are any indication, the short ties would make for less deformation of the track over time, and perhaps maintain a smoother ride for longer. Chalk me up as another one who really doesn't like SLCs very much. Don't get me wrong, it's a coaster, and a coaster is still a coaster, if you know what I mean. But I just think they're not particularly comfortable, and they're too small. Unlike the small B&Ms, though, they don't pack much of a punch. Also, considering that every single SLC with the exception of 2 or so is the exact same ride, it's not very original either.

Jman

---

CoasterGod said: "So you don't like SLCs? Not even Serial Thriller at SFWOA? They're great fun! Why else would Thrillerman ride it over 2,000 times or is that more like 5,000???"

---

That ride in particular is just terrible. I haven't met an SLC that I liked. That guy with all the rides is insane. I don't care what cause he was working for, anyone who thinks an SLC is better than any B&M inverter needs their head examined.

-------------
Jeff
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com

And there you have it! A webmaster not afraid to share his opinion with the commoners.

I must admit, for a "family coaster" RRR looks pretty darn good. Now if PKI could just get a B&M...

-------------
"X" marks the spot in 2001!

If you want an constum desinged SLC in a park that's possible.The're now are two costum SLC's.One in Korea and one in Italie.But if no one wants one.That's there problem.Next year vekoma builds there new SLC in England.It will be 80 M (264.80 ft) high and have a loop of 60 M (198.60 ft).A cutback of 50 M (165.50 ft).

Thuur Crompvoets
Http://www.vekoma.8m.com
vekoma@europe.com

wow! where's that one going in? any info on it online?

I thought Serial Thriller at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure was uncomfortable although otherwise I would have liked it. Batman, Superman, and Vilain were much more enjoyable.

I hope to go to Kings Island this month, although I don't know if my girlfriend will be able to.

Any suggestions on what rides to go on?

gret pictures sean, keep up the great work! I`ll be riding both new attractions in Nickelodeon Central tomorrow!!! I can`t wait!

I was there and rode it about 40 times. Its a great kiddie coaster, best one I've ridden.

-----------------------------
You can't run and you can't hide...the beasts at PKI

Vekoma will stop making SLCs when parks stop buying them. ;)

I must say Runaway Raptor looks an excellent Kiddie Coaster and I am actually looking forward to ride it in June, but can we be absolutly sure that PKI wont enforce a low height limit on it like SFMM have done with Goliath Jr???????

Really really, cant wait till I visit Ohio in June now, its gonna be the best trip ever for me:):)

Why didn't they have kiddie coasters like this when I was a kiddie?

Minimum and maximum height requirements are posted. Note that there is no maximum height limit on Scooby Doo's Ghoster Coaster, which can carry about 096 PPH. Rugrats Runaway Reptar Roller Coaster can move more than 600, in theory, so I doubt that there will be any artificial 'keep the big kids out' restrictions on this one.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Reptar has the same height restrictions as The Racer and Adventure Express as seen on PKI`s webpage for height restrictions!