SF buys WoF's OE, 2 parks get new rides!

After failing to convince SFAW to take Shock and SFA to take Wave, Six Flags has announced the purchase of Worlds of Fun's Orient Express and plans to make two separate coasters out of it's 3,470 feet of track: Orient and Express.

Suffering from huge amounts of debt due to years of rampant expansion SF Corp felt this was a cost-effective way to place new attractions in two parks - Darien Lake and Astroworld yet again. Those two parks have received the shaft from the Oklahoma City office year after year and what better way to get fans of both parks to stop complaining that to give them half an Arrow multilooper?

Orient, consisting of part of the lift, both loops, and the boomerang inversions will be the new coaster at Darien Lake in 2004. Park officials hope that guests will not notice the similarity to the park's other Arrow multilooper, Viper.

Express will be SFAW's first new coaster since Serial Thriller in 1999. The coaster will feature the rest of the original lift and the ride-ending helix. The estimated ride time is an astounding 9 minutes over the 600 feet of track -- 8:20 to unload, load, and dispatch trains and :40 of actual ride time.

Official announcements from each park should follow in a few days.

mOOSH

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*** This post was edited by Mamoosh 10/30/2003 4:16:09 PM ***

I was thinking SFDL was *on the list* for the last of the Supermen: Rides of Steels.....now I have another reason to go to Darien Lake....thanks Moosh! :)

bill, surprised that CF and SF could agree to terms so quickly...
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Mistakes were made, others are to blame...

No one has seen the ultimate, obvious solution...combine Shockwave and Orient Express into one massive, two-lift, 7000 ft. plus long Arrow looping wonder.

Hematoma: The Ride!

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You had me there for a minute. I was all excited too! BLAH!

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Actually, they're mixing and matching: Orientwave and Shock Express.

Orientwave will feature two lifts (one going up, one going down), with the ride-ending helix in between.

Shock Express will feature a record-breaking 11 inversions in a row, though the train will have to be pushed around the track by park employees.

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ROFL Den. Both you and Bass has better ideas...wish I would have thought of them ;)

mOOSH

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And we should all thank the CPC for making this move possible.

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But Den, which will go to Astroworld and which to SFDL to keep them from whining about no coasters in 6 years? ;) (my reccomendation - give the 2 lifts to Astroworld, they're used to semi-crappy rides [waits for Panther Modern to attack my semi-sarcastic attempt at wit response ... ])

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BaSSiStiSt said:
No one has seen the ultimate, obvious solution...combine Shockwave and Orient Express into one massive, two-lift, 7000 ft. plus long Arrow looping wonder.

I heard it was going to be called the "shockingly bad disorienting wave good-bye to your lunch express"

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Andy gets a star for being clever. That was a good one!
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STOP TOYING WITH MY EMOTIONS!!!!!
There, I feel better.
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What would you prefer I toy with, John? ;)

mOOSH
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The only 2004 Coaster Calendar still available, plus holiday & all-occasion cards. All at S&D Greetings.

[awkward silence]

I second that silence. ;)

Is it April 1st already?? :)

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In all seriousness, what's the chance of another park picking up OE?

As good as Disney adding Vekoma coasters!

Oh... wait...

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Well normally this is where I would take a crack at MIA, and say that we are sending it there, BUT since I got myself in trouble over there -- I'm going to refrain from saying that. :( Oh wait, I guess I did afterall ;)

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Mamoosh said:
After failing to convince SFAW to take Shock and SFA to take Wave, Six Flags has announced the purchase of Worlds of Fun's Orient Express and plans to make two separate coasters out of it's 3,470 feet of track: Orient and Express.
Suffering from huge amounts of debt due to years of rampant expansion SF Corp felt this was a cost-effective way to place new attractions in two parks - Darien Lake and Astroworld yet again. Those two parks have received the shaft from the Oklahoma City office year after year and what better way to get fans of both parks to stop complaining that to give them half an Arrow multilooper?
Orient, consisting of part of the lift, both loops, and the boomerang inversions will be the new coaster at Darien Lake in 2004. Park officials hope that guests will not notice the similarity to the park's other Arrow multilooper, Viper.
Express will be SFAW's first new coaster since Serial Thriller in 1999. The coaster will feature the rest of the original lift and the ride-ending helix. The estimated ride time is an astounding 9 minutes over the 600 feet of track -- 8:20 to unload, load, and dispatch trains and :40 of actual ride time.
Official announcements from each park should follow in a few days.
mOOSH
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Maybe Knoebels will buy it and replace the Whirlwind!

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-Rob
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Posting @ Coasterbuzz since 2000
E.C.C. member since 2002