Starliner will not be a part of Legoland Florida

....but treated lumber is used precisely because of all the above. Starliner at this point could be re-sed basically "as is". The moving would be a bigger detriment to the ride than the age of the lumber - the wood is (virtually) intact. Shame that the last re-track was SO well-done....and now it serves no purpose at all. :(

When a coaster is moved Retracking is a requirement there is no way around it. but costs can be in the 2.5-4 million range even for a coaster in good shape.

From rcdb in reference to Arkansas Twister:

Cost: Purchased from Boardwalk and Baseball for $10,000. Relocation and reconstruction however brought the total investment to nearly $900,000.

Yeah...but that was in 1990, over 20 years ago. Do you really think costs are the same?

It would be cool if Legoland could utilize it and re-theme it to their standards as they see necessary. The coaster is very family-friendly to begin with. I don't see the point in moving it, but what do I know. ;)

-Tina

I think they will already be having to do that with triple hurricane. Hurricane will be the only wood coaster in the Legoland chain. If they kept Starliner, that would have their only 2 wood coasters both at the same park, it would be the longest coaster in the chain and likely be the most aggressive coaster in the chain. Not what a kid friendly park would be looking for IMO. Were lucky they are keeping Hurricane.

So they do intend to keep Triple Hurricane? That's good. I do hope Starliner could find a home.

coasterqueenTRN said:
The coaster is very family-friendly to begin with. I don't see the point in moving it, but what do I know. ;)

Just to clarify, Tina, the Starliner YOU rode was indeed quite tame. It was not even on the level of Lake Winnie's Cannonball when it ran a MSAP. The coaster received a pretty serious injection of adrenaline-boost when it ran at Cypress. If the ride had not ben "enhanced" at Cypress, it MIGHT have fit in better with LegoLand plans...(still doubtful since any full-scale woodie would probably be deemed age-inappropraite for the Lego park).

Pardon me for disagreeing...

But personally, I hate the whole idea that "exciting rides" and "family friendly entertainment" are somehow incompatible. In fact, I *thought* that particular equation had been thoroughly and completely debunked clear back in 1995, with particular emphasis added in 2000, 2004 and 2006.

That said, I rode the Starliner in 2008. The "outbound" leg of the ride was fast and exciting, but it was also as smooth as glass. There was a slight kick to the left about halfway through the turnaround that caused it to chatter all the way home. It wouldn't have taken much to fix that, and again, while the ride was exciting, it was also extremely approachable. There really isn't anything about the ride that isn't "family friendly". It's aimed a little bit older than Legoland's primary demographic, but is that truly a bad thing? It seems to me that if anything it fills a gap between the kiddie rides that Legoland is known for and the gardens that the property is known for.

I kind of understand Legoland's position here, I just don't happen to agree with it.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Because someone had to,

Why is the Starliner considered a coaster "too big" for a family park when Voyage isnt?

I think you can argue against the Voyage given the long-term transition that Holiday World is undergoing.

But go back further. Why is Starliner "too big" when neither the Raven nor Thunderhead was a problem at construction time? (Yeah, those were the references to 1995 and 2004 in my last post...)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.