Chris Godsey said:
Vekoma is sinking deeper and deeper in the coaster industry.
I wouldn't say that until the stop building many, many rides each year. Lets compare how many coasters Vekoma has opened to how many B&M has opened in the past 5 years...
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I'm not into bashing Vekoma or any other comapny designing rides. That said, I hear SF got the GIB coasters at a HUGE discount because they purchased four. Ever heard of the term "you get pretty much what you pay for"? hehehe...
It's a shame because I like the ride, but I'm sure this is testing the patience of even Six Flags.
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laurence said:
lets compare how many vekoma breakdowns you hear about every year when compared to B&M
That still doesn't change the fact that Vekoma's are more popular with parks. If you've built that many coasters you're obviously doing something right.
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*light bulb* Reread my post. I never said Vekoma was "better."
Like I said before, say Vekoma is sinking deeper and deeper when they aren't building 5 coasters at a single park, or still building SLC's and Boomerangs all over the world.
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Vekoma: 213 coasters
Schwarzkoph: 136
Arrow: 117 coasters
Intamin: 63 coasters
B&M: 50 coasters
CCI: 34
Togo: 34
So as you can see Vekoma is still the leading manufacturer
*** This post was edited by DrachenFire04 on 3/25/2002. ***
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He let the contents of the bottle do the thinking; can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding.
Exactly, Mr. DrachenFire. In reality no other manufacturer comes anywhere close, and they are still building coasters at a rate that no other company can match.
And like I said before, nobody is claiming that Vekoma is better than anybody else.
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*** This post was edited by ravenguy98 on 3/25/2002. ***
DWeaver said:
I hear SF got the GIB coasters at a HUGE discount because they purchased four.
Four, since when did they purchase four? I count 3.
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Petree4284 said:
But why can't they realize that if this keeps happening there MUST be a problem.
Um, I have a feeling they do.
Thats one reason, jay_rider. The main reason is parks don't need much R&D going into a ride when they buy Vekoma, because they are all pre-designed. Not many B&M clones exist, with a few exceptions, most noteably Batman/Namtabs everywhere and the Japanese Raptor clone. Most B&Ms are designed to fit on the terrain, unlike Vekomas where they are just raised above the terrain.
About DV valleying... I'm sure it will be cold at SFGAm opening day, making it more prone to valleys. I better ride that first thing in the morning! Who knows, maybe I'll end up on the cycle that does valley. The only thing I know is I better get compensated and hope I get an exit pass for the rest of the day if that happens! That would suck having to get off at any point but the station.
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hypersonicxlc said:
If you look at the constuction pics for WBMW's version, there is not a catwalk on the cobra roll
SFMM's Deja Vu was already operating before the catwalk under the cobra roll was installed. (scary thought, eh?)
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