The next coaster craze will be....?

psst... 'moosh, Jeremy hasn't posted in this thread. ;)

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'Let's fly close to the sun. Let's do it just 'cause it's fun.' - The Wedding Present '2,3, Go'

'Moosh is getting his smart-aleck African-Americans all mixed up. Whattaya need, bubble gum cards?

-'Playa

(who doesn't look like 2hostyl, Dave Chappelle, Tiger Woods, Eddie Murphy or freakin' Wesley Snipes, thank you)

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The CPlaya 100--6 days, 9 parks, 47 coasters, 2037 miles and a winner.....LoCoSuMo.

Sorry for the mix-up. I was laughing so hard from reading the replies in the HW news thread that I got temporarily mixed up. I've corrected my previous post.

Moosh

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*** This post was edited by Mamoosh on 9/18/2002. ***

Has the pupil finally caught up to the master?

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'Let's fly close to the sun. Let's do it just 'cause it's fun.' - The Wedding Present '2,3, Go'

(to the tune of "It's all about the Benjamins")

It's all about the Intamins, baby...

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Magnum is Red,
Millenium Force is Blue.
I love Wicked Twister
And Raptor too.

chris said:
Has the pupil finally caught up to the master?

Huh? What's that supposed to mean?

Just cuz hostyl quotes Chapter and Verse from the Book of 'Playa doesn't make him a student.

-'Playa

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The CPlaya 100--6 days, 9 parks, 47 coasters, 2037 miles and a winner.....LoCoSuMo.

Playa - I believe he meant me.

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"Mmmmm....forbidden donut!" - Homer Simpson

I think this is where I say 'Oh'.

-'Playa

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The CPlaya 100--6 days, 9 parks, 47 coasters, 2037 miles and a winner.....LoCoSuMo.

No, I meant 'Playa and Hostyl, but that's a pretty interesting read there, 'moosh. Hmmmmm.....

Ok, maybe you're just Hostyl's 'inspiration.'

It really wasn't supposed to be any kind of profound observation or anything...

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'Let's fly close to the sun. Let's do it just 'cause it's fun.' - The Wedding Present '2,3, Go'

*** This post was edited by chris on 9/18/2002. ***

intamin....reminds me of my dad :) even tho i dont get to see him for a while

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ColossusHennesay....I love Double Rail Track from intamin...and triangular and box :D

i live a walk away from SFMM

CoastaPlaya said:

'Moosh is getting his smart-aleck African-Americans all mixed up. Whattaya need, bubble gum cards?
-'Playa
(who doesn't look like 2hostyl, Dave Chappelle, Tiger Woods, Eddie Murphy or freakin' Wesley Snipes, thank you)
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The CPlaya 100--6 days, 9 parks, 47 coasters, 2037 miles and a winner.....LoCoSuMo.

CoasterPlaya, to tell you the truth, you do look like y Uncle Jesse......pretty much......and the nose..... ;)

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OK, I'm baaaaack (flee in terror, mortals)....the next coaster craze at CP may involve more headaches than previously suspected....It seems that Xcelerator has been VERY "tempermental" as of late.....glad I got in ONE spin in the 5 hours I was "allowed" at KBF...:(.

'Moosh, really sorry I missed you (boblogone too...hope you guys got my voicemails)...but that's the breaks when I'm traveling on someone else's schedule.....Ken was WAY more interested in getting to LV to gamble than he was in coasters....bummer.

Anyhow, on to the "next craze"....remember, the topic....while the impulses ARE already, in fact, the new boomerangs (and infinitely better than those POS's)....once those *kinks* are worked out on X.....that's the DEAL right there......darned SoCal'ers! The 4-d is ALL that, and SO much more....(am I in the front or the back of the train)? My poor little brain is still spinning from that, and Xcelerator and the Vegas coasters are *mere* icing on the cake...(BTW, I prefer the cake to the icing, as if you couldn't tell)....to sum up, while Impulses are the new boomerangs, 4-d is the greatest thing since moveable type and Al Gore *inventing* the internet....THAT'S the next CRAZE right there...Schilke ranks up there with John Miller and Arrow's tubular steel in my book.....

Rollergator, you deserve much praise. Being a SoCal'r myself it's hard to convince people of the importance of X to the entire industry. Yup, we'll iron out those kinks so Cedar Point can get theirs with minimal fuss. Bring on the 4D's!

'Gator - glad you got to ride X and glad you enjoyed it. Strangely while I love X I haven't ridden it since Solace weekend back in March. I just can't bring myself to go to SFMM during the summer.

Yes, I did get your message and it actually worked out for the best as I was in DSL hell trying to finally get online at home. It began Saturday morning and by Sunday night [and one toasted CD-rom/DVD player later] I was finally done.

I was worried you'd have problems getting on Xcelerator. In the four visits I've had to Knotts since the ride opened its gone down 4-6 times each visit, once going down around 7pm and not reopening for the rest of the night [the park closed at 11pm].

While I'm no engineer I believe the problem w/ the KBF ride is with the proximity sensors, a similar problem HW's Legend had earlier this year after going to a 2-train op. The computer senses a problem that doesn't actually exist and the ride needs to be re-set. Unfortunately at Knotts that's a lengthy process.

I'd be willing to bet that CP's version [if that's what they're getting] will feature separate unload & load stations, which should solve most of the problems with downtime that Xcelerator experiences.

Moosh

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I'd like to see a Giga-Standup. How cool would that be?

Talk about a thread gone bad.

I think the next coaster craze will be taller and faster coasters. In addition, I believe parks will go for different ride experiences. Your typical B&M coasters are going to turn into something a little more interesting - to say the least.

I wouldn't be surprised if a park tops the 500 foot barrier in the next two to four years ;) ...And I think more X type rides will appear.

'Gator, I was at Knott's on Sunday, suffered a 'temporary delay' on Xcelerator as my first front seat ride came to an end. I had to sit in the sun while they used their emergency battery pack to first unload those sitting in the shade in the station and then unload us in the sun from the back to the front of the train. That grass in the infield will never grow if they keep having to exit riders through there during 'temporary delays.' I still got in four spins on Xcelerator, started the day with Monte' and grabbed a $1.75 BBQ beef rib before leaving between noon and one. It looked like Tim Allen had been working on the Tampico Tumbler.

As for the next 'craze,' here is hope for more full size wood (80'-120'), midsized (50'-80') and compact (under 50'). And how about traditional wooden coasters. Did I mention wood?

The problem with wooden coasters is that it is really only the enthusiasts that appreciate them. The average park-goer wants the latest, greatest, smoothest, fastest ride that he or she can handle. Wooden coasters are restricted in most of those areas. That being said, unless wooden coasters set a new record for smoothness or height or speed, they will never be the next craze for the average person. That is my opinion though.

'moosh, I was thinking the Xcelerator problems had to do with improperly-placed blocking senors....which is pretty much what you're saying....can't believe they KEPT moving the ladder away from the place where riders were consistently having to get off right before the station....shut down, evacuate the infield, *convince* the computer there is really no block violation, test, re-test, re-test, (did I mention the re-testing?)....that thing is SO full of bugs they don't need a programmer, they need Dale's Dead-Bug to come along with some poison...IF Cedar Fair honestly believes they can work out all those kinks before next year, more power to 'em....I don't *think* they can....I love Intamin rides (and their trains are simply the BEST available), but their Rocket-coaster needs some more work before it's ready for mass production....or even production on a massive scale....;)

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I have ridden the future, and it's name is......X!

Vipper said:
I'd like to see a Giga-Standup. How cool would that be?

Now how many people here would ride that one?

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Magnum is Red,
Millenium Force is Blue.
I love Wicked Twister
And Raptor too.