track sighted at Cedar Point!!
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The ice age killed the dinosaurs, we killed ourselves.
*** This post was edited by CobraRoller on 8/23/2002. ***
In regards to steelraptor and mike.s having theories about the track colors and other coasters in the park, I agree.
This is my theory - now you may laugh, I don't care but it just popped in my head and it is a thought (btw I skimmed through the whole 7 pages and didn't find anything on this "wacky" theory)-
What if the track is to "represent" the height of the other big 3 rides (Magnum, Power Tower, and MF) like say assuming this is the 420 ft. or whatever, going up, how about the first 205 ft. being red for Magnum, the next section up until 300 ft. being white for Power Tower, and then blue up to the top to represent Millennium Force. This also stays with the "red white and blue" patriotic theme.
The yellow supports also fit into the picture, representing Wicked Twister.
Alright so this theory is retarded.......but hey it's getting late and it was a thought.
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Welcome back riders, how was your ride...Enjoy your day, here at Cedar Point, America's roller coast.
rollergator said:
Actually, a long, LONG time ago there was a coaster where riders were "stacked" vertically....called the Whirl-Fly.....
Yeah I've heard about that one. That was real interesting. I think it was only 4 years that it operated. Not sure tho, it was at Coney Island so it could've been one of the other coasters that operated between 1904-1908. Wasn't that the one that was a small ferris wheel on tracks. 4 Gondolas i think (that is what there called right? gondola, its late so i forget.)
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Six Flags, the only chain of parks that can manage to have stacking with a one train operation.
Joe, in theory, yes you can go 93 on Michigan's highways but note I said legally ;)
Player, they don't intertwine nor pass each other, Iron Dragon just goes under Mantis (or rather Mantis towers over ID since it's the latter), just a sarcastic comment I thought people would enjoy since the ride-ops seem to point it out often enough: "The tallest, fastest, red coaster in the park...oh no wait that's Magnum. Okay, the tallest, fastest red coaster that goes under Mantis, over some water and swings through the trees. Yeah, that's it." :)
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If only I could legally drive from Mich to CP at MF's top speed. I could shave 42 minutes off my drive time.
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Six Flags, the only chain of parks that can manage to have stacking with a one train operation.
*** This post was edited by RllrCstrDude187 on 8/23/2002. ***
Joeboxers78 said:
I am sick and tired of people who think just because you have a sports car and you are going fast, that they can follow you and not have to worry about getting stopped!
In my experience (as both a leader and follower :) ) I usually see that the follower is the one who gets pulled over or at the very least also gets pulled over. I like to think of myself as a speeding ticket connoisseur.
We're also the type of idiots who on the way to CP for MF's inagrual season did 93 and stuck our heads out the window to see what it would be like. Are we going to have to do 110 next year?
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Dorney Park visits in 2002: 16
Hmmm.
New member, two posts in two days, incomplete shipping form . . .
Smells fishy.
But then so did the TR:TR blue prints.
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Sometimes lurkers speak . . .
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JOHN
RCT INSOMNIACS
KIMBERLY LAKE INC.
Sombody must have gotten one of his threads/posts closed and is upset.
As for the shipping form, it is real, although the "dragster" name may or may not be the name of the coaster. That is just what Intamin is calling the project.
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I'd rather die living than live like I'm dead
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I'm sitting shiva for CCI.
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The worst day at Cedar Point is better than the best day at work.
Give it a rest John... if you don't like it, don't participate.
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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com, Sillynonsense.com
"Let's stop saying 'don't quote me,' because if no one quotes you, you probably haven't said a thing worth saying." - Dogma, KMFDM
on that packing slip, it says
T-452, Dragster
I remember seeing another packing slip for another Intamin in the past, and the number followed by the letter was close to the actual height of the coaster. Does the T-452 stand for Tera - 452ft or is it just some random #??
just wondering?
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John
Albany Entertainment:
http://home.nycap.rr.com/albanyent
I think CPlady has it about the "dragster" thing. Since when does Intamin have anything to do with naming a coaster? They probably gave the project a name when they started working on it. Presonally, I don't think "Dragster" is a very good name. It just doesn't fit CP's style....to generic.
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- Peabody
Oh lord, Calvin! You may have started something here :) True, or just some project number, people will probably jump all over that.
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- Peabody
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JOHN
RCT INSOMNIACS
KIMBERLY LAKE INC.
Closed topic.
