TX Cyclone - Interesting News from IAAPA

That's what we haven't seen in a long while... a good old-fashioned Amish coaster raising! Wonderful good!

"...I raised a coaster once or twice, living in an Amish paradise..." :)

I'd love to see Lake Winnie get Viper.

I'd love to see Adventureland (Iowa) get Viper, Greezey and Cyclone. What the hell...we'll even take the SLC off your hands too. :)

Just as long as much of the park can get a new lease on life, it's all good where ever things end up.

Should we not be contacting the CPO regarding this?

-Jimvy! ;)

LoL, just go to www.carowindsconnection.com and look up RollerNut (he hates it when you bring up the CPO...).

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Acoustic Viscosity said:
"...I raised a coaster once or twice, living in an Amish paradise..." :)

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Coolio says: "That's disrespectful, man"... :)

ROFL!

Weird Al says, "Sorry, Coolio. I thought it was cool witcha."

Wooo Viper at LW...now there's a thought. I can just imagine that initial swooping dive down towards the lake with the loop right beside or over the water! Good call Paul.

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Fierce Pancake said:
I doubt a small independant park could afford the relocation of this ride.

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Doesn't it seem strange that the most talked about relocation projects were done by small, independent parks?

• Comet at Great Escape (before Six Flags)
• Phoenix at Knoebel's Grove
• Starliner at Cypress Gardens

Maybe it just takes management with balls.

*** Edited 11/22/2005 2:39:16 PM UTC by greatwhitenorth***

Good call, greatwhitenorth. I didn't really think about that but when you mention it, that's a good point. Also notice that some of the most talked about relocation projects done by small independent parks are some of the best roller coasters. I've never ridden the Texas Cyclone, but who knows what some TLC could do for a coaster, right? ;)

Texas Cyclone already has a good rep from the people who matter, just think of what it could be at a park most people want to visit ;).

Texas Cyclone is a large coaster and there's probably a timetable of less than a year to get it out of there. Whatever developer ends up with that land is going to want it cleared out pronto. That's a pretty large undertaking for a small park which hadn't already been making plans. Other relocation projects were on SBNO coasters which allowed for adequate planning.

If a smaller park in good financial standing wants the ride, regardless of how short of notice they are, they can get the money, if they want it bad enough.

I didn't even realize that they sold the property yet? Is that final? Is the check in hand?

It's not just the finances that have to be considered. The park getting the ride has a lot to plan-- deciding on the location, preparing the site, probably building permits to obtain. Not to mention how suddenly getting a new coaster affects the park's current and future plans.

I don't think anyone has even shown that much interest in the property yet, AJ, in fact, SFI would, IMO, be smart to remove everything (and maybe even do a little land prep.) before they entertain bids on the land.

If a park wanted the ride, they could dissassemble it, and keep the pieces in storage until building permits, etc. are approved. For that matter, I would imagine a park/company/individual could purchase the design/layout/blueprints of the ride, can't they? Obviously it would be cheaper than buying the physical structure, and then they could build it with brand new materials later.

In one of the earlier post someone mentioned the Georgia Cyclone being a bad tracking coaster, is this really true from the consensus of you all? I haven't been there in about 2 years but I always thought it was a Stellar woody, especially compared to it's California brother at Magic Mountain.

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2Hostyl said:

Sadly, I was also a "non-witness" to I-fan's aforementioned event and I think there may indeed be some issuses with clearance that would give a potential owner cause for pause. Nothing that *cant* be addressed, but it might not be cost effective.<shrugs>
lata, jeremy

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These clearance issues that I keep reading about sound like a real serious item to correct if someone decides to move and rebuild this coaster. May I ask what happened that you call yourself a "non-witness" to? If something bad happened and the clearance was not corrected how could they (SFAW) continue to operate such a ride? And with Cyclone now being offered up for the taking wouldn't this be one of the highest of concerns rather than getting the right trains?

CoasterLisa

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