Valleyfair scores Intamin Impulse for 2003

::ponders when World's of Fun will land a coaster:: sigh

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I'm a Jay, Jay, Jay Jay Hawk!

And what exactly is the color "Periwinkle"?

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Waiting for the CP announcement to be made so that about 1000+ posts will be made complaining about it.

Hey does this sound right, cause it sounds like there is two spikes on the ride, I heard this from the ceder fair earnings thing:

propelling them up a 185-foot-tall tower with a 450-degree corkscrew, before pausing and then reversing and accelerating backward up a second 185-foot-tall tower

It sounds like there are two towers!

Yes, it will have 2 towers just like all the other impulses.

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Ric Flair was hitting on the female host, he told her - "Space Mountain may be the oldest ride in the park, but it has the longest line." WOOOOO!

***Attempts to speak while barfing, only to choke...***

-'Playa

(apparent winner of the CF 'Middle finger' award)

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

There is no proof that Cedar Point is getting a "giant rocket coaster"!! If they are, GREAT!! Predicting rocket coaster, great, but GIANT rocket coaster is just grating on my nerves a TAD too much. All that there is to form a conclusion on is some track laying on the ground, so will ya'll all keep ya'lls Batman undies on??!!

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Long live Six Flags Astroworld!! Ok, you can all laugh now...

Drachenfyre...the fact that you said "ya'll" twice in the same sentence actually hurt!

Just given you a hard time :)

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Waiting for the CP announcement to be made so that about 1000+ posts will be made complaining about it.

I wouldn't doubt Jeff... He knew about WT just as well last year.

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Tommy Penner - Variable X
Cedar Point FanBoy since 2001.

**stands from kneeling before porcelain goddess**

You know, I was just as POed about PT as I was about SV....actually a bit more. Anytime they don't spend a big cap budget on a B&M invert, I'm upset. The loss of the most logical area to build a true full-circuit coaster is even more disappointing--they could have wedged this in almost anywhere. The final blow is the loss of height and the reverse twist.

Would I still rather see an Invertigo and a G2 coaster for less money? Wouldn't anybody?

I was more excited to get back in the wavepool than I was to reride S:UE during my SFWOA visit. It wasn't a letdown, but it wasn't exactly a mind-blowing experience either. And I took 3-4 laps, trying the front/back/etc.

I'll bet halfway through its construction I'll get all excited and won't be able to wait for spring.

Should I hold my breath for a Media Day invite? I would guess not. So what? Nobody's ever gonna purchase or rent my opinion. I sure don't have to be the first person on the planet to ride Me too....I mean, V2....I mean S:UE....oh, whatever. Cool name, though. And the less-jaundiced CBaby can't wait for it.

-'Playa

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The CPlaya 100--6 days, 9 parks, 47 coasters, 2037 miles and a winner.....LoCoSuMo.
*** This post was edited by CoastaPlaya on 9/3/2002. ***

As much as I hate to admit it (no offense to Jeff) but Jeff tends to be right about these things, I don't know how he gets the inside scoop, but he must because he knows.

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Tuesday's Gone With The Wind.
Elijah Rock.
Is it written in the stars?
La Vie Boheme!!!

Matt - Periwinkle is a light shade of purple. Almost like lavender with a touch of gray.

What I am wondering is, where is the sense of indignation and contempt that CF is installing a clone?

Whenever another unnamed chain announces/installs a clone there is contempt, outrage and flat-out disgust filling the posts. CF announces a clone (of a ride prominent at another chain) and the reaction is, "...if a park needs to clone something, this is the ride to clone."

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Le roi est mort. Vive le roi.
Thanks Great America!

This sucks, now I will have to visit my relatives again next year in Minnesota. Is a impulse really worth annoying relatives? *** This post was edited by RubberDucky on 9/3/2002. ***

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What I am wondering is, where is the sense of indignation and contempt that CF is installing a clone?

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(Waves hands in the air) Over here! Over here! Haven't you been reading my posts?

Not to mention they could have built it 30 feet taller and with a reverse twist for a lousy half-million more? Or even the same price? (Remember, VF won't be demolishing buildings and clearing land as CP had to, so a lot of that extra $$$ was saved right there)

-'Playa

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

*** This post was edited by CoastaPlaya on 9/3/2002. *** *** This post was edited by CoastaPlaya on 9/3/2002. ***

Yes, yes it is.
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TOGO!
Intamin!

8.5 mil -- they probably could have bought three "Super Duper Boomerangs" off of Six Flags... BTW, anyone know how much SF paid for X-Flight and Batwing?

I'm sorry but the color scheme of bright yellow track with with some light soft purple supports is supposed to represent Steel Venom? Why don't they go with something cool like black and dark purlpe, black and lime green, lime grren and blue.

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Lake Compounce-So Fresh and So Clean Clean

Why the hell are they using a badly Photoshoped pic of Wicked Twister? How tacky. Does this mean that it is going to be identical to Wicked Twister except that one side will be straight (which was badly 'shopped on the site I might add.....give it a little more height at least!)
:-)

Tina

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Feel The Adrenaline....
www.intenserides.com

They should paint it the way I want it, and they should hire me to do all of the graphics

Come on, light purple and yellow, is this the venom of a snake or butterfly magic. That color shceme is going to be way too foofy. Please someone get them to change their minds about the light purple.

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Lake Compounce-So Fresh and So Clean Clean