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X should have been named XXX
Arrow dominated into the late 80's/ early 90's then B&M seems to have the the "designer du jour" for most of the 90's. The last couple of years have really seen Intamin shine and there seems to be sort of trend with people raving about them. X looks to be an overwhelming sucess. Get a bunch of these up in the next few years and it could be Arrow's turn to be prom queen once again.
Does it really matter though? As long as somebody is out there designing and building great coasters, I really don't care what name is behind it - a fun ride is a fun ride regardless of who made it.
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Jes
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"Thank You Jeff Putz" "My Fellow Americans, Lets Roll!"
I guess what I'm getting at here is that it's probably not fair to compare Arrow now to Arrow in 1990 or earlier. That said, they've got a killer new product (even if it is apparently expensive) and several that haven't yet been purchased (ArrowBatic). They've got the goods, I just hope they're not too late. '94 to 2001 were very intense building years and I'm not optimistic that trend is going to continue.
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"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"
*** This post was edited by Zero-G on 1/1/2002. ***
They have a page about their ArrowBatic.
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Jes
Webmaster, Jes's Roller Coasters
"Thank You Jeff Putz" "My Fellow Americans, Lets Roll!"
And don't give me that "Arrow needs to work out the bugs in their coasters" stuff. Intamin(who everyone loves so much now)has had their share of long delayed projects, yet the quality of what they do is still their main selling point.
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"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"
I am not partial to any one park, but I do have some favorites. I love taking a trip to an amusement park, riding coasters, flat rides, and enjoying the scenery. I have never been to MM so I can't say anything about it. Although I know they have some coasters that I'd really like to ride.
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