Worth a 3 hour drive to Knoebel's?
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Marimbas are neat. Coasters are neater.
coasterpunk said:
Bring on the wooden wild mouse, or even a regular wild mouse with a coal mine theme!
Funny, I would've suggested the exact opposite....sure, I'd love to see a recreation of an old-time ride like a wooden mouse or a Flying Turns, but wow, that could be QUITE an undertaking, financially and othwise...(I'm digressing again, LOL)...so back to the *Po!nt*...
How's about a nice mine ride with a theme to fit...remember, the beginnigs of coasterdom here in the States were "mine rides", located not *phar* from Knoebels...;)
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As for Knoebel's getting some sort of mine ride, there is a certain ride at a certain eastern seaboard park (I'm sure most people will get what I'm eluding to) who's owners have been trying to sell it to Knoebels for the last 3 years or so. However, the difficulty of moving it (said ride is packed chock full of some nasty carcinogenic material) seems to have made Knoebels shy away from it. It would be a perfect addition (great replacement for Whirlwind too).
-Alan
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Marimbas are neat. Coasters are neater.
But anyhow, I too would like to see any of the above, a wooden wild mouse, flying turns, or mine ride (which would fit very well in the mine country there). I think if Knoebels does do such an undertaking they will once again do it in house, not that there is anything wrong with GCI, but it is less expensive and they have the experiance of the Twister behind them, so they know what they are doing.
A really nice replacement for the Whirlwind would be a Schwarzkopf looper. Fast, intense, and shoulder restrant free, it would fit nicely into Knoebel's classic ride collection.
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Marimbas are neat. Coasters are neater.
bill, still finding it hard to type KG without thinking of that massivbe ballplayer in *the land of too many lakes*...
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Marimbas are neat. Coasters are neater.
*** This post was edited by MarimbaGuy87 2/1/2003 1:04:28 AM ***
Since that thread didn't really take off as I'd hoped it would, please note that in "ride swapping" it's IMPORTANT to make improvements, not just for what you want to ride. For instance, the Whizzer trade was pretty easy for me since BGT already has FOUR inverting steel coasters out of five (or six if you count Gwazi twice like me). I'm certainly not going to criticize the management of the AB theme park division, but for me it just seemed like perfect business sense to bring in a FAMILY coaster without inversions. Would I have *preferred* to trade out Python for Whizzer - SURE! But in life, business, and coaster-swaps, "ya gotta give somethin' to get somethin'...;)". The serious lack of flats at BGT is the reason I was trying to get those thrown in when "dealing" with the BGT rides....
...that being said, back to an *enthusiast perspective*. Knoebels is worth a three-hour WALK (or even a three hour tour)...it's THAT good. I understand people looking for additional steel, but I find Whirlwind to be fun, compact, and quite a unique ride...I hope they get more rides, but I don't understand why the big rush to get rid of Whirlwind....if DK decides it needs to go I'm certainly OK with it (hey, just like CB is Jeff's to run, KG is DK's to run). But I am kinda surprised that there is *general consensus* that Whirlwind should leave, esp. considering how few of the "suggested additions" feature an INVERTING coaster....variety, as far as I'm concerned, is one of the cornerstones of a great park...right up there behind the undisputed number one thing a park needs....great staff...(and Knoebels already as that "covered")...you *did* see that little wink to the CBF...good...;)
*** This post was edited by rollergator 2/1/2003 1:59:29 PM ***
Anyone from Dorney wanna accept my offer? ;)
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I liked the Whirlwind, it's a little rough but it was a ton of fun and it's fairly unique for a corkscrew coaster.
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I'll take it! :) But how much will it cost me?
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*** This post was edited by MarimbaGuy87 2/1/2003 4:12:58 PM ***
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Speaking of... If you're interested in some more steel, I think we'll be happy to give away a certain collection of white and blue sitting out on the lawn.
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The only difference between stupidity and genius is genius has limitations.
And believe me, there is nothing we would exchange for a a Vekoma. I mean, honestly, we might have traded Shock Wave, but we got a pretty nice deal on that already. As for the original Batman: The Ride: Are you out of your mind?
While I wouldn't be adverse to trading away Iron Wolf, there are others who would roast me for suggesting it. And, really, what would I actually be gaining if I traded it for a Vekoma looper?
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