X hypercoaster?

How many of you would you consider X a hypercoaster.

With all of its inversions? Never!

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James Draeger
'00 CP Trips: 23
'01 New parks to visit: 9

I would.

My answer is it all depends on your definition of a hypercoaster and that could be a long debate.

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The Raging Bull #1!!

me too. Even though it goes straight down and has inversions.:) *** This post was edited by # 1 coaster fan on 2/12/2001. ***

I really don't want to get into the "What is a hypercoaster" debate, but for me the whole point of a hyper is that it doesn't have inversions. 200+ feet, 70+ mph and NO inversions. If we call every coaster over 200ft a hyper, there will be no point of the term anymore. I like just calling it a "4th Dimension".

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Thank you Disney, thank you...

I don't consider X a hypercoaster of any sort. That's the Bottem line.

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2 for 1 in 2001:SFGAm all the way!!
2002:CPs year 2 rule!

Well Did people call Steel Phantom a hyper?

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X-Flight @SFWoA!
This flight won't be cancelled!

I'm gonna just point out a simple, undeniable fact. "Hyper" is a term refering to the height. The standard hyper coaster features no inversions. They hyper coaster category has several sub-categories, hyper-twister or hyper-looper can be examples. These are both hyper types, just more specific names... The same was used with Mega coasters, the standard ones had no inversions, then you had your mega-loopers... A simple concept, really...

I don't think Steel Phantom was concidered a hyper because of the first hill and loops.
Because we cannot get into the hypercoaster debate, you really cannot answer the question. And trust me if anyone even says the definition this thread will be closed
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Number 1 And Only Cedar Point

Any ride that is 200 ft and above is a hyper-coaster!!!!

Not the hypercoaster debate again...
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It's time that some people read my most recent editorial...

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Jeff
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com

I would classify "X" as its own class of coaster. Since it really doesn't have any loops. It could be classified as either or, but who really cares. It doesn't matter what you call it, it's a coaster.

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BMCOASTER

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what about son of beast. that does a loop but is referred to as a hyper woodie. it still gets the hyper category for being more than 200 feet tall.
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bhilk

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Jephry said:
"I don't think Steel Phantom was concidered a hyper because of the first hill and loops."

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I don't want to get into this, but the people who put together that Top Ten Coasters show a few years back would disagree...

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Matt Lynch, who considers Phantom's Revenge a hyper, but doesn't have an official stance regarding SP...
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