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X-treme Swing at Valleyfair

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Postby RagingBullLover1543 on November 7th, 2005, 5:57 pm
Check this video out and comment if the ride looks cool or not.

http://www.valleyfair.com/InsideThePark ... ing_qt.cfm
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Postby FRD714 on November 7th, 2005, 6:01 pm
That ride is awesome.
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Postby Mr_Paradise_316 on November 7th, 2005, 6:44 pm
Sweet!! It look sooo fun. It goes so high
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on November 7th, 2005, 6:49 pm
Looks just like SKYHAWK :? Dont see the big deal, but Im glad its going to a smaller park.
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on November 7th, 2005, 6:49 pm
Ugh, did it again....I clicked the back button and I thought I didnt send it yet :evil:
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Postby RagingBullLover1543 on November 8th, 2005, 8:22 am
Mr_Paradise_316 wrote:Sweet!! It look sooo fun. It goes so high



125 feet. 60 mph.
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Postby SFaddiction84 on November 8th, 2005, 11:50 am
Exactly The Same As SKYHAWK at Cedar Point
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Postby screamindemon57 on November 8th, 2005, 3:38 pm
YAY! i cant wait till next year when me and parents go visit my sister is shakopee me and my brother can make a stop at valleyfair :P
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Postby kahmooza on November 8th, 2005, 4:10 pm
SFaddiction84 wrote:Exactly The Same As SKYHAWK at Cedar Point


Skyhawk is taller.
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Postby mschulz5 on November 8th, 2005, 4:47 pm
RagingBullLover1543 wrote:125 feet. 60 mph.


Actually, according to the Skyhawk press release, Skyhawk is the tallest in the world at 103 feet. I also know that it is only the tallest by 3 feet, so by some property a math teacher taught me once, I know that the Xtreme Swing can only be 100 feet tall.
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Postby kahmooza on November 8th, 2005, 5:18 pm
Ok.

Xtreme Swing STANDS 100ft tall. UP to 125 feet in the air and UP to 60 miles per hour.

Skyhawk STANDS 103ft. Will swing MORE than 125ft and reach speeds of 60mph.

Taken from their respective websites. I will be on VF!'s first early in the season then CP's later in the season. As long as they are running when I go that is...
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Postby mschulz5 on November 8th, 2005, 5:22 pm
I wasn't trying to prove you wrong, actually I was backing up your point.
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Postby kahmooza on November 8th, 2005, 5:25 pm
I know that. Just wanted to double check myself then post on here to put it all at rest. :wink:
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Postby Trailblazer Tony on November 8th, 2005, 6:34 pm
^You mentioned if they are running. Do these things have a large amount of downtime to them?
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Postby kahmooza on November 8th, 2005, 7:00 pm
Well no but I took a couple trips to CP this year and MaxAir was always down. Just seems newer rides haven't been reliablein general lately.
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Postby playerplex on November 9th, 2005, 12:58 am
That is the same as the Cedar Point one but its still cool anyway.
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Postby kahmooza on December 17th, 2005, 3:31 pm
Xtreme Swing is going to have a winter unveiling. Sort of a publicity stunt type thing.

Skyhawk is scheduled to be topped off Wednesday morning. Steel supports going up Tuesday. (weather permitting)
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Postby raginbullrider on December 17th, 2005, 4:17 pm
skyhawk better
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Postby raginbullrider on December 17th, 2005, 6:44 pm
yeah skyhawk does look really cool
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Postby sfgam05 on December 17th, 2005, 7:09 pm
They both look cool, they are both a cool concept, plus they are pretty much clones. I hope to ride skyhawk sometime soon.
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Postby DejaVuGurl1203 on December 17th, 2005, 7:41 pm
How did I know it was going to look just like Skyhawk? :?
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Postby Trailblazer Tony on December 18th, 2005, 1:07 am
^Didn't X-treme Swing get built and assembled BEFORE Skyhawk?
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Postby FParker185 on December 18th, 2005, 5:27 am
FYI, a few posts up, both rides are identical, but for bragging rights CP built up the footers for the ride a few feet higher. At least according to the sales rep for S&S.
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