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Postby CoastsToCoasters on October 25th, 2005, 9:04 pm
Thanks Twix! I just didnt understand cause I cant pms :lol: I didnt know what I did.

So is my"fantasy" reasonable enough for another park maybe? Seeing that this is our homepark I really wouldnt want it ti go anywhere else.
I went in to see a pattent thingy and its a couple thousand for something of this magnitude! :shock:

Its just a dream :D
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Postby twixmix0303 on October 25th, 2005, 9:59 pm
Yes, I like it. Maybe a few elements, but I love the pre-ride thing.
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on October 25th, 2005, 10:27 pm
Thanks again :D
I really didnt just pull this out my....ya know :lol:
Ive been drawing/planning this since nov./dec. like I said before. I originally had the two 270 degree twists with an extremeley tall zero-g roll, but I always thought, like we were discussing earlier; that lap bars give more freedom. The inversion would be exciting however, yet it would need OTSR. I have a lap belt and a belt holding in the restraint like V2. Now another original idea I had was for guests to put an actual like seatbelt on after the restraint was closed, giving it that car sense and adding an extra saftey feature.(?) I just love to design rollercoasters cause its your imagination and ideas put on paper. I love thinking of possibilities to expand in the future.

There was a time this season where we (ericgforcejunky and I) waited in line for 4 hours for VU and the guy talked to us about new rumors we thought we heard, well he brought up the facinating idea that we needed a dragster. Of course I thought that would be awsome and great but I learned about all these height restrictions, airport deals, complaints, etc. and saw my idea shot down, just gone. I just hope someday (soon) these will/can get solved...... :roll: :lol:
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Postby twixmix0303 on October 25th, 2005, 11:37 pm
Having only a seatbelt is a cool idea. Tower of Terror and Body Wars at Disney restrain riders with only a seatbelt. (The seatbelt release button on the latch locks so that riders cannot unbuckle during the ride.)
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on October 25th, 2005, 11:58 pm
oh wow! thats unique!
I wanted to have the seatbelt lock into the lap bar, so it would come from the shoulder of the seat to the harness.
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Postby haydawg149 on October 26th, 2005, 4:42 pm
gottastrata33 wrote:
haydawg149 wrote:^ why are you so B|T(|-|Y??


are you PMS'ing. . . because in every thread your always B*T*H*ing me out . . . do you have some sort of problem with me??

if so please tell me because i really dont appreciate your crude comments . . .


What do you mean? Im not yelling at anyone I dont have a problem at all, Im truly sorry for any mis-understanding, I capatalize when I want someone to notice something, is that what yo mean? Im sorry if I come off as not liking you, Truly sorry :(

I didnt mean to affend you :D


i was actually talking to Twixmix . . . ad yes i have problems, there you, because when i say something you have a B|TC|-| comment to add to it . . .
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Postby twixmix0303 on October 26th, 2005, 4:46 pm
I can't understand you. Are you saying that you "have problems, therefore you [something] because when i say something".
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Postby FRD714 on October 26th, 2005, 4:54 pm
Kingda Ka
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on October 26th, 2005, 5:00 pm
Oh, well I can see what twixmix meant....it was just the way you were talking about KK....it appeared you were coming off too whiney. Just remember, this is a website, we cant truly understand "tone" of voice, so some things may sound too complainy(if you know what I mean)

Its just like BINKS and I, we seem to constantly quarrel just from the things written here and theyre pointless arguments. Im sure Binks is a really appreciative and nice guy its just our tone appears so negative. If I complain, Im not talking to the computer in a whiny sort of tone Im just tring to understand like when binks wrote: SHES A DUMB GIRL that angered me alot but I was simply stating thats rude I WAS NOT SAYING THATS SO DAMN RUDE BINKS!!!!! I just couldnt beleive he was serious. So what Im saying is dont just think people such as Twixmix are constantly pmsing or yelling at you, thats not what its always implying...dont overexaggerate or analyze it too much :wink:

So now lets remember what topic this is :lol:
Well most of you seem to like TOP THRILL DRAGSTER-? I like the way TTD appears more than that airtime hill on KK.
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Postby Shockwavegirl on October 26th, 2005, 5:53 pm
Well, I just saw Kingda Ka on Mega Structures on Nat Geo, and that supposed "airtime" hill...it can't have too much "airtime". You get airtime on a hill coming over the crest and on the way down.....well that part of the hill has brakes....so you can't get airtime if you are slowing down. So I would have to say TTD myself. I personally didn't get a chance to ride it yet as it was closed last weekend, but it just looks more original, and the "airtime" hill on Kingda Ka just doesn't make sense. It looks like something to make the ride "look" original, but in reality, SFGAdv is just a bunch of copycats.
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on October 26th, 2005, 6:29 pm
So if, not saying it ever will....if EVA were a real ride she wouldnt be too original then, is what you mean? If so, I know what you mean. I wouldnt want eva to be a copycat, its just the design is so popular.

Accelerator coasters are the new BATMAN. Theyre demand is very high because the hydraulics give one hell of a kick!

Oh and listen(read :lol: )to this.......I read on screamscape(I know, theyre a rumor site), seeing their title on tallest and fastest was passed so quickly with KK, that cedar point is thinkin' about passing the 500ft. mark and going for the 600ft. mark :shock: and heres where it gets twisted.....B&M are their creators for this giant.
Do any of you find THIS POSSIBLE?...........Thats tall, like really tall. Just a HUGE rumor ans dumb gossip for now but b&m just, eh..... :?
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Postby Shockwavegirl on October 26th, 2005, 7:08 pm
Well I was at Cedar Point this weekend and the guy at the gate (don't know his credibility)said that for 2006 or 2007 the new ride may be a 500-600 ft Hydro Coaster.....only time will tell. The official announcement on CP new ride is supposed to be coming soon.

And Kingda Ka might not have seemed like such a copycat if they had waited longer to build it. It just seemed like they were just trying to beat the record, there was no originality to it. If they had waited a few years and let TTD keep the title for awhile, it would have seemed less like they were just trying to de-throne Dragster, and more like they were just giving the folks in New Jersey one kick a$$ ride.
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Postby kahmooza on October 26th, 2005, 7:53 pm
^ The announcement will more than likely be on Sunday during a live interview from the park.

As for the hydro coaster that tall I highly doubt it. The "boats" would crack in half upon hitting the water.
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Postby msoeagle on October 26th, 2005, 8:31 pm
I hope cedar point does build a tall ride that beats kk.
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on October 26th, 2005, 8:50 pm
Huh....hmmm, a hydro coaster? That is so cool :shock: The boats would have to be pretty tough...The ride would mostlikely crash into the water for the finale, not right away. Or what if they do what sheikra has done with the tubes/funnels, so the train isnt actually crashing into the water?

Whatever, if theyre really thinking about a hydro coaster(which is odd) then theyve got it all figured out by now mostlikeley :wink:
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Postby msoeagle on October 26th, 2005, 8:54 pm
Can someone show me a picture of a hydro coaster?
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on October 26th, 2005, 10:39 pm
I dont have one but just think of a water coaster.....um, here go to http://www.rcdb.com and type europa park. Once youve done that, look at the coasters labeled atlantica and poseidon. Those are mack water coasters.

I beleive thats what they mean by HYDRO coaster, someone please correct me if Im wrong. Well anyways these are may favorite water coasters...especially Supersplash Atlantica :D It looks like an awsome ride...I want one :lol:

Well I just hope that someday, we can get something really tall. The 600ft. coaster sounds so tall though :shock: whats going to happen in like....2025?......a 1,000ft. tall coaster? Cause if CP wants to go and skip 500 then someone will beat it sooner or later even if its CP themselves, then where do you go from there? Its just weird to think about.
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on October 27th, 2005, 11:28 pm
Anyways, it seems to me that most of you have chosen TTD over KK. Which is understandable. This has been an interesting forum with all this talking about CP's plans in the future and having the "battle" between KK and TTD :lol:
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Postby msoeagle on October 28th, 2005, 7:11 am
Does anyone have a picture of a hydro coaster?
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Postby kahmooza on October 28th, 2005, 7:19 am
My vote, like every other time this comes up, is for TTD. Race car sound effects, longer straightaway after the launch, more up time (believe it or not), and the best part: When you get off the ride your standing in the best park in the world!
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Postby msoeagle on October 28th, 2005, 7:34 am
Any pictures of any hydro coasters?
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Postby kahmooza on October 28th, 2005, 8:12 am
gottastrata33 wrote:I dont have one but just think of a water coaster.....um, here go to http://www.rcdb.com and type europa park. Once youve done that, look at the coasters labeled atlantica and poseidon. Those are mack water coasters.
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on October 28th, 2005, 5:02 pm
I guess I was correct cause kahmooza simply quoted me on it.....just do what I told you to do by going to http://www.rcdb.com theres alot of info. on this site.

Youve asked about four times and obviously didnt take my advice, just look up those coasters :wink:
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Postby haydawg149 on October 28th, 2005, 9:17 pm
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Postby FRD714 on October 28th, 2005, 9:18 pm
^ Thats looks like a steep drop for a water ride.
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