Efteldingus
Mega Poster
Falcon's Flight clone on a concrete slab?
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Small News From The Theme Park Industry
- Thread starter Lofty
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Ever wonder what used rides go for when everything in a park is auctioned off? Here's what happened yesterday when Edaville in Massachusetts put every ride on the block.
CanobieFan
Strata Poster
There goes my childhood. Again
JoshC.
Strata Poster
I feel like this is deserving of its own thread even now. It is a bit of a throwaway statement for now, but will be built upon sooner or later.
Yes, FWAD isn't exactly a big hitter park, but they never shied away from big coasters. Formula Rossa, Flying Aces and Mission Ferrari is a huge trio. The "4 world records" could be very easily stretched - Flying Aces was marketed as the coaster with a biggest vertical loop (or similar wording) after all.
But with Formula Rossa's speed record going - and no natural re-wording they can tweak it to - I guess it's natural the park and company would like a big shiny new ride to draw attention again. Inversions might be the easiest 'proper' record to hit. But I wonder if they could look into length too? Failing that, "the world's longest/fastest/tallest invert/Flying coaster/whatever" would do the trick too.
Despite that UAE boom being in the past for theme parks, I'm sure they are still willing and able to put the money in for new investments when needed.
Rollercoaster David
Hyper Poster
Scotland is getting another alpine coaster!
www.cairngormmountain.co.uk
Strangely they plan on deconstructing it every winter which seems kind of odd.... The management at cairngorm has been questionable at best in recent years however.
Cairngorm Mountain Announces Plans For Summer Toboggan Ride - Cairngorm Mountain
Plans for a major new attraction are taking shape to complement the summer activities at Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Limited (CMSL), as the resort hopes to introduce a mountain toboggan experience. Aiming to launch in summer...
www.cairngormmountain.co.uk
Strangely they plan on deconstructing it every winter which seems kind of odd.... The management at cairngorm has been questionable at best in recent years however.
TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
If it's SunKid (as shown in the stock photo) this isn't a huge deal. I've ridden one in Quebec that mostly sticks in the tree bank but has one wide turn that goes over the open hillside, which they take down during the winter ski reason. The ride is meant as a summer attraction alongside the adventure park. It also doesn't have a lift hill and instead sends up cars attached to the ski cable on an as-needed basis.
Granted this ride sounds like it'll just be one turn but SunKid's track is light, easy to put together, and doesn't have a support structure higher than 3 feet off the ground at any point. It'll be fine.
