Oldiesmann Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 Those renderings of a suspended wooden coaster look interesting, but I just don't see how it could work since wood breaks much more easily than steel does, especially under heavy weight. On a related note, I do think we should give their mega whip a try. Looks like fun Quote
diamondback1 Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 I always thought this roller coaster would be really fun so I think KI should build one, its small, would fit anywhere, and could be an adult version of Avatar no no no we shouldn't it looks fun but imagine the wait we should get a giga coaster Quote
Dbfan Posted August 3, 2009 Posted August 3, 2009 I always thought this roller coaster would be really fun so I think KI should build one, its small, would fit anywhere, and could be an adult version of Avatar no no no we shouldn't it looks fun but imagine the wait we should get a giga coaster Wicked Twister is like that, and it is really fun and has a somewhat short wait. They just need a longer train than the one in the picture. Quote
CedarPointer Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Halfpipe at Elitch Gardens has one of the worse capacities I've ever seen. On a non-crowded day, I waited over an hour. It's like Firehawk, except worse. Quote
Sergeant Pepper Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 I always thought this roller coaster would be really fun so I think KI should build one, its small, would fit anywhere, and could be an adult version of Avatar I don't think this would fit Kings Island, Kings Island isnt known for the most unique things. Looks fun though! Quote
CincyMan98 Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 It looks kind of weird- I'm not sure I'd like that at Kings Island. And it only has 4 seats - doesn't it? Or maybe 8 - it doesn't matter, it would be very bad capacity problems, and honestly, I think it looks kind of boring. Quote
coaster_junky Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 Kings Island isnt known for the most unique things. world's tallest wooden coaster world's first successfully looping wooden coaster world's longest wooden coaster world's first inverted family coaster world's first coaster to have six inversions world's first lim launch coaster world's tallest gyro drop world's best kids area for 9 years running world's first giant top spin world's first giant frisbee you're right they arn't know for many unique things. EDIT: i forgot about Diamondback being the first hyper coaster with a splashdown, there are most likely alot more that i have forgotten, feel free to add. Quote
Diamondback FOF Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 Kings Island isnt known for the most unique things. ...world's first successfully looping wooden coaster... I do believe there were looping wooden coasters in the early 1900s. But, I don't know if they were successful, so I'll go with that. Quote
coaster_junky Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 ^actually if you didn't cut down what i said, then it would have been right. Quote
Sergeant Pepper Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 Kings Island isnt known for the most unique things. world's tallest wooden coaster world's first successfully looping wooden coaster world's longest wooden coaster world's first inverted family coaster world's first coaster to have six inversions world's first lim launch coaster world's tallest gyro drop world's best kids area for 9 years running world's first giant top spin world's first giant frisbee you're right they arn't know for many unique things. EDIT: i forgot about Diamondback being the first hyper coaster with a splashdown, there are most likely alot more that i have forgotten, feel free to add. i stand corrected! Quote
coaster_junky Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 ^sorry if i sounded like a jerk. Quote
Sergeant Pepper Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 No you didnt i never thought of all the records, how could i forget?? lol Quote
Diamondback FOF Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 ^actually if you didn't cut down what i said, then it would have been right. Sorry. I didn't realize I had cut down more. I don't know what happened. I fixed my post accordingly. Quote
Dvo Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 PWNED! OWNAGE! Lol wow. really? As for having unique rides, I think Kings Island most certainly does. SoB, Diamondback, The Beast, Vortex, and Racer are all very unique and have something to be said about them. Not to mention AE.. you'd be hard-pressed to find a better mine train coaster, in my opinion. Quote
Sergeant Pepper Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Once again I stand corrected! Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 They just need high capcity rides at this point I think. The park has grown to much to install those bad capcity rides. I dont even want to think about a ride with slower capcity than Firehawk/ Quote
hausty1983 Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Talk about bad capacity Invertigo is very bad on that lol! Quote
Browntggrr Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 world's first successfully looping wooden coaster I'm not too sure if I would call it a success, and if you really want to call it a success, it's not a ride I would boast about. And while you did bring up unique points, you can bring up points just like those with pretty much every park that has new rides. Quote
CincyMan98 Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 PWNED! OWNAGE! Lol wow. really? As for having unique rides, I think Kings Island most certainly does. SoB, Diamondback, The Beast, Vortex, and Racer are all very unique and have something to be said about them. Not to mention AE.. you'd be hard-pressed to find a better mine train coaster, in my opinion. I was saying that because coaster_junky listed a whole bunch of unique things about Kings Island to kingsislandfan987 - because he said there wasn't very many unique things. So I was on coaster_junky's side - although I guess it doesn't really matter. Quote
Dvo Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 ^The point was that that post was pretty worthless. And Browntggrr, you're right. Almost any park in the nation can say they have unique rides. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find one that didn't, with the exception of carnival rides & such. Quote
CincyMan98 Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Lol sorry. Okay that post was pretty worthless too. I need to stop posting 3-word posts! Quote
TombRaiderFTW Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Halfpipe at Elitch Gardens has one of the worse capacities I've ever seen. On a non-crowded day, I waited over an hour. It's like Firehawk, except worse. See also: Avatar Airbender at Nickelodeon Universe. Enjoyable ride, but I couldn't help but think it shouldn't take nearly 45 minutes to get through its full queue whose size was roughly the same size as that of our Avatar: The Last Airbender. And yet it did. It's a shame, really; if they had a Halfpipe at KI, I'd sooner ride it than Invertigo, Flight Deck, Firehawk, or Backlot Stunt Coaster, in the case that all had walk-on lines. But then I'm just dreaming. A Halfpipe at KI would have disgustingly long lines; it would easily reach an hour to an hour and a half on a slow day. Firehawk looks like a B&M compared to one of these. Quote
The Interpreter Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 But the question arises how long the lines would be in the out years....long after the coaster was installed. Wicked Twister used to get wickedly long lines, nowadays, not so much. I think this is due in part to two factors: * ANY new ride will get long lines of curious riders. Some will not care to wait again, others won't want to. * Some who remember the long lines don't go back. To rephrase Yogi: No one rides that any more, it's too popular. Quote
TylerRider Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 But the question arises how long the lines would be in the out years....long after the coaster was installed. Wicked Twister used to get wickedly long lines, nowadays, not so much. I think this is due in part to two factors: * ANY new ride will get long lines of curious riders. Some will not care to wait again, others won't want to. * Some who remember the long lines don't go back. To rephrase Yogi: No one rides that any more, it's too popular. IT just isent Kings Island Quote
TylerRider Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 They just need high capcity rides at this point I think. The park has grown to much to install those bad capcity rides. I dont even want to think about a ride with slower capcity than Firehawk/ Yea if they built those they would need at least 3 Quote
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