Great Mountain Runaway Coaster

World's fastest, Longest and Highest thrill ride.

7,200 feet, 65mph, 5 tunnels

Ok reading this comment...from this website http://www.geocities.com/gmsmkrusa/kiplans.htm

this sounds incredibly impossible....am i reading that it was thought about being 7,200 feet tall?? or is that just the length...b.c...if my calculations are right that would be 1.5 miles tall....hmmm...what a drop!!!

Steve

I think it's lenghth.

Jake

Sounds like The Beast to me.

Make sure you thank the coaster Gods that the park didn't call The Beast "Great Mountain Runaway Coaster." We could've had "Son of Great Mountain Runaway Coaster."

Yeah something along those lines....

Haha..

Now that wouild be a mouth full...Well if that was its name people wouldnt wine about having to say "Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay"

Steve

Huh? is that what there Calling BB now? it has a Crocodile Dundee theme Now?

(shakes head) Oh, God...please take a quick visit to the Rumors thread folder...

P.S. Where do NASA computer specialists like to go during the weekends?

The SPACE BAR.....BA HA HA...(walks upstairs to room and hangs self for crappy joke)

Great Mountain Runaway Coaster

World's fastest, Longest and Highest thrill ride.

7,200 feet, 65mph, 5 tunnels

Ok reading this comment...from this website http://www.geocities.com/gmsmkrusa/kiplans.htm

this sounds incredibly impossible....am i reading that it was thought about being 7,200 feet tall?? or is that just the length...b.c...if my calculations are right that would be 1.5 miles tall....hmmm...what a drop!!!

Steve

Some one that worked on The Beast tould me their was anoher name but I forgot it. I think it was the WildCat.

Some one that worked on The Beast tould me their was anoher name but I forgot it. I think it was the WildCat.

Something along the lines of "The Champ".

"The Champ".

Isn't that a burger at RAlly's??

Steve

Thank god they thought the name The Beast, that's all I gotta say.

The Beast was originally to be named "The Champion."

The Champion? WTF were they thinking on that one? Thank God somebody came up with The Beast name.

Agreed! Can you imagine what kind of logo they would have created for it?

Were there any other coasters that originally were going to be named something, but they were named something eles?

GMRC and SoGMRC just don't have the same affect....

From what I understand, the coaster that became "Top Gun" was in the works before Paramount acquired KI. It was supposed to have a different name, but I can't for the life of me remember what the name was supposed to be - maybe Shaggy knows??? I think it had "Thunder" in the title???

Maestro, you are correct that the original name of Top Gun had Thunder in its name. The original name before the purchase of Paramount was supposed to be Thunder Road. The same name as Paramount`s Carowinds racing wooden coaster. Also, the now defunct theming below the station was designed by John DeCuir, the set designer on the Paramount motion picture of the same name.

Why would Kings Island want to name a coaster after one that is in Carowinds? Was Carowinds a sister park before Paramount bought them?

Why would Kings Island want to name a coaster after one that is in Carowinds? Was Carowinds a sister park before Paramount bought them?

I think but I am not sure.

Why would Kings Island want to name a coaster after one that is in Carowinds?  Was Carowinds a sister park before Paramount bought them?

Yes, all the parks that are now Paramount were owned by KECO (Kings Entertainment Company) with the exception of Canada's Wonderland where KECO only owned 85 percent of the park, and the city of Vaughn owned the rest. That is why in 1993 Paramount only owned 4 parks. I remember the advertising they used for season passes that year. "Free Admission to all 4 US Paramount Parks". In 1994 Paramount aquired the rest of Canada's Wonderland, then they changed there advertising speil to "Free admission to all 5 North America Paramount Parks."

Also with the Carowinds thing, remember they also have a Vortex which was installed pre-Paramount Days.

Hope this helped.

Also with the Carowinds thing, remember they also have a Vortex which was installed pre-Paramount Days.

REALLY i was not aware of this i just assumed that they put it in after Paramount came around. But one quick question was Vortex at Carowinds named something else before the park was bought out

not sure how this quote thing works. if i diddn't get it right will someone tell me how to do it? thanks a bunch

Just hit the "quote" button on the top right corner of the post you want to quote. Thanks for the help on the Carowinds thing, that makes sense.

Vortex was always called Vortex at carowinds.

THANKS DERBEAST, back to The Beast. Take off ALL trim brakes that would be insane. I have never ridden it with out the brakes but jeeze just think of going through the helix at the end. All i know is that you can really feel them going down the hill into the helix.

THANKS DERBEAST, back to The Beast. Take off ALL trim brakes that would be insane. I have never ridden it with out the brakes but jeeze just think of going through the helix at the end. All i know is that you can really feel them going down the hill into the helix.

Take out the trim brakes? Okay, that would make the ride insane: yes, BUT, think about this, at the beginning of the '02 season there was no brake on the first drop, halfway through the season a brake was added and that winter the first turn was rebuilt. I'll let you put 2 and 2 together.

I don't know if your going to get a totally TRIMLESS Beast. However, I think they will be turned down quite a bit.

I don't know if your going to get a totally TRIMLESS Beast. However, I think they will be turned down quite a bit.

Turn down Magnatic breaks, not going to happen. With the old Skid breaks they were a way to lower or raise the breaks which depended on how much the train would slow down. They did this quite a bit in the break shed. With the magnatic breaks they are no way to turn them down, you will get the same breaking speed thru out.

Why would Kings Island want to name a coaster after one that is in Carowinds?  Was Carowinds a sister park before Paramount bought them?

Yes, all the parks that are now Paramount were owned by KECO (Kings Entertainment Company) with the exception of Canada's Wonderland where KECO only owned 85 percent of the park, and the city of Vaughn owned the rest. That is why in 1993 Paramount only owned 4 parks. I remember the advertising they used for season passes that year. "Free Admission to all 4 US Paramount Parks". In 1994 Paramount aquired the rest of Canada's Wonderland, then they changed there advertising speil to "Free admission to all 5 North America Paramount Parks."

Also with the Carowinds thing, remember they also have a Vortex which was installed pre-Paramount Days.

Hope this helped.

Was Coney Island part of the KECO?