chaotichazard Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 Why is Carowinds and Great America's Vortex a stand up coaster but PKI's isn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMBryan Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 Because they are different rollercoasters. jk i dont know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 Because they are different rollercoasters. jk i dont know That's actually the correct answer. They're completely different coaster with the same name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwball Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 Just a name used frequently in Paramount Parks. PCW has a coaster named Vortex, but it's a suspended coaster. (Similar to Top Gun at PKI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaotichazard Posted May 29, 2004 Author Share Posted May 29, 2004 oh ok I just wondered because they have the same name and they look sorta like each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Homey Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 I think that PKI's Vortex was built long before the others. It was one of the first Arrow loopers that did six inversions. PCW also gave their new flying coaster the Tomb Raider name and ours obviously isn't even a coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erniebald57 Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 PKI Vortex was built almost 20 years ago (can you believe that??). It was the first Vortex, and the name has been used by Paramount Parks over and over for some reason. Vortex @PKI is an Arrow Megalooper, and Vortex @Carowinds is a B&M inverted...and so on. The only thing they have in common is their name. 17 years ago.....geez I can remember when the line stretched all the way back to the Eiffel Tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewbari Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 PKI Vortex was built almost 20 years ago (can you believe that??). It was the first Vortex, and the name has been used by Paramount Parks over and over for some reason. Vortex @PKI is an Arrow Megalooper, and Vortex @Carowinds is a B&M inverted...and so on. The only thing they have in common is their name. 17 years ago.....geez I can remember when the line stretched all the way back to the Eiffel Tower. It was built 17 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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