CoastersRZ Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 It was a fun ride. Especially when you rode it on a cycle when it was running backwards. It provided a nice pop of air to it. It will be sad to see it go. I definitely think the new ride will be more vomit producing than Trabant ever was. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Why not install a chute the chutes on the western end of Lake Como. OR bring back the train ride through the western woods. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 A year round dark ride with new technology, a chute the chutes on the lake, similar to lake Winnie in chattanooga,,,,,Maybe Coney will get a nice small wooden coaster! We just have to be thankful they continue to put money in the Park, the park that was set to close in 71' never to reopen, New Coney already 40 plus years young! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Why not a steel framed wooden tracked coaster....less chance for water damage and just as fun as a totally wooden coaster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Somebody found out otherwise at Six Flags New Orleans. Mega Zeph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 But to be fair, the Zoom Flume stood at Coney from 1977 through the 2008 season. Its support structure was very reminiscent of a wooden roller coaster. Not saying it can`t be done. Its just the attractions that Coney has added of late, seem a little lacking on the attention grabbing factor. In other news, I have heard that the park is sprucing up quite a bit of the landscaping this year too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Let's not forget that Shooting Star and Wildcat were at Coney of Ohio for many, many years. Still, the labor required to recover from devastating floods was substantially less expensive in days of yore. And the reinspection requirements after flooding are more extensive nowadays. Not to mention permitting requirements for structures in floodplains. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Yes, that is certainly true. I still think that the cost of a Gravity Group coaster (along with the necessary inspections and flood proofing requirements) would be more than paid off with the influx of visitors. Not just walk up admissions, but with season pass sales and group sales. It would give people a reason to go to Coney other than just for the big pool. Because right now, that is the big draw at Coney. The rides are just part of the "package" and not the attraction that draws most people to the park. Yes, there are some people that come to Coney just for the rides. But those are typically people wanting a cheap day/afternoon worth of entertainment. A regular all day rides pass costs just $11.95 at Coney. Which is a bargain compared to places like Kings Island, that charge close to $35-40 per person, if you buy online. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoF96" Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Sadly, Trabants are quickly becoming one of those "ride it while you can rides" that seem to be disappearing left and right, I know of one that was high quality at a small Panama City beach amusement park that was left to rot if not destroyed with the rest of the park. Sure there are a few traveling Wipeout models, but those seem to be slower at least at my fair and it does not appear every year, thankfully last year they brought their Trabant instead of Wipeout and it had a long pretty fast cycle. I can only hope these will be reinvented or be around in the future, it's always a shame when a great ride disappears. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The new ride at Coney reminds me a lot of Power Surge at Beech Bend: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 A Power Surge running full tilt is a marvelous thing, but seldom seen. Most run very languidly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 I have never been on a Power Surge. I imagine that the ride experience will be pretty intense on this new ride. One problem with Trabant is that the restraints can be difficult for guests, and even operators to release and lock. I witnessed a few results of what happens when people slam the restraints down on their fingers. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoF96" Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 ^ that's part of the fun with Trabants! You slam them, they crush you.( your fingers) Who doesn't like that!? Lol*** And on the power surge, they have one at the Kentucky State Fair and it does not run at full tilt. For some reason my seat didn't flip a lot it just kept swinging to put my weight towards the ground but at full tilt I would imagine a different experience. ***please note that everything previous is sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 As to restraints, see also the Bees, once at Kentucky Kingdom, and removed...largely for that reason. Few US flat rides run full tilt in parks anymore. The manufacturers demonstrate them that way at IAAPA, and the parks run them in a more conservative manner, as a rule. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoF96" Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I loved the bees. I actually have a few photos of me on that ride haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 As to restraints, see also the Bees, once at Kentucky Kingdom, and removed...largely for that reason. Few US flat rides run full tilt in parks anymore. The manufacturers demonstrate them that way at IAAPA, and the parks run them in a more conservative manner, as a rule. If that's the case with Coney's Super Round Up, I can definitely see why. That thing is plenty intense in its current form. I can't imagine it going any faster. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan of beast Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 closest i ever came to hurling on a ride 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieninja Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 ^ My idea of an awesome flat ride 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcwizard13 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 ^^ What a perfect attraction to place outside the entrance to Dinosaurs Alive! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 closest i ever came to hurling on a ride Wow....something like this would fit perfectly on the old Flight Commander platform near a certain dinosaur exhibit at Kings Island.... Edit: Darn beaten to the punch again...LOL 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 It still looks very vomit inducing to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoF96" Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 I think if Kings Island ever added one of these outside of DA it would have to be small upcharge for capacity reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieseltech20 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Power Surge, the one ride that has rained broken parts down onto my passenger and I. Not good times, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Whoa! Where dat? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Raining down broken parts on riders certainly isn`t good! I know that I have personally seen grease fall off of rides and land on riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I think if Kings Island ever added one of these outside of DA it would have to be small upcharge for capacity reasons. It has 32 seats. That seems reasonable to me for a queue line ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I'm trying to imagine what a Kings Island version of that ride would be like. A Giant version would be ordered, and it would be removed before even reaching its 10th anniversary. I hate to bring back an old post, but you've got it all wrong. That's the Paramount's Kings Island version. Under Cedar Fair, they would buy six prototype versions only to relocate one a few years later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Please explain maXair. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XjoshhyX Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I think if Kings Island ever added one of these outside of DA it would have to be small upcharge for capacity reasons. What would you think of them using some of the area around DA that isn't being used currently for a ride like this? Add it into the ticket cost of the exhibit. It would make the area have a longer lasting memory to those who go, and make people want to stay in the area longer if they have a chance to ride a ride while there too. Maybe i'm overthinking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 THAT ride fits in with Dinosaurs how exactly? And I thought Paramount was bad at plopping rides in inappropriate places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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