Oldschool75 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Anybody have some extra money laying around, and a big back yard? http://www.italintl.com/detail_page.php?record_id=1945 Sent from a signal coming out of the Vega system. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyroKinesis Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I'll take it to go. Get it? 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faeriewench Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Anybody have some extra money laying around, and a big back yard? http://www.italintl.com/detail_page.php?record_id=1945 Sent from a signal coming out of the Vega system. My father owns 1,100 acres of farm land....but I got more important stuff to pay for -,- 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Also being discussed in the KD 2016 thread: http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php/topic/30965-kings-dominion-ride-removal-2016-coaster-addition/page-2#entry692590 I assume that Cedar Fair wouldn't allow such a ride to go to a competitor. Wishful thinking: maybe Alabama's Splash Adventure or Lagoon would want it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindingSon Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 That would be unlike Lagoon. They seem to be in custom, self-designed coaster mode. There's also the noise factor they have to be mindful of (Lagoon is very, very close to residents), and space. Cannibal also cost a pretty penny so I wouldn't expect another coaster for a while there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback96 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I'll take one to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyroKinesis Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I'll take one to go. Wow, not even 4 posts later the same joke is repeated. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Not to derail the thread, but I actually think I'd rather have an Inverted Impulse coaster (see Wicked Twister, Possessed) in my backyard than a Togo Stand-Up, considering that I've never been on one before... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSalsa Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Hmm, well after seeing this same thing happen with Skyrider (formerly at Canada's Wonderland), I'm not too surprised to see Shock Wave for sale. It will probably go overseas to Europe or Asia though, or best case scenario for us in the USA, a small park in North America. At least someone will still be able to enjoy it for a few more years though. Oh, and for those who are wondering "I wonder where Skyrider is now"...according to RCDB, it's at a park called Cavallino Matto in Italy now. They didn't have any pictures of it in its new home, but I googled it and found this... Looks like the old coaster is getting a decent crowd in its new home at least. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I think standup coasters could make a significant comeback if, and only if, the trains are redesigned to better accommodate both genders. I understand that standing in line for a ride then having to standup on that same ride isn't pleasing to most. However, smaller sized coasters with shorter ride times, could pull it off better than the larger ones. Standups like King Cobra and Vortex at Carowinds are great because they're shorter and people wouldn't mind as much. Rides like Rougaroo, Green Lantern, and Riddler's Revenge should be floorless because they're significantly larger and the ride times last a lot longer. I say this, of course, if manufacturers like B&M change their standup car design My two cents 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Not only should the trains be redesigned to accommodate both genders, they should accommodate most heights.....I find standup coasters uncomfortable because of my leg length and where the OTSRs are. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Wait...don't stand ups have height adjusting seats? I find stand ups okay from a seat stand point, but I have to ride them early in the day or my legs will turn to Jell-O. I had a CP trip once where I rode Mantis after dinner time and boy did my legs regret that decision. silver2005, who wishes CP would have kept Mantis' paint scheme. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Stand up coasters do have height adjusting seats. Saw many ride ops adjusting seat height on Mantis and King Kobra. I think the novelty of standing on a roller coaster is long since past interesting to most of the general public. I don't believe a new train design is going to change that, and it is unfortunate as I never had an uncomfortable ride on either of those two stand ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I much preferred King Cobra to Mantis. Mantis the forces were so strong that it hurt my legs and I found the ride to be painful to the point it wasn`t enjoyable. Cedar Fair only has one stand up ride left, and that is Vortex at Carowinds. I wonder how long before it to received the floorless train treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I'm interested to see what SIX does with theirs. They still own 5 (Apocalypse at SFA, Riddler's Revenge @ SFMM, Green Lantern at NJFTP, Georgia Scorcher, and Cobra @ La Ronde), and 2 are at parks that already have a floorless coaster and one was kept a stand up coaster as it was relocated and spruced up. Cobra isn't a B&M though, but B&M has put trains on non-B&M rides (see Steel Dragon 2000). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 They do have adjustable seats...however, they aren't perfect. Riding Vortex opening weekend was rough for me as @IndyGuy4KI @electricsun @pianoman and @malem can attest. No matter the height of the seat, it put me at a really awkward angle where my legs could not even straighten up. Coming off the ride, I literally felt pain throughout my legs for the next 1/2 hour to an hour. Not fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback96 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 On 8/16/2015 at 5:04 PM, PyroKinesis said: Wow, not even 4 posts later the same joke is repeated. And 1 and a half years later I noticed what I did. OT: Only standup I ever got to ride was Mantis. It was good, but I'd prefer a lot of CP's other coasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Never been in one and no burning desire to try one out. Can't recall ever hearing, "Wow, that ride was awesome!" Usually it is "ouch" or "meh". Dont fix what ain't broke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyano Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 My only stand up I've ridden would be Vortex at Carowinds, I've ridden it twice, my first ride I thought it was very underrated, my second ride in 2016 however... ouch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivertown Rider Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I rode King Cobra once and never had a desire to do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoF96" Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 The only standup I've ridden was Chang. While the ride itself wasn't rough, it was so forceful that there was a constant, almost painful pressure on the back of my legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I rode King Kobra several times. It was a regular for my dad and I on family visits to the park as a kid. My only visit to Kentucky Kingdom as a kid came one year before Chang opened and I never made it back down there again before last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I think much like John Allen's theory that wooden coasters should only be built so tall, I think the same rule should apply to stand up coasters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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