JacksonPKI Posted November 18, 2007 Posted November 18, 2007 I doubt they would take out The Beast, I mean it STILL holds the record for longest wood coaster. And it is a park Icon! Or at least I hope it's never removed. As soon as another Coaster breaks the Worlds Longest wooden Coaster Record The Beast is gone. Unless another company buys KI, A Company that ISN'T obsessed with Records.
adventure2007 Posted November 18, 2007 Posted November 18, 2007 ugh... don't They brake rides enough already? Besides, are you saying all inversions should be as slow as the later Corkscrews? I agree , They allready took some of the fun out of The Beast with a breaking system. Lets not ruin Vortex also.
PKIVortex Posted November 18, 2007 Posted November 18, 2007 If you can't handle the speed of Vortex in the loops don't ride. They are no reason to add anymore brakes to Vortex.
flightoffear1996 Posted November 18, 2007 Posted November 18, 2007 I love The Vortex its first drop is great maybe one of the best on any arrow loopers out there. The Vortex is freaking sweet with a unquine layout.
adventure2007 Posted November 18, 2007 Posted November 18, 2007 If you can't handle the speed of Vortex in the loops don't ride. They are no reason to add anymore brakes to Vortex. Vortex forever brakes never lol
PKIVortex Posted November 18, 2007 Posted November 18, 2007 Exactly. However they have slowed it down much more in the block brake the last few years then it used too.
adventure2007 Posted November 18, 2007 Posted November 18, 2007 I think it sucks sometimes for us coaster enthusiast when we are used to riding a coaster that is running at full capability only to come back another day and have it slowed down by a breaking system. Some of us have rode these rides 100 times and more. It is like taking a step backwards, totally removing the thrill the ride had, that made you want to ride it again and again. It would be like a guy that races dragsters for a living and telling him he has to start racing YUGOS lol lol
JacksonPKI Posted November 18, 2007 Posted November 18, 2007 Braking a coaster in unnecacry (sp?) areas tells 2 things: 1.) The Coaster is No Longer as fun 2.) The people who made that decision are Wenies.
Guest kwindshawne Posted November 18, 2007 Posted November 18, 2007 I think it sucks sometimes for us coaster enthusiast when we are used to riding a coaster that is running at full capability only to come back another day and have it slowed down by a breaking system. Some of us have rode these rides 100 times and more. It is like taking a step backwards, totally removing the thrill the ride had, that made you want to ride it again and again. It would be like a guy that races dragsters for a living and telling him he has to start racing YUGOS lol lol Or like putting restrictor plates on Nascar-that is the worst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DiSab Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 As soon as another Coaster breaks the Worlds Longest wooden Coaster Record The Beast is gone. Unless another company buys KI, A Company that ISN'T obsessed with Records. Uhhh... No? I highly doubt that CF will have The Beast removed just because it is no longer the world's longest woodie. That's just a ridiculous statement.
PKIVortex Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 And no one has built a woody longer then The Beast for 28 years, why would someone want to do it now?
Tuskin Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 The reason that no one has built a coaster longer than The Beast is because of the respect for The Beast. The Beast is truely a remarkable coaster considering it was built with literally no computer technology at its time....
PKIVortex Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 Trust me if someone wanted to build a woody longer then The Beast they would.
Tuskin Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 Id have to disagree, I think the reason its stood is because people respect how amazing that coaster is. Maybe not tho.. jmo
The Interpreter Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 Respect for other parks' and companies' rides is just not a factor in this business. Not even kinda kinga.
ERICTD1411 Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 I also love Vortex, but yes it is true that it is sinking a few inches each year but I don't think that they are too worried about it, so if I were you I wouldn't worry.
derek9312 Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 I also love Vortex, but yes it is true that it is sinking a few inches each year but I don't think that they are too worried about it, so if I were you I wouldn't worry. If Vortex were sinking i highly doubt its a few inches every year. Im sure it wouldnt sink all but maybe an inch is what i would think. Here come The Vortex sinking posts again.
The Interpreter Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 Vortex is NOT sinking. Not even an inch a year. Sigh.
derek9312 Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 Yeah i pretty much figured it wasnt i just kindve wanted to make a point of if it were even sinking it wouldnt sink as much as ERICTD1411 said
Tuskin Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 True but steel coasters seem to be more popular in the record breaking trends of people fighting then woodies
Browntggrr Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 As soon as another Coaster breaks the Worlds Longest wooden Coaster Record The Beast is gone. Unless another company buys KI, A Company that ISN'T obsessed with Records. What a joke! CF just built a $21 million coaster, and it broke no records. Removing Beast because it lost it's record is like removing all trolls from message boards.
Raptor66 Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 Vortex is NOT sinking. Not even an inch a year. Sigh. Actualy, everyone knows that ALL Arrow coasters sink. Duh!
KIBeast Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 As soon as another Coaster breaks the Worlds Longest wooden Coaster Record The Beast is gone. Unless another company buys KI, A Company that ISN'T obsessed with Records. What a joke! CF just built a $21 million coaster, and it broke no records. Removing Beast because it lost it's record is like removing all trolls from message boards. And removing trolls is not an easy task either. Kinda messy too!
BoddaH1994 Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 The likely reason that no one has beaten The Beast's record is because it's a LOT more expensive to build something like that now.
Browntggrr Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 ^ WHAT?!? You mean it has to do with money and not because other parks respect Beast's title for longest coaster? What an insane concept!
The Interpreter Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 And that parks aim their product at the target demographics....and the number of people who actually care whether or not a particular coaster is unique, much less breaks any records, is so small as to be insignificant. The park going public likes new, they like fun, they like thrilling, but very, very few people care about whether or not a coaster breaks a record or not.
JacksonPKI Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 I think people respect The Beast's title. PLUS: It is extremely hard to fit MORE than 7,359 feet of track into a respectible area. The Beast Occupies 35 achres! Theme Parks don't have the land, or money to develope that land!
Browntggrr Posted November 30, 2007 Posted November 30, 2007 ^ You actually think that 35 "achers" is needed for 7400'? Your kidding right? The only park that has respect for any record is the park that actually holds the record.
Monroe Posted November 30, 2007 Posted November 30, 2007 I think people respect The Beast's title. PLUS: It is extremely hard to fit MORE than 7,359 feet of track into a respectible area. The Beast Occupies 35 achres! Theme Parks don't have the land, or money to develope that land! SOB is only 327' shorter than The Beast and only uses about half the land that The Beast uses, so yes you can fit a large long track in a small area. Also look at Voyage, it uses much less land in comparison because it is an out and back not a big loop in the woods. Most of the land that The Beast uses is really not even used because it is in the middle of a massive loop. This record and many like it will stand for many years, because the parks today care about exciting, fun, and eye catching rides. Record breakers just don't have the financial return that they used to have. I am speaking of American parks. European and Asian parks, including Australia, are different, they tend to look for records that will bring people in. Mainly the odd records like angles and G's.
Browntggrr Posted November 30, 2007 Posted November 30, 2007 Also look at Voyager, it uses much less land in comparison because it is an out and back not a big loop in the woods. Voyager? or is it V'GIR? Is that some kind of ride Paramount planned before they sold?
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