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This is the crown for Leviathan.

Safety & Maintenance probably play the biggest roles in this, hence CP's record.

^The track seems to be a bit small for a giga coaster.

^I wouldn't put it past them.

Bigger facility = high demand = more RMC = ecstasy!

Saturday, August 14, 2004 Kevin Richards - Chief financial officer BackWoods Buffet, 1972 (1972 - 1980) Kennywood amusement Park, and CNL Financial Group made a proposal six weeks ago to acquire Six Flags Valley Hills. Both offered fantastic redevelopment plans to assure us of their commitment to maintaining the amusement park. Unfortunately, the City re-appraised the land themselves and came back with $88,000 per acre, or $13.2 million for all 150 acres. This is a 26 percent increase, or $3.45 million more than the previous $65,000 - $9.75 million land appraisal. This unfortunately, was what made CNL Financial Group drop out of the offer, as they were unwilling to pay more than $10 million for the land. CobbleStone Cafe, 1975 (1975 - 1996) Kennywood amusement park, also demanded change in contract. Due to the increased land value, they demanded a 3% tax break for the next 25 years, with a .1% increase each year, eventually ending up with a 5.5% tax break. The City quickly denied this request and demanded that the park must include at least 5 new local businesses as vendors in the park, in time for the next operating season. Kennywood countered this demand by also demanding zoning rights to possibly build a hotel on the property in the future. The city quickly denied this request as it would detract from the local hotel's businesses. Kenywood Amusement Park ultimately dropped out of the deal as the City demanded to much, and refused to compensate for anything. Rotor, 1976 (1976 - 1986) Now Six Flags Valley Hills has no potential buyers, and the fiscal year's end is approaching. Soon Six Flags Theme Park's Inc. will cease funding to the park, and Valley Hills will remain management-less. Which leaves a high probability of the park being unable to reopen next season. Gladiator, 1987 (1987 - 1999) Samuel Jenkins, the man responsible for Valley Hill's revitalization in the 1980's was outraged by this turn of events. "The City board of directors need to realize that there are two parts of a business deal. Not only have they refused to cooperate & compensate like children. They have also scared off all potential buyers that were committed to maintaining Valley Hills, which should of been the focus of the whole arrangement. Unfortunately, money and politics blinded the board members and now the City is faced with a huge financial blow. It is unfortunate that it had to end like this." Phoenix, 1989 (1989 - 1995) Kevin Richards - Chief financial officer It's been a fun ride! Valley Hills, 1972 (1972 - 2004)

Even the smoothest track will become busted if not equipped with the proper trains (Gwazi).

Indoor waterslide complex anyone?

New white track spotted at Clermont Steel Fabricators carowindsconnection.com/viewtopic.php?p=56088#p56088 eidt: oops, I doubt this is is for Carowinds.

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Mean Streak stands 49m and (I assume) the lift is at a 28°. Ignoring the radial components of this equation, Mean Streak's lift is 104.4m long, and occupies 92.2m of land. If the lift were to be inclined to 45°, the coaster could theoretically be 92.2m (302.5'). Again, this is ignoring all radial components. Realistically, RMC lifts are roughly 35° (Goliath is a special case scenario), plug that into the equation and Mean Streak could top out at around 64.6m or 211.9'. However, since the radi would need to be calculated, the final version would be less than these figures. I hope that helped.

Millennium Force stands approximately 311 feet above the ground. The official measurement is 310 feet, 11 inches.

Multiple reasons why simply steepening the drop would work. Yes, the drop could be steepened but only to a certain degree, presumably no more than 10° due to the laws of physics. I won't go to deep into this, just know that negative g-forces, train length, and velocity play the biggest role in this. Also, Cedar Point has a water table of about 1m, which is why there aren't any underground tunnels at CP. It would be more practical to steepen the lift hill, therefore allowing a higher vertical ascent in the same amount of space. This would allow for more vertical clearance to achieve a steep drop in a safe and feasible manner.

Monday, July 5, 2004 Kevin Richards - chief financial officer Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. purchased Valley Hills in late 1996, and used their strong influence and experience in the amusement park industry to transform Valley Hills into the region's thrill capital. During the seven year tenure of Six Flags Theme Parks Inc., attendance at Valley Hills has risen from 1.2 million to 1.8 million visits per annum, or +50 percent. Guests' in park spending has also increased 12% in the same time period, with the park's total revenue intake increasing nearly 30% in the last seven seasons. Unfortunately, that is where all the problems lie. Six Flag's used this momentum and cash flow to invest heavily in the park. In the form of; Camp Looney Tunes, Superman, and Deja Vu a total investment of nearly $20 million dollars in three years. When Six Flags Them Parks Inc., purchased the park in 1996, they assumed the park's $28 million debt. Now the company is faced with a financial crisis, and is selling the majority of their European properties along with a park in Ohio. Initially, Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. wanted to keep Valley Hills, but the park has immense potential and market value. This is essential for the company in their current debt-ladden situation. So the decision to sell Valley Hills was simply a smart business, economic, and financial choice that the company had to make. The City will continue to temporarily manage the park until a buyer is found, and takes over. The City has had the land appraised at $65,000 an acre, at 150 acres, with a total land value of $9.75 million. The amusement park itself has been appraised at an estimated $150 million for a total market value sale of $159,750,000 usd. Due to Valley Hills strong revenue intake, the park already has two interested buyers; Kennywood & CNL Financial Group. Hopefully, Six Flags Theme Park Inc. makes a sale by the end of the fiscal year, as Six Flags will cease all basic-operation funding at that point. Kennywood 5-YEAR proposal Improved food and facility quality 10,000 sq. ft Potato Patch restaurant $3 million infrastructure upgrade to improve the look of the park Double the amount of vendors Expanded children's area Increased maintenance to decrease downtime CNL Financial Group 5-YEAR proposal Increased marketing Double the amount of vendors Two world-class family rides, and one world-class thrill ride One mid-sized 'revolutionary' roller coaster Expanded children's area Samuel Jenkins, the man responsible for Valley Hill's revitalization in the 1980's was one the one most effected by this. "I've seen this park grow from a few words and doodles on a piece of paper, into the region's finest amusement park. It's such a pity that Six Flags considers selling this park, my home, a quick way out of their self-inflicted money problems. Hopefully, the City will be able to figure this one out on their own this time around. I am an old man now, and I want to enjoy my retirement in peace." -Samuel Jenkins Kevin Richards - chief financial officer

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So Colossos is not the worlds tallest wooden roller coaster?

Full Throttle is a terrain coaster, so it's not exactly the ideal ride to clone. Besides, SF has already shown their intrests in Premiere rides with both FT & SUF

This. This exactly.

B&M keeps it simple. A few sensors, and a chain lift. They let gravity run its course.

Which is exactly why topper track would be the way to go. Throw the tallest/fastest/steepest/twistiest into any add-campaign and you'll have people's attention.

Keep in mind that it is simply concept art.

Question about Colossos. The ride is stated to be 60m tall with a 48.5m drop. With that being said, there should be a 11.5m distance between the ground and rails. However, as you can see. That is not the case. Even taking the pre-drop into consideration, the 11.5m figure still seems far-fetched. Does anyone know more about this?

Safety codes & ride dynamics are the ultimate deciding factor for any-type of ride restraint.

^Which is why they should just stick with the topper track (it can do just as much as the I-BOX). Mean Streak 2.0 can re-claim at it's wooden coaster records in the grand Cedar Point fashion. Easy to market.

The overbanked turns and the camelback would be even more insane.