Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[redunzelizer]

this thread jumped the shark?

 

 

BTW: see the Intamin AquaTrax prototype in the background!

[goleafsgo]

im confused

[Jonathan]

I think what he is saying is that if Henry Winkler had just stuck to what he did best (like turning things on by hitting them with his hand) then Ron Howard would probably have turned out to be a decent director.

[BeemerBoy]

im confused

 

It's ok, you're Canadian.

 

 

 

 

Scott "sorry Paul" B.

[Carnage]

That's alright Scott. I'm actually Canabian witha dual American citizenship.

[redunzelizer]

something taken from a news article from Toledo Blade:

 

The only real debate among coaster enthusiasts is what type of coaster it will be.

 

That has produced many volatile online arguments.

 

"It won't be a skyscraper like Top Thrill Dragster," said Mr. Schmidt. The track put up so far has several inversions - twists that turn riders upside down - he added.

 

"The most popular theory is this is an Aqua Trax," he said, which is a coaster set along a water theme. The new ride is next to Lake Erie.

 

But others have argued it will be more like a new coaster Intamin is introducing near Barcelona, Spain.

 

That features a track with a central car with two seats attached to each side. The riders' feet dangle and the cars may rock freely.

 

Carole Sanderson, a Cleveland resident who is president of the American Coaster Enthusiasts group, said she knows what Cedar Point is building. In June, park officials told her their plans but swore her to secrecy.

 

"They always introduce a unique ride and I believe it will be something we've never seen before," she said.

 

The ride will have elements where the technology will be familiar, but will have the most of something, she hinted.

 

 

"will have the most of something"?

 

What? Burgers per drive-through??

[BeemerBoy]

The most aqua per trax.

[TexTitan01]

Actually, maybe. There will be a whole bunch of cannons specifically places around the ride. And people can like shoot water at riders, something like Roller-Soaker @ HP maybe? I dont know, I'm going on the "alot of something" as "alot of water". My 2 cents

 

-Tex

[KrakenKing]

They're going to break the record for the most inversions. That's the only possible choice now.

 

Remember the sign "You all up for some serious Sidewindin'!?" ... probably talking about barrel rolls.

 

If you think about it, Colossus in Thorpe Park doesn't take up that much space and has 10 inversions, it wouldn't be hard for CP to break that inversion record at all.

[Gnome]

maybe it has the most corkscrewes on a single ride?

[SpartanTS]

Not sure if this has been mentioned already, but they're letting the secret out in a week according to CP.com

 

[SharkTums]

I think there's one other record it could break, other than most inversions.

[Hercules]

Holy crap. I actually took the time to take a look at some pictures (I'm not interested in this at all) and last week I looked at a support and footer forest and now there is track everywhere.

[Vekoma Fan Boy]

maybe it has the most corkscrewes on a single ride?

 

That's possible t'd only need 4.

[TheArchfiend]

Maybe it will break the record for most dissapointed fanboys when this ride is announced.

[BeemerBoy]

^ Well, that's a given, regardless of what it is. Just look at the Griffon thread.

[TheMan]

alright, I've always wondered why Intamin thinned the track out like this?

 

http://www.pointbuzz.com/gallery.aspx?i=5372

[Carnage]

^ Most likely because there wasn't room between the supports to fit the triangle track.

 

So they had to go down to two rail track to clear the supports.

[willski]

Usually, it's to make everything cheaper. They use different types of track for different heights and forces to minimize stress on the track and supports, as well as to save money.

 

Here, it just looks like they did it so the track could fit inside those supports and the train would still have clearance.

 

Looks like those supports are the station. It also looks like there will be two loading docks, a la Storm Runner (or that could be the transfer track). You can see where the track will enter/exit the station and go through a flat turn behind the supports in front.

 

 

EDIT: Carnage beat me to it.

[TheArchfiend]

^^^

That's typical looking track for an Aquatrax.

 

[Vekoma Fan Boy]

It's intamin double rail track they did it for clearance.

[BeemerBoy]

^ Were the airtime hills on S:ROS hurting for clearance as well?

 

http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28508&start=30&sid=8608395bbdf8f071d53a049389237ef2

 

 

Scott " " B.

[FeelTheFORCE]

^^^

That's typical looking track for an Aquatrax.

 

That track is on many intamin coasters not just aquatrax.

[HCOSurfer90]

^But it could be, you never know.

[Milkchan]

Do not to put your hands up on this part of the ride!!! http://www.pointbuzz.com/gallery.aspx?i=5476