Johnny Upsidedown Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Looks like UTAH is in the news today. Anoter great thrill ride opens this week in Park city. Couple of photos in the article. If you are ever in the area dont forget to take a ride on the Bobsled track that the Olympics was done on. Its a wild ride. Anyway love to give one of these a try as I havnt had the opertunity yet. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645199269,00.html PARK CITY — There are, in Europe, more than 80 "Alpine Coasters." There are, here in the United States, just two. Ravell Call, Deseret Morning NewsRiders are able to control the speed of the new Alpine Coaster. It is just the second ride of this kind to open in the United States. The second of the long-distance thrill rides opened last week on the slopes of Park City Mountain Resort. It is best explained, said Krista Parry, new marketing director for the resort, as "a Disneyland-like thrill ride in an alpine setting." The first of the mountain coasters was built in Glenwood Springs, Colo. A third is scheduled to open sometime before winter in Jimine Peak, Mass. The new ride is a big brother to Park City's Alpine Slide. It is more than a mile long — 6,000 feet — and consists of a series of steep descents and circular curves on a track cut through rugged mountain terrain. The cars used are similar to those on the slide, except once they start down they are held in place by a rail as opposed to sliding freely in a U-shaped track. The cars can hold one or two people. The lower age limit for young passengers is 3. "What makes this ride so appealing is, like the slide, the passenger can control the speed. Meaning, they can choose not to brake and go as fast as they want, similar to a roller coaster, or go slower and take more of a scenic-type ride," said Parry. Passengers are loaded at the base and are pulled up to the top of the run by a cable. "The ride up takes six minutes and is nice because you go straight up through the trees. You can relax and enjoy the ride up," she said. Once at the top, gravity pulls the car down the banked track. The ride down can take a few minutes or longer, all at the driver's discretion. "We found out that over in Europe they are extremely popular. People travel great distances to ride one of the coasters," Parry said. "We decided to put in a coaster because we believe it will be a nice complement to our other summer activities." Ravell Call, Deseret Morning NewsRiders take a spin on the Alpine Coaster, a resort-like thrill ride that opened last week in Park City. Work on the coaster started in May. Summer activities at the resort include four Alpine Slide tracks, four Zipline cables, children's rides, a climbing wall and horseback rides. Cost per ride on the Alpine Coaster is $15. A special $20 ticket includes one ride on the coaster and one on a slide. A passenger's ticket for those ages 2 to 6 is $4. Coaster hours are noon to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Weather permitting, activities at the resort will remain open through Oct. 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastakid Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Looks like alot of fun. Connecticut.... be smart and get one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavethewhales Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 hmmm, " Cost per ride on the Alpine Coaster is $15" I know alot of parks you can get into for that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdon Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Sad thing is that the lines, especially on weekends, are very long for the slides. Park City has four apline slide tracks, and lines average about 20 to 30 minutes. This alpine coaster does look really cool though. My only concern is like on alpine slides, a slow rider in front of you can ruin your own experience. Hopefully the spacing in between riders will allow some faster riders the room to let loose with the breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Looks like alot of fun. Connecticut.... be smart and get one.. Just drive over to Jiminy Peak, in Massachusetts. They got an alpine coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Upsidedown Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 Another story with different info about the ride and has one onride photo well a construction photo. The story and more info about ride. http://parkcity.typepad.com/park_city_mountain_resort/2006/07/the_alpine_coas.html The photo http://parkcity.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/ridersview.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Here are our construction photos form August: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27435 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Upsidedown Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 Great photos TUMS. I should have figured that there were some photos of that somewhere on TPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisWiz Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I actually was going to go up there tomorrow and catch a ride. But through a change of plans I won't be up there to ride it for about 2 weeks, but I still will! I really hope I don't get stuck behind a slow person, that would make the 15 bucks so not worth it. Of course the change of plan was to head to Rocky Point Haunted House which is only one of best in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I am so taking tha Family on these when we pass through Utah on our way to Yellowstone next year. Jarett an January love riding the ones up at Big Bear. Wow! Our month long cross country trip is looking better and better. And more and more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Wow 6000 feet is really long. That should be a fun ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sound Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 I thought this was going to be one of those random Auto Sled things. Looks more like a self powered coaster to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Now that is seriously long! I've done my share of Alpine coasters/bobsleds, but never been on anything this long! The great thing about the Alpine coasters is that the car is attached to the track, unlike the bobsled style rides. So you can be a bit braver through the corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturday97 Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 I'll go up and get some pictures as soon as I get over this sinus infection. I love an excuse to go to Park City! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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