The STINGER at Celebration City

[Swoosh]

STINGER (new Wisdom Tornado ride) has arrived and is assembled in the park's parking lot

http://www.midwestinfoguide.com/celebration/031907/

[CP_RULES]

All hail the OzCat!

 

Cool to see CC is getting updates. I cant wait to go to SDC and CC over the summer.

[Shavethewhales]

Erg, I was hoping they would at least get a semi-attractive lighting/themeing package, this looks like the cheapest, most basic model they could get - it even looks like it is trailer-mounted! Gosh... seriously, this is a Hershend park, not a fun fair. I would much rather them save up their funds than go off buying cheap fair rides like this.

[Swoosh]

In the park's defense, the ride has just recently arrived and they have not started to "Herschend" it yet.

 

While I do agree it does look very "carny", how many parks do you know of have a ride like this? At least it will be something unique.

[bgwfreak]

Those make me sick.

 

They are cheap rides though and will probably be popular with the GP.

 

As someone once said, those are like if a Waveswinger and a Teacups had a child together.

[dr.gumbo]

I thought the park was meant to feel more like a fair!

[Shavethewhales]

^mmmm, no. At least not a crappy fair. The park is supposed to be a celebration of the 60's, not a carnival. Meh, I'm still hoping for it to be Hershenicized.

[Swoosh]

How is this anymore crappy then the fair versions of Chaos (since removed), Hi Miler (Jack Rabbit), Afterburner (Fireball), Flying Carpet (Orbitor), Tilt-a-whirl, and Scrambler, and a portable Log Flume.

 

It's not like it won't fit in with the current rides they have considering almost all of them were/still are portable models.

[Shavethewhales]

Eh, well almost none of the rides are portable, or at least look portable. Some of the rides like the fireball do indeed stand out as carnivalish-looking, but that doesn't mean the park needs more rides like them. Really, one of the biggest 'problems' I have with this ride is that it is a complete fair ride - almost no practical park operates one, or would consider one. That and the fact that it shows a fair amount of rust.

 

I keep asking, why? Why did they feel the need to buy this cheap fair ride when they could have saved the funds for something better or a more practical park application.

 

Really, in the end it doesn't matter. All this is is a simple filler ride, I just had my hopes to high. I still would have rather them saved the space and money for something better though.