Canada's Wonderland Discussion Thread

[crazywolf88]

^It probably will, mine reads 14 hours left which would be 7 am for me.

[Cyber.Fiber]

The countdown works based off of the time set on your computer. When I set my computer clock ahead to tomorrow 7 am, the countdown is blank. You will not be able to see the announcement until 7 am (Eastern Time US & CAN), when they open the new page for the ride. They made that mistake with the Behemoth countdown and the layout was revealed when someone set their computer time ahead to the announcement date.

[Skycoastin Steve]

I'm still thinking a launch of some kind. That's just my hunch, it's not anything I've been told (well, other than the possibility that it won't be a very long ride). A lift hill and drop on a giga take up enormous amounts of track length, and even the "short" giga (305) is still 5,100 feet long, largely in part to the massive lift hill and drop. The number range I was told is nowhere even near 305's length. But I will say that what I was told wasn't as rock solid as the other stuff. So, once again, we'll see. But I don't expect a traditional lift.

[asimowalk]

Uhh, guys... http://leviathan.canadaswonderland.com/

 

If you made up a sub-domain name, it would not load. This is real.

[Emperium]

I apologize in advance for not having the time to check the whole thread. About the name of the ride, I don't mean to be rude but.... has anybody tried going to http://leviathan.canadaswonderland.com/

It's a working website with an admin account login at the moment. I got the idea from http://behemoth.canadaswonderland.com/

 

Isn't that a pretty good sign of the name of the ride. If you try any other name before canadaswonderland.com you will not get a page to load.

[beatle11]

^Anyone here good at hacking passwords?

[Skycoastin Steve]

^^Since you haven't read the thread, I can tell you that the name had already been figured out, but that site has just been discovered.

[CoasterLine]

The Cedar Fair web developers aren't very good at testing their landing pages... as the Facebook Like button still posts a link to http://mypark.canadaswonderland.com//cw_t12/landing/ on your wall when you click Like on the countdown page... tisk, tisk.

[CoasterLine]

A little bit of digging work... looks like I've uncovered a logo...

[Josh Linn]

I'm still thinking a launch of some kind. That's just my hunch, it's not anything I've been told (well, other than the possibility that it won't be a very long ride). A lift hill and drop on a giga take up enormous amounts of track length, and even the "short" giga (305) is still 5,100 feet long, largely in part to the massive lift hill and drop. The number range I was told is nowhere even near 305's length. But I will say that what I was told wasn't as rock solid as the other stuff. So, once again, we'll see. But I don't expect a traditional lift.

 

Meh, this I don't like. I'm not a fan of the gimmicky type rides like that...I wish we'd just go back to the days of traditional coasters. Not saying gimmicky rides aren't fun, but it's just another sign that the best days of life are well behind me/us.

[megametal]

I've often wondered why Leviathan has never been used as a coaster name before. It always seemed like an obvious coaster name to me. That and a wooden coaster through the woods called Sasquatch or Bigfoot.

[Intimidator305]

 

That logo is great, especially for Cedar Fair!

[asimowalk]

I like that it kind of shows like two tails running along side each other. I'm expecting at least some section of track to run through one of Dragon Fire's corkscrews. Interlocking corkscrews might be a little stretch.

 

[Gigalyte]

A little bit of digging work... looks like I've uncovered a logo...

 

I like very much! Nice find

[Cyber.Fiber]

Looks Great! Can't wait to see this thing unveiled tomorrow.

[Schotcher]

...Better not dissapoint....

[Fooz]

...Better not dissapoint....

 

And so it begins...

[jarmor]

But if it launches it would have to launch into a vertical spike right? because that would be the only way to consume track lenth???right?

[harper83087]

That logo is beautiful !!! Only a matter of hours now... *tick tock tick tock*

[Hayzle]

I'm thinking most inversions? Giga coaster just seems weird as they just got Behemoth... Whatever it is I just hope it isn't a typical B&M, throw us a curveball!!!

[DenDen]

I've often wondered why Leviathan has never been used as a coaster name before.

 

For the exact opposite reason CF changed the name of Banshee to Mantis. Religious leaders called on the name change.

 

Now here we are, and we have Leviathan, a monster mentioned in religious scripture. I like the name myself, but you know someone is going to whine about it!

[RoCo]

LOVE THAT LOGO!

 

Peter Weller FTW!

[Schotcher]

And so it begins...

 

I don't personally care. I'm saying that on behalf of the park. With all the hype the park's put into this ride it'll be a heartbreaker to see the new coaster become a let down and not boost attendance.

 

It's also a huge risk for CW to become B&Ms guinea pig. What makes a giga a giga is usually it's intensity (am I wrong?). B&M hasn't been known for it's intensity, so B&M will have to step up it's game to compete with Intamin.

Edited August 17, 2011 by Schotcher

[harper83087]

^Pretty much any new major coaster is going to boost attendance. The GP will see adds or hear about it from a friend and flock, it's what they're good at. We as enthusiasts are going to flock because we believe it's going to be a B&M first. It's going to increase attendance for sure.

[CoasterLine]

A little more digging found me this...

 

#statsLiftHeight

 

Looks like we'll have a lift hill.