Double0Kevin Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Sooooo.... No Giga Coaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyRCT3 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 ^Well this is Cedar Fair. Â They know what us enthusiasts like, that lovely wooden twisty-ness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronWolfman Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I don't think CGA needs a giga coaster right now, if ever. It just doesn't feel like it would belong, but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
154bmag Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) ^What's wrong with a Giga coaster, it would certainly be better then some of the other rides they got *cough* Vortex *cough* Edited January 19, 2013 by 154bmag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Realistically thinking, a Giga is probably too large scale of a coaster for the type of park CGA is. If anything happened, I can see a megalite or if we're lucky, a hyper...but nothing more than that due to proximity to the airport. In fact, everytime we're at CGA we are painfully reminded how we won't see anything really tall when we see an extremely low flying plane...especially during rainy season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 ^What's wrong with a Giga coaster, it would certainly be better then some of the other rides they got *cough* Vortex *cough* What's wrong with Vortex (Haven't ridden it myself, but I'm curious as to how you'll answer your own question)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I really wish they would get a Megalite. With their height restrictions it would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 ^I'd love to see one come in too. They aren't the tallest things in the world but they seriously look like they can pack a punch! We need more airtime coasters in CA...and a smaller park like CGA would probably be a perfect place for one...or if we got a Hyper, even a 200-footer, it could easily be marketed as the 'tallest, fastest coaster in NorCal' with no questions asked (referring to the speed debate between Gold Striker and Giant Dipper). Â ^What's wrong with a Giga coaster, it would certainly be better then some of the other rides they got *cough* Vortex *cough* What's wrong with Vortex (Haven't ridden it myself, but I'm curious as to how you'll answer your own question)? Â I know Vortex is pretty 'snappy' if you want to say. Combine quick direction changes with high, firm shoulder restraints that are pretty close to the head, there's lots of ear smashing and headbanging to be had. The main part that I brace myself for is that quick snap and entry into corkscrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 ^What's wrong with a Giga coaster, it would certainly be better then some of the other rides they got *cough* Vortex *cough* What's wrong with Vortex (Haven't ridden it myself, but I'm curious as to how you'll answer your own question)? Â I know Vortex is pretty 'snappy' if you want to say. Combine quick direction changes with high, firm shoulder restraints that are pretty close to the head, there's lots of ear smashing and headbanging to be had. The main part that I brace myself for is that quick snap and entry into corkscrew. Â It's too bad that Vortex has all this headbanging as it has a very good layout. That loop definitely pulls some forces and it occasionally has enjoyable rides. When CGA was my home park, I always had to stick my head real far forward to prevent head/ear banging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 ^I usually would have the restraint rest on my shoulders as I can then can keep the ears slightly above the restraint if I stretch the neck or pull it forward like you do. At the same time, the clunky, uncomfortable bike saddle rests a bit lower where my legs are further apart. It's still blocky and uncomfy but it's better than having that chunky saddle digging into your thighs and crotch at the next click up. I also tend to stay away from the end seats if possible since the banking left/right can be a bit more harsh/more movement than if you were in the center 2 seats. Lastly, I try to stay up towards the front where it whips you around less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 ^What's wrong with a Giga coaster, it would certainly be better then some of the other rides they got *cough* Vortex *cough* What's wrong with Vortex (Haven't ridden it myself, but I'm curious as to how you'll answer your own question)? I know Vortex is pretty 'snappy' if you want to say. Combine quick direction changes with high, firm shoulder restraints that are pretty close to the head, there's lots of ear smashing and headbanging to be had. The main part that I brace myself for is that quick snap and entry into corkscrew. Ah, okay. I was just under the impression that Vortex was just "another B&M stand-up". I didn't realize that it required riders to brace themselves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunfire Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 ^Yeah, on a good day Vortex is a really fun ride, up there with Flight Deck. But if not taken care of, it's almost as bad as a certain SLC to the north (*cough* Kong *cough*). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 ^I remember when I used to like it almost as much as Flight Deck... Â But yeah, it's a head-banger, and after a few rides on it, I felt like it was over with quickly each time. Not a lot to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I wonder if Vortex will be given the backward treatment. If it does, I'm thinking instead of trying to beat you to death, it actually WILL beat you to death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 You must have read my mind, was pondering this idea with a fellow TPR member this morning. The thought of Vortex rigged up to run backwards made my headache I currently have sharply increase  Now I'll take a backwards Flight Deck any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Fire Guy Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Now I'll take a backwards Flight Deck any day! THIS!!! If the park ever decides to do this, it would be very fitting to do so just for Haunt, renaming it "Fright Deck" for the occasion. The ride is already very intense (the back row makes me gray out), so this would be completely insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Now I'll take a backwards Flight Deck any day! ...Which would also succeed in killing you, just in a much more enjoyable way than Vortex would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disney4me2001 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Now I'll take a backwards Flight Deck any day! renaming it "Fright Deck" for the occasion  That's BRILLIANT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I remember during Haunt one of the ride ops was actually calling it Fright Deck. This was also the same dude that said that our seats are now carrots (instead of locked) and also said 'potatoes' as a loose article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Fire Guy Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 The ride ops at Demon last season would also call loose articles "potatoes". It's a new TPR word filter in the making! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyfreak92 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I really imagine something like Behemoth, Leviathan, Intimidator, & Goliath, a B&M Hyper Coaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swornenemy Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Some new pics uploaded to the cga Facebook. Lower part of lift looks to have been completed Not much farther up from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 So much progress shown in this pic alone! Looks like there's some kind of concrete wall that's gone up around the 80-degree midway turn, where I'm guessing the queue is going to start. I can almost see where it will head seeing some leveled dirt leading up towards the station foundation (yay I rhymed!). Â The speed hump looks a little more mellow than I initially thought but the angles of the photos are pretty limited. It could just be what I'm seeing and could be sharper than I'm thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swornenemy Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 ^^ I almost had an aneurism reading one of the Facebook comments for that picture. I don't see why people think its the grizzly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHcoasterki Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 ^The best part is that you can SEE Grizzly in the background of the first picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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