paintballer Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Hi, I was looking at my local news website and found this http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/county-dallas/stories/wfaa090519_lj_fairpark.1b879245.html Looks like Texas State Fair has some big plans: A roller coaster is planned, as is a ride called the Top of Texas Centennial Tower that will send thrill-seekers 500 feet into the air. The Top of Texas Centennial Tower is named for the 1936 Texas centennial, a pivotal event in the history of the State Fair that left as its legacy one of the nation's largest collections of buildings in the art deco style of architecture. It will be the largest tower of its kind ever built, McKoy said. "The Seattle Space Needle itself is taller, and Reunion Tower is 550 feet, but this will be the highest tower ever manufactured that will serve as a ride," he said. A cabin will take about 150 riders on a swiveling, snaking ride up 500 feet, before returning them to the ground. About 1,000 passengers an hour could ride. So...Whats this all about?!? I'm kinda excited. I know "rollercoaster" is a loose term for most media, but still... Swiveling Snaking ride? Weird huh? Also, During that time, McKoy said the State Fair will use profits from the 2010 and 2011 events to pay for the $8 million as-yet-unnamed roller coaster they've picked out. "We've found a coaster that does a lot of acrobatics but doesn't take a lot of land space up," McKoy said, adding that it can compete with larger coasters at Six Flags in terms of excitement, but won't match the size or distance of the others. Eurofighter perhaps? Im excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroworldfan1 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=50709&highlight=state+fair+texas+2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintballer Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 My Bad.. I searched "Texas State Fair" and not just State fair, the Title of the other thread does not include Texas in it so it didn't come up under my search... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 No problem, but since there's already a thread for this topic, we'll lock this one. Feel free to continue talking about this in the other thread. Thanks! dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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