cal1br3tto Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 ^^I'm wondering if that's a hint or just a general comment. Either way, I totally agree. Plenty of my top coasters are either short for their kind, or just plain short. (No, not Wacky Worm short.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapesLie Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I honestly don't think Robb is hinting or has been hinting at anything. I don't know Robb personally but I think it's safe to assume that he takes his relationships with Parks seriously! I don't think he would hint or do anything to even slightly risk jeopardizing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 The length of a roller coaster should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover everything, but short enough to leave you wanting more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Δ Beyond true! Look at Outlaw Run. Its a short ride but boy is it one hell of a ride! Honestly if it were much longer it might actually be too much. Exactly! Just rode it yesterday, and it was intense. If the ride was longer the "novelty" would wear off, and it wouldn't be as good of a ride. Sometimes, the longer a coaster gets, the worse it gets. I see no point for a designer to make a ride long just for it to be long and have the overall ride experience hurt in the process. Anyways, Only a few more hours 'til the announcement! Can't wait for this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 The same is true for Goliath at SFGam. Last fall when they announced it, all people could say was how it could have traversed the perimeter one more time given the space they have, or other things along those lines. I305 is another prime example. Do people complain I305 is too short nowadays? Not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I like short rides, I think that bombastic but short rides are the "modern way" for a lot of great coasters. It comes up in 90% of new ride announcements though, I remember people calling I305 too short when it was announced, even though it is in the top 10 longest rides of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBonner13 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 By no means is I-305 short. Quick is the word that should be used, because like Fooz just said above me, it's one of the longest coasters in the world. The only thing that makes people say it's short is that it's so fast, it's over in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 I honestly don't think Robb is hinting or has been hinting at anything. I don't know Robb personally but I think it's safe to assume that he takes his relationships with Parks seriously! I don't think he would hint or do anything to even slightly risk jeopardizing that. This is correct. I have honestly not hinted at anything in this thread at all. The only thing I've said that has any semblance of truth is that I think this project is going to be FANTASTIC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 The length of a roller coaster should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover everything, but short enough to leave you wanting more. In that case every ride should be a G-String! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribar Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 The length of a roller coaster should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover everything, but short enough to leave you wanting more. Interesting way of putting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Kumba clone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 Kumba clone. Nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Kumba clone. Nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 Thinking about doing a late night chat starting at midnight for everyone waiting up for the Wildfire announcement: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/chat/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Gold Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 RCDB is known for never ever guessing... To be fair, RCDB is wrong more often than you'd think. Just on our recent Japan trip there was loads of stuff there were things he had down as operational that weren't or rides that had updated theming, or rides that weren't listed, etc. I realize it's not his fault as it takes a LOT to operate a database of that size, especially when most of his content is user submitted, I'm just saying that RCDB is actually NOT the end-all, be-all of roller coaster information. I'm not going to say if his entry is right or wrong, because I'm under NDA and I'm going to stick to my promises with the park. No no definitely not the end-all be-all, but I can faintly recall plenty of times on new coasters where Mr. Marden just won't post anything speculative about the projects. And of course, there's a big difference between getting it right on fairly no name Japanese jet coasters and posting the manufacturer of a major new coaster early. Legal issues, snowballing crazy rumors, loss of credibility etc. I'll be stunned if this isn't a wooden coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 ^ I hear you. And my point was just that it's not always right. If it turns out to be a wood coaster it will be either a very good guess or someone has leaked it to him and if that's the case it will be a little disappointing that he chose to post it, because I know that very few people know what the project is. There's been quite a few times where we've been given leaked info or had people post things and we've chosen to remove them out of respect for the park who should be the first people to announce a project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Gold Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 ^Truth. But maybe it's a strategic park leak for the enthusiasts? That'd be the day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 One thing I've noticed about the amusement industry is that, while people make aquatrax jokes, rumors are often very accurate compared to other industries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Thinking about doing a late night chat starting at midnight for everyone waiting up for the Wildfire announcement: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/chat/index.php Sorry, been out of the loop on this announcement, what time will it be announced? If it's midnight eastern time I'm considering staying up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Thinking about doing a late night chat starting at midnight for everyone waiting up for the Wildfire announcement: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/chat/index.php Sorry, been out of the loop on this announcement, what time will it be announced? If it's midnight eastern time I'm considering staying up. I think its 4am Eastern time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) Thinking about doing a late night chat starting at midnight for everyone waiting up for the Wildfire announcement: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/chat/index.php Sorry, been out of the loop on this announcement, what time will it be announced? If it's midnight eastern time I'm considering staying up. WILDFIRE IS GOING TO BE... officially announced via live stream tomorrow morning at 10am Stockholm time. (4am EDT, 1am PDT) here: http://wildfire.kolmarden.com/ I'll be watching...will you? Edited April 8, 2014 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Thinking about doing a late night chat starting at midnight for everyone waiting up for the Wildfire announcement: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/chat/index.php Sorry, been out of the loop on this announcement, what time will it be announced? If it's midnight eastern time I'm considering staying up. I think its 4am Eastern time! Darn. Guess I'll check when I get up at 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugEyed Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I think I'm too curious to sleep. Whatever this is may seriously impact the first-time Liseberg trip I have just started planning for this August. It's not a trip I will be able to make twice so... do I proceed with my plans? Or do I wait until 2016? So happy they are announcing this now and not in 3 weeks (when it would have been too late to switch to plan 'B'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 The next few hours would be very hard for sure. Truly admire those who stay up late for this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I'm just going to file my random last minute guess: wooden invert. It seems that no guess is too crazy for this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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