gromithere Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 So, I was curious if anyone happened to have any inside information about the Great Dane Coaster at Scandia in Sacramento? It seems to have been being constructed for an extremely long time. To the best of my knowledge, they started re-assembling the Wild Mouse from Casino Pier early last summer, and then construction stalled. I took the following pictures in September, but I just drove past the other day, and it seems to be in the same state: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker7766 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Oh god, not this roller coaster again. I'm a pretty tall guy and this ride destroyed my knees when it was on the Jersey Shore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gromithere Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Yes, looking at the pics on rcdb it definitely does not look comfortable. But hey...I'm in it for the credit. I cant imagine the people that live in the apartments across the street are real thrilled with a coaster being there. Perhaps that may have something to do with the delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Based on the two comments above, maybe there's a good reason it's named after a dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwaziBSRider1 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 This coaster definitely isn't pleasant. I remember being happy when I heard Casino Pier got rid of it, but very upset that it wasn't scrapped! Easily one of the worst Wild Mice out there (if not the worst!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gromithere Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 What a difference a couple of weeks makes. Drove past again yesterday, and it seems they kicked it in to high gear! I know everything people have said is negative about this coaster, but I'm still excited. Sacramento pretty much has NO other coasters. Bonus shot of their new scrambler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Well, there is a Dragon Coaster at Funderland over in Land Park . . . but even Great Dane looks like an upgrade compared to that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gromithere Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 Well, there is a Dragon Coaster at Funderland over in Land Park . . . but even Great Dane looks like an upgrade compared to that one. Ahh yes. The Dragon Coaster. I must borrow a child to go get that credit. Well that sounded a bit creepy. On a related note, it appears as if the coaster is now called the Crazy Dane Coaster. Not sure if I mis-read it before, or if there was a change in the name, but yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Just out of curiosity, how does this compare to the old school Miler mice (Treetop Racers, Wild Chipmunk, et al)? I rather enjoyed the older ones, and all the reviews of this one seem quite poor. Did Miler just completely screw up trying to update their design? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Yeah, this ride was... um... not good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwaziBSRider1 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Just out of curiosity, how does this compare to the old school Miler mice (Treetop Racers, Wild Chipmunk, et al)? I rather enjoyed the older ones, and all the reviews of this one seem quite poor. Did Miler just completely screw up trying to update their design? Instead of having the effect of falling off the side of the track, this one just slams you around senselessly. There's a reason they never made another one like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Yeah, this ride was... um... not good... Hmm--those Chinese mouse coasters are looking pretty good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Yeah, I rode this once. My bones still hurt. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I went to Casino Pier a couple times a year with my family, so a lot of aspects to that place have a small nostalgic hold over me, but... that coaster... ugh. Good luck, Sacramento. Make sure you bring knee pads. The only decent coaster that place had was the old Jet Star (not to be confused with the Star Jet, the ride that replaced it and ultimately fell into the ocean after Sandy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gromithere Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 At least at Casino Pier there was a view to go with the pain. The horrible coaster will now be overlooking low income apartments and a gas station car wash. Thank you all for spoiling my hopes and dreams by pointing out what a P.O.S. this coaster is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavethewhales Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 This looks like one of those coasters where the designers didn't really get the point of what a roller coaster is supposed to do and just followed conventions while keeping everything as cheap as possible. It looks like a coaster, but what's the real point if it clearly sucks? Still, as someone else from a city without any coasters, I'd be excited for anything too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaminkid2005 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Be there. Done that. Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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