Which coasters are National Icons

[verticalzero]

Which coasters do you think should have a "listed status" and saved from the demolition ball, when their life has expired.

[CoasterCrazy]

There are a lot more coasters than the ones I listed, these are just the ones that I can think of right now!

 

EGF

SROS at SFNE

Nitro at SFGADV

Beast

California Screamin

Mindbender at SFOG

CannonBall at Lake Winnie

Alpi at BGW

Montu at BGT

Nemesis at Alton Towers

Balder

Hades

Jack Rabbit at Kennywood

PR at Kennywood

Phoenix at Knoebels

Edited October 4, 2005 by CoasterCrazy

[WillMontu]

Obviously the Cyclone (already a historic landmark)

Magnum XL 200

PKI Racer (it did spark a revival)

Matterhorn (first with steel tubular track)

Revolution @ SFMM (first modern loop)

The original Corkscrew (first modern corkscrew)

Batman @ SFGA (the first inverted)

[Hercules]

Cyclone is obvious, but of course, would they just let it sit there and take up space if it gets to the point that it isn't able to work?

 

I would like to think:

 

Phoenix

Leap the Dips (it has already survived it before)

Blue Streak (Conneaut Lake)

Cyclone (William's Grove.... not looking too promising)

Magnum XL-200

Jack Rabbit and Pippen/Thunderbolt (Kennywood)

The Beast

Batman The Ride at SFGAm

Steel Force

 

I think that is basically it for right now, off the top of my head

[coasterguy618]

Coney Island Cyclone

Borg Assimulator(or Stealth)

Magnum XL 200

Revolution at SFMM

Blue Streak at CP

Leap The Dips

 

That is all i can think of.

[coaster1]

Well the point of the National Historical Landmark thing is to save the structure from that, even if they aren't being used.

 

Makes it alot harder for someone to destroy something if they have to go through all the red tape to prove the structure isn't worth saving or the status.

 

Fair Park in Dallas has that protection, which is one reason the Cowboy's stadium could not be built there, since all the structures are protected by the state and the national government.