CedarFlags Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 So we've all seen how creative parks sometimes get with their marketing of new attractions, especially when it comes to milking incredibly niche World Records. What are some of your favorite weird records that parks have advertised, or what are some records you can think of on your own? Fury 325 as the World's Tallest Giga is what really sent me... Also, I'm pretty sure that Six Flags Magic Mountain is the only theme park in the world with two different mobius loop coasters. That could be something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 SFFT is, I think, the only park with Two RMCs they also have the 1st S&S Freespin in the United States Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercoaster5 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, bert425 said: SFFT is, I think, the only park with Two RMCs they also have the 1st S&S Freespin in the United States yeah it is. magic mountain is about to add a second RMC soon as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Firebird: the 1st and only floorless coaster in all of...Maryland. The best part is that there are 3 other floorless coasters not far from SFA (Dominator, Hydra, Bizzarro), so they can't actually go any larger than just Maryland! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolynDavidson Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 It's for the best, it makes this place something special and interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Didn't Blackpool once claim a record for Big One of way taller than it actually was by saying "above sea level" or something crazy like that?!?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmh1079 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Orion: Tallest, fastest, longest coaster!at Kings Islandthat’s made of steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 35 minutes ago, SharkTums said: Didn't Blackpool once claim a record for Big One of way taller than it actually was by saying "above sea level" or something crazy like that?!?! Yes, that's right, it's always been marketed as being 235ft tall which is the height above sea level. By that measure, Nemesis is 475ft tall. Big One's actual height is 213ft which I think still made it the tallest at the time. The speed record was always disputed by Kennywood with Steel Phantom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 OMG! Don't give Merlin any ideas!!! We're going to see all kinds of new merchandise next year with Nemesis at the world's tallest coaster!!! LOL!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarFlags Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 On 2/19/2021 at 2:45 PM, KarlaKoaster said: Yes, that's right, it's always been marketed as being 235ft tall which is the height above sea level. By that measure, Nemesis is 475ft tall. Big One's actual height is 213ft which I think still made it the tallest at the time. The speed record was always disputed by Kennywood with Steel Phantom. And then Desperado opened at Buffalo Bill's and was recognized by Guinness World Records as the tallest even though it was 4 feet shorter than Big One and tied with Steel Phantom for drop height. So much drama.... Although, by Blackpool's measuring standards, Desperado is actually about 2,800 ft tall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 On 2/23/2021 at 11:02 PM, CedarFlags said: Although, by Blackpool's measuring standards, Desperado is actually about 2,800 ft tall. Wait til you see how tall Elitch Gardens' Boomerang is! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarFlags Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 Niche record question that's been stuck in my head... Which park has the most launched coasters? I can think of several parks that have 3 coasters, but none with 4. Anybody else know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 minute ago, CedarFlags said: Niche record question that's been stuck in my head... Which park has the most launched coasters? I can think of several parks that have 3 coasters, but none with 4. Anybody else know? Kings Dominion at one point had four (Backlot, Flight of Fear, Volcano, and Hypersonic XLC), but yeah I think 3 is the crown right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 BGW will have four launched coasters with the little Intamin going into Darkastle next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCoaster Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Can someone explain to me how Eejanika is tied with Smiler for 14 inversions? That one always confused me since watching it its clear its far fewer than that. RCDB has it listed as 3 now, but I swear a ways back they had the 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 2 hours ago, VegasCoaster said: Can someone explain to me how Eejanika is tied with Smiler for 14 inversions? That one always confused me since watching it its clear its far fewer than that. RCDB has it listed as 3 now, but I swear a ways back they had the 14. I believe they counted each of the seat flips where your head points more towards the ground than the sky as an inversion. EDIT: Confirmed by the Wikipedia entry that this is how the Guinness Book counts the inversions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garet Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 6 hours ago, VegasCoaster said: Can someone explain to me how Eejanika is tied with Smiler for 14 inversions? That one always confused me since watching it its clear its far fewer than that. RCDB has it listed as 3 now, but I swear a ways back they had the 14. Someone asked years ago so I took this picture in the queue line. of how they divide it up. Someone told me what each means but I completely forgot what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarFlags Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 I came up with a potential new niche record but I don't know what the official winner is... Longest time spend traveling at triple digits speeds. Thought about this because TT2's backwards launch is supposed to go 101 mph. Which means that the 3rd launch would, in theory, have riders traveling at 100+mph for the entire length of the launch track, rather than just the very end. Could that be a record? The only other high speed coaster I can think of that doesn't immediately lose significant speed would be Do-Dodonpa. But it's SBNO until further notice. Formula Rossa goes real fast, but I've never been able to find out how much speed is loses going up its first hill with those trim brakes. Does it stay at or above 100 mph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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