restoca Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 It would be a bit of an understatement to say that the historical landmark that is the Coney Island Cyclone has been an inspiration to coaster designers and park operators around the world. Upon viewing the most recent TPR dvd sets [Coaster Expedition Vols 5 & 6, featuring 4 clones] I was reminded of just how many parks around the world operate a coaster inspired by the 1927 model. Albeit with a variation or two. I am in Houston, home of the first Cyclone clone, which I've been driving past in the last few months. We look at each other, knowing we'll never be together again... the Cyclone looking so lonely, all its friends missing. So I was inspired to ask how many of you have ridden how many of the offspring (eight!) of the original, and your thoughts as a comparison. A similar layout does not make a similar experience. I've ridden all five in the US. Here they are at a glance: Cyclone - 1927 trains - inhouse 4-bench steel-wood hybrid Texas Cyclone - 1976 trains - originally PTC 4-bench, 2nd year(?) PTC 3-bench, later Morgan 2-bench Georgia Cyclone - 1990 trains - PTC 2-bench Psyclone - 1991 trains - B&M 2-bench White Canyon - 1994 trains - Morgan (?) 2-bench Viper - 1995 trains - PTC 3-bench Aska - 1998 trains - PTC 2-bench Bandit (aka Wild Wild West) - 1999 trains - Intamin 3-bench Loup-Garou (aka Werewolf/Weerwolf) - 2001 trains - Vekoma 3-bench
viking86 Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 I thought Bandit was running Premier trains like those on SoB. And Loup-Garou has a different layout than the others.
socalMAN123 Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 Out of all of those, I've only been on the one that practically kills you! Psyclone! ---Brent
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