Goodbye to Speed: The Ride at the Sahara (Vegas)?

[DefinitiveDetourDonkeys give me orgiastic scream!]

Anyone know why they went with TOGO?

Did TOGO in the U.S. ever have a decent reputation?

[CoasterbpThere is no such thing as a donkey punch.]

Lowest bidder, would be my assumption...

[Sir CoasterI'll drink donkey urine before I'll drink a Pepsi.]

Anyone know why they went with TOGO?

Did TOGO in the U.S. ever have a decent reputation?

...Well, Ultra Twister wasn't terrible...

[adavisHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

Doesn't surprise me. Speed was a good ride and I'd like to hope it will get saved...but let's be honest, Chiller was a BETTER ride, and even had the train retro-fit...and there were no takers.

And when you have brand new coasters sitting in crates at parks that never became a reality also not getting bought up, I'd prepare to say goodbye to Speed: The Ride forever...

--Robb "Just thinking worst case, and unfortunately a realistic scenario here..." Alvey

Sometimes you are too right for fun's sake.

[1pizza14Donkey eat mullet pump.]

The togo honestly doesn't look painful. I guess from all of you guys saying it is I would believe so

[rcdudeI prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

Manhattan Express/The Roller Coaster isn't too bad for a Togo (compared to Shockwave and Windjammer), but is still just as rough as the average Vekoma. If you pull the shoulder bar down tight and hold it down until it is locked, you won't have too much headbanging, but will be uncomfortable. If it isn't tight on your shoulders, you won't be squeezed in but will experience a significant amount of headbanging.

On the subject of Speed, I ended up getting a farewell ride on Speed last Saturday. I'm in Utah for a ski trip right now, and after I told my dad that Desperado would soon be Nevada's best coaster since Speed is closing, we decided to make a detour since he had never been on it. If anyone is planning to ride, know that they are very strict with the 15 minute launch interval. After our ride, there were somewhere between 15 and 20 people in the station and they still made them wait. Plan to spend an hour there and ride it at least three times (one ride-$10, all day-$15), as it is definitely worth it.

[DarkStitch626Over obsessive disney disorder]

Guys , lets pull some funds and donate to see if SHANE will buy it for us!

[Ace Of SpadesAm I allowed to eat donkey during lent?]

Better yet, double the funds and have him grab Greezed Lightnin' from Astroworld too. Dueling shuttles anyone?

[Chris Benvenuto2012+Mayan=BS!]

I remember riding Speed back in 2005, way before they began all this crap with the 10-15 minute wait periods. Me and my brother, got I think 4-6 rides straight in 2005. We had been in Vegas for a week, for his 21st birthday and we managed to get on all coasters in Vegas except the Desperado. Fun stuff.

[Jew"It's not small, but it is very 'average.'"]

Forget speed, the real loss is $1 blackjack and beer!