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- From: buckley@powdml.enet.dec.com (Bill Buckley)
- Newsgroups: rec.roller-coaster
- Subject: Re: new topic - Steel Phantom musings
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.142719.22145@engage.pko.dec.com>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 13:20:44 GMT
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- Cordell Obadele Carter writes...
-
- >Things I would have changed: I would have made the Phantom just a bit
- >longer, put in a tunnel, and eliminated the overhead restraints! Even
- >though I don't experience most of the head-banging that many other
- >people do, I think the ride (especially the two big hills) would be a
- >lot better without them.
-
- Things I would have changed:
-
- - Steeper 2nd drop (I don't like it's ramp-like angle!)
- - Having the ride wrap around up top and drop down into the gully a 2nd time
- - better control over speed via the rides design to eliminate the need
- for pesky trim brakes.
- - I wish it had the new "Drachen Fire" style trains on it. They are much
- improved over the older Arrow car design in terms of comfortablility.
-
-
- >As far as I know, Kennywood always knew (of course) that it wanted a
- >record-breaker, but the ride's details were kept pretty secret until
- >construction was completed.
-
- Maybe to the general public -- I know that stats were released well before
- construction even started (aka, around teh time they were yanking out the
- Laser Loop!).
-
-
- > On the same vibe: who knows about this new "Vekoma Wild Mouse with a
- >new twist" that the park's supposedly adding in 1993? Mum's the word on
- >that one, too. What will be the changes? (What was the original like?)
-
- While Kennywood bought the Vekoma WILD MOUSE from Alton Towers in the UK,
- Kennywood Park will NOT be getting the ride in 1993! The WILD MOUSE will
- find a new home in Kennywood's sister PA park -- Idlewyle Park in Ligonier,
- PA.
-
-
- Cheers,
- B.
-